Debt-laden Cineworld admits it is considering bankruptcy as it struggles with £7.5bn debt pile

Debt-laden Cineworld admits it is considering bankruptcy as it struggles under the weight of a £7.5bn debt pile The troubled cinema chain, worth less than £50m, warned last week it was in survival talks amid a lack of blockbusters and weaker than expected sales  Cineworld said yesterday options include a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which … Read more

Outlook for British economy worsens

Evidence is mounting of a worsening outlook for the British economy as fresh data showed wage growth dwarfed by inflation and a weakening job market. The Office for National Statistics revealed that in real terms, regular pay in the year to June fell by a record 3 per cent when adjusted for soaring inflation, which … Read more

CMA nears agreement to remove ‘unfair’ ground rent terms

Watchdog nears agreement with freeholders to remove ‘unfair’ ground rent terms in leasehold contracts Freeholders who bought from Taylor Wimpey and Countryside may remove doubling clauses The CMA says the ground rent terms violate consumer protection law Countryside says it has not sold any homes with ground rent clauses since 2017  By Fran Ivens For … Read more

Investment boost for ousted WeWork founder Adam Neumann

Boost for ousted WeWork founder Adam Neumann as Silicon Valley venture capital firm backs his comeback project By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 15 August 2022 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 15 August 2022 Backing: WeWork founder Adam Neumann (pictured with wife Rebekah) Ousted WeWork founder Adam Neumann has won financial backing … Read more

Premier Foods posts upbeat quarterly figurers as shoppers buy value brands

Premier Foods’ sales jump as shoppers snap up Mr Kipling owner’s ‘value meal’ brands like Batchelors and Nissin Premier Foods said it enjoyed a ‘strong’ first quarter in an update today The group said  ‘good value meal’ options were proving popular with shoppers By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 10:42 BST, 20 July 2022 | … Read more

McColl’s deal under investigation by Competition and Markets Authority

UK’s competition watchdog confirms launch of ‘phase one’ investigation into Morrisons takeover of retailer McColl’s By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:25 BST, 13 July 2022 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 13 July 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog has confirmed the launch of a ‘phase one’ investigation into the Morrisons takeover of retailer McColl’s.  … Read more

Don’t talk UK into a recession, warns Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn

Don’t talk the UK into a recession: Lloyds boss warns doom-mongering could become self-fulfilling By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 BST, 6 July 2022 | Updated: 09:30 BST, 7 July 2022 The chief executive of Lloyds has warned that Britain risks talking itself into a recession. While Charlie Nunn acknowledged people were … Read more