Mark Zuckerberg could regret Nick Clegg’s Meta departure
When Donald Trump won the US election, the writing was on the wall for Nick Clegg at Meta. Now, just…
Will taxpayers get their satellite bailout money back?
When the British government spent £400 million on the satellite internet start-up OneWeb back in 2020, it was seen as…
Rachel Reeves has shattered economic confidence in Britain
A few journalists have pointed it out. So have some Conservative and Reform MPs, think tanks and one or two…
Labour is staring down the barrel of an inflation crisis
With job vacancies falling, and with GDP contracting, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves might have assumed that her final week before…
Labour will regret selling Royal Mail
It will maintain the single price ‘universal service obligation’. The government will keep its ‘golden share’. And there are ‘legally…
Allow Shein to list in London
There are, in fairness, plenty of reasons why the City might be reluctant to embrace the Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein.…
Javier Milei’s medicine is working
The economy would crash, the markets would be in open revolt, and he would swiftly be evicted from office by…
Labour’s clouded vision for the UK economy
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is out in the Gulf, peddling infrastructure projects to Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman.…
A failing steel company is the last thing the state should buy
It could be backing the hottest start-ups in Artificial Intelligence. It could be nurturing space businesses, or flying taxis, or…
Marine Le Pen’s reckless game with the French economy
The power probably feels good. And it may help her win the presidency eventually. Even so, there is a catch…
Is France heading for a Greek-style crisis?
For the first time ever, France’s borrowing costs have risen above those of Greece. As of today, the bond markets…
Trump’s tariffs threats are going to cause chaos
It turns out it wasn’t just China after all. Mexico, and indeed Canada, are just as much in the firing…
Rachel Reeves deserves a rough ride at the CBI
Rachel Reeves was probably expecting to be cheered for restoring ‘stability’, for rebooting ‘growth’ and crafting a British version of…
The Trump Bitcoin bonanza has only just begun
One of the main trading platforms collapsed, and its founder ended up being sent to jail. Two years ago, in…
The EU is heading for fresh financial doom
If it came from Nigel Farage no one would be very surprised. Or from one of the band of German…
If anyone can fix America’s bloated state, it’s Elon Musk
Perhaps he will walk through the lobby of the Pentagon with a kitchen sink. Or fire the entire IT department…
Labour is doomed if it is blamed for price rises
It emerged over the weekend that Tesco might have to start putting up prices. So, we have learned over the…
Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is a masterstroke
Elon Musk contributed huge sums of money. He campaigned relentlessly. And his social media network X provided a platform for…
Markets must wait and see what Trump 2.0 will bring
Truth Social rocketed. Bitcoin soared in price. The dollar rose, and bond yields were up, while Chinese equities wobbled. Over…
The true cost of Labour’s Budget is impossible to calculate
No sombre music accompanied Rachel Reeves’s Budget, nor was there a reading from Corinthians. Yet, those details aside, one point…
Volkswagen’s woes are no surprise
Where did it all go wrong for Volkswagen? The German carmaker is said to be planning to shut several factories…
Has Rachel Reeves lost control of spending?
Some thought Rachel Reeves’s experience at the Bank of England meant she ‘knew how to run the economy’. She would…
Is Kamala Harris’s crypto policy racist?
It is too flimsy, you can’t buy anything with it, and it is wildly volatile. There have been plenty of…
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is falling apart
It could be 30 per cent. Or 35 per cent? Or perhaps 39 per cent? Heck, who knows, if Rachel…
The break-up of Google is long overdue
It’s innovative, it generates huge wealth, and it offers great products for completely nothing. The lobbyists for Alphabet, the parent…
