The clear-out at Manchester United has continued with the club confirming that football director John Murtough is to step down from his role. Murtough has held a number of roles …
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Asos under pressure as Gen Z shoppers switch to Shein
When Asos broke onto the retail scene over two decades ago it revolutionised the way 20-something year olds shopped. No longer did they have to rely on the limited pool …
Can anyone stop Scottie Scheffler? Sam Torrance picks his Masters top five
Sam Torrance casts his eye over those players best placed to challenge hot favourite Scottie Scheffler at the Masters. It’s been almost nine months since the last men’s major, and …
Who are the tax experts advising Labour on boosting compliance and modernising HMRC?
A panel of tax experts are set to advise Labour on a blueprint for boosting compliance and modernising the work of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the party has announced. …
Services trade sees UK become world’s fourth largest exporter
The UK has become the world’s fourth largest exporter thanks to a boost in services, fresh trade figures have shown. It comes after the UK ranked seventh in 2021, moving …
Meta president Nick Clegg says AI can’t be kept in the ‘clammy hands’ of Big Tech
Artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be democratised so it does not just remain in the “clammy hands” of Big Tech companies based in California, the president of Meta has said. …
Spotify to hike price of ad-free premium service to almost £12
Spotify has announced that from May it will hike up the price of its premium service by more than nine per cent to £11.99. The streaming giant told subscribers the …
Big US banks JPMorgan, Citi and Wells Fargo to benefit from slower Fed interest rate cuts
The largest US banks are likely to report that the interest rate windfall will last a little longer when they start reporting results for the first quarter on Friday. JPMorgan, …
London-based accountancy firms BKL and Wilson Wright have merged
North London-based accountancy firm BKL and City-based accountancy firm, Wilson Wright have merged together to create a £46m revenue firm. Both firms specialised in SMEs, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals by …
Third Point U-turns on activist investors in bid to fix discount
Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust’s wide gap between its net asset value and share …