Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar owner XP Factory toasts good start to year
Novelty bar and experience provider XP factory has continued its impressive performance in 2024 with double digit growth across both its brands, Boom and Escape Hunt.
HS2 ‘will finish at Euston’ – but it’ll cost taxpayers another billion
Taxpayer cash will be used to fund a 4.5 mile tunnel linking HS2 to its Euston terminus, breaking a prior government pledge to use private sector money.
Boohoo struggles continue with earnings and sales down – and losses mounting
The company said its annual core earnings fell by seven per cent, revenue fell by 17 per cent, and the total value of goods sold fell by 13 per cent, after a tumultuous year in which it made multiple
Now ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ anthem is banned in latest totalitarian crackdown
The protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong has been banned in the territory, as an ongoing free speech crackdown continues
Direct Line hikes prices as it tries to reassure investors it’s on track
Insurer Direct Line has grown its written premium across its three main divisions as the firm looks to bolster investor confidence in its new turnaround strategy.
South by Southwest to come to London in huge boost for capital’s creative sector
In a major vote of confidence in the capital, South by Southwest has said it would open its first European venture in London.
A bad trip: Oxford Cannabinoid to delist from ‘turbulent’ London markets
Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies has given London markets further bad news after announcing plans to delist this morning.
Tim Martin: “Spontaneous breakdancing” in Wetherspoon’s pubs as sales jump
Coffee and real ale are powering growth at Wetherspoon's pubs, reckons boss Tim Martin
Grayscale’s GBTC experiences first two days of Bitcoin ETF inflows as market rebounds
The past two weeks of US Bitcoin spot ETF inflows were less than disappointing. The bullish camp suspected that after the halving, the ETFs would see a surge of inflows. The bears believed it would be
City regulator should force lenders to be more transparent on SME ‘debanking’, MPs urge
An influential group of MPs has urged the City watchdog to force banks to be more transparent on why they "debank" businesses amid criticism that regulators and lenders are hamstringing growth and inn