Global top 50 companies: UK absent as American tech triumphs April 22, 2024 There are now no UK companies among the top 50 largest listed companies in the world, as the British economy has struggled to compete with the dominance of American tech firms.
Banks, retailers and tech giants dominate big blue-chip results week April 21, 2024 A slew of blue-chip results on both sides of the Atlantic will dominate the corporate news agenda this week, alongside key US economic data set to bolster the case for higher-for-longer interest rates.
Watch: M&C Saatchi looks ahead to new senior team April 19, 2024 M&C Saatchi has felt headwinds from the wider economy. Watch the latest.
WATCH: Tesco picks up market share despite cost of living concerns April 19, 2024 Tesco has eaten into the market share of a host of other grocers. Watch the latest news from the supermarket giant.
How AI is shaking up business travel – and how it involves you April 18, 2024 From booking flights to creating itineraries, AI (artificial intelligence) is already changing the face of the work trip, says Jenny Southan
Cathie Wood’s ARK expands to Europe despite poor performance April 18, 2024 Cathie Wood’s ARK has expanded to Europe, launching its first exchange traded funds on the London Stock Exchange. An analysis by Morningstar earlier this year found that ARK had destroyed $14bn in wealth over the past decade, topping the list of wealth destroyers among investment companies. “These funds managed to lose value for shareholders even [...]
Could DePIN be crypto’s ESG-friendly real world use case? April 18, 2024 So far in this cycle, there have been several narratives that have emerged. These include artificial intelligence (AI), real world assets (RWAs) and decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN) tokens. Unlike meme tokens, these tokens and projects actually relate to solving a problem.
Semiconductor giant ASML says sales blip is ‘warning sign’ for chip-makers like Apple supplier TSMC and Intel April 17, 2024 ASML designs and builds the systems and software used in the production of microchips, which are essential for data centres.
UK markets are ‘generationally mispriced,’ says youngest investment trust manager April 15, 2024 Laurence Hulse, manager of the Onward Opportunities trust, led the first float of an investment trust since 2021 last year.
Google backs £9.5m London legal tech firm which ‘combines AI with human lawyers’ April 15, 2024 Google Ventures (GV) has led a seed round worth £9.5m to fund legal tech company Lawhive, along with participation from Episode 1 Ventures.