Category: Money
Swipe right for… a job? Brits turning to dating apps to find new career opportunities
Dating apps are increasingly being used for networking and job-hunting purposes, new research has revealed.
One in 10 Brits admit that they turn to the likes of Tinder, Bumble and Plenty of Fish exclusively for networking/and or to find new …
Secrets of Success: Les Mills, Chairman, Masteroast
With a prolific career originating in commodity (sugar) trading in the City of London, then a senior role within Calypsa Coffee Co Ltd, Les took his experience and used it wisely …
He is now the Chairman and co-founder of …
Government borrowing starts to shrink as relaxing of Covid restrictions give economy boost
Government borrowing fell in July compared with a year earlier as the removal of most Covid restrictions in England gave the economy a boost.
Borrowing – the difference between spending and tax income – was £10.4bn, official figures show, which …
Car use back to levels seen before first lockdown
Car use in Britain is now up to or higher than before the first lockdown, while the number of people using public transport has lagged behind, data from the Department for Transport shows.
The data for cars compares the levels …
Dose of caution with consumer confidence
Households lost some confidence in the economy this month as the end of the furlough scheme approached but levels of optimism are still close to record highs.
GfK’s consumer confidence index fell by one point to -8 in August as …
Is a price cap a good thing for financial products?
A price cap is a popular way for government regulators to safeguard an industry that might be overcharging consumers.
Whilst every financial product is different in its own way, there are only a handful of products in the UK that …
Ocado sales slip as shoppers return to pre-Covid habits
Ocado has reported its first ever sales decline as the grocery home shopping boom triggered by the pandemic dissipates.
Sales at the online supermarket fell 0.7{c9b9449e7c85faf49a5d57136f6d1b2a62a08ba480114ad515c7a48b74394dfb} in the 12 weeks to 8 August, according to the latest snapshot from the …