Rate of UK shop closures expected to rise after budget tax changes – report | Retail industry
UK High Street is expected to be empty at a faster pace than this year as additional costs Rachel Reeves incurred businesses have been criticised for closures of shops and slowing down opening chain stores. The survey predicts that after a slowdown from last year's one-day, one-day, to ten-day per day in October, the store […]
Trade Group Representing Movie Theaters Rebrands as Box Office Bombs Drag Industry Down
In hindsight, NATO was an unnecessary confusing acronym for the trade organisation representing cinema owners. For 60 years, the National Theatre Association has fostered cinema interest, from the largest chains to one screen mom and pop shop. They also regularly received mail and telephones targeted at other NATOs, the North Atlantic Treaty Agency. But the […]
Pro-energy group urges AG Bondi to probe Biden’s autopen on crucial decisions that devastated industry
First on FOX: Energy Watchdog Group is asking the Trump administration to investigate whether former President Joe Biden used an autopen to sign an energy-related executive order, and whether such cases “enacted presidential knowledge.” Power the Future, Pro-Energy Group, has written to the Attorney General's Office, raising questions about the “reasonability and legitimacy” of several […]
Crypto expert says upcoming ruling could spark a 'revolution' in the industry: 'Set a precedent' – Yahoo
A new approach to cryptocurrency could change the industry as we know it, and the photos should be clearer as the lawsuit ends later this year. As be3 Make a claimRipple's legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “can cause a green crypto revolution.” Unlike Bitcoin mining, which is known to boost more […]
Price of instant coffee rises by up to 40% in a year for some brands, Which? finds | Retail industry
This is a wake-up call for instant coffee drinkers. Prices for some of the UK's most famous brands are surged by up to 40% per year. Analysis by Consumer Groups Compared to the same period in 2024, we found that it had risen at least 8% in the first two months of this year, compared […]
UK steel industry calls for capped energy prices amid Trump trade war | Steel industry
The UK steel industry is seeking high-energy energy prices to match France and Germany as businesses tackle the fallout from Donald Trump's trade war. Lobby group UK Steel has proposed that the government set the maximum price of energy through a difference agreement (CFD) prior to the announcement of the new steel strategy. British steelmakers […]
Luigi Mangione’s journal not ‘manifesto’ about healthcare industry grievances, attorney argues
Pennsylvania's lawyer, Luigi Mangion, continues to argue that Altoona police have illegally detained the murder suspect and searched for his belongings. Mangion, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in both New York and Pennsylvania, promoting terrorist acts, stalkers, and other state and federal charges, allegedly fired two married fathers, Brian Thompson, on a sidewalk in […]
Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn | Pharmaceuticals industry
The Ireland-based US pharmaceutical company is more likely to return profits to the US than close manufacturing plants after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing American taxes and jobs, experts say. Aidan Regan, a professor of political and economics at Dublin University, said the US president is right to call for trade imbalances created by […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Reality Finally Returns To Energy Industry
The annual first day of Saudi Arabia Aramco CEO Cerawek Global Energy Industry Gathering in Houston Amin Nasser declared The government's plan for granting failed, saying, “There's a chance Elvis could talk next, rather than the current plan is working!” He wasn't wrong, and Elvis was nowhere to be seen. (Related: Exclusive: “These are my […]
‘Urgent action’ needed to save Starmer’s 2030 energy bill cut, says industry body | Energy bills
Keir Starmer has been warned that “urgent action” must be taken to achieve its goal of reducing energy bills by up to £300 by 2030. According to an Energy UK survey of industrial bodies, the government's plan to switch to clean electricity systems by 2030 will “ensure lower energy bills over the next decade.” However, […]