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No more excuses: We need transport projects connecting South London
Soft clay. That’s always been the excuse for the London Underground’s shameless disregard for the badlands south of the Thames. The slightly wetter earth in south London made building tunnels …
Take down of Lockbit won’t stop the hackers, warn security experts
Cybersecurity experts have warned that hackers could swiftly bounce back from a UK-led operation that disrupted what is believed to be the world’s largest criminal ransomware group. Britain’s National Crime …
Why hasn’t the UK signed more trade deals?
On leaving the EU, the UK lost access to the European Union’s trade deals with countries including Israel, Mexico and South Korea. But the UK has since negotiated a host …
‘Tax sandwich’ on offer despite Chancellor’s promise of March cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have over £20bn to spend on tax cuts in the Spring Budget, but whatever cuts are announced will be sandwiched between hefty tax rises, a leading …
FTSE 100: What’s moving markets today?
Moving markets today: Asian shares follow Wall Street down, Walmart hits record high, HSBC’s full-year profit soars by 78%, oil prices rise; investors await Fed minutes, Nvidia earnings report U.S. …
Walmart shares hit all-time high on solid holiday quarter sales
Walmart, the retail giant, made headlines as its shares surged to an all-time high, becoming the best performer on the Dow Industrials. The company’s optimistic outlook for fiscal 2025 sales, …
Letter to the editor: Throwing out standards is not the way for the City to reclaim its crown
[Re: Hunt must ‘roll out the red carpet’ for firms looking to IPO, City group warns, 19 Feb] CityUK’s open letter highlights a pressing issue – if London wishes to …
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession
The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn’t mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving… News that we have entered a technical recession will come as no surprise …
Whatever you think of him, the former Post Office boss has guts
The war of words that has erupted between the former Post Office chair and Kemi Badenoch is a welcome example of character, writes Simon Neville “Fuck business” was the response …