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Matthew Bishop

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Matthew Bishop

  • Matthew Bishop
    Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh finally confirmed as Fed chair

    Rising prices leave little room for interest rate cuts demanded by US president, in first test of chair’s independence

    Sun, 17 May 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    After a gloomy winter, it’s spring time for cryptocurrencies

    The outlook is rosy as Bitcoin recovers and venture capital pours back into the sector

    Sun, 10 May 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Britain will benefit if the ‘impact economy’ plan is back on track

    Labour’s strategy o tackle social issues through innovative partnerships has faded from view but it can still boost growth

    Sun, 10 May 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Remembering Ted Turner, CNN’s eccentric billionaire founder

    The CNN founder and media giant has died at 87. Matthew Bishop recalls a characteristically discombobulating interview with the philanthropic billionaire

    Thu, 7 May 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Google hyperscales into first place in race for AI dominance

    Most of the US big hitters beat Q1 revenue and profit expectations, while warnings grow over global debt and UK cybersecurity

    Sun, 3 May 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Fossil fuel non-proliferation is a tougher sell than nuclear

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Campaign to embrace new view of British enterprise

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Anthropic’s slice of the Knowledge Quarter puts UK tech strategy in the spotlight

    The US giant’s plan for an office in London’s King’s Cross could set the seal on a new golden era of AI for Britain, but the government has work to do

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    ‘Davos for Good’ aims to scale up social entrepreneurship

    The gathering in Oxford comes amid slashed aid budgets that could make governments more receptive to cheaper, bottom-up innovations

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Security spending rises after attacks on CEOs

    The politicisation of business is making life dangerous for bosses, and comes with costs for ‘the muscle’

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Poor infrastructure and poverty overshadow England’s uplands

    A new government report finds economic challenges lead to tension between farmers and environmentalists

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    UK boost to defence could pay dividends

    An IMF study finds that increased spending on defence brings economic benefits, but it may come at the expsnese of other priorities

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Setback for UK data centre shows flaws in AI strategy

    OpenAI has paused the vast Stargate project, but small language models offer other opportunities for Britain

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Present a united front to rattle Trump’s leadership

    A new book by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld suggests the US president’s opponents should change their approach

    Sun, 5 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Scott Galloway: ‘Nobody wants to go first’ in resisting Trump

    Two months after calling for a boycott of tech companies that are too cosy with the White House, the entrepreneur believes big economic opportunities await CEOs who resist pressure

    Sun, 5 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    US dollar replaces gold as the safe haven in a crisis

    The sense that the greenback remains a safe bet has been reinforced by shift in US interest rate expectations

    Sun, 5 Apr 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Smarkets to take a punt on American prediction market

    CEO Jason Trost sets his sights on the US, where millions of people have joined the craze for deploying money on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    BlackRock’s boss shifts from money to manpower

    In his annual letter, Larry Fink has stressed the need to invest in skilled trades, as AI creates demand for more to build infrastructure

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Seen at last: Wellcome highlights older women in the workplace

    Project reveals widespread discrimination in the workplace and highlights the need for government review of role of unpaid work in society

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026

  • Matthew Bishop
    Private credit is having a public wobble

    The private credit crisis suggests it’s time for a reset

    Sat, 28 Mar 2026

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