Bezos calls taxing low-paid Amazon workers ‘absurd’ May 20, 2026 Jeff Bezos has said low-paid Americans should pay no federal income tax, describing the idea of taxing some Amazon workers as “absurd”, as the billionaire founder renewed his criticism of the US tax system. Speaking to CNBC on Wednesday, Bezos said the “bottom half” of US taxpayers should pay zero federal income tax, arguing the [...]
1GLOBAL Launches Verint Communications Analytics to Enhance Cloud Compliance for Financial and Regulated Industries May 20, 2026 1GLOBAL now offers transcription with insights into mobile calls in 10 countries on Verint Communications Analytics, built specifically for financial markets and trading environments Streamlines the compliance investigation and mobile call monitoring process through transcription and analysis Supports transcription and translation from 30+ languages into English with near real-time processing
Arcesium Launches Comprehensive AI Platform to Operationalize Agentic AI for Institutional Investment May 20, 2026 Arcesium Intelligence enables investment firms to deploy agentic AI across front-to-back operational and data workflows
CoStar Data Shows Glasgow City Centre Office Leasing Hits 230,000 Sq. Ft. in Q1 2026 May 20, 2026 Glasgow’s city centre recorded its highest quarterly office take-up since 2021, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260520059572/en/ Take-up in the first three months of the year rose 85% quarter-on-quarter [...]
Andy Burnham refuses rule out manifesto-busting tax hikes May 20, 2026 Andy Burnham has refused to commit himself to protecting Labour Party manifesto commitments to not raise taxes. Burnham, who is Labour’s candidate in an upcoming by-election in Makerfield, declined to comment on whether he supported the party’s 2024 election manifesto. The Manchester mayor appears to be on a path towards becoming Prime Minister, sharing clips [...]
Notice Regarding Capital Participation in Airborne Capital Limited and Expansion of Business Alliance May 20, 2026 Airborne Capital Limited: To whom it may concern: Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Airborne Capital Limited On May 20, 2026, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (President and CEO: Akihiko Ogino, hereinafter, “Daiwa Securities Group”) and Airborne Capital Limited (CEO: Ramki Sundaram, hereinafter, “Airborne Capital”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed on Daiwa Securities Group’s capital [...]
Usercentrics Appoints Pawan Hegde as COO and Promotes Elena Ignatova to CPTO May 20, 2026 Usercentrics, a leading data privacy technology company, today announced the appointment of Pawan Hegde as Chief Operating Officer and the promotion of Elena Ignatova to Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). Both appointments accelerate the company’s U.S. expansion and mark a new phase of growth as Usercentrics scales its platform to meet the demands of [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 rises as oil slips; Analysts warn of ‘short-lived’ inflation drop May 20, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The City has welcomed news of undershooting inflation this morning, but warning signs already suggest it’s a temporary blip. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.8 per cent in the 12 months to April, that’s under the three per cent pencilled in and a major drop [...]
Brits aren’t spending enough – time for Splash Out to Help Out May 20, 2026 Household debt has declined and people have stopped spending on productive things like home improvements but also in leisure. That’s bad news for the public finances, so the government should look at ways to incentivise spending, says Tim Sarson Brits have stopped spending. After the great financial crisis in 2008 we collectively decided to zip [...]
The Debate: Is Gen Z right to reject corporate culture? May 20, 2026 Late, rude and unproductive, Gen Z has gained quite the reputation in the office. But are they right to challenge corporate culture?