Half of Young People Say AI Would Make Construction More Appealing, but 41% Don’t Know the Industry Uses It Business Wire More than half (55%) of 16–20-year-olds say construction was never raised in careers advice at school or college, or that they received no careers advice at allTwo in five (41%) don’t know the industry uses robotics, AI, drones and VR, yet half (51%) say working with AI and digital tools would make a construction career more appealingFindings come as the sector needs around 206,000 extra workers by 2030 and the Government puts new focus on technical pathways for 14–16-year-olds
As AI Use Grows, New Report from Evotix and What Works Institute Reveals Changing EHS Priorities and New Challenges Business Wire 2027 Risk Recalibrated report finds expanding AI use alongside gaps in EHS capacity, human oversight and measurement
KBRA Releases Research – The Forward Look—European and UK Credit Views: Q4 2026 Business Wire KBRA releases the latest quarterly report highlighting our European Macro Strategist Gordon Kerr’s view on key economic indicators, as well as what he identifies as the most influential factors driving credit markets in the upcoming quarter. The report also examines credit market valuations in the context of current and future market conditions. KBRA expects the [...]
August Breaks UK Credit Card Record as Balances Soar October 20, 2026 FICO UK Credit Card Market Report suggests risk teams must closely monitor payment rates and overlimit usage as rising inflation adds to financial pressure for consumers
European Firms Link Sustainability to Business Resilience October 15, 2026 Energy costs, supply risks and growing AI demands reshape sustainability priorities across Europe, ISG Provider Lens® report says
KBRA Releases Opal Group European CLO Summit Recap October 7, 2026 KBRA releases its recap of Opal Group’s European CLO Summit, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 6 October 2026. The conference brought together collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market participants who discussed the strong European issuance and investor demand, alongside tighter transaction economics, limited primary loan supply, and increasing credit dispersion. Panellists generally [...]
KBRA Releases Research – Opal Group European Private Credit & ABF Summit Recap October 6, 2026 KBRA releases its recap of Opal Group’s European Private Credit & ABF Summit, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 5 October 2026. The conference brought together market participants to discuss the performance and outlook for European private credit, the continued expansion of asset-based finance (ABF), and the growing use of fund finance, [...]
As it happened: Oil stockpiles ‘scarily thin’; BT jumps on TalkTalk rescue deal October 5, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Markets are hoping to claw back some of last week’s losses to kick off the week after a global bond rout set ripples through the world’s top exchanges. The FTSE 100 is gaining on Monday, reversing some of its losses from Friday. This morning, Brent crude – the international [...]
TOURISE and Oxford Economics Release New Global Report on Tourism Resilience in an Era of Permanent Disruption August 17, 2026 New analysis shows destinations that assume risk will recover up to 1.5 times faster with global rehabilitation times dropping from 24 months to as little as 10
Keep your politics out of your investments July 28, 2026 I keep telling everyone that you should keep your politics out of your investment portfolio. The market doesn’t care about your politics. That is why I am against ESG investors that exclude certain industries from their portfolio, just like conservative investors who think climate change is a hoax and don’t invest in wind and solar [...]