Fresh insolvency figures painted a grim picture this morning, with a number of companies going bust soaring by 17 per cent last month compared to 2023. The Insolvency Service said …
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Soho House: Waiting list at private members club and short seller target hits another record
Soho House, the exclusive private members club, reported a loss of $57m (£44m) in the fourth quarter but said its wait list is now at another all-time high. On a …
Purton booked for Sweet success aboard Bear
REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton is nearly over the hill and far away with regards to winning his seventh jockeys’ championship title this season. With nearly two thirds of the …
Size’s expensive Youngster could be today’s Champion
RACING at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday hosts a mixed-bag of action with a 10-race programme featuring action on both the turf and all-weather tracks, starting at 5.00am. …
N Brown: Simply Be and JD Williams owner puts jobs at risk
N Brown, the company behind the Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams brands, has put jobs at risk of redundancy. The Manchester-headquartered business said a “small number of roles” could …
McDonald’s apologises for ‘inconvenience’ as IT outage leaves UK customers unable to order
McDonald’s branches across the globe have suffered an IT system outage which has left customers across the globe unable to order food. This morning, customers in the UK, Australia, New …
Think you can beat the market? Most active managers can’t
Only 17 per cent of actively managed equity funds managed to beat the index over the last decade, according to a new report from Morningstar. Morningstar’s Active/Passive Barometer found that …
Air Astana chief says London’s ‘powerful’ governance framework is key pull for investors
The chief executive of Air Astana has said concerns over the Kazakh flag carrier’s London listing have proved “largely unfounded.” The airline gave a much-needed boost to London’s struggling equity …
Premiership Rugby Cup: Who’s playing and when’s it on?
The first trophy of the English domestic rugby scene is up for grabs this evening as Gloucester Rugby take on Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Rugby Cup. Equivalent to football’s …
AI is supposed to automate paperwork, not create more
While ministers are issuing press releases and creating new regulations around AI, everyone else has got a head start, says Joe Hill Everyone caught the AI bug in 2023, and …