New plastic £5 notes worth hundreds of pounds
Did you know that some of the new plastic £5 notes that came into circulation last week could be worth hundreds of pounds –...
Gender pay gap will continue for five decades in UK
The UK’s gender pay gap – the difference between male and female pay – will continue for another five decades, or until 2069, says...
German start-up crowdfunding solar electric car
Electric cars are grabbing the headlines like never before. But until now, none has presented itself as an affordable family-friendly solar electric car that...
Mistrust of senior leaders by middle managers undermining UK business growth
Widespread mistrust of senior leaders by middle managers is holding back growth of British business, says a new report.
Only one third (36 percent) of...
Growth in UK manufacturing output continuing say CBI
UK manufacturing output continues to expand at a healthy pace, according to the CBI's latest monthly survey of industrial trends.
Analysis of responses from 481...
OECD halves 2017 UK economic growth forecast down to 1%
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cut its forecast for UK economic growth in 2017 by 1%.
The economics institution had projected 2017...
SME house builders struggle to get land for new homes
Getting land to develop is a big problem for SME house builders in the United Kingdom. New research shows two-thirds of them cite it as a...
Emma Walmsley appointed as new GlaxoSmithKline chief executive
Emma Walmsley has been appointed as the new chief executive of Britain’s largest pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
Ms Walmsley, head of GSK consumer healthcare, will replace...
Shipping industry likely to remain in rough waters for a while
The globe's struggling shipping industry is unlikely to be reaching calmer waters just yet. That is if trends in the container shipping segment are...
UK will lose passporting rights if it leaves single market, warns Bundesbank chief
The head of the German Federal Bank, Jens Weidmann, warned that UK banks would lose valuable passporting rights if Britain leaves the single market.
The...