JD Sports prices will rise due to Budget, warns boss

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said firms will have to absorb higher taxes through their profits.

Asda boss Stuart Rose warns Budget threatens hiring and pay rises

Retail veteran is latest business leader to criticise moves including changes to national insurance

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Restaurant workers' jobs threatened by Budget, bosses warn

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.

JD Wetherspoon warns of near-£60mn jump in taxes and costs following UK Budget

Pub chain says rise from higher taxes and NI contributions will fuel inflation

World - Financial Times - November 6

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

Wholesale prices rise again, PPI shows, due to stubborn pockets of inflation

U.S. wholesale prices rose a bit faster in October and suggested the battle by the Federal Reserve to reduce inflation to low prepandemic levels may go on a while.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 hours ago

Sainsbury's and M&S warn Budget may push up prices

A number of major firms have warned over the impact of higher National Insurance costs.

Xbox Boss Says Avowed Was Delayed Due To Scheduling, Not Quality

Oftentimes, video games are delayed because the project hasn't fully come together, riddled with performance issues or game-breaking bugs. But that's not the case with Avowed, according to Xbox ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 hours ago

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.

How quickly are prices rising in the UK?

The rate at which prices are rising has dropped below the Bank of England's target of 2%.

'This catastrophic Budget will put up pint prices'

Hiking the amount employers pay in National Insurance, coupled with other cost rises, has sparked fury from businesses.

UK house price growth slowed ahead of Budget

Rise in prices of just 0.1% between September and October fails to hit forecasts

World - Financial Times - November 1

Mortgage rates rise to highest level since July due to these 3 reasons

Mortgage applications fell 0.1% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - October 30

How many farms will be affected by Budget tax rises?

Estimates of the number of farms affected range from 100 to 70,000.

Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays

Airlines are increasingly frustrated by the global shortage of new planes

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says

The prime minister gives a gloomy economic picture as he set out his justifications for "tough decisions" in the Budget.

Microsoft boss gets 63% pay rise despite asking for reduction

Satya Nadella asked for a reduction because of cyber attacks the firm suffered - but still saw his earnings increase massively.

Pub boss warns of closures with many landlords making only 12p a pint

The boss of Britain's biggest pubs group urges the chancellor to extend business rates relief.

Invest in UK nurses or risk more strikes, union boss warns ministers

RCN head urges the government to use the Budget to boost spending on the NHS

Business - Financial Times - October 28

CDC warns whooping cough cases are on the rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that cases of whooping cough are on the rise, with more cases reported this year compared to this time in 2023. Dr. William Schaffner, a ...

Deutsche Bank warns of rising bad loan provisions

German lender posts record third-quarter profits but tells investors to brace again for credit risks

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Warning millions will struggle to pay water bill rises

A proposed average rise of 21% over five years will cause 'intolerable strain', a consumer group warns.

Letters to Sports: Miller Moss paying the price for Lincoln Riley's mistakes

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on USC football coach Lincoln Riley and the Lakers' struggles on defense.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Diamond Sports to offer per-game NBA, NHL prices

The nation's largest owner of regional sports networks, Diamond Sports Group, which owns 16 RSNs, announced Tuesday that it will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games on its ...

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Hat-trick hero Gyokeres' rise from Brighton reject to Sporting star

Viktor Gyokeres' hat-trick against Manchester City took him to 66 goals in 67 games for Sporting, but will he follow Ruben Amorim out of Lisbon?

UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise

International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 years

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Rachel Reeves aims to raise up to £20bn from national insurance rise

Employers’ contributions set to increase by 2 percentage points in next week’s Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 26

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