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tubs of ben & jerry's ice cream
Finance

Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever is spinning off its ice cream unit and slashing up to 7,500 jobs amid activist investor pressure to streamline its business

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March 19, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California
Tech

Meta’s former London landlord set for $430 million payday after tech giant’s 9-figure ‘surrender fee’

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March 19, 2024
People enjoy drinking Guinness outside a pub in Dublin city center.
Retail

Guinness has entered a ‘golden age’ with authenticity-craving millennials—and owner Diageo probably has social media to thank

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March 16, 2024
A Metro Bank Holdings Plc branch in London, UK.
Finance

Struggling Metro Bank to cut 1000 employees and slash its opening hours as it looks to find $38.4 million in savings

By Leonard Kehnscherper and Bloomberg
March 13, 2024
British billionaire Richard Branson poised for a $320 million windfall under obscure exit fee for closure of challenger Virgin Money brand
Finance

British billionaire Richard Branson poised for a $320 million windfall under obscure exit fee for closure of challenger Virgin Money brand

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March 11, 2024
General view of the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in the City of London
Finance

Europe can compete with New York on public listings with one simple tweak—by adding more ‘razzmatazz’ and glamor to them, Euronext chief says

By Joe Easton, Ellie Harmsworth and Bloomberg
March 11, 2024
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk past columns of residential houses in the Belgravia district of London.
Retail

British retail mogul takes a 30% loss on his London mansion as city’s richest home sellers watch house prices tumble

By Damian Shepherd and Bloomberg
March 8, 2024
taylor swift singing on a stage with side dancers
Lifestyle

Taylor Swift ‘superfan advisor’ is a job now at one of the world’s biggest museums

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March 7, 2024
two men sitting on the stands of a tennis match
Lifestyle

Rupert Murdoch cuts the cord on his U.K. Fox News–esque channel, TalkTV, as it fails to click with audiences

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March 6, 2024
Commercial office skyscrapers in London.
Finance

Revolut’s U.K. boss says London risks losing its crown as the global center for fintechs

By Katherine Griffiths and Bloomberg
March 6, 2024
View looking across the River Thames at sunset towards the Houses of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster and clock tower Big Ben.
Finance

British companies have gotten so cheap—40% less than peers—that they’re facing a wave of buyout offers from bargain-hunting overseas suitors

By Alexandra Muller and Bloomberg
March 1, 2024
Shein
Retail

Shein, the fast-fashion giant famous for $2 T-shirts, is exploring a London IPO after New York was too tough, sources say

By Pei Li, Dong Cao, Vinicy Chan and Bloomberg
February 27, 2024
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
Leadership

Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87

By Tom Metcalf and Bloomberg
February 26, 2024
a picture of tufan erginbilgic walking
Finance

Rolls-Royce’s Tufan Erginbilgiç called the engine-maker a ‘burning platform’ when he took over as CEO. One year later, profits have doubled

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February 22, 2024
Heathrow airport
Finance

London’s Heathrow airport turns first profit since the pandemic

By Charlotte Ryan and Bloomberg
February 21, 2024

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