A company linked to the United Arab Emirates royals has approached one of the UK’s pioneering green electricity suppliers over a potential takeover. Wiltshire-based Good Energy, which supplies renewable energy to about 245,000 households, said it had received an unsolicited takeover offer from Dubai-based Esyasoft on Friday. Esyasoft, which describes itself as being at the…
Cosm currently has two locations in Los Angeles and Dallas, Texas but plans but is planning on expanding to additional locations in the future. Courtesy: Cosm Cosm, the immersive technology company that broadcasts live sports events using what it calls “shared reality,” is partnering with the National Football League, the company announced Monday. As part…
Lloyds Banking Group has said it is assessing the potential impact of a landmark court ruling over car finance mis-selling on Friday, which may lead to lenders paying out billions of pounds in compensation to borrowers. The bank, which is the most exposed among high street lenders and holds about £15bn in car loans through…
The founder of the money transfer service Wise has been fined £350,000 for failing to inform the City regulator that he had failed to pay his taxes. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Monday that the Wise chief executive, Kristo Käärmann, had failed to notify it of a fine from HM Revenue and Customs…
Mosaic Brands, the parent company behind Australian clothing brands Rivers, Millers and Katies, has entered voluntary administration. The ASX-listed company which operates more than 700 stores and employs about 3,000 staff released a statement on Monday confirming its board’s decision. “Following recent attempts by the company to informally restructure its operations … voluntary administration is…
A world-first greenwashing case that seeks to hold oil and gas company Santos accountable for its net zero commitments began in the federal court today, brought by one of its own shareholders, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). The organisation claims Santos did not have a proper basis for saying it had a clear…
On a recent flight from Newcastle airport, security stopped us from taking our walking sticks into the cabin. We are both in our 70s, have mobility issues, and have taken our Leki Wanderfreund walking poles on other flights without issue. We were told these were now banned, as the metal tip under the rubber bung…
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to Rachel Reeves’s budget. Can Labour persuade the country it is on the right track or will criticism of broken election promises on taxes dominate? Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know Source: www.theguardian.com
A double quarter pounder with cheese and fries arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers will return to roughly 900 restaurants this week after the fast-food giant pulled the menu item linked to a deadly…
Britain’s fiscal watchdog is to publish a detailed breakdown of the £22bn “black hole” that Labour says it inherited after Rachel Reeves presents the budget on Wednesday. The Office for Budget Responsibility will release the conclusion of its review of how the forecast for departmental spending for its last economic and fiscal outlook, published for…
