Britain’s competition watchdog has provisionally dropped concerns that Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard would damage the UK console gaming market. The Competition and Markets… Read More »Microsoft’s £56bn Activision Blizzard takeover moves closer as watchdog drops concerns
It takes a new driver about 47 hours to be able to pass their driving test. Of course, this can vary from person-to-person however it’s… Read More »Advantages of Oxford Intensive Driving Courses
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his chemicals firm INEOS have submitted a revised bid for Manchester United, Sky News has been told. It comes… Read More »British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe submits revised bid for Manchester United
Cenkos Securities and finnCap Group, the London-listed brokers, are in advanced talks to merge in an all-share deal that will create the City’s biggest dedicated… Read More »Investment banks Cenkos and finnCap to merge in all-share deal
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed the Bank of England to prioritise tackling inflation, despite concerns rapid increases in interest rates have contributed to recent volatility… Read More »Hunt insists reducing inflation ‘remains government’s focus’ amid global banking volatility
Amazon has announced it will cut another 9,000 jobs in the next few weeks. The reductions will be made to the company’s cloud services, advertising… Read More »Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs
Virgin Orbit has begun drawing up detailed contingency plans for its insolvency days after halting its operations and furloughing its workforce. Sky News has learnt… Read More »Virgin Orbit plans for insolvency amid rescue talks with investors
The British arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB UK) has handed out millions of pounds in employee bonuses just days after its insolvency was averted… Read More »Silicon Valley Bank UK arm hands out £15m in bonuses days after £1 rescue
A financial services giant backed by an Abu Dhabi sovereign fund is in advanced talks about a takeover of MJ Hudson Group, the struggling London-listed… Read More »Abu Dhabi-backed Apex in talks about bid for stricken MJ Hudson
Remember how Jeremy Hunt cast himself as the sensible, boring antidote to Kwasi Kwarteng? The sales pitch was that following the chaos of the mini-budget… Read More »Budget by self-styled boring chancellor is actually an economic gamble | Ed Conway