All news by author: Ashley Armstrong

FORMER Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Willingham has told the City: “I’m out.”She unveiled shock plans to delist cocktail chain Nightcap from Lon

PROMISES by tycoon Daniel Kretinsky over his Royal Mail takeover must be watertight, the Post Office minister says.Kevin Hollinrake wants the Czech bu

THE maker of Vauxhall, Citroen and Peugeot motors has threatened to shut its UK factories over Net Zero targets.Stellantis said it would have to stop

THE boss of BARCLAYS bank yesterday said pro-Palestinian attacks on its branches are being fuelled by social media lies.Around 20 branches have been s

A COMPANY that until recently many ordinary people had barely heard of has become the most valuable in the world.AI computer chip firm NVIDIA is now

ASDA’S hunt for a chief executive has become more urgent to help turn around sliding sales.Industry figures yesterday showed it was the worst perfor

THE Euros may have just started but it is already coming home in the City — as London has won back the title of Europe’s most valuable stock marke

PUBS hope extra drinking during the Euros will help the economy come home.Bars packed with footie fans will score a £340million sales boost in the gr

STEAMY period drama Bridgerton is boosting the economy as well as setting pulses racing — bringing in an estimated £275million.Netflix says the Reg

THE Bank of England has spent more than £8million on tech so staff can work from home.Bosses blasted for poor economic forecasting have splashed out

APRIL showers hit the economy hard, with retail sales a complete washout and growth flatlining.Official figures released yesterday show there was zero

THE number of people not working due to long-term illness has reached the highest level on record.Official figures show it rose by 55,000 to 2.83milli

THE winner of the general election will have an economic honeymoon as growth forecasts have been boosted for the rest of the year.The UK is expected t

THE billionaire brothers who part-own Asda have started to break up parts of their shared business empire.Zuber Issa yesterday sold his 22.5 per cent

A GROUP of UK retailers is suing Amazon for up to £1.1billion over claims it misused their data to squeeze them out of the market.The Bri

THE City should have cheered B&M Bargains’ rise in sales and profits yesterday, but the firm’s decision to keep the media and investors in th

NICOTINE pouches have become big business for British American Tobacco in the cigarette giant’s strategy shift towards a “smokeless world”.Like

ONLINE retail giant Shein could be fashioning a London stock market revival with the biggest listing on record.The company, described as Asos and Booh

BRITS are thinking twice about ordering in, figures show — with spending on takeaways dropping for the first time since lockdown.Expenditure on fast

APRIL showers were a washout for retailers — as shoppers stayed home.Last month’s sales plunged 2.3 per cent — much more than March’s 0.2, Off

BEST laid business plans have been thrown into chaos by Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a General Election.Officials were expected to start the Govern

MARKS & SPENCER has delivered some of its best results in almost three decades.The high street giant says it has gained a million new customers

ROMANCE scams hit a record high last year, with victims duped out of £36.5million.But fake Romeos raked in only a fraction of the overall total lost

HOLIDAYMAKERS are in for a summer flights boost after Ryanair said its tickets will be cheaper than expected.The budget airline’s boss Michael O’L

THE Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail will face a national security review, the Chancellor confirmed yesterday, amid concerns about the takeo