Taylor Wimpey shares slump as boss blasts Budget uncertainty November 12, 2025 The boss of Taylor Wimpey has blamed weak market conditions that hit the firm’s bottom line on the uncertainty surrounding the forthcoming Budget. Jennie Daly, chief executive of the housebuilder, said: “Market conditions remain challenging, impacted by uncertainty ahead of the upcoming UK Budget and continued affordability pressures.” Shares in Taylor Wimpey were down over 3.5 [...]
Autonomous intelligent supply chains: BearingPoint study reveals how leaders will win in a world of constant disruption November 12, 2025 Global survey of C-suite supply chain decision-makers highlights a shift towards autonomous intelligent supply chains. This new and fully data driven model is based on AI, regionalization, and circularity in order to be highly adaptive and fully self-orchestrating. Key findings: 48% of companies are advancing in regionalizing or localizing their supply chains. However, high production costs and supplier gaps continue to slow progress. By 2030, trade growth is expected to shift to India, Mexico, and ASEAN, while China is expected to experience a relative slowdown amid decoupling and diversification pressures. 69% rank cloud platforms in their top-3 investments, making it the single most prioritized enabler of supply chain transformation. Only 8% of companies have fully integrated AI-driven planning and orchestration into their supply chain operations. 44% of executives now treat circularity as a strategic driver of growth rather than a compliance obligation.
Exstent Appoints Matt Thompson as CEO to Drive Global Growth in Personalised Aortic Support November 12, 2025 Exstent, a UK-based medical device company, developing personalised external aortic support to preserve the native aorta, today announced the appointment of Matt Thompson as Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of global growth. Matt brings more than two decades of combined clinical and commercial leadership to Exstent. He previously held leadership roles including [...]
Skilled Labour: The Key To Unlocking £725bn UK Infrastructure Investment November 12, 2025 With Britain ready to commit £725 bn to infrastructure projects someone has to step up and be the hero to solve the crisis that is brewing. The labour market for construction is facing a serious dilemma: an ageing workforce, a shortfall of migrant skilled labour and multiple huge projects in the pipeline across the next [...]
Exclusive: Middlesex to play just two T20 Blast games at Lord’s in 2026 November 12, 2025 Middlesex will play just two Twenty20 Blast matches at Lord’s next year in a further indication of their declining foothold at the Home of Cricket. The 13-time county champions have been tenants at Lord’s since 1864 and have a 12-month rental agreement with the Marylebone Cricket Club that is renewed on an annual basis, but [...]
Three quarters of Brits think UK ‘heading in wrong direction’ as Budget looms November 12, 2025 The UK is heading in the wrong direction, most Brits believe, in the latest sign of rising gloom about the state of the country’s economy. A City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown that 76 per cent of voters are pessimistic about the future of the country, the highest level of pessimism recorded since our polling [...]
Britain’s big ideas deserve a fair start November 12, 2025 If asked to choose one word that sums up the UK’s economic ambitions, most of us would say ‘growth’. We’re facing some real challenges growing our economy, boosting productivity and subsequently increasing living standards. And while established businesses have the opportunity and the platform to express their concerns around limitations on their growth ambitions, one [...]
Brits don’t believe this is a country that rewards hard work November 12, 2025 What conversations are you having at work, at home, in the pub? There’s plenty to talk about, from Traitors (BBC good?) to trust in public broadcasting (BBC bad?) to say nothing of football, Remembrance Day, the weather and Christmas. Looking beyond these topics, is it possible to discern the national mood? Do we feel that [...]
Christmas adverts in 2025 review, from John Lewis to AI Coca-Cola November 11, 2025 As the embers of bonfire night slowly cool in the rain, our minds are turned to Christmas in its full commercial glory. It’s funny how at this time of year people start to look at ads – the same people that have been actively avoiding them all year! Christmas adverts have become a necessary backdrop [...]
TOURISE Announces USD 113BN in Portfolio Investments to Accelerate the Future of Tourism November 11, 2025 High‑impact dealmaking at the inaugural TOURISE Summit catalyzes cross‑sector capital for growth across the global tourism ecosystem.