The TelegraphLeasing Rental boom sends Ashtead profits soaring over £1bnThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerProfits at industrial equipment rental company Ashtead soared last year, defying sluggish UK growth as it boosted performance in its core US business. The FTSE 100 company leases leasing everything from
The TelegraphFinancial Crime Dominic Chappell in court on tax evasion and money laundering chargesThe Telegraph - By Laura OnitaFormer BHS owner Dominic Chappell vowed to fight claims of avoiding half a million pounds in tax and buying two yachts to launder money as he appeared in court on Tuesday. Chappell, a serial bankrupt fell
The TelegraphThe City Old Mutual sacks boss over conflict of interestThe Telegraph - By Harriet RussellOld Mutual, South Africa’s second-largest insurer, has fired its suspended chief executive Peter Moyo over a conflict of interest relating to an investment company he founded. A subsidiary of Old Mutual
The TelegraphNeil Woodford Gina Miller calls for 'root and branch' review of FCA following Woodford crisisThe Telegraph - By Harriet RussellSCM Direct, the firm owned by Gina Miller and her husband Alan, has called for a “root and branch” review of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the wake of the Woodford fund scandal. SCM has told
The TelegraphSiemens Rolls-Royce plugs in to electric aircraft with Siemens dealThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveyRolls-Royce has stepped up its campaign to develop electric aircraft by buying technology from Siemens that could revolutionise aviation. The FTSE 100 engineer said at the Paris airshow on Tuesday it acquire
The TelegraphMario Draghi LiveThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesEuropean stocks have spiked and the euro has tumbled after ECB president Mario Draghi laid the groundwork for more stimulus to revive the eurozone economy. Mr Draghi admitted that "additional stimulus
The TelegraphAirports Christmas drone chaos cost Gatwick just £1.4mThe Telegraph - By Oliver GillGatwick’s drone chaos last December cost the airport just £1.4m, an amount the airport revealed on Tuesday is “immaterial” to its finances. Airlines have previously announced that the disruption, which
The TelegraphBrexit Life sciences industry sounds warning over no-deal Brexit inactionThe Telegraph - By Julia BradshawThe life sciences industry has warned that a lack of government guidance on plans to ensure a smooth flow of medicines into the UK under a no-deal Brexit is putting the sector at risk. Steve Bates, chief
The TelegraphRoyal Ascot South Western Railway strike: Can I be sacked because my trains keep getting cancelled?The Telegraph - By Sophie SmithA five-day rail strike across South Western Railway (SWR) services is threatening to disrupt journeys for hundreds of thousands of commuters as workers walk out in a long-running dispute over the role
The TelegraphPlatinum Tenant Fees Act: are buy-to-let student houses still a worthwhile investment?The Telegraph - By Charlie Taylor-KrollFor many university students, living in halls no longer means a narrow single bed with threadbare carpets and a trek down the corridor to a shared bathroom. Rather, the student housing market is now a
The TelegraphEuropean Union Fears that eurozone is turning Japanese as inflation gauge divesThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesInflation expectations for the eurozone have plunged to a record low. Investors and traders are worried its economy is slipping into "Japanification", an inescapable period of stagnant growth and ultra-low
The TelegraphNicotine Nicotine cap threat hits Big TobaccoThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesInvestors stubbed out Big Tobacco shares after Wall Street warned that their US profits could be halved if regulators cap the amount of nicotine in their products. The US Food and Drug Administration proposed
The TelegraphHeathrow Heathrow's expansion will demonstrate that Britain is open for businessThe Telegraph - By Shai WeissIf there was ever a project that demonstrated Britain is open for business, then Heathrow expansion is it. Gordon Brown faced down his critics to give the first green light in 2009 and successive Conservative
The TelegraphWorld Economy How 'Facebook money' could change the global economyThe Telegraph - By Matthew LynnThe hype will no doubt be wildly exaggerated. There will be lots of over-the-top predictions, a massive marketing push and a line-up of partners that stretches to the Moon and back. We may even be subjected
The TelegraphWaitrose Don't want that John Lewis purchase? Just give it to the Waitrose driver...The Telegraph - By Laura OnitaNo longer will John Lewis shoppers have to lug unwanted purchases to the post office or a store: Waitrose drivers will take them away after deliverying online grocery orders. The move is the latest push
The TelegraphDeutsche Bank Has Deutsche Bank left it years too late for a turnaround?The Telegraph - By Lucy BurtonThe 9,000 Frankfurter sausages, 9,000 pretzels and 13,000 slices of cake Deutsche Bank ordered for those who attended the troubled bank’s marathon shareholder meeting last month did little to pacify its
The TelegraphSotheby's Sotheby's sold to French-Israeli billionaire for $3.7bnThe Telegraph - By Vinjeru MkandawireSotheby’s auction house, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine art and jewelry, is returning to private ownership after 31 years in a $3.7bn takeover agreed with the French-Israeli billionaire behind
The TelegraphSwiss Bank UBS snubbed from bond deal as 'Chinese pig' row escalatesThe Telegraph - By Lucy BurtonA row over a phrase used by UBS's top economist about pigs in China deepened on Monday after one of China's state-owned companies blocked the Swiss bank from advising on a bond deal. The bank's global
The TelegraphFitch Ratings Fitch sounds latest warning on outlook for global economyThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesThe global slowdown will extend into next year as mounting trade war uncertainty forces businesses to rein in spending and Chinese consumers turn cautious, Fitch Ratings has warned. The credit ratings
The TelegraphBoris Johnson Boris's superfast broadband promise is more myth than realityThe Telegraph - By Christopher WilliamsEven Boris Johnson’s most ardent admirers in the Conservative Party, who now apparently include the neophiliac former broadband minister Matt Hancock, would concede that he is not a technological visionary.
The TelegraphLufthansa LiveThe Telegraph - By Tom ReesAirline shares have suffered turbulent trading after German giant Lufthansa issued a shock profit warning, admitting that its short-haul business had been hit by fierce competition. Shares in easyJet British
The Telegraph Coach app Snap goes pop after failing to secure lifeline fundingThe Telegraph - By Oliver GillAn app that allows the public to travel on luxury coaches made for Premier League footballers has suspended operations after running low on cash. Snap Travel Technology, dubbed the “Uber for coaches”,
The TelegraphHull UK's 'biggest' onshore gas field discovered near HullThe Telegraph - By Julia BradshawA trio of energy companies has struck gold after discovering what could potentially be the country’s largest onshore gas field near Hull. Reabold Resources, Union Jack Oil and Rathlin Energy said initial
The TelegraphMining Firms ignore request for mining dam details despite Brazil disastersThe Telegraph - By Jon YeomansMore than two-thirds of mining and energy companies have spurned a request from a group of investors to publish details of the tailings dams they operate around the world. Just 31pc of 655 companies contacted
The TelegraphLondon Public Transport Kier to axe 1,200 jobs and shed divisions after debt warningThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerKier is to axe 1,200 jobs and sell off assets in a bid to cut costs and regain control of its debt pile, which it warned was higher than expected. The contractor, which employs 18,000 people in the UK,
The TelegraphNeil Woodford Hargreaves Lansdown boss surrenders bonus in wake of Woodford crisisThe Telegraph - By Harriet RussellHargreaves Lansdown boss Chris Hill will waive his multi-million pound bonus as scrutiny of the company’s "close" relationship with Neil Woodford’s suspended fund intensified. Mr Hill, whose annual reward
The TelegraphDriveTribe Ex-Top Gear trio rev up website with Murdoch cash injectionThe Telegraph - By Christopher WilliamsThe former presenters of Top Gear have mortgaged their fledgling social network for petrolheads to Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of the media mogul Rupert, for only £5m. Drivetribe, set up by Jeremy Clarkson,
The TelegraphParis Air Show Boeing under pressure at Paris air show while Airbus reveals new planeThe Telegraph - By Sophie SmithBoeing boss Dennis Muilenburg will be under the spotlight at this week's Paris air show following the two 737 Max crashes that killed almost 350 people. While plane manufacturers typically use the biennial
The TelegraphLufthansa Lufthansa shock profit warning leaves rivals in a spinThe Telegraph - By Oliver GillLufthansa, Europe’s biggest airline, sent shockwaves through the sector after blindsiding investors with a surprise profit warning. The German carrier said margins had been squeezed by fierce competition
