Britain’s businesses have stopped hiring and slipped into “survival mode”, with economic output stuttering to a five-year low in June as…
Year: 2026
Red card for red tape: 96% of firms say regulation is failing them
96 per cent of firms told the government’s own red tape survey that regulators create unnecessary problems. What the findings mean…
Burnham will not ‘tax the hell out of you’, says Jim O’Neill
Jim O’Neill says Andy Burnham will not ‘tax the hell out of you’ but must scrap the triple lock and overhaul…
Banker who bought Northern Rock named to lead audit watchdog
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, ex-Virgin Money chief, is the government’s pick to chair the FRC. What the audit watchdog’s new leadership means…
Gen Z Is Buying a Memecoin to Collect Stock Dividends Instead of Trading on Robinhood
A token called Sock & Pussy 500 pays holders in tokenized stocks on Robinhood’s new blockchain. The fund manager, per the…
TVC Analyst Releases List of 11 Greentech Startups Redefining Climate Innovation in 2026
As investment in climate technology continues to evolve, TVC Analyst has released its latest list published in The Financial Times highlighting…
States sue to block Paramount’s $111-billion Warner Bros. takeover
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general expressed concern that the industry-reshaping deal could spell doom for…
EU Commission weighs seconding officials to work in other countries
“There’s a readiness to reform the Commission,” says HR Commissioner Piotr Serafin. …
Corruption probe triggers Zelenskyy’s surprise Ukraine cabinet reshuffle
The upcoming departure of Kyiv’s ambassador to the U.S. merely accelerated a move that was long planned, Ukrainian officials said. …
UK caves to pharma demands in Swiss trade deal — despite NHS cost fears
It marks the first time the U.K. has explicitly written drug patent rules into a free trade agreement. …