Retail and graduate job vacancies continue to plummet May 27, 2025 Retail and graduate vacancies fell further in April despite overall improvement in the number of available UK jobs. UK vacancies dipped 0.95 per cent in April to 862,876, but annual growth remained positive at 1.02 per cent, according to Adzuna’s latest jobs report. Average advertised salaries hit a new record of £42,278 – up 0.75 [...]
Hard to swallow: food inflation rises for fourth month in a row May 27, 2025 Food inflation rose for a fourth consecutive month in May, with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warning a new packaging tax and the government’s workers’ rights overhaul will fuel further price rises in the coming months. The cost of food rose by an average of 2.8 per cent year on year in May, up from [...]
Nvidia’s new chip aims to soften tariff blow ahead of key earnings May 26, 2025 Nvidia is moving quickly to protect its position in China with the launch of a new AI chip – a stripped down, cheaper product aimed at dodging tightening US export restrictions and softening the blow of escalating trade tensions. Set to begin mass production as early as next month, the chip will be based on [...]
Starmer’s bid to ease welfare cuts piles pressure on Rachel Reeves May 26, 2025 Keir Starmer has told his cabinet to jettison the two-child benefit cap, according to reports over the weekend, in a move that piles pressure on the Treasury and chancellor Rachel Reeves. The cap, which was introduced by the Conservative party a decade ago, prevents low-income families from receiving additional universal credit after the first two [...]
Are ministers ignoring the AI copyright crisis? May 26, 2025 The UK government recently rejected a House of Lords-backed amendment to the data bill for the second time, intensifying a stand-off between policy makers and the creative industries over the role of copyright in AI development. At the centre of this dispute is a provision, introduced by Baroness Beeban Kidron, that would require AI firms [...]
BYD: Chinese EV stocks tumble despite spike in UK demand May 26, 2025 Shares in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers slumped on Monday despite surging interest from UK buyers, as industry titan BY introduced a round of new price cuts in an already bruising market battle. Hong-Kong listed BYD dropped as much as 8.25 per cent from a record high set last week, after an announcement over the [...]
Alexis Ohanian, Chelsea and how to value women’s football teams May 26, 2025 Alexis Ohanian’s investment in Chelsea Women has raised questions about how to arrive at accurate valuations for women’s football teams. City AM asked industry experts. Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian was at Wembley last weekend for the Women’s FA Cup final, as the new investor in Chelsea Women saw his side complete a domestic treble with [...]
How EV charging points could be used to help the high street May 25, 2025 EVs could help revive our high streets – if we put charging points where people actually go, writes Robin Heap.
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Rolls-Royce: How high could FTSE 100 giant’s shares go? May 24, 2025 Rolls-Royce, the British icon which has become a darling of the FTSE 100 post-pandemic, is showing no signs of disappointing investors as its market capitalisation passed the £70bn mark for the first time in its history. The milestone means that long-term investors are also guaranteed a huge return if they ever decided to sell, but [...]