Autonomous intelligent supply chains: BearingPoint study reveals how leaders will win in a world of constant disruption November 12, 2025 Global survey of C-suite supply chain decision-makers highlights a shift towards autonomous intelligent supply chains. This new and fully data driven model is based on AI, regionalization, and circularity in order to be highly adaptive and fully self-orchestrating. Key findings: 48% of companies are advancing in regionalizing or localizing their supply chains. However, high production costs and supplier gaps continue to slow progress. By 2030, trade growth is expected to shift to India, Mexico, and ASEAN, while China is expected to experience a relative slowdown amid decoupling and diversification pressures. 69% rank cloud platforms in their top-3 investments, making it the single most prioritized enabler of supply chain transformation. Only 8% of companies have fully integrated AI-driven planning and orchestration into their supply chain operations. 44% of executives now treat circularity as a strategic driver of growth rather than a compliance obligation.
Three quarters of Brits think UK ‘heading in wrong direction’ as Budget looms November 12, 2025 The UK is heading in the wrong direction, most Brits believe, in the latest sign of rising gloom about the state of the country’s economy. A City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown that 76 per cent of voters are pessimistic about the future of the country, the highest level of pessimism recorded since our polling [...]
Vodafone chief shakes off Budget gloom as shares jump November 11, 2025 Vodafone’s chief executive has said the forthcoming Budget is “not a big thing for us” after the telco defied wider economic gloom to deliver a dividend hike. The FTSE 100 firm said it saw 1.2 per cent growth in the UK in the six months to the end of September, while Germany, a key market, [...]
Rachel Reeves concedes manifesto pledges may be dropped November 10, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested that Labour manifesto commitments will be ditched amid a “significantly worse” economic inheritance than expected last year. In an interview with the BBC, Reeves said she would prefer to increase government spending on infrastructure rather than cut taxes for Britons. When asked whether the government would stick to manifesto commitments, [...]
Pensions, motorists and workers: The tax targets Rachel Reeves is eyeing up November 7, 2025 If there is one thing that is clear three weeks out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which scores the economic impacts of the government’s policies and publishes forecasts on public finances, has been questioned for being over optimistic on measures such [...]
TITAN Group: Nine-Month 2025 Results November 6, 2025 Regulatory News: Titan SA (Euronext Brussels, ATHEX and Euronext Paris, TITC) announces the nine-month 2025 financial results. Record nine-month EBITDA profitability and a positive outlook Group Sales YTD increased by 1.4%, at €2,013m, thanks to the strong performance in Greece, in the US & in Egypt, driven by increased volumes and overall firm pricing levels. [...]
London office starts lowest in 15 years November 6, 2025 New starts on London office developments have fallen to their lowest level since 2010, City AM can reveal, as stubbornly high interest rates and thorny planning laws continue to blight construction in the capital. In the 12 months to October, construction got under way on just 2.5m square feet (sq/ft) of London office space, less [...]
London’s Leaders Demand Fairer Policies to Protect Central London’s Beating Heart November 4, 2025 At the “London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth” event hosted by Central London Alliance CIC at The Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, leading voices including from across hospitality, travel and tourism united in a powerful discussion on the future of one of London’s most vital economic sectors. Chaired by Christian May, Editor-in-Chief of City A.M., the [...]
Manufacturers urge government to ‘get growth off the floor’ at Budget November 4, 2025 The manufacturing industry has warned the government to prioritise growth in the Budget as the sector fights back from a year-long downturn in the face of “existential threats.” Manufacturers have faced mounting pressures over the last 12 months as business costs soared in the aftermath of Labour’s first Budget before tariff uncertainty and persistently high [...]
Business confidence at ‘rock bottom’ as tax rumours spook directors November 1, 2025 Business confidence remained at “rock bottom” in October as Budget rumours test executives’ nerves amid fears of rising costs and a collapse in growth, a top industry group’s survey has indicated. Rachel Reeves has publicly said that tax hikes are under consideration at this year’s Budget while rumours have suggested big businesses could be hit [...]