Barclays profit up 31% to £3.3bn as TUC demands 35% bank surcharge
Barclays reported profit before tax of £3.3 billion for the second quarter on Tuesday, up 31 per cent, as the TUC called for the surcharge...
Almost half of UK firms plan to raise investment, Lloyds finds
Almost half of British companies plan to increase investment over the next 12 months, according to research published by Lloyds Banking Group, with 47 per...
Chinese chip giant defies US pressure with 466% debut surge
The blockbuster IPO has made CXMT mainland China’s most valuable listed company China’s largest memory-chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has become the mainland’s most...
Porsche to cut another 5,000 jobs in Germany
Parent Volkswagen weighs eliminating up to 100,000 positions as Berlin’s energy policies deepen an industrial slump German luxury carmaker Porsche will eliminate another 5,000 jobs...
What ‘bootstrapped’ really means in business, and why more founders are choosing it
A bootstrapped business is one that funds its own growth out of revenue rather than outside investment, and while British venture funding is running at...
Reading Before Signing: Vellion Group on Why Documentation Is the Real Trust Signal
Every business owner has a version of the same routine. A new supplier arrives with a strong pitch, and before anything is signed, someone checks...