Remembering D-Day is an exercise in not forgetting Ukraine June 6, 2024 It has become something of a cottage industry in academia, and polite society, to denigrate the achievements of the past. And national myth-making deserves scrutiny, for it forces us to confront the bad old days of the past, too, in order to create a better future. One war, however, has mostly avoided the too-clever-by-half revisionism [...]
FTSE 100 today: UK stocks set to open higher as rate cut odds strengthen; ECB in focus June 6, 2024 Asian markets mirrored Wall Street's surge. All eyes are on the ECB's likely rate cut and Christine Lagarde's press conference.
Election 2024: Bigger tax breaks for veterans’ bosses, in Tory D-Day offer June 5, 2024 Extended tax breaks for former armed services personnel’s employers will be on offer, the Tories have announced in an election pledge to mark D-Day.
Wood Group engages with Sidara on latest takeover bid, extends offer deadline June 5, 2024 Engineering and consulting company John Wood Group has said it is engaging with Sidara after the Dubai-based rival submitted a fourth and "final" bid for the FTSE 250 firm.
Inside the collapse of Baillie Gifford’s literary sponsorships June 5, 2024 Baillie Gifford has been met with boycotts due to its investments in fossil fuels and firms operating in Israel, leading to the end of its sponsorship of Edinburgh Book Festival.
Why Scottish Mortgage trust is selling Nvidia June 5, 2024 Scottish Mortgage, the second largest investment trust in the UK, has warned that though the future for AI is bright, companies like Nvidia might not carry on bringing in the record gains that they have managed over recent months. While Scottish Mortgage is on board with the vision of an AI future, deputy manager Lawrence [...]
Election 2024: Corbyn says Starmer should stop ‘dissing the past’ June 5, 2024 Jeremy Corbyn has said Keir Starmer should stop “dissing the past” and claimed he would only offer support to a Labour government when it “does something good”.
Lime willing to ‘take shortcuts’ to make money says rival e-bike boss June 5, 2024 The CEO of Voi has likened Lime's rapid expansion across London to Uber's controversial emergence in the UK capital after 2012.
Workspace CEO: Wework recovery poses no threat to business as firm hikes dividend June 5, 2024 The chief executive of one of London’s biggest flexible hybrid providers, Workspace, said rival Wework has done a “lot of good things” for the sector as the chain emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Forget the skills – here’s what’s really important when it comes to talent June 5, 2024 When is the right time to bring someone else onto the team, and how do you choose who's going to join you?
