• Airline stocks down as Heathrow boss warns power supply upgrade could cost £1bn

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - London-listed airline stocks were on the descent on Friday after Heathrow's boss warned that the cost of upgrading the airport to a new power system could cost upwards of £1bn, with airlines having to foot the bill through landing charges.

• Thames Water finance chief stepping down

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Thames Water's chief financial officer Alastair Cochran will leave the company at the end of March, it was announced on Friday, marking a significant leadership change as the debt-laden utility pushed ahead with efforts to stabilise its finances.

• Economic sentiment weakens across the Eurozone

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Economic sentiment and consumer confidence across Europe weakened unexpectedly in March, official research showed on Friday.

• Gold prices hit fresh high on trade turmoil

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Gold prices hit fresh highs on Friday, as the latest round of trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump reignited fears of a global trade war.

• UK retail sales beat forecasts - ONS

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - UK retail sales jumped in February, official data showed on Friday, comfortably beating expectations.

• UK economy performed better than expected in 2024 - ONS

  Friday 28 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The UK economy grew more strongly than initially thought last year, official data showed on Friday.

• UK car production falls for 12th straight month in February

  Thursday 27 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - UK car production fell for a 12th consecutive month in February, according to the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which also said Rachel Reeves' Spring statement did nothing to alleviate the pressure on manufacturers.

• Norway leaves rates unchanged after inflation picks up

  Thursday 27 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Norway's central bank kept interest rates at a 17-year high on Thursday, as widely expected, following an uptick in inflation.

• House prices, rents push higher across the UK - ONS

  Wednesday 26 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - House prices and private rents across the UK continued to push higher as 2025 got underway, official data showed on Wednesday.

• Chancellor confirms spending cuts as OBR trims growth forecasts

  Wednesday 26 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The chancellor confirmed cuts to welfare spending on Wednesday while pledging to turn the UK into a "defence industrial superpower", in a spring statement designed to ensure the government's fiscal targets would still be met.

• UK inflation eases to 2.8% in February

  Wednesday 26 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - UK inflation eased a little more than expected in February as clothing prices fell, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics.

• Retail sales slump in March amid weak consumer confidence - CBI

  Tuesday 25 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - UK retail sales slumped in March amid weak consumer confidence, according to the Confederation of British Industry's latest 'distributive trades' survey.

• German business sentiment improves in March - Ifo

  Tuesday 25 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - German business sentiment improved in March, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Ifo Institute.

• Heathrow had enough power capacity during outage - National Grid CEO

  Monday 24 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - National Grid's chief executive said over the weekend Heathrow Airport had sufficient electrical capacity to remain operational during Friday's fire-related power outage, intensifying questions over the airport's decision to close for nearly 18 hours.

• UK private sector output growth hits six-month high

  Monday 24 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Output growth in the UK private sector hit a six-month high in March, thanks to a rebound in the services sector, according to a survey released on Monday.

• IATA criticises Heathrow over possible 'planning failure'

  Friday 21 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The airline industry trade body has attacked Heathrow management for what appeared to be a "clear planning failure" in not having a sufficient backup power source after a fire at a local electricity substation causing an outage and closed the airport.

• UK borrowing overshoots expectations in February

  Friday 21 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - UK borrowing significantly overshot expectations in February, according to data released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.

• Heathrow to resume limited flights after fire causes power cut

  Friday 21 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - London's Heathrow airport said some operations would resume on Friday after a fire at a local electricity substation overnight caused a power outage, hitting more than 1,300 flights and disrupting air travel globally.

• German producer prices rise by less than forecast

  Thursday 20 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Producer prices across Germany rose by less than expected in February, official data showed on Thursday.

• UK consumer confidence up in March but still 'fragile', GfK says

  Friday 21 Mar 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the UK improved slightly in March, but remained "fragile", the results of a closely followed survey showed.

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