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This year’s ranking highlights businesses that have achieved rapid revenue rises while grappling with the effects of Covid-19, war, and an energy crisis
...Apple, Nestlé and Engie are among the thousands of tech, consumer goods companies and utilities to receive the SBTi seal of approval for their climate plans....
...interest rates weighed heavily on Germans’ consumer spending....
...A new EU carbon tax on electricity will lead to increased carbon dioxide emissions in Europe and cause a jump in prices for consumers in the bloc, the energy industry has warned....
...Agency that runs counter to carmakers’ concerns over consumers’ appetite for EVs....
...London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.2 per cent as declines for consumer stocks and technology groups offset strong gains for heavyweights in the energy sector....
...European equities were mixed on Friday as energy and mining stocks jumped while consumer groups sank. London’s commodities-heavy FTSE 100 gained 0.9 per cent, boosted by rising oil and metals prices....
...Revenues from gasoline and diesel taxes, often used to fund road improvements, are at risk of becoming “significantly reduced” as consumers move to EVs, the IEA warned....
...US stocks were lower in early-afternoon trading on Monday, with declines among consumer discretionary, industrials and technology stocks offsetting gains for energy names....
...US stocks were lower in early-afternoon trading, with declines among consumer discretionary, industrials and technology stocks offsetting gains for energy names....
...UK consumer energy bill debt has hit a record £3bn, in a sign of ongoing cost-of-living pressures despite the energy crisis easing.The figure has climbed from £2.6bn in October, according to figures published...
...But industry leaders argue consumers are unwilling to pay the costs associated with a rapid shift to wind and solar energy....
...Many companies are producing synthetic diamonds, not only for jewellery but in the hope of new industrial uses, from electrical vehicle components to energy storage....
...Consumer editor Claer Barrett investigates how customer service got so bad....
...The indicator has rebounded from a record low of minus 29.7 in September 2022 when Europe was gripped by an energy crisis caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine....
...It might help to find clever ways of cutting energy use in farming, manufacturing, supply chains and office buildings....
...Corporate results: South Korea’s SK Hynix and LG Energy Solution, Japanese robotics company Keyence, Chinese telecommunications group ZTE, energy giant Cnooc and India’s Bajaj Finance report earnings....
...Wholesale energy and food prices soared last summer following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022....
...on the extra costs to consumers....
...The regulator added that its price controls are “designed to ensure that networks have access to the funding they need to deliver energy at least cost to consumers and meet net zero targets”....
...Ofgem is also introducing a temporary charge equating to roughly £28 a year on a typical bill to help suppliers cope with rising consumer debts as many households struggle to pay their bills....
...Low uptake of heat pumps owing to their high costs, policy uncertainty and lack of consumer awareness is slowing efforts to decarbonise Britain’s homes, the government’s spending watchdog warned on Monday...
...The headline consumer price index increased 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to March, up from a 3.2 per cent uptick a month earlier....
...It highlighted the energy security benefits of renewables, nuclear power and energy efficient technologies such as electric cars and heat pumps, that reduce consumers’ exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices...
...But while lower energy prices have eased overall inflation, and other raw material costs have fallen, the price of goods has continued to mount....
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