How the ‘woke capitalist’ gravy train came to a juddering halt
McKinsey declared in 2019 that 90pc of America’s 500 biggest companies were now producing an ESG report – reams of...
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US widens sanctions on Russia to discourage countries such as China from doing business with Moscow
The United States widened its sanctions against Russia Wednesday as G7 leaders prepared to gather in Italy for a summit...
How Gordon Brown could tempt Labour into a stealth ‘mortgage tax’
Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor of the Bank, argued in an influential 2022 paper that the scale of the...
Gordon Brown-backed stealth tax could push up mortgage payments by £170
Gordon Brown’s proposal to launch a stealth tax raid on banks would add hundreds of pounds to the cost of...
HSBC boss knighted despite bank’s controversial links to China
The chairman of HSBC has been awarded a knighthood despite previously facing criticism over the bank’s controversial ties to China.Mark...
How Barclays became a lightning rod for Gaza activists
Most damaging of all, the PSC claims that Elbit is “associated” with the production of “banned cluster munitions”, a claim...
Shapps condemns ‘vicious’ attacks on banks as Barclays forced to pull Latitude sponsorship
Joanna Warrington at activist group Fossil Free London welcomed the suspension of the sponsorship deal, calling it a “major win...
Anxiety over persistent inflation helps drive down US consumer sentiment for third consecutive month
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell in June for the third straight month as Americans took a dimmer view...
Fed forecasts just one rate cuts this year as Powell says inflation fight not over
The chairman of the US Federal Reserve has warned the battle to tame inflation is not over as policymakers signalled...
Neil Woodford’s former stock picking team disbanded as demand for British shares slumps
An investment team formerly run by Neil Woodford is being disbanded amid flagging interest in London-listed shares.Invesco is to close...
