US After attack, US stops avocado and mango inspections Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 A recent attack on two US Department of Agriculture employees led to temporarily suspend safety inspections of…
Automotive BYD, China’s electric car powerhouse, charges into Europe Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 The men of Germany kicked off Euro 2020 in Munich on Friday. Munich has a rich football history, but also holds a…
Fashion Stock market plans for Taylor Swift’s “dirty” trainers are… Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 Golden Goose, the "dirty trainers" brand that Taylor Swift loves, will postpone their planned listing, after the…
Defence industry SpaceForge, a British startup, receives a $1bn Nato fund to help build space… Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 The Nato alliance has invested $1.1bn (£870m ) in a British start-up, which is planning to launch robot factories…
Business Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Man Utd, backs Labour Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 Sir Jim Ratcliffe backed Labour for the next government. He said that voters had "had enough" with Rishi Sunak’s…
EU Labour seeks closer EU relations on carbon tax Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 Senior Labour figures said that if they win the general elections next month, Labour would explore how to realign…
Retail John Lewis and Waitrose attribute the surge in shoplifting to ‘greed, not… Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 John Lewis and Waitrose say that "greed, not need", is the driving force behind record-breaking levels of…
Investment Why UK private equity firms are ‘encouraged by Labour’s signal on tax… Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 The UK private equity industry hailed Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor's suggestion to continue to offer favourable…
Social media Elon Musk returns to Cannes to win back advertisers Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 Elon Musk launches a charm offensive in an attempt to win advertisers back to X, as he battles to quell a backlash…
Artificial intelligence Nvidia surpasses Apple and Microsoft as the world’s most valued company Simon Rowe Jun 19, 2024 Nvidia is the most valuable company publicly listed in the world. This comes after months of explosive growth,…
Business Pubs are closing in greater numbers, as 80 pubs close each month Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 The Euros and Olympics will bring a boost to many landlords, but it may be too late for some pubs. According to…
Food industry McDonald’s has ended its AI drive-thru test as the fast-food industry tests… Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 McDonald’s is ending its test of employing artificial intelligence chatbots at drive-thrus, raising questions over…
Economy Moody’s pulls Warrington Council’s credit rating Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 Moody's, the credit rating agency, has withdrawn its monitoring of Warrington Council due to its inability to…
Economy China’s new home prices fall at the fastest rate for nearly a decade Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 In May, house prices in China fell at their fastest rate in nearly 10 years as an oversupply of properties hit the…
Fashion What is the great fashion Brexit? Why UK designers are flocking to Milan Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 Milan's men's fashion show is where the biggest Italian names come together. Prada is the one who decides which…
Markets London is now Europe’s biggest equity market, replacing Paris Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 Investors reacted negatively to the political turmoil in France since Emmanuel Macron announced snap elections.…
Politics Farage unveils Reform UK’s £140bn commitments that economists claim ‘does… Simon Rowe Jun 18, 2024 Nigel Farage's Reform UK manifesto, which he released on Tuesday, contained a number of populist promises and…
Energy In May, Russia surpassed the US as Europe’s gas supplier. Simon Rowe Jun 17, 2024 In May, Europe's imports of Russian gas overtook those from the US. This was the first time since almost two years…