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We look for businesses with enduring demand and the strength to serve it better than their rivals, run by people we trust with our capital. Markets have a habit of paying up for excitement and marking down neglect. Today…
But the return on investment question lingers, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. Model ML’s platform for the consultancy market has automated manual steps such as supporting research, presentation and Excel model creation, and…
It was founded in 1773 in London by William Ellis and has grown into the world's largest real estate adviser, with a 25% share of the market globally and more than 155,000 employees. CBRE now operates via four business…
Oil prices are falling as it becomes increasingly clear President Trump has little appetite for a new wave of attacks on Iran. He said further strikes would be “highly unlikely” if peace talks continue to progress.…
Before an important official report expected next week, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress , Paul Nowak, said the government had a "once in a generation chance" to secure young people's futures. In an…
When he accepted the leadership, he referred to “four decades of the neoliberalism that began in the 1980s”; as a lifelong politician, unlike his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer, he can reach back to his teens to place…
Yet, perhaps to the surprise of many in the Square Mile, the City has proved remarkably resilient. We are the world’s leading financial centre, our workforce has grown by 25 per cent to almost 700,000 jobs, and EU banks…
Save early and the cost becomes more manageable. The squeeze is harder for some than others, with charity Barnardo's warning that some parents will skip meals so their kids get a Christmas dinner with the trimmings. But…
Hiring activity declined in October, reversing momentum in the jobs market over previous months. Data compiled by a leading industry group showed the number of permanent placements fell last month at the second-fastest…
Datasets gathered by City Hall suggest that spending and footfall soared in the first week of a traffic-free Oxford Street, even as the mayor’s decision to close it to buses and cyclists divided Londoners. According to…