The UK’s government bond market is increasingly exposed to the risk of sharp price swings and sudden sell-offs, the International Monetary Fund has warned, due to a growing reliance on hedge funds and foreign investors. In its annual health check ...
Swedish startup Alrik has secured new investment to accelerate its mission of transforming construction logistics, raising fresh funding led by Nordic VC People Ventures and with further backing from existing investor Pi Labs. The new capital brings the company’s total ...
Modern small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) heavily rely on cloud accounting software like Xero for their day-to-day bookkeeping, invoicing, and payroll. While these platforms offer undeniable convenience, there’s a critical, often overlooked challenge: the long-term management of attached financial documents. ...
Live shopping channels predated ecommerce but faded away in the age of streaming platforms as fewer people watched television. Now, though, the concept is back, thanks to the popularity of live streaming across the entertainment industry. Live streaming has permeated ...
Toyota is preparing to invest £40 million in its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire as part of a plan to manufacture the high-performance GR version of its Corolla hatchback — a move that could breathe new life into the factory and ...
Tesla’s grip on the European electric vehicle market weakened dramatically last month, with new figures showing a 49 per cent drop in sales across 32 European countries compared with April 2024 — a sharp contrast to the overall EV sector, ...
McKinsey & Company has cut more than 10 per cent of its global workforce in the past 18 months, trimming headcount from over 45,000 at the end of 2023 to around 40,000 today, as the consulting giant adapts to a ...
Sara Murray, the founder of electronic monitoring firm Big Technologies, has agreed to a court order not to move or sell assets worth up to £320 million, as she faces a major High Court lawsuit over alleged undisclosed links to ...
The UK housing market is enjoying its strongest spell of activity since the pandemic-era “race for space,” with estate agents reporting a surge in buyer interest and sales agreed reaching a four-year high, according to new data from property portal ...
Ours in an age when people panic, sometimes for good reasons but often for bad. Governments benefit from panicked citizenry, which is why we always should question those political decisions that can turn our lives upside down. ...