USwitch urges government to offer more support to households amid soaring energy costs January 6, 2022 USwitch has called on the government to support vulnerable households following reports the price cap will rise to £2,000 next April.
Ten insightful books for value investors January 6, 2022 | City Talk Here on the Schroders value team, we’re always looking for an opportunity to gain an investment edge. Books don’t necessarily need to be directly connected to investing in order to help us find new insights. Here, we consider a variety of books that we think can offer useful perspectives to investors. Juan Torres Rodriguez suggests [...]
Back British: Tech boss calls on UK pension funds to invest at home January 6, 2022 The boss of a national start-up group has called on pension funds to back British tech businesses and “take more of an interest in the next generation of UK companies”. Gerard Grech, CEO of TechNation, which works with smaller tech firms to boost growth, said that the UK was a global leader in technology but [...]
Electric vehicle registrations provide much-needed momentum for car manufacturers in 2022 January 6, 2022 A historically strong year for electric vehicle registrations provided some sparks of life to an otherwise morbid domestic car market in 2021.
Petrol retailers accused of ripping off motorists over Christmas January 6, 2022 Petrol retailers failed to pass on wholesale price savings to UK customers last month, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch.
Oil prices stabilise despite OPEC+ sticking to raised output targets January 5, 2022 Oil prices rose above $81 per barrel on Wednesday after OPEC+ opted to maintain its agreed output target rise for February.
Uniper secures €10bn to cope with gas price volatility January 5, 2022 Uniper has picked up €10bn from parent company Fortum and state bank KfW to avoid a cash crunch amid record gas prices.
Together Energy on the brink of collapse after funding bid fails January 5, 2022 Council-backed supplier Together Energy is on the brink of collapse after its last-ditch search failed to find fresh funds, according to Sky News.
Brits have to pay for entry to the EU from this year: Cash and pre-authorisation needed for post-Brexit trips to Europe January 5, 2022 Brits will have to start paying €7 per person and pre-register their details in order to enter the European Union from this year. Reports had surfaced in various European media in recent weeks that access to all Schengen EU countries would come at a cost from 2022, and when approached by City PM this morning, [...]
Oil prices remain stable with OPEC+ expected to maintain output increases January 4, 2022 Oil prices have remained stable ahead of today’s OPEC+ meeting, with the organisation on course to increase supplies in the market.
