Labour’s ‘difficult’ economic decisions
Plus, low exec pay risks a US talent drain, Carlsberg acquires Britvic and is this the end of levelling up?
Off To Lunch
Business welcomes Labour government but pushes for real change
Plus, inflationary pressures ease further, UK steel warns over the high price of electricity and Amazon turns 30
Is fear an effective driver of performance?
Plus, new car sales hit five-year high, private equity M&A growth, and a new Barbie exhibition launches
Why complacency is almost always a prelude to failure
Plus, steakhouse Hawksmoor is up for sale, election investment boost pending and record cash injection into equity funds
The woman behind a ticketing juggernaut
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
Addressing the UK’s ‘tax gap’
Plus, newspapers reveal who they're backing in the general election, pension fund to "unlock access" to PE gains and exec pay gap between the UK and US widens
The risk of private equity to the economy
Plus, the UK's top 100 fastest-growing companies, the six high school friends now worth £1bn and Aviva chief says the next government can unlock £100bn of investment
Job openings on the decline
Plus, the UK's biggest lender has a major warning for the next PM, a spotlight on AI washing and new theme park to boost economy by nearly £50bn
The tough choices over net zero
Plus, Lufthansa adds green surcharge to flight costs, how Bernard Arnault built LVMH and why Netflix thinks you should fire some employees
Are we set for another ‘great resignation’?
Plus, the secret WhatsApp group helping CEOs with isolation, pension insurance chief calls UK a “banana economy”, and a landmark AI lawsuit is tabled
Is AI plastering over real-world business problems?
Plus, how Adidas's CEO revived the sports brand, the London Stock Exchange gets a listing snub and Brussels accuses Apple of breaking big tech monopoly rules
Retail sales and consumer confidence rebound
In today's Off to Lunch, we also cover Carlsberg's bid for Britvic, the cautionary tale of Huy Fong's hot sauce and what we can learn from the Adidas and Puma rivalry
Interest rates hold steady
Plus, Asos warns staff over virtual meetings, Sainsbury's pays to get rid of its bank and the eye-watering economic boost of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour
Inflation falls back but the cost-of-living crisis isn’t over yet
Plus, Nvidia becomes the world's most valuable company, smaller companies are increasingly appointing all-male boards and Hargreaves Lansdown on the verge of a takeover
The UK’s 30-year investment shortfall
Plus, why Atom Bank is finding a four-day week “considerably less challenging” than hybrid working, Apple scraps buy now, pay later service and BYD's Euros triumph and struggles
SME funding gets a boost
Plus, Labour's EU trade plan, seasonal hiring plans and why the era of 'revenge spending' could be over
What the party manifestos mean for mid-sized businesses
Plus, Tesco sales on the rise, The Excel World Championships and Adidas's Euros ad
The untapped exporting potential of mid-sized firms
Plus, Labour releases its election manifesto, Elon Musk's bumper pay day comes closer and the power of 'divas'
Why cities outside London are key to the UK’s economic growth
Plus, economic growth flatlines, rents on the up, mortgage arrears at seven year high and a reality check on the UK's gender gap
Wage growth on the rise
Plus, female business leaders are backing Rachel Reeves, one in three Asda staff have been attacked at work and Roger Federer's inspirational commencement address
Manifesto week and the FCA under pressure
Plus, unemployment on the rise, The Body Shop rescue on the rocks and Apple unveiling its move into generative AI
The rise, fall and acquittal of Mike Lynch
Plus, Asda has a new owner,
the ECB cuts interest rates and Liverpool owner John Henry on that European Super League move
Promising economic news
Plus, the leader behind the company that aids global expansion, Nvidia more valuable than Apple and McDonald's loses Big Mac trademark
Export tips for the next government
Plus, how social media is moving beyond clickbait, the decline in takeovers and the campaign that "pissed off" the public and made an icon