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Teenage girls using cell phones
Success

Meet the 12-hour school day that will cure Gen Z’s crippling social awkwardness, complete with public speaking lessons and a smartphone ban

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May 1, 2024
Just Eat and Deliveroo employees deliver food on January 13, 2022 in York, England
Tech

A Deliveroo rider bit off a customer’s thumb—now the U.K. government is cracking down on delivery platforms’ account-sharing practices

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May 1, 2024
A general view of an Aston Martin DB9 leather interior inside a new Aston Martin convertible ca
Retail

Aston Martin’s first quarter earnings drop 34% as it awaits fourth CEO in four years

By Jamie Nimmo and Bloomberg
May 1, 2024
Senior woman in a job interview
Success

An $850 million retail giant is giving candidates their questions before a job interview because ‘nerves can seriously impact performance’

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April 30, 2024
person standing at an empty store
Finance

The number of U.K.-listed companies issuing profit warnings is higher than during the Global Financial Crisis, new report finds

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April 29, 2024
Chris Hulatt co-founder of Octopus Group
Success

‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm

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April 27, 2024
a woman seated on stage
Tech

In the latest blow for the London Stock Exchange, U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo snaps up British cybersecurity star Darktrace for $5 billion

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April 26, 2024
Cyclists pass the Radcliffe Camera building, part of Oxford University, in Oxford, U.K.
Politics

Foreign states, including China, are targeting U.K. universities to enhance their own ‘economic and military capabilities’ MI5 warns

By Isabella Ward and Bloomberg
April 26, 2024
A NatWest Group Plc bank branch in the City of London, UK,
Finance

High interest rates aren’t helping banks as they did before—just ask NatWest, whose profits fell 27% in the first quarter

By William Shaw and Bloomberg
April 26, 2024
Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca. Under Soriot, Astra has invested heavily in cancer drugs.
Retail

AstraZeneca encounters a surge in shares as profits exceed expectations, buoyed by demand for cancer drugs

By Ashleigh Furlong and Bloomberg
April 25, 2024
people walking on a busy street in Adelaide
Success

London is the world’s top talent magnet, eclipsing Amsterdam and New York. Yet it’s this country that beckons most

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April 24, 2024
A delivery driver for Ocado Group
Retail

Ocado overtakes rivals amid pressure from shareholders urging the group to leave London for New York

By Jennifer Creery and Bloomberg
April 23, 2024
CEO of Citigroup Jane Fraser
Finance

London bankers are nearing parity with New York’s bumper bonuses

By Aisha S Gani and Bloomberg
April 22, 2024
Deliveroo food delivery riders / cycle couriers waiting at traffic lights on 17th February 2022 in London, United Kingdom.
Retail

Deliveroo returns to order growth with a 2% increase but for rival Just Eat, it’s not looking as rosy

By Chloé Meley and Bloomberg
April 18, 2024
Businesswoman shaking hands to close a deal with clients in the office
Tech

British unions want new law to stop firms from using AI to spot facial expressions and tone of voice as part of hiring decisions

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April 18, 2024

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