Chiltern add Saturday trains
Chiltern Railways customers are urged to check before travelling as timetables change this Sunday. Three new Saturday services are being introduced with the.
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Hope for UK Nissan workers
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, said today it plans to cut 11,000 jobs and seven factories globally following a slump in sales. Today’s.
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UK workforce shrinking
Britain’s workforce shrank by 1.3 million over the last five years, according to the latest data published by the Institute of Employment Studies..
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‘Made in China 2025’
Chinese companies are purging of foreign components from within their supply chains in preparation for a prolonged trade war. Replacing foreign components with.
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Billionaire-backed miner expands operations
KoBold Metals, a US-based mining company backed by tech giants Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Tone-deaf Thames Water
As a capitalist, I’m outraged. As a reputation expert, I’m gobsmacked. Thames Water – a company drowning in debt, staggering under £20bn of.
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Sulky seesaw stock markets
Stock markets are having a full-blown teenage meltdown. One minute they’re sulking over tariffs, the next they’re soaring on surprise inflation data. Sound.
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‘Strong’ JLR results
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today reported its highest full-year profits in a decade as it welcomed the “greater certainty” resulting from US President.
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Tech
25% of WM firms use AI
A quarter of West Midlands businesses are now using at least one form of AI technology, according to the latest data. These businesses.
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Viable firms choosing to fold
Bad policy decisions drive perverse behaviour and here is a stark example: the number of UK entrepreneurs choosing to shut down viable businesses.