Markets live: Tesla shares tumble, ECB holds rates, FTSE 100 sets fresh record July 24, 2025 Shares in Tesla have tumbled as much as 9 per cent in the opening minutes of US trade after Elon Musk said the company was in a “weird transition period” as it coped with the end of US tax incentives on electric cars, shifting tariffs, and regulatory uncertainty around self-driving cars. The European Central Bank [...]
The Ned boss Gareth Banner interview: This brand is just getting started July 24, 2025 “Ten years ago, people would have laughed at the idea of doing something like this…” Gareth Banner is talking about City AM’s new Toast the City Awards celebrating all the things that make the Square Mile great, for which he has signed on as a judge. And Banner knows a thing or two about the [...]
Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam July 24, 2025 Office dating? Here’s how to handle romance at work – from HR rules to red flags – without risking your job or dignity.
How a slow burning legal battle could cost UK supermarkets millions July 24, 2025 UK supermarkets are struggling through turmoil but quietly in the background, an ongoing legal battle is unfolding that could cost them millions
Context is king when it comes to AI July 24, 2025 AI tools won’t unlock real value or recurring revenue until they can automatically understand user context — turning today’s “vibe-driven” hype into tomorrow’s invisible, truly useful infrastructure, says Lewis Liu There’s a funny TikTok/Instagram meme going around, clearly targeted at people like me, where a male influencer interviews attractive women asking, “What’s most attractive about [...]
British Airways has become a national embarrassment July 24, 2025 British Airways is our country’s flag carrier and should be a source of national pride, instead it’s beset by delays, cancellations, bad service – and won’t even give you a free G&T, says Jamie Bullen British Airways’ descent from a beacon of national excellence and pride into something of a national disgrace seems to have [...]
Christopher Ward: US sales surge for luxury watchmaker July 23, 2025 Sales at luxury watchmaker Christopher Ward jumped by 50 per cent in its latest financial year fuelled by huge growth in the US. The business, which was founded by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis in 2004, has posted a turnover of £45.3m for the year to 31 March, 2025, up from the £30.5m it achieved in [...]
Natwest boosts AI strategy with AWS and Accenture July 23, 2025 Natwest Group has announced a five-year collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and consultancy Accenture to accelerate its bank-wide data and AI transformation, ahead of its half-year earnings release scheduled for July 25. The agreement forms part of the group’s broader strategy to simplify its operations and offer a more personalised customer experience. By consolidating data currently housed [...]
Tourists help boost luxury London hotels despite widening losses July 23, 2025 Losses have widened at a luxury London hotels group despite international tourism helping to boost its sales to a new record. Firmdale Hotels, which was founded by Tim and Kit Kemp, has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £30.4m for its year to 31 January, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total [...]
Starmer must face down the self-righteous clowns on his back benches July 23, 2025 Keir Starmer’s attempt to select compliant MPs has backfired, producing a rebellious and ill-informed parliamentary party that has already successfully vetoed its own government’s economic policy, says Paul Ormerod A fundamental feature of the social and economic world is that intentions are not the same as outcomes. Morgan McSweeney and his colleagues exercised very close [...]