As autumn approaches, we must shake off this national somnolence. And we must be under no illusions about the difficulties ahead. The next six to 12 months are going to be tough for businesses.
Industry heavyweights have written to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and his US counterpart demanding a testing trial between New York and London by the end of next month.
David Zruia, the new chief executive, said that the FTSE250-listed firm is preparing to move into physical equity trading. Plus500 currently specialises in selling contracts for difference.
City sources said Blackstone, the Wall Street-based giant led by Stephen Schwarzman, is rumoured to be monitoring companies including Land Securities.
Sources said Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays and NatWest are discussing plans to shut up to 400 of their remaining 3,923 branches after profits were crushed by the pandemic.
The key target for those abusing the system is the near-£5billion of reliefs granted to businesses. The Government has expanded support for companies through rate reliefs during Covid crisis.
It will show soaring profits as shares hit new highs with many businesses continuing to use the software while staff work remotely.
Sir Roger De Haan will inject £100million of his own money for a 20 per cent shareholding in the business and a role as a chairman, Sky News reported.
Only 55 per cent of adults plan to split their wealth equally among their children when they die, new findings from wealth management company Charles Stanley have revealed.
Much of the marketing hype around hard seltzers are the fact they contain fewer than 100 calories, largely sugar-free and ‘natural’ flavourings.
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