Let’s reform the corporation tax base and give relief for all investment
Driverless cars battle to rule London roads
US company Waymo will launch a driverless taxi service in 2026 while UK rival Wayve plansautonomous trials next spring
ChatGPT spend stalls as AI ‘bubble’ grows
OpenAI’s flagging subscription rate is feeding worries that an AI bubble may soon burst
Allwyn hopes its lottery deal is a winning ticket
The UK lotto operator is in a court battle over its licence and beset by complaints about its gaming terminals
Raising income tax for high earners is not the fix we need
The government should reduce the Isa allowance substantially – the country needs the money
EasyJet shares jump as Italian shipping firm circles airline business
Rumours of a takeover have been denied by both parties yet markets still responded positively
With pubs closing at a fast rate, Labour is reviewing licensing
Ministers are drawing up plans to solve the crisis facing British pubs
Hargreaves Lansdown goes slow on crypto
The UK crypto ban for retail investors is over, signalling the start of a crypto-friendly era
Ronaldo can’t put a foot wrong with adoring public
The now-billionaire footballer’s financial success shows a series of smart moves
Government to decide whether to progress sale of Telegraph
RedBird Capital Partners submits formal request to progress £500m deal for newspaper
Art market slump paints a complicated picture
Top collectors are waiting it out while galleries cope with a market course correction
In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – and fragile
The spines on the OBR’s charts are a signal to the chancellor to pull all the levers to improve our growth prospects
Illegal practices tear the reputation of Italian luxury fashion
It is an industry that thrives on quality, yet Italy’s top houses are being investigated for sub-contracting, black market mark-ups and sweat shop labour
Britain’s high borrowing costs and low fertility rate could trap us in a debt doom loop
Debt problems are now very public and will be Rachel Reeves’s biggest challenge this autumn
Climate cost debate rages on
Opinion in Europe is divided on EU directives on corporate sustainability reporting
Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink
Businesses should call on the chancellor to put VAT on everything while complex rules should be consigned to history
British firms hungry to join booming anti-obesity market
Startups urge UK government to create better conditions for innovation of new drugs
Jared Kushner buys gaming giant in $55bn mega deal
The buyout of Electronic Arts set a new record, but there is no lack of cash for even bigger deals
‘Dieselgate’ law firm accused of misleading claimants in Brazil
Pogus Goodhead faces allegations over its treatment of clients in a separate lawsuit
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