RELX: FTSE 100 group’s AI tools lead strong start to 2025 April 24, 2025 RELX has kicked off 2025 with strong momentum, reaffirming its full year guidance for growth in revenue, profit, and earnings per share. The FTSE 100 group cited the rapid adoption of its generative AI-driven legal platforms, which are accelerating performance in one of the firm’s core divisions. The global analytics and decision tools provider reported [...]
Exclusive: KMPG renews search for UK’s top tech scale-ups April 24, 2025 Professional services giant KMPG has launched its annual competition to identify and support the UK’s most innovative scale-ups, as the sector navigates a challenging investment landscape. Now in its 12th year, the competition has served as a launchpad for a diverse range of startups – from healthtech pioneers to AI disruptors. Previous finalists include notable [...]
Trump’s war on Harvard is the natural outcome of left-wing overreach April 24, 2025 Trump's war on Harvard puts academic freedom at risk, but it's the predictable right-wing overreaction to left-wing overreach, writes Lewis Liu.
Tesla misses, yet Musk reassures investors with AI push April 23, 2025 Tesla’s first quarter results, announced at market close yesterday, may have disappointed on traditional metrics. Yet, the company has used its earnings to pivot the story, away from missed car delivery targets and falling profits, and toward its future bets on AI, autonomy and energy. Revenue fell nine per cent year on year to $19.3bn, [...]
Hollywood Bowl: Ten-pin bowling operator smashes records with strong UK drive April 23, 2025 Hollywood Bowl Group, the operator of the UK and Canada’s largest ten-pin bowling brands, has reported record revenue of £129.2m for the first half of 2025 – up 8.4 per cent year on year, driven by a solid growth in its core UK market. UK sales rose 4.7 per cent to £108.2m, as families continued [...]
Castore could snub London and float overseas as CEO talks up ‘global ambition’ April 23, 2025 The London Stock Exchange needs to offer something different if it’s going to convince Castore to float in the UK, its co-founder has said. Tom Beahon, speaking on an upcoming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, said it would be “shame” if the brand didn’t end up choosing London and instead completed an initial [...]
Tesla profits crash as Elon Musk fallout hits brand and bottom line April 23, 2025 Tesla reported a sharp decline in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, missing Wall Street estimates as the electric vehicle maker continued to grapple with slowing demand, rising competition, and mounting brand headwinds tied to chief executive Elon Musk’s political activities. Net income nosedived 71 per cent year-over-year to $409m (£307m) while revenue fell nine per cent [...]
British workers among saddest, loneliest and most disengaged in Europe, report finds April 23, 2025 British workers are among the saddest, loneliest and most disengaged in Europe, according to a report released by Gallup today.
Google back in the hot seat as antitrust pushes Chrome sell April 22, 2025 Alphabet-owned Google returned to a Washington DC courtroom on Monday for the remedies phase of the US government’s landmark antitrust case, with the department of justice (DOJ) calling for a structural breakup of the tech giant – including a forced sale of its Chrome browser. The trial follows a 2023 ruling by US district judge [...]
London should seize the opportunity to become a neutral financial hub April 20, 2025 Amid global turmoil, London's stability gives it the opportunity to become a neutral financial hub, writes Alastair King.