How a Welsh microchip factory became a national security nightmare
Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, has said the sale continues to be assessed, and insisted that the Government stands ready to reverse the takeover if it decides…
British tech champion Arm to slash hundreds of jobs
Arm, one of Britain’s biggest technology companies, is cutting hundreds of staff weeks after a $40bn (£31bn) deal to sell the company to Nvidia fell apart. Rene…
Boeing takes $4.5bn hit as supply chain issues delay Dreamliners
Boeing has taken a $4.5bn (£3.3bn) hit after supply chain chaos sparked delays to deliveries of its Dreamliner jet. The US manufacturer has struggled to take advantage…
Working from home will not derail HS2, says contractor chief
In many ways, Steven Demetriou’s success is the epitome of the American dream. Having left school without any qualifications, his father jumped on a boat from his…
Even company that makes microchip machines cannot get enough chips
A Dutch company crucial to the global microchip industry has warned of a new bottleneck to production because it cannot get enough chips to make its equipment….
Why Britain must speed up to stay in the electric car race
Whether Britain will have enough “depends on how quickly we can scale up the supply chain here in the UK,” says Matt Windle, managing director of sports…
Online car auction site threatens ‘dinosaur’ rivals
Only about a tenth of buyers insist on viewing the cars before purchase, and they are typically older bidders more used to physical auctions and dealers’ showrooms….
The £125m Yorkshire project aiming to break China’s rare earths stranglehold
“There will be increased competition for scarce natural resources such as critical minerals, including rare earth elements, and control of supply may be used as leverage on…
MG overtakes Honda, Renault and Mazda as UK sales hit record high
MG has overtaken Honda, Renault and Mazda as the electric car boom helped its UK sales soar by two-thirds last year. The almost century-old British car brand,…
Michael Gove clashes with Treasury over bid to boost manufacturing
Michael Gove has clashed with the Treasury over plans to overhaul British manufacturing because of concerns about the costs involved, in a blow to his levelling up…
Ethical investors should embrace weapons makers to keep the world safe, says Babcock boss
Ethical investors should put their money in weapons makers because they have a vital role to play in keeping the world safe, the boss of Royal Navy…
Questor: this firm’s break-up plans make it an interesting slow-burn turnaround story
Update: Anglo-Eastern Plantations In response to a reader’s letter, this column has quickly cast its eye over Anglo Eastern Plantations, a producer of palm oil and rubber…