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The tears of a defeated athlete

Why entrepreneurs need to stay focused

Plus, why CEOs should be paid like top footballers, the UK economy unexpectedly shrinks and Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on why devolution is a game-changer for growth

Graham Ruddick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Budget backlash

Plus, Aviva’s Direct Line £3.3bn takeover approach, Black Friday retail hopes and five ways to make your one-on-one meetings more effective

Graham Ruddick

Jaguar’s rebrand: The claws are out

Plus, all the news you need to know this week, why it's sometimes good to be wrong and why the middle of Lidl has a "big male following".

Graham Ruddick

Donald Trump

Donald Trump as president: What the US election means for UK business

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the benefits of slow productivity, why being wrong is good for you and more

Graham Ruddick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Autumn budget: Now what?

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the strategy that brought Adidas back from the brink and more in our Weekend newsletter

Graham Ruddick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Your guide to the autumn Budget

The chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £40bn in tax rises in today's Budget. Here's how the government's plans will affect businesses

Graham Ruddick

Ozempic, Victoza and Wegovy, injectable prescription weight loss medicines

What Ozempic and Wegovy can teach business leaders about unplanned success

Plus, the news you needed to know this week, stop ignoring your high performers and the art of 21st-century leadership in our Weekend newsletter

Graham Ruddick

Thomas Tuchel Announced As New England Manager

English football needs a CEO factory

The appointment of a German to the role of manager of the England men's team offers a lesson in why it's important to develop and train leaders of the future

Graham Ruddick

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An update from our editor-in-chief

Plus, Poppy Gustafsson appointed investment minister, UK economy grows again, 140-plus AIM-listed companies pen open letter to Reeves and Elon Musk unveils Tesla robotaxi
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves leave after an interview at the London Stock Exchange

£25bn tax rise needed to avoid austerity

Plus, businesses given leeway to increase exec pay, how private equity ate Britain and Wimbledon says goodbye to line judges
Rightmove website with logo

How Rightmove became such a hot property

Plus, ad watchdog cracks down on broadband firms, Shein sales hit £1.5bn, KPMG and Natwest rejoin the CBI and how Rightmove became such a hot property
John Lewis and partners store front sign

John Lewis removes CEO position

Plus, grocery prices climb, BP abandons green targets, the scandal of food waste and business lessons distilled from bourbon
Banana peels on the floor with warning sign

Fear of failure won’t stop the risk-takers

Plus, pension funds renew attack on London Stock Exchange, new “titans of Wall Street” Jane Street under the microscope and Budget looming over jobs market
Microphone, laptop and on air lamp on the table

CEOs turn to podcasts to control their message

Plus, retail footfall improves for first time in over a year, Labour commits to green clusters and the new watchdog for workers will need "real teeth"
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

OpenAI’s £5bn funding raise

Plus, BoE hints at lowering interest rates, Starling Bank “shockingly lax” and Tesco sales rise
Nike store is a fashion and sporting goods store

Nike strategy reset

Plus, fear over AIM's future, Canary Wharf 🤝 Eden Project and would you respond to a heckle with an 11-second pause?
Smiling businesswoman shaking hands with client before meeting in office

Business confidence hits a two-year low

Plus, Greggs' sales growth slows, Beyoncé and Levi's team up for an ad campaign and more in today's Off to Lunch newsletter
Aston Martin car

Aston Martin warns on profits

Plus, more than 85 per cent of businesses say they have faced a crisis, what Rick Astley can teach us about giving up and 60 years of the bullet train in our Off to Lunch newsletter
La Station F

A start-up utopia in Paris?

Plus, changes at OpenAI, lessons from England cricketing great James Anderson and Yuval Noah Harari's new book
Library, research and row of books on bookshelf for reading, knowledge and educational learning

The origins of self-help books

Plus, Rightmove bid rejected...again, Co-op announces plan for new stores and £1m worth of phones left on trains a year
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves leave after an interview at the London Stock Exchange

Upcoming Budget affecting growth

Plus, AIM under threat, ISG collapse "devastating" and zombies and iPhones
Rachel Reeves Delivers First Major Speech As New Chancellor Of The Exchequer

Rachel Reeves on growth: “It means working with business”

Plus, Rightmove bid increased, JCB results boost and how FIFA was outplayed by Electronic Arts
Nike's CEO Elliot Hill

From intern to CEO: former Nike exec returns

Plus, UK consumer confidence drop, public sector debt hits new high, the spreadsheet artist and more
Bank of England Museum located within the Bank of England in the City of London

Interest rates held

Plus, UK’s offices at risk of becoming redundant, Ocado and Next give reasons to smile, 4,500 jobs TGI Fridays at risk and is the UK the 'sick man of Europe'?