Rising unemployment is a double evil; it both reveals problems in the economy and exacerbates them. Unemployment has risen every month since Labour returned to power, and the number of …
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Young Brits poised for entrepreneurship boom
Young Brits are poised for an entrepreneurship boom which could double the number of businesses operating in the UK. A growing “side-hustle” culture is driving young adults towards entrepreneurship with …
Is HSBC’s chair hunt really over?
Safe, but surprising – that was the verdict across the City as Britain’s biggest bank unveiled its new chair after a twist-and-turn search. Brendan Nelson will take the post at …
Apex Group to act as intermediary for London Stock Exchange’s Pisces market
The London Stock Exchange’s Pisces market has taken another step forward with financial services provider Apex Group securing a position as the trading venues intermediary. The group will act as …
Argos treated like an ‘unloved child’ by Sainsbury’s
Argos “is not performing to the best of its ability” and the strategy of its owner, FTSE 100 giant Sainsbury’s, has left it like an “unloved child”, according to an …
Birthday cookies and fine dining: Inside the law firm aiming for 5-Star service
There are not many office buildings in the City where, just five feet in the door, you receive a personalised greeting, but Addleshaw Goddard’s client services team would put The …
The Leaky War: How Rachel Reeves and the OBR came to blows
Between 5:16am and 11:30am on the day of the Budget, as Rachel Reeves was putting the finishing touches to her House of Commons speech, 7 audacious internet users made 44 …
Mark Kleinman: Out of the frying pan and into the furnace for UK steel
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Out of the frying pan and into the furnace for UK …
Don’t like the OBR? Then stop borrowing so much
The left and the right have found a common enemy in the OBR, but if governments don’t like having their headroom wiped out by forecasts they should try running a …
Revolut ramps up business offering in Visa tie-up
Revolut is set to scale up its offering to UK businesses in a fresh tie-up with payments juggernaut Visa. The fintech’s business lending arm – dubbed Revolut Business – is …