Checkatrade can still do more to protect customers from rogue traders despite blocking a record number of applicants last year, its chief executive has said. Jambu Palaniappan, speaking during the …
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How to fix London’s growth problem
Sadiq Khan has pledged to be the most pro-business Mayor ever. Muniya Barua explains how he can turn rhetoric into reality The Prime Minister has made clear that growth is …
‘I was in the RAF for 20 years before this’: Gavin Poole on setting up Hackney tech hub Here East
Gavin Poole served as an RAF officer for 20 years before studying for an MBA. Now he heads up Here East, a tech campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park …
Mark Kleinman: A reset BP might not have drilled deep enough for activists
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. Today, he tackles activist investors drilling into BP, Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting and a …
Half of UK financial firms lack AI strategy, despite feeling ‘AI-ready’
There is a significant gap between confidence and action in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across the UK financial sector, a new report has found. Professional services firm Forvis Mazars‘ report …
MPs slam Tiktok, Meta and X over misinformation failures
MPs were left frustrated after questioning executives from big tech firms TikTok, Meta and X on how platforms handle misinformation and harmful content. The science, innovation and technology committee (SITC)’s …
Nvidia faces market test post DeepSeek chaos
Nvidia is set to release its highly anticipated fourth-quarter earnings today at market close in the US, its first financial update since the emergence of China’s DeepSeek model. With expectations …
Tariffs unlikely to spark persistent inflation, Bank of England rate-setter says
Swati Dhingra, a rate-setter at the Bank of England, said Donald Trump’s tariffs would likely push down on domestic inflation as global exporters slashed prices to maintain market share. Dhingra …
Donald Trump announces 25 per cent tariffs on EU imports
Donald Trump has announced he plans to slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union (EU) into the US. The US President slammed the European trading bloc, …
Premier League ‘would need 12m UK subscribers to justify Premflix’
The Premier League has been told it would need more than 12m UK subscribers paying £20 a month to justify launching its own streaming service, dubbed “Premflix”. English football’s top …