Beijing: £57bn into state banks
China is deploying major capital injections into its top state-owned banks, raising a combined Rmb520bn (£57bn) in a rare government move to stabilise.
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Grants for WM manufacturers
Trump’s tariffs, rising energy costs, Brexit, supply chain issues, increased minimum wage, National Insurance hikes … … all topics tackled at a business.
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Brewery toasts eco funding
Birmingham craft beer firm Attic Brew Co is among 1,300 West Midlands businesses getting a share of £15m in funding to cut energy.
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Big brands flock back to X
For all their posturing, the world’s biggest brands are quietly crawling back to Elon Musk’s X. After months of moral grandstanding – boycotting.
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WM News launches: ‘David v Goliath’
West Midlands News has officially launched – and its purpose is simple: news, views and interviews. WM News promises fresh insights on politics.
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Trump tariffs to hit WM exporters
Donald Trump’s declaration of today, April 2, as “Liberation Day” for US trade might sound like political theatre – but for West Midlands.
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British Steel on the brink
If Britain lets the blast furnaces of Scunthorpe go cold, we’re not just losing jobs – we’re melting down the very core of.
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“Robust” Q3 results for JLR
Jaguar Land Rover has posted a “robust” set of results for Q3 of FY25 as prime minister Keir Starmer seeks to persuade his.
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xAI buys X for $45bn
In a bold manoeuvre that further blurs the lines between his tech ventures, Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence company, xAI,.
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Beware Nigeria’s oil crisis
In a world where international politics and regional economics are more entangled than ever, the drama unfolding in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta should.