<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Snoop, the moneysaving app set up by the former boss of Virgin Money, is exploring a sale after receiving a series of unsolicited takeover approaches. Sky News has learnt that Snoop’s founder, Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, is working with bankers at Rothschild on plans to
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed the Bank of England to prioritise tackling inflation, despite concerns rapid increases in interest rates have contributed to recent volatility in the banking sector. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meets this week amid speculation it may pause its recent
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>A key group of Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs are yet to say whether they will vote for Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal. Parliament will vote tomorrow on the so-called Stormont brake – a key part of the prime minister’s Windsor Framework agreement that would allow the
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>More UK sectors reported an increase in output than at any time in the past 10 months in February, as stronger demand and weaker cost inflation drove activity, according to the Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker. Of the 14 sectors monitored by the tracker,
Shares of Latitude Group Holdings slumped to their all–time low on Wednesday after the fintech firm unearthed further evidence of large–scale information theft affecting former and current customers across Australia and New Zealand.Latitude said it was attempting to identify the number of customers affected and the type of personal information stolen by the hacker.Shares of the Melbourne-based company,
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>UK property transactions fell four per cent in February as the fall out from last September’s mini budget continued to drive down the UK’s housing market. Sales of residential property fell 18 per cent during the year with just 76,920 transaction across the UK,
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>SSE will invest £100m in the UK’s first pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years in a bid to support the UK’s renewable energy transition. The project will take excess energy from the grid and use it to pump water 500m up a hill
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Just Eat has been forced to slash 1,700 delivery driver jobs and 170 head office roles, after the service has seen a slow down in takeaway demand. The food delivery group, whose rivals include Deliveroo and Uber Eats, said the group was looking to
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for a four-year financing package worth about $15.6 billion, offering funds the country needs as it continues to defend against Russia’s invasion.The agreement, which must still be ratified by the IMF‘s board, takes into consideration Ukraine‘s path to
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Google has started rolling out its AI chatbot Bard, but it is only available to certain users and they have to be over the age of 18. Unlike its viral rival ChatGPT, it can access up-to-date information from the internet and has a “Google
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESMANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday he will make a formal announcement soon on the locations of four additional military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States.Mr. Marcos last month
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. — POOL VIA REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Chinese proposals could be used as the basis of a peace settlement in Ukraine, but that