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Plus, the news you needed to know this week, the benefits of slow productivity, why being wrong is good for you and more
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The chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £40bn in tax rises in today's Budget. Here's how the government's plans will affect businesses
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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
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
Plus, businesses given leeway to increase exec pay, how private equity ate Britain and Wimbledon says goodbye to line judges
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
Plus, grocery prices climb, BP abandons green targets, the scandal of food waste and business lessons distilled from bourbon
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
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"
Plus, fear over AIM's future, Canary Wharf ?? Eden Project and would you respond to a heckle with an 11-second pause?
Plus, Greggs' sales growth slows, Beyoncé and Levi's team up for an ad campaign and more in today's Off to Lunch newsletter
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
Plus, changes at OpenAI, lessons from England cricketing great James Anderson and Yuval Noah Harari's new book
Plus, Rightmove bid rejected...again, Co-op announces plan for new stores and £1m worth of phones left on trains a year
Plus, AIM under threat, ISG collapse "devastating" and zombies and iPhones
Plus, Rightmove bid increased, JCB results boost and how FIFA was outplayed by Electronic Arts
Plus, UK consumer confidence drop, public sector debt hits new high, the spreadsheet artist and more
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'?
Plus, inflation holds steady, how to succeed on YouTube and the UK's biggest workforce contraction since the 1980s
Plus, Business Leader magazine out now, Brexit red tape hammering trade, Andy Burnham warns UK Treasury and how a playful mindset can boost creativity on your team
Plus, building one of the world's most successful retailers, house prices trending up and inheritance tax knock on effect
Plus, OpenAI to launch breakthrough AI tool, Tesco loses “fire and rehire” legal battle and Vodafone and Three merger under threat
Plus, UK data centres classified as critical national infrastructure, Starbucks' new CEO lays out turnaround plans, is ‘founder mode’ or ‘manager mode’ better and why Britain stopped buying mobile phones
Plus, economic growth flatlines, Amazon to invest £8bn in the UK and how to delegate decision-making strategically
Plus, PM urged to raise taxes or rein in the state, Apple told by EU to pay £11bn in tax, online platforms more popular than TV for news and how Serie A is taking on the Premier League
Plus, Softbank gives an insight into its investment mindset, John Lewis chair Sharon White: ‘I always ask, what’s the upside?’ and how to not overhire
Plus, UK needs £1tn investment for a decade to reach 3 per cent annual growth, Poppy Gustafsson to leave Darktrace and Ticketmaster “dynamic pricing” of Oasis tickets under investigation
Plus, Volvo abandons plan to sell only EVs by 2030, Amazon's Alexa to get a revamp and the world’s call centre capital is gripped by AI fever – and fear
Plus, day one employment rights concerns, "tax road map" for business promise, why 10,000 hours is a lie and the surprising ingredient of the truly great
Plus, retail sales grow, VW considering closing factories in Germany for the first time, how to build hype with a waitlist and a look at sonic branding
Plus, Ryanair considers a move into package holidays, dynamic pricing under investigation after Oasis ticket complains and how to write the perfect CV
Plus, Etoro boss says the UK gov should do more to help companies float, the growth story of Biscuiteers and Y Combinator has unveiled its latest intake
Plus, Oasis tour demand may eclipse Taylor Swift, Starmer on mission to mend ties with EU, airfares in decline amid cost-of-living crisis and fake it till you make it
Plus, "painful" October budget pending, ministers urged to help SMEs with soaring energy bills, retail prices fall for the first time in three years and the couple who built £4bn Specsavers empire
Plus, household energy bills heading up, Shein reveals child labour in supply chain, a love of rugby and growing one of the world's largest and most successful VC firms
Plus, income tax receipts surge, recruiter's 90 per cent profit plunge, UK retailers under fire for "murky" loyalty card offers and what we’ve learned this week
Plus, right-to-switch off policy under the microscope, how to end the American chokehold on British tech, the UK skills crisis holding back growth and management consultancies under fire
Plus, start-ups are collapsing at an alarming rate, Frasers Group in talks to rescue Ted Baker and the woman transforming pension management
Plus, Revolut wooed by UK gov, Starbucks' new CEO's eye watering compensation package revealed and how to take your team on a workcation
Plus, former Google boss says working from home led to losing competitive edge, cybersecurity firm Wiz to open HQ in London and join our Premier League fantasy league
Plus, inflation rises, boards say they don't 'fully trust' their exec teams and leadership lessons from Tom Brady
Plus, why AI-labelled products can scare away customers, the Yorkshire tech revolution and an advertising ban business leaders need to take note of
Plus, financial market turbulence continues, Asda loses market share and is your strategy telling you what not to do?
Plus, jobs market cools and wage growth slows, British Business Bank in the red, Parameta Solutions may be the LSE's next headache and Britain needs to prove that its open for business
Plus, ONS to change how it measures supermarket prices, X sues major advertisers, how Keely Hodgkinson went from silver to gold and keeping politics out of the workplace
Plus, Pringles-owner shares leap amid takeover talk, Twickenham renamed and why we should end the fantasy of the “turnaround CEO”
Plus, Intel on the rocks, the key to long-term motivation, the best high street in the UK revealed and Lloyds hires first group director for AI and advanced analytics
Plus, Sage’s CEO on learning to lead as an introvert, economic growth upgraded and can Samsung get its mojo back?
Some of the world's biggest consumer businesses are struggling for sales growth as customer habits shift and they fail to keep up
Plus, CrowdStrike sued over global outage, the power of taking time off, Bill Ackman withdraws IPO despite “enormous investor interest” and people are not happy about Olympic selfies
Plus, the sectors most affected by UK talent shortage, leadership lessons from Amazon's CEO and commuting habits revealed
Plus, business groups react to £20bn government shortfall, McDonald's rethinking its pricing strategy and the evolution of a car dealer dynasty
Plus, business confidence on the up, Autonomy co-founder and newly exonerated Mike Lynch speaks and Blackrock succession planning lessons
Plus, OpenAI testing AI-powered search feature, THG slashing more jobs, UK drivers still paying too much for fuel and your Friday pick-me-up
Plus, use of cash hits four-year high, ice cream prices rise by 30 per cent and lessons from the global IT outage
Plus, Britain set to miss 2030 clean power targets, chancellor aiming to woo US investors and exited Carpetright founder strikes rescue deal
Plus, Biden steps down, company financial distress on the rise and the IMF issues the chancellor a stern warning
Plus, Pret scraps free coffee, retails sales fall and is UK inequality really getting worse, in today's Off To Lunch
Plus, Lloyds signs deal to finance UK buyouts, Warner Bros Discovery considers a split and why you can't cut your way to profitability in today's Off To Lunch
Plus, HSBC appoints a new CEO, used electric car sales boom and why this is the summer of the quiet vacation in today's Off To Lunch
Plus, Rachel Reeves to form new council of economic advisers, UK business distress fastest rising in Europe and Rio Tinto is wargaming a massive takeover
Plus, FCA overhauls listings regime, UK overtakes India as the world’s third-largest venture capital market and British tycoon closing in on a deal for The Body Shop
Plus, Wimbledon choosing to leave $100m on the table, Asda scraps its four-day work week and Thames Water needs fresh funds
Plus, inflationary pressures ease further, UK steel warns over the high price of electricity and Amazon turns 30
Plus, new car sales hit five-year high, private equity M&A growth, and a new Barbie exhibition launches
Plus, steakhouse Hawksmoor is up for sale, election investment boost pending and record cash injection into equity funds
Plus, the next government to benefit from easing of the cost-of-living crisis, Tata Port Talbot steel plant strikes called off and Revolut reports record profits
There wasn't much new in the budget but measures on national insurance, child benefits and tax rises were broadly welcomed
