Oil prices remain under pressure despite Red Sea disruption December 21, 2023 Oil prices remain under pressure.
Next: High street champion trades ahead of expectations again March 21, 2024 Next has traded ahead of expectations again, reporting record pre-tax profit of £918m during the full year.
Stop Red Sea attacks, foreign secretary tells Houthis after latest UK-US air strikes February 4, 2024 The Foreign Secretary has implored the Houthis to stop their “reckless” attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea following the latest UK-US air strikes.
Beirut strike on Hamas bigwig ‘risks spreading’ Israel-Hamas conflict January 3, 2024 Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, raising the potential risk of the war in Gaza spreading well beyond the Palestinian enclave. Arouri, 57, was the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel launched a shattering air and ground offensive against the group almost [...]
An Evergreen gift: supply chain plans need to move from the Dark Ages onto our screen March 25, 2022 In March last year, the plight of a ship, stuck in the Suez canal became a fixation for people across the world. The Ever Given became grounded and caused reverberations to global supply chains for weeks. The latest misadventure is that of the ironically named Ever Forward, which grounded in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland. [...]
Why this British tech company is succeeding where Cazoo failed July 17, 2024 Tom Leathes, co-founder and chief executive of Motorway, puts his company’s success down to a fundamentally different business model.
European inflation up after months of decline casting doubt on ECB interest rate cuts January 5, 2024 Inflation plaguing Europe increased to 2.9 per cent in December, after seven straight monthly declines, figures show. The rise in price levels cast doubt on predictions for swift interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank (ECB). The figure released on Friday was up from the 2.4 per cent annual inflation recorded in November – [...]
The cost of living crisis has made managing Christmas supply chains trickier than ever December 22, 2023 Supply chains have had to adapt in unprecedented ways in recent years. And this Christmas shows us that there are still lessons to be learnt, writes Mat Woodcock
After four years, supply chain issues are easing – but it’s not all smooth sailing yet December 18, 2023 Global supply chain issues have finally eased, but if there's anything we've learnt, it's not to become complacent, writes Anne Sophie Fribourg
The Dart: Luton Council defends expensive ticket for new light rail dubbed UK’s most expensive line March 13, 2023 Luton Council has defended the cost to passengers of its new light rail shuttle service, amid claims it is the UK’s most expensive line. The Dart (direct air-rail transit) will launch commercial services between the Bedfordshire airport and Luton Airport Parkway – its nearest mainline railway station – in the coming weeks. One-way fares will [...]