Pearson starts 2024 with growth as firm ‘pleased’ with AI progress
Educational publisher Pearson said 2024 “started well” as sales grew on the back of strong demand for English language and work skills courses.
Educational publisher Pearson said 2024 “started well” as sales grew on the back of strong demand for English language and work skills courses.
UK cybersecurity firm Darktrace is to be acquired by American private equity group Thoma Bravo in a deal worth 5.32 billion dollars (£4.25 billion), the companies have announced.
The business behind the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands has said its revenue hit new highs in the last financial year and it benefitted from easing inflation.
NatWest Group has revealed its profit slid by more than a quarter at the start of the year, as it becomes the latest high street lender to feel the effects of more competitive savings and mortgage rates.
Anglo American has rejected a £31.1 billion plan to create the world’s largest copper miner after being approached by Australian rival BHP.
Labour would bring an end to the “boom and bust” cycle for the rail industry, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as his party sets out its plans for the rail sector.