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Boeing’s tanks fuel new concerns, house prices on the up, Lloyds in the doldrums, hazardous chemicals a pest in poorer countries
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 11:35
Boeing’s tanks fuel new concerns, house prices on the up, Lloyds in the doldrums, hazardous chemicals a pest in poorer countries
Boeing’s faulty plane woes have worsened after ‘foreign object debris’ (FOD) was found in the fuel tanks of two ground…
Claim game: The biggest R&D tax relief pitfalls to avoid
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 15:05
Claim game: The biggest R&D tax relief pitfalls to avoid
The basic fundamentals of R&D tax relief claims are fairly easy to understand but there’s a reason most accountants pass…
Inflation jumps, physical money nearing the end, immigration to prioritise skills, £150m film studio to launch
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 12:51
Inflation jumps, physical money nearing the end, immigration to prioritise skills, £150m film studio to launch
Inflation has reached its highest rate in six months, at 1.8%, after the price of fuel and energy rose over…
2019 corporate insolvencies: the winners and the losers
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 12:24
2019 corporate insolvencies: the winners and the losers
According to the latest Company Insolvency statistics for the 12 months ending Q4 2019, corporate insolvencies increased to the highest annual level…
HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs, new chancellor sticks to schedule, Bezos creates $10bn ‘Earth fund’
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 12:46
HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs, new chancellor sticks to schedule, Bezos creates $10bn ‘Earth fund’
HSBC has announced plans to cut 35,000 jobs over the next three years after a dire set of financial results. Profits have…
Greater diversity in senior leadership has never been more urgent
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 9:00
Greater diversity in senior leadership has never been more urgent
During the first two months of the year we regularly see there is an upwards trend in enquiries in the…
How unrealised R&D tax credits can boost the bottom line
Monday, 17 February 2020, 10:30
How unrealised R&D tax credits can boost the bottom line
Recently published HMRC figures showed an impressive increase in the take up of R&D tax credits over the past year.…
German stagnation, Javid out, RBS gets environmental, Norton no-show
Friday, 14 February 2020, 13:33
German stagnation, Javid out, RBS gets environmental, Norton no-show
The German economy has stagnated due to significant falls in spending and exports. New figures show that GDP ‘flat lined’…
Taking a people-first approach to digital transformation to avoid common stumbling blocks
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 9:00
Taking a people-first approach to digital transformation to avoid common stumbling blocks
Organisations often see digital transformation as being all about the technology, which can be a fast track to failure. The…
Parasite boosts Spanish crisp sales
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 12:51
Parasite boosts Spanish crisp sales
Now that’s the kind of headline journalists like to write. But unfortunately, now that you’re reading the article, the subterfuge…