Get a grip on eurozone inflation, new Bundesbank chief tells Christine Lagarde
Germany’s new central bank chief has told eurozone rate-setters to “be on the alert” over persistent inflation in an opening salvo at European Central Bank president Christine…
Darktrace shares soar as outlook brightens
US prosecutors who have charged Mr Lynch with fraud over the 2011 sale of his software company Autonomy have also attempted to drag Darktrace into the fray,…
Google accused of punishing Indian news site after tycoon investment deal
Google has been accused of stifling an Indian news website that criticised billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani after the search engine invested in his company. Janta Ka Reporter…
Farmers are no more than collateral damage in supermarkets’ price war
Still, Lidl’s commitment to cheap silly knitwear and to undercutting the competition helps to underline a serious point about Britain’s new round of supermarket price wars. In…
Commuters must wait another six months to spend a penny on South Western trains
Commuters on some of the busiest train services to London must wait another six months for on-board lavatories after South Western Railway delayed the introduction of new carriages. The…
Used car prices soar 30pc as supply squeeze persists
The price of used cars shot up by almost a third last year, leaving one in four models more expensive than their new equivalents. A global shortage…
Architect of Boots takeover mulls new bid for chemist chain
The architect of Boots’ takeover deal in 2007 is mulling a new bid for the chemist chain as CVC Capital considers joining forces with Bain Capital. The…
Time to live with Covid and treat virus like the common cold, says Wellcome
Britain’s biggest independent funder of medical research has called for coronavirus to be “treated like the common cold” as it pledged to pump £16bn into the development…
Get used to sky-high energy prices – that’s the cost of going green
In recognition of this reality, the European Union has amusingly seen fit to class natural gas as a “green” energy source for investment purposes. Just as well,…
Why turmoil for tech stocks means markets may have finally peaked
High-profile victims include Peloton and Robinhood, the share trading app that became famous during an explosion in retail trading at the onset of the pandemic. Perhaps the…
Investment star Terry Smith attacks Unilever for ‘ludicrous’ focus on social and environmental issues
One of Britain’s best known investors has attacked Unilever for its “ludicrous” focus on sustainability, in a sign of growing City frustration at blue chip companies championing…