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According to KPMG’s latest CEO outlook report, 83 per cent of UK chief executives expect to see a full return to the office within three years, an increase of 19 percentage points from the prior year.

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However, Breedon still looks cheap. The supplier of cement, asphalt and aggregates trades at 11.5 times its forward earnings, well below its ten-year average of 16 times and its five-year average of ...

With 2030 still five years away, there is time for a few more of those ‘what ifs’ to course-correct. A version of socialism ...

The view at Franklin Templeton is that the application of AI across multiple sectors, as well as re-industrialisation as manufacturers move back onshore, heralds the start of a new business cycle that ...

Leading subsea rentals and services group Ashtead Technology (AT.:624p) has raised earnings guidance and prompted brokerage Peel Hunt to nudge up its top-of-the-range 2024 pre-tax profit estimate to ...

Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) housing developer Watkin Jones (WJG: 24.4p) returned to underlying profit in the 2024 financial year, albeit £9.5mn of costs ...

Enthusiasm for President Donald Trump’s first actions, or lack thereof, is waning this morning with shares in London, Paris and Frankfurt all flat or marginally in the red, after a good day yesterday.

Research by Numis has highlighted some 17 investment trusts that will or are expected to provide investors with some form of exit option between now and026. These include trusts that offer redemption ...

Futures show both shares will keep on rising when markets open later on. Netflix is also on the up after reporting solid numbers, you can read the full Netflix report here, as part of our US company ...

US earnings season is upon us and, as usual, the banking sector has made the first move. Figures posted by JPMorgan Chase (US ...