Edward Johnson 
Heineken is to spend £39m on reopening about 60 UK pubs and sprucing up “tired” locals in suburban areas in an effort to attract more consumers working from home. The firm, which has 2,400 pubs through its Star pubs and bars arm, plans to reopen 62 long-term-closed venues this year and upgrade 612 outlets, with … Read more
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Monday that consumer behavior has diverged as inflation for goods and services makes life harder for many Americans. Fraser, who leads one of the largest U.S. credit-card issuers, said she is seeing a “K-shaped consumer.” That means the affluent continue to spend, while lower-income Americans have become more cautious with … Read more
Ministers have announced plans that new non-domestic buildings in England must have single-sex toilets. Here we explain how the new law would work and what has motivated it. What will the new law require? New non-domestic buildings, including restaurants, shopping centres, offices and public toilets, will have to have separate facilities for men and women, … Read more
About 2,000 homes in Hastings are into their fifth day without water and will probably have to wait until at least Tuesday for their taps to be flowing again. On Thursday, 32,500 properties in Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea were left without water after a mains pipe burst. On Monday Southern Water said about 25,500 of … Read more
The EU has restated its readiness to launch a trade war with China over imports of cheap electric cars, steel and cheap solar and wind technology, with Ursula von der Leyen saying the bloc will “not waver” from protecting industries and jobs after a meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on his multi-day tour … Read more
With Nifty and Sensex trading close to all-time peak levels, Vinit Sambre, Head-Equities, DSP Mutual Fund, says there are looming risks to earnings growth over the upcoming quarters, primarily due to persistently weak consumption trends and the possibility of reduced government spending during election periods. “Given the elevated expectations and rich valuations, there is no … Read more
Workers at Condé Nast, the media empire behind Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ, announced a tentative agreement has been reached for a first union contract after threatening to stage a walkout during the Met Gala on Monday evening. The Condé Nast Union, which represents about 540 editorial workers, has been bargaining for a union contract … Read more
Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said that permanent deletion of transactions can make the e-rupee or central bank digital currency (CBDC) become anonymous and make it at par with paper currency. Speaking at the BIS Innovation Summit, Das said India is also working on making the CBDC transferable in the offline mode along with introducing … Read more
On first glance the list of prestigious brands reads like the wedding gift registry of a wealthy eccentric. Moët & Chandon is one of eight acceptable champagnes for the ice bucket on the (Steinway) piano. The fashion stakes are high, too, with the posh trenchcoat purveyor Burberry, the Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes, and … Read more
(KTLA) — It’s no secret that California is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S., but a new report shows there are other spots that can be hard on your wallet. In a recent analysis, Forbes Advisor ranked the best – and worst – places for those trying to save money. … Read more
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