The Capitalist: Madders’ badders, desk politics and Volkswagen’s sausage boom March 13, 2025 Justin Madders slips up, desks become status symbols and Volkswagen celebrates sausages sales. That and more in this week's The Capitalist.
The new model of American success: Win at all costs March 13, 2025 America has always been a hyper-individualistic society, but in the turbo-charged Trump era something has changed, says Lewis Liu “What happened to your country?” “Surely most Americans don’t agree with what is happening?” Every single non-American I’ve encountered over the last six weeks has asked me questions like this. Over the past month, I’ve spent [...]
Grangemouth: Green projects at oil refinery site could cost £13bn March 12, 2025 Plans for new green projects at the Grangemouth oil refinery site in Scotland could reportedly cost up to £13bn. A feasibility study of possible options for the site – dubbed Project Willow – has listed nine opportunities including recycling plastics and producing biomethane, to create a “flourishing low carbon hub” over the next two decades, [...]
Marine can spoil Jonbon’s Cheltenham party March 11, 2025 FOR THE racing purists, there’s nothing quite like the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (4.00pm). It’s a flat-out test over the minimum trip, and Jonbon heads the betting at a shade of odds-on. He’s been the dominant two-mile chaser this season, but it’s safe to say that he has his doubters. He has won on [...]
Number of AIM-listed firms sinks to lowest level since 2001 March 11, 2025 The number of companies on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has sunk to its lowest level since 2001 after a blitz exodus in the last 12 months. 71 companies departed London’s junior stock exchange since February 2024, according to data from UHY Hacker Young. The number of IPOs also fell to their lowest levels since [...]
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is ignoring the voice of business March 11, 2025 Labour's Employment Rights Bill will stop businesses taking chances on those who need them most, writes Michael Lorimer.
ISA reforms? Nobody even knows the current rules March 11, 2025 ISA changes could well be welcome, but we shouldn't underestimate how long new rules take to filter through, writes Claire Exley.
City group in talks over AIM transformation plan March 10, 2025 A group of City executives and financiers has cooked up an audacious plan to revamp the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The group, led by former London fintech boss Jon Prideaux, want to rebrand and relaunch the junior index as the ‘Global Growth Exchange,’ according to a presentation seen by Reuters. The plan would allow new [...]
Will Rachel Reeves end up being a right-wing Chancellor by accident? March 10, 2025 With poor growth and pressure on defence spending, Rachel Reeves faces having to make welfare cuts the likes of which haven’t been since the days of Nigel Lawson. But unlike Lawson, her spending plans are not being driven by a programme of reform, but by panic, says Eliot Wilson Rachel Reeves cannot have expected it [...]
Sidemen charity match proves importance of entertainment in sport March 10, 2025 On Saturday afternoon at Wembley Stadium, 90,000 fans packed out the home of football for a charity match featuring online celebrities the Sidemen. Having begun with games at Southampton in 2016 and Charlton’s The Valley, the Sidemen – a group of seven YouTubers who have banded together to grow their brand, and whose most notable [...]