Elon Musk accused of dancing to Beijing’s tune to build Tesla
But Tesla may struggle to keep up momentum. While many Western technology companies are already frozen out of China, those left are finding life increasingly difficult. Yahoo,…
Could a deal with India help fix Britain’s skill shortage?
Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory, adds she “would be surprised” if a trade deal with India had a transformative impact on the UK immigration system…
‘So many doors were closed to us’: Britain’s top black entrepreneurs share their start-up secrets
They say sharing is caring, but when Edgar Chibaka and Jamal Tahlil co-founded First Response Group in 2007, sharing was their only option. Running their security firm…
Bosses who have done their workers’ jobs make better leaders
We have just made our most significant executive appointment for many years, following the retirement of retail director, Perry, who has led the core Timpson shop team…
Want to solve the labour crisis? Then hire more older workers
However, some of the visions drawn up before this crisis seem to be long forgotten. Even Briggs’ former employer Aviva has abandoned its target to have 1,000…
Twitter taunts fail to tame the crypto finance beast
Since 2019, programmable currencies and contracts have become the basis for a new set of instruments, lumped under the label “DeFi”, or decentralised finance. It’s growing like…
Grand Theft Auto and FarmVille united in $13bn video games deal
The video games publisher behind Grand Theft Auto has struck a $13bn (£9.6bn) deal for FarmVille owner Zynga in a huge bet on the future of mobile…
How chic Parisian lunches led to bribery claims over a crucial French fighter jet deal
Reports trumpeted the “long-tradition” of co-operation between the Indian and French forces, and France’s “pride in contributing to India’s defence for over half a century”. More than…
Truck makers face damages of up to £13bn in price-fixing lawsuit
A British law firm is applying to lodge a class action suit worth up to £13bn against Europe’s biggest truck makers after they were accused of price…
Russian software firm’s shares sink after press release gaffe
A £1.3bn Russian software company listed in London suffered a slide in its share price after accidentally revealing an acquisition early. Softline, founded by the Russian entrepreneur…
KPMG misled watchdog over Carillion audits, boss admits
KPMG has admitted for the first time that it misled regulators over the audit of collapsed outsourcer Carillion, as a tribunal heard that its accountants allegedly forged…
Tesco battles to head off German invasion as debts threaten rivals
As household budgets are squeezed by surging inflation, the landscape is about to become more fiercely competitive than ever. An ability to stomach some of the cost…
Struggling customers should eat ginger and do star jumps to cut energy bills, says SSE
The advice includes well-worn energy saving tips such as lowering the thermostat, blocking draughty windows and closing doors. However, campaigners said some of the other advice struck the…
Developers risk Help to Buy ban without cladding compensation scheme
Michael Gove has threatened to lock major housing developers out of the Help to Buy scheme or hit them with a fresh tax raid unless they come…