Three‑bed houseboat on private Thames island offered for £49,000 amid £3m mansion market
Business & Markets • a year ago
Owner says vessel on D'Oyly Carte Island with residential mooring could be the 'most affordable' property on the Thames
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Employees Say Cracker Barrel Served Day-Old Biscuits, Microwaved Meatloaf Amid Cost-Cutting Push
Business & Markets • a year ago
Workers told outlets the chain baked and froze biscuits, reheated meatloaf in microwaves and scaled back kitchen prep as the company weathered backlash over a new logo and remodel plans
John Lewis says tax changes widened first‑half losses and urges business rates reform
Business & Markets • a year ago
Pre‑tax loss of £88m in six months to July 27 blamed on new packaging levy and higher employer NICs as retailer presses government for business rates overhaul
Afin Bank launches one-year 4.52% fixed bond as savings rates slide
Business & Markets • a year ago
App-only account tops best-buy tables even as providers cut rates and fewer fixed bonds beat inflation
Fever‑Tree profit falls as UK sales dip, US expansion boosts revenues
Business & Markets • a year ago
Tonic maker posts 15% first‑half pre‑tax profit decline as UK demand softens; growth in the US and rest of world offsets domestic weakness amid tariff and margin pressures tied to Molson Coors deal
UK Budget set for 26 November as Reeves faces pressure to meet fiscal rules
Business & Markets • a year ago
Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans as OBR forecast and policy shifts could constrain options amid tight fiscal headroom
European Central Bank Holds Rates Steady as Eurozone Absorbs U.S. Tariffs
Business & Markets • a year ago
ECB officials say the economy has so far withstood recent U.S. tariff measures, but the bank will monitor risks to inflation and growth.
JCPenney launches Bob Mackie, Taylor Swift–inspired collection to revive sales
Business & Markets • a year ago
Department store rolls out disco-glam fall line priced under $300 ahead of Swift’s album release
RICS survey: Buyers pull back amid Budget tax rumours and rising rates, house prices likely to fall
Business & Markets • a year ago
Estate agents report a fall in enquiries and agreed sales as uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget and higher mortgage pricing dampen the UK housing market