Larry Ellison takes on nemesis Bill Gates with TikTok bid
The red-blooded software tycoon may have zero experience running consumer-facing businesses, but he is eager to reinvent Oracle for the...
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Apple becomes first US company to hit $2 trillion value
Apple has become the first US company to become worth $2 trillion, a landmark moment in a stock market boom...
Inflation rises to 1pc as pent-up demand pushes up prices
As a result inflation rose unexpectedly last month. Overall consumer prices rose by 1pc compared with July 2019, firmly below...
The A-levels omnishambles will hit the housing market too
At university I lived in a big house we dubbed "the pink palace". The jolly, bubblegum-coloured exterior gave way to typical...
Even more pain still to come for M&S
At £2.2bn, its market capitalisation is now smaller than that of furnishing specialist Dunelm or discounter B&M. M&S talks of...
The uphill battle facing Jaguar Land Rover’s new boss
However, streamlining the ranges to eliminate overlaps could help, along with Bolloré clearly differentiating the Land and Range Rover marques...
want a leader in insulation as the world goes green? Head to Co Cavan, Ireland
When we think of carbon emissions, images of gas-guzzling SUVs and airliners tend to pop into our minds. But four in...
‘Should I lend my daughter my new Mercedes so she can avoid the bus during Covid-19?’
Just before we went into lockdown, I splashed out on a new Mercedes-Benz – a C-Class coupe I’d had my...
Pizza Express to shut 73 restaurants and cut 1,100 jobs
Pizza Express has confirmed it will shut 73 outlets and axe 1,100 jobs as restaurant chains buckle under the pressure...
How Covid convinced M&S to cut another 7,000 staff
The pandemic has given Marks & Spencer a much needed kick up the backside. While a chunk of its employees...
