AI bubble fears dismissed as sector bets on lasting tech boom October 31, 2025 Federal reserve chair Jerome Powell recently poured cold water on mounting fears that the AI boom is heading for a spectacular bust, arguing that the current surge in investment bears little resemblance to the dot-com frenzy that ended in tears two decades ago. In a press conference following the Fed’s latest rate decision this week, [...]
King and Molly ready to kick start Eustace’s season October 31, 2025 HONG Kong racing fans can look forward to the annual weekend fixture at Happy Valley on Sunday, when the city track hosts a 10-race programme starting at 4.45am. It has been a recurring theme over the past few weeks that trainer David Eustace’s stable has been threatening to hit form, but as of yet it [...]
Sexism is still rife in the wine industry – problematic men are the real ghouls this Halloween October 31, 2025 Forget the ghosts and apparitions, the real terrors this Halloween season are the wine industry’s bigots and sexists Halloween may be on the way, but the scariest thing in wine is that snobbery and bigotry still exists. Recently, after a very good lunch in London Bridge, some friends and I popped into a nearby wine [...]
The Hundred: New owners relax salary rules to attract top talent October 31, 2025 The Hundred’s new overseas investors have rung the changes for next year’s competition, confirming that an auction will replace the player draft and that franchises will have new maximum and minimum salary budgets. In moves designed to attract more top global talent to the summer white-ball cricket tournament, individual player salaries will be uncapped and [...]
Labour ploughs ahead with higher welfare spending October 31, 2025 The Labour government is backing higher welfare spending projections for the next five years, with plans to partially lift the two-child benefit cap set to add to the strain on public finances. An official statement from the government confirmed that the government would ditch planned savings to disability payments, which are formally known as personal [...]
Innovative fashion flourishes at Studio Smithfield October 31, 2025 London has long stood among the world’s great fashion capitals, home to innovative designers who compete daily with creative powerhouses in Paris, New York, and Milan. Iconic British brands such as Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, Oswald Boateng and Alexander McQueen have all used London as a launchpad to grow their global influence and define contemporary [...]
Princes Group prices London IPO at bottom end of range October 31, 2025 Shares in Princes Group made their debut on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, rounding off a rare, busy month of listings for the British bourse after a prolonged drought. The Liverpool-based business, which makes Branston beans, Batchelors peas and Napolina olive oil, had set its offer price at 475p, the bottom end of the [...]
Apple and Amazon defy Wall Street gloom on iPhone and cloud sales October 31, 2025 Tech behemoths Apple and Amazon have defied expectations with results that outshone Wall Street forecasts, rounding off a big week of earnings from the world’s most powerful firms. Both companies posted double-digit revenue growth and upbeat outlooks, calming investor nerves after a rocky few days for the wider tech sector. While Apple reported a surge [...]
World Rugby Nations Championship silence is deafening but predictable October 31, 2025 The World Rugby Nations Championship starts next year after the last ever autumn internationals campaign this year. Or does it? This is the last ever autumn rugby union series, not that you’d have any idea. Gone will be the days of friendly matches on chilly November evenings and in will come games with a trophy [...]
Motor finance, Madoff fraud, tax fears – bank shares defy the noise October 31, 2025 A motor finance battle, hefty impairment charges and the shadow of 2008 all cast over banks third-quarter results but beneath the fog investors are rewarding the FTSE 100’s top lenders for another bumper quarter. The FTSE 350 banks index has risen nearly four per cent this month and is up 17 per cent for the [...]