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The Productive Coffee Break A Cozy Workspace Setup Inspiring Creativity and Focus

How an economist optimises their morning routine

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

Private sector grows faster than expected in August

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
Nvidia

Another Nvidia wobble stokes AI bubble 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
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Commuting: The office return nemesis

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
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Rupert Murdoch plots takeover of Rightmove

Plus, Ryanair considers a move into package holidays, dynamic pricing under investigation after Oasis ticket complains and how to write the perfect CV
Founder and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit

Nvidia record sales…disappoint?

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
Keep it simple business concept

Why you need to keep strategies simple

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
A large outdoor lounge and backlit stone bar with teak decking and white furniture on a super yacht

How do the 1 per cent spend their holidays?

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
Taylor Swift performs on stage during The Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium

How Taylor Swift fans broke economics

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
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The most annoying thing about young people at work

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
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McDonald’s and Waitrose unveil big investment plans

Plus, insolvencies on the up, government borrowing exceeds expectations and the case for appointing AI as your next COO
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UK on track for record year of company creations

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
Aerial view above rows of back to back terraced houses on a large council estate

Interest rates down, consumer spending up?

Plus, start-ups are collapsing at an alarming rate, Frasers Group in talks to rescue Ted Baker and the woman transforming pension management
Paper bags and green potted plant in shop

British retail sales rise and recession fears die down

Plus, Revolut wooed by UK gov, Starbucks' new CEO's eye watering compensation package revealed and how to take your team on a workcation

Josh Dornbrack

Should leaders have a summer holiday?

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
Starbucks coffee cup

Starbucks ousts its CEO

Plus, inflation rises, boards say they don't 'fully trust' their exec teams and leadership lessons from Tom Brady
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Wage growth slows as the jobs market “cools” and the impact of day one unfair dismissal rights

Plus, why AI-labelled products can scare away customers, the Yorkshire tech revolution and an advertising ban business leaders need to take note of

Josh Dornbrack

Mutaz Essa Barshim of Team Qatar competes in the Men's High Jump Final on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Games theory

Plus, CEO pay hits record high, the social media Olympics and what is "Spanish" beer?

Why you should think small when it comes to cost cutting

Plus, financial market turbulence continues, Asda loses market share and is your strategy telling you what not to do?
Deliveroo cargo box near a parked bicycle

Deliveroo delivers a profit

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
Trader at work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

What recession?

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
Google Corporate Headquarters and Logo

Global markets steady and Google in hot water stateside

Plus, Pringles-owner shares leap amid takeover talk, Twickenham renamed and why we should end the fantasy of the “turnaround CEO”

Stock markets tumble

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
Retail

Retail footfall declines again

Plus, Sage’s CEO on learning to lead as an introvert, economic growth upgraded and can Samsung get its mojo back?