Bussiness

Calls grow for urgent talks to protect future of Grangemouth…

Posted by May 5, 2024

The UK and Scottish governments have been asked to arrange urgent talks to protect the future of Scotland’s only remaining oil refinery at Grangemouth.Daniel

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Britain would be better off with fewer buy-to-let landlords, says…

Posted by May 5, 2024

It emerged last month that UK rents rose at a record rate of 9.2pc in March, taking the average monthly rent across Britain to

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China’s gold-buying spree could be the straw that breaks the…

Posted by May 5, 2024

On top of this, the US may be its own worst enemy. The recent strength of the economy and markets partly reflects a massive fis

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Scientists pour scorn on mushroom coffee, the latest ‘healthy’ food…

Posted by May 5, 2024

Sipping mushroom coffee sounds like a weird camping trip anecdote but more Britons are embracing this alternative morning pick-me-up as “mushroom mania” swe

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Corbyn economics guru urges Starmer to borrow and spend more

Posted by May 5, 2024

The Government has sought to stem the rise in benefit payments by tightening the criteria for people who say they are too menta

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The undersea nuclear graveyard now more costly than HS2

Posted by May 5, 2024

Steve Thomas, emeritus professor of energy policy at Greenwich University, an expert in nuclear economics and policy, points ou

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Tory election hopes rest on the UK economy – they…

Posted by May 5, 2024

Tory MPs have been busy this past week and probably not found the time to watch Shardlake, the adaptation of CJ Sansom’s book set during the dissolution of th

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Steel giant ArcelorMittal warns Gove over Kent planning verdict

Posted by May 5, 2024

The world's second-largest steel company has warned the government that a planning verdict due this week could lead to a key division quitting the

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The fast delivery bubble has burst – its funders have…

Posted by May 5, 2024

We saw it with the blockchain, whatever that was exactly, which attracted lots of investment a decade ago and yet has yet to yi

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Lord King’s attack on the Bank of England doesn’t go…

Posted by May 5, 2024

During 2020 and 2021, as inflationary dangers grew, there was “no mention of the monetary data in the Bank’s reports”, Ki

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Why your super-rich fund manager is facing oblivion

Posted by May 5, 2024

“It’s been tough for the industry to remain relevant through all the change,” says Martin Gilbert, who founded Aberdeen A

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Britain has a ‘culture problem with business’, warns Darktrace chairman

Posted by May 4, 2024

When accepting the takeover deal last month, Darktrace’s board said its “achievements have not been reflected commensuratel

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