The latest coverage of the world economy, financial markets, and business 10.00am BST Incoming data from the UK – the July services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has come in above forecast, but still marks a slowdown in the recovery.The seasonally-a…
IMF approves $650bn injection to help countries weather pandemic – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest business and financial news 10.50am BST Fancy a pasty for dinner?Ok, it’s not yet lunchtime, but Greggs is thinking about the evening meal as it looks to keep growing the business. Pre-ordering is a market trend that we b…
FTSE 250 hits record high amid buyout spree and factory boom – business live
Rolling live coverage as UK manufacturing PMI signals continued output growth despite supply chain strugglesHSBC profit doubles as it expands bonus pool for bankersMeggitt set to be latest UK acquisition target in £6.3bn takeoverFTSE 100 and European s…
It’s not Covid that’s damaging British trade. It’s Brexit
Report after report is reaching the same conclusion: exporters, including many in the red wall, will be suffering for a long timeBrexit is beginning to take its toll. Trade with the EU is suffering and foreign investment is heading south. Neither trend…
Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker ‘may be blocked’
Post-Brexit trade advisor Tony Abbott ‘heartened’ by review into takeover of Newport Wafer FabBoris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as the…
Amgen Pimps US Senator Baucus Et Al For Pennies On The Dollar
Amgen Gets a Gift From Congress – NYTFor a disheartening example of how intense lobbying and financial contributions can distort the legislative process in Washington, consider what happened to the “fiscal cliff” bill approved three weeks ago by Congre…
Aaron Swartz: 1986 -2013
There are some rare people who are driven to put it all on the line for what they believe – despite the risks. Swartz was one of those people. As an independent researcher, I often ran into the closed doors he fought so hard to prop open. Thanks. RIP.P…
The End Of The University As We Know It
by Nathan Harden”In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. The f…
Obama’s Winning Ground Game Revealed
There has been much talk on the losing side of the presidential election about the Obama “Ground Game”. By example, losing VP candidate Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin focused (here) on what he called “record-breaking turnout numbers from urban areas”, cod…
Romney’s Losing Ground Game Revealed
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity NewsYesterday, I wrote (here) about Obama’s winning ground game. So, it makes sense to look up Mitt R…