Business

IN SOME ways Barclays has made very impressive progress this year. The “Bad Bank”, containing underperforming and unwanted businesses, has been wound up, and the group has exited its majority holding in Barclays Africa. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN reached the $ 6,300 mark – hitting a new record high. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SHARES in Apple jumped on Monday after the US tech giant reported strong pre-orders of the iPhone X ahead of the new smartphone’s launch on Friday. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GLOBAL business has shrugged off growing scaremongering at Brexit as UK is still the preferred country to invest in within Europe, according to Ernst & Young . Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound has risen by 0.3 per cent against the US dollar today thanks to rising optimism about a UK interest rate hike on 2nd November. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

AROUND 175,000 manufacturing jobs could be created over the next decade under a “fourth industrial revolution” using advanced digital technology, a report suggests. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE BANK of England is set to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade to combat rising inflation, according to economists. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Scottish entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne is spending £50million to upgrade facilities at his chain of health clubs, hotels and spas. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Lloyd’s of London hires too many middle-class graduates and would be better off hiring school leavers like firms did in the “barrow boy” days, according to a senior executive. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

CENTRICA’S venture capital division is to invest in smart homes manufacturer Carbon Dynamic as part of its drive to identify new technologies and firms that can improve its products and services. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed