Admiral profits jump 26% with home and motor insurer buoyed by fewer claims and a growing customer base Group profit before tax from continuing operations was £769 million Customer numbers are also 9% higher than 2020 at 8.36 million CEO Milena Mondini
Foxtons makes first profit in four years following housing market boom and purchase of major lettings business Foxtons recorded pre-tax earnings of £5.6m from continuing operations in 2021 The volume of homes sold on the firm’s platform increased by over half to
Travis Perkins shrugs off rising costs and product availability issues to rebound to profit as home DIY boom persists Travis Perkins made a £241m profit in 2021, against a £35m loss the year before Sales at the Toolstation business have more than
WPP turns a profit after stinging 2020 loss but its share price fall sharply as the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looms WPP’s returned to a profit in 2021 after slumping to huge loss in 2020 Group’s share price fell sharply
When stock markets are volatile, the case for alternative investments – from wine to vintage vinyl – grows stronger. Toby Walne speaks to the experts to assess the relative merits of such purchases. The wines and champagnes rising up to 150% a
NatWest bankers will share a bonus pool of £298m for 2021 – even though the lender is still half-owned by the taxpayer. Around 28,000 staff at NatWest will take a slice of the pie, which is 44pc larger than a year earlier
NatWest Group scores £4bn profit on back of mortgage lending surge and £1.3bn release of loan loss provisions As majority owner, the UK Government is set to receive £1.7bn in dividends Bankers at NatWest Group are set to receive £298m in bonuses
John Lewis profit surge raises hopes for bonus: Annual payout to 80,000 staff could return as leaked memo reveals ‘fantastic’ Christmas sales Profit lifted by bumper sales at Waitrose supermarkets and cost-cutting drive Executives hailed achievement given complexity of trading through this
Shielded: Buyers of Burberry are less likely to be hit by inflation Inflation in the UK is heading towards seven per cent – and we’ll know how far we are down the road towards that figure on Wednesday when the Office for
People love a bargain. Or do they? Global investors, and in particular Americans, currently view the UK as the place to find undervalued, world-class businesses. Their targets include smaller technology companies that should appeal to British private investors eager to back economic