Breaking up Silicon Valley’s tech giants isn’t as simple as it sounds
As predominantly a device manufacturer, there are justifiable concerns about some aspects of Apple’s business – above all the 30pc...
Month: October 2020
Tougher lockdown rules are ‘counterproductive’, Ocado boss says
Another lockdown would be the Government’s “biggest blunder”, according to the chairman of Ocado. Lord Stuart Rose, the former executive...
Sink or swim time for UK shipbuilders as foreign rivals force them to carve a niche
And there could be a whole new market for similarly challenging ships as the green energy transition fuels demand for...
A grand ‘prodigy house’ built to impress Queen Elizabeth I
‘Somebody lives there?” My taxi driver is so astonished by the size of Holdenby House that we nearly miss the...
Elderly forced to bank online in pandemic
T he speed of the switch from physical to online banking is creating a societal divide just as vulnerable people...
Boohoo faces a fight to stay in fashion
His task now is to help Boohoo move on, with Kamani still in the chairman’s seat. Employees say the chief...
Care UK fearful of what the future may hold
Accounts for the year ending September 2019, published last week, show Care UK made sales of £352.7m and a pre-tax...
Privatisation battle looming for Channel 4
Channel 4 is bracing for another privatisation battle as the Government weighs whether to bring in a “deep-pocketed” investor to...
Women shoulder burden of Covid’s childcare crisis
In the UK’s lockdown spring, Capital Economics’ Jennifer McKeown found herself juggling her job and the new roles of “teacher,...
elderly targeted by cold callers selling bogus policies
The man was also paying a firm called Premier Protect 365 to cover a fridge. Companies House records show this...
