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Shell announces $3.5bn share buyback after higher profits than forecast
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UK will be worst performer in G7 next year, OECD forecasts
via theguardian.comUK constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages but thinktank offers optimistic outlook for global economyThe UK will be the worst-performing economy in the G7 next year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as high interest rates and the lingering effects of last year’s surge in inflation weigh.In a downbeat assessment, the Paris-based thinktank also downgraded its forecast for UK growth this year to 0.4% from a November forecast o -
UK to be slowest-growing G7 economy next year, warns OECD – business live
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OECD cuts UK growth forecasts; interest rates to remain higher for longer, Fed indicates – business live
via theguardian.comRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation ticks upThe OECD blames high interest rates for Britain’s weak growth outlook, after the Bank of England lifted borrowing costs to a 16-year high.It says:“GDP growth is projected to remain sluggish [in the face of a] waning drag from past monetary tightening.”Developments continue to diverge across countries, with softer outcomes in many advanced economies, espe -
Shell unveils new $3.5bn share buy-back after higher profits than expected
via theguardian.comDespite payouts the oil and gas giant faces growing investor pressure to address its carbon emissionsShell will shower its shareholders with another $3.5bn (£2.8bn) in share buy-backs over the next quarter after reporting better than expected profits of almost $8bn for the first three months of the year.The company reported adjusted earnings of $7.7bn for the first quarter, below the $9.6bn earned in the same quarter last year but well above analyst predictions of $6.5bn. Continue reading. -
‘I am moving – that is it’: tycoon speaks out about the end of non-dom tax status
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UK economic outlook has worsened, warns OECD
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Higher interest rates make government debt unviable as an economic solution | Kenneth Rogoff
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Goodbye, Bonza airlines, you were taken from us too soon. Thank you for saying g’day even when my flight was delayed | Vivienne Pearson
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Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?
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Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts
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Nearly half of Smith & Nephew investors revolt against CEO pay rise
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The Guardian view on the cost of a cashless society: the most vulnerable will pay | Editorial
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At 3-0 to the Brilos, the boardroom pay game has changed forever | Nils Pratley
via theguardian.comAs Smith & Nephew is ‘British in listing only’ investors have been persuaded the CEO should be remunerated accordinglyNearly half of Smith & Nephew investors revolt against CEO pay riseOur performance has been so bad that we must pay our executives more. If this corporate pitch for an increase in top-level rewards strikes you as laughably unconvincing, you’d be surprised.At Smith & Nephew, the FTSE 100 medical devices group whose shares were touching £20 in 20 -
Scotland’s SNP government wins no confidence vote called by Labour – as it happened
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Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month to face extra checks
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PMQs: Sunak and Starmer clash over taxes and pensions – video
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Johnson & Johnson proposes $6.5bn settlement of talc cancer lawsuits
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Flutter shareholders vote to move listing from London to New York
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Mulberry sales decline as wealthy shoppers slow spending
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