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☆ UK CFOs lose their appetite for debt after rates climb -Deloitte
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A similar proportion said debt sales were unattractive while equity finance became more popular. "Higher interest rates have flipped a decade-old consensus which was previously in favour of debt finance," Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, said. "Finance leaders are preparing for a period of high interest rates with predicted rates falling only slightly over the next year." The Bank of England raised rates 14 times in a row between December 2021 and August this year, before pausing its increases in September. The CFOs quizzed by Deloitte on average expected the BoE to cut Bank Rate to 4.75% in a year's time from 5.25% now.

Persons: Suzanne Plunkett, Ian Stewart, Top BoE, BoE, William Schomberg, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: REUTERS, Finance, Deloitte, Bank of, Thomson Locations: London, Bank of England, Israel

☆ UK TV star Willoughby steps down as presenter of ITV morning show
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Television presenter Holly Willoughby arrives for the BRIT music awards at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Television presenter Holly Willoughby, one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters, quit as co-host of ITV's (ITV.L) popular daytime programme 'This Morning' on Tuesday, citing the need to prioritise her family. In a post on Instagram, Willoughby said she had informed ITV bosses she would not be returning to the show she had helped host for 14 years. Thank you to everyone at ITV for being supportive," Willoughby said in a statement. ITV, Britain's biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, called Willoughby "one of the best loved, respected and most accomplished broadcasters in the UK".

Persons: Holly Willoughby, Suzanne Plunkett, Willoughby, Willoughby's, Philip Schofield, Holly, Kevin Lygo, Farouq Suleiman, William James Our Organizations: BRIT, O2, REUTERS, ITV, Britain's, Media, Entertainment, Thomson Locations: Greenwich , London, Instagram

☆ UK stocks tumble as record wage growth spurs rate hike worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Siddarth S | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man shelters under an umbrella as he walks past the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, August 24, 2015. "Speed of wage growth will support the more hawkish end of the Bank of England. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) declined 1.2% by the first hour of trading, while mid-cap stocks (.FTMC) also fell 0.7%. Life Insurance stocks (.FTNMX303010) fell over 2%, leading sectoral losses, dragged down by an over 3% drop in shares of British insurer Legal & General (LGEN.L). Most sectoral indexes were in the red after the wage growth data, while mid-cap stocks (.FTMC) also fell 0.7%.

Persons: Suzanne Plunkett, BoE, Richard Flax, Spencer, Siddarth, Rashmi Aich, Maju Samuel Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Legal, Bank of England, Money, Life Insurance, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Pat Sajak to retire from record TV stint as 'Wheel of Fortune' host
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We’re thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family!” she said. "Wheel of Fortune" originally aired as an NBC network program on daytime television in 1975, with Chuck Woolery as host. While "The Price is Right" holds the record as the longest continuously running game show on American television, "Wheel of Fortune" has the longest unbroken run of any syndicated U.S. game show. Sajak left the NBC evening edition of "Wheel" when his own short-lived late-night talk show premiered on CBS. Meanwhile, Sajak was replaced on NBC's "Wheel" by Rolf Benirschke, who was in turn succeeded by Bob Goen when the network program moved to CBS, then briefly back to NBC.

Persons: Pat Sajak, Sajak, I've, It's, Suzanne Prete, We’re, Vanna White, White, Merv Griffin, Chuck Woolery, Bob Barker, Alex Trebek, Rolf Benirschke, Bob Goen, Steve Gorman, Robert Birsel Organizations: American, Twitter, Sony Pictures Television, NBC, CBS, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles

☆ ASOS reports first half loss as shoppers cut back
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] New employees wait in the lobby on their first day of work at the ASOS headquarters in London April 1, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettLONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - ASOS (ASOS.L), Britain's one-time poster child for the shift to online fashion retailing, swung to a first half loss, hurt by a squeeze on household budgets and elevated product returns but said it was confident of a return to profit in the second half. Shares in ASOS have halved over the last year, with some analysts fearing it may need to raise further equity. ASOS ended the half with cash and undrawn facilities of 408.6 million pounds. Assuming no improvement to the external trading environment, it forecast a "low double-digit" decline in second half sales but with core earnings of 40-60 million pounds, reflecting its focus on profitable sales.

☆ What it was like to pilot the supersonic Concorde jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

It’s said that during the aircraft’s 27 years of service, there were more qualified American astronauts than there were British Airways Concorde pilots. Supersonic flyingA photo of Concorde pilot Barbara Harmer, Concorde at the controls for a London to New York flight in 1993. Concorde: When supersonic travel was a reality 02:32 - Source: CNNThe small pool of Concorde pilots also meant everyone knew everyone. It would take him back to the day he stood at Heathrow, watching the first commercial Concorde flight take off. Future of supersonic flightAlmost two decades since Concorde’s final flight, the allure of supersonic flight hasn’t waned, with companies such as Boom Supersonic plotting plans for Concorde’s successor.

☆ UBS' uber-rich clients don't want to share the wealth (managers)
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Among the key things to remember was reopening the steam room at exactly 3:30 p.m. after its cleaning. Hayley has all the details from rich clients as well as industry analysts about why this whole thing could spell disaster. It's still early days, but the UBS-Credit Suisse deal might be the best example of something that makes sense on paper, but doesn't work in reality. Read more about why UBS acquiring Credit Suisse could lead to more headaches than huge wins for the Swiss wealth behemoth. And since we're talking BBQ, I'm required to share the funniest tweet in the history of Twitter.

☆ World stocks cautiously higher ahead of high stakes Fed decision
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Dhara Ranasinghe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] A man shelters under an umbrella as he walks past the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, August 24, 2015. Data showing British inflation unexpectedly rose to 10.4% in February boosted expectations for a quarter point rate hike at Thursday's Bank of England meeting, lifting sterling. While London's FTSE stock index dipped (.FTSE), European stock markets more broadly edged higher (.STOXX) while Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) added 1.3%. The spotlight was firmly on the Fed, which concludes a two-day meeting later on Wednesday. "Plus, delivery of a 25 bps hike still means the Fed is tightening, there is likely at least another hike to come."

☆ Nobel laureate Ebadi says Iran's 'revolutionary process' is irreversible
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi answers a question during an interview at the Thomson Reuters office in London, Britain February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettDUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman last year has sparked an irreversible "revolutionary process" that would eventually lead to the collapse of the Islamic Republic. Iran's clerical rulers have faced widespread unrest since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police on Sept. 16 after she was arrested for wearing "inappropriate attire". As they have done in the past in the face of protests in the past four decades, Iran's hardline rulers have cracked down hard. Like many critics of Iran's clerical rulers, Ebadi believes the current wave of protests has been the boldest challenge to the establishment's legitimacy yet.

☆ U.S. Chamber of Commerce threatens to sue the FTC over proposed ban on noncompete clauses
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Signage is seen on the Chamber Of Commerce Building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 21, 2021. A major business advocacy group has pledged to sue the Federal Trade Commission if it acts on a proposal to ban noncompete clauses in worker contracts — an issue that has bipartisan support among lawmakers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents some 3 million businesses, is prepared to sue if the FTC continues to push for a proposal that prohibits companies from imposing noncompete clauses on employees, President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark told reporters Thursday. The Chamber called the proposal "blatantly unlawful" and ignorant of established state laws where "noncompete agreements are an important tool in fostering innovation and preserving competition." Banning noncompete agreements is "clearly authority that (the FTC doesn't) have and no one has ever thought that they had," Bradley said.

Leaders and representatives from 14 Pacific island states are taking part in the summit. Washington and its allies want to boost maritime security and island states' communication links with countries like Japan, Australia and India, he said. SOLOMON ISLANDS TIES TO CHINAIn a statement on the first day of the talks, Henry Puna, secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum, said he was confident the islands and the United States "can, and ... will secure and build a partnership." Sogavare has repeatedly appeared to snub the United States, heightening Washington's concerns. Wednesday's talks included a session hosted by U.S. special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, who praised Pacific island leaders for a more ambitious global climate target than agreed at the 2015 Paris climate summit.

☆ British food: 20 best dishes
▼ + stars: | 2019-03-22 | by ( Anna Pallai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —If British food has come in for a bit of mockery over the years, it isn’t because the recipes are wrong. Eating British food is not just eating. Like 95% of all British cuisine, it is comprised entirely of eggs, flour, milk and fat. By the age of 16, the average British child will have eaten this dish 4,160 times. Layer one pudding on top of another pudding on top of another and cover it all with whipped cream.

Persons: they’re, that’s, Suzanne Plunkett, CNN We’re, Prozac, Margaret Thatcher, carbs Suzanne Plunkett, Proust, haddock, CNN Can’t, Queen, England, it’s, –, Union Jack, Cliff Richard, Johnson Organizations: CNN, Scottish, Wimbledon Locations: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Eton, Britain, China, Japan, Union, Dover, Iceland, Europe, America, scone, India

Suzanne Plunkett/CNN Restricted view: Concorde's windows were much smaller than those on a normal passenger airplane. Suzanne Plunkett/CNN Concorde cloakroom: Despite the space limitations, there was room for a closet to ensure Concorde's well-heeled passengers wouldn't crease their coats and garments. Suzanne Plunkett/CNN Work with perks: "The flight attendants loved being on it; the passengers loved being on it. Suzanne Plunkett/CNN Switches and dials: Meanwhile, in the cockpit, the pilots relied on simple analog dials and switches to control the super-fast jet. There are always rumors of new supersonic aircraft in the works, and I enjoy tracking the updates, but nothing seems concrete yet.

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