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Can Starbucks save itself?
This Bloomberg video looks at the supposed decline of Starbucks - falling sales and a lack of a coherent strategy - but will the appointment of a new CEO, Brian Niccol, turn the company around?...
The Mobile Network Power Play: Vodafone and Three’s £16.5 billion Mega-Merger Explained
The telecom world just got a seismic shake-up: the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has green lit Vodafone’s £16.5bn merger with Three, a move set to create the UK’s largest mobile network...
South Western Railway is Nationalised
The Labour government are taking train operating companies back into public ownership, having announced that South West Trains are going to be the first operator to be renationalised in May 2025....
Water firms push for higher shareholder returns
Is this another failure of privatization? In this case, water companies are hoping that OFWAT will allow them to increase bills such that this allows for higher shareholder returns to fund record...
Typhoo Tea, a cherished 120-year-old brand, recently faced what seemed like an insurmountable economic challenge: slumping sales, ballooning debts, and an unfortunate break-in at its Wirral...
The Real Price of Cheap Tomatoes: Forced Labour and Global Supply Chains
What if that can of "Italian" tomato purée in your cupboard wasn’t so Italian after all? Beneath the reassuring label promising Mediterranean sunshine lies a sobering story of forced labor, global...
The Changing Economics of the Motor Industry
There is heaps happening in the motor industry at present. Here is a selection of news items!
Economics Weekly Quiz | 29 November 2024
Here's this week economics news quiz! The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the previous 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
Why Just Eat is Leaving the London Stock Exchange: Costs, Competition, and Complexities
When a household name like Just Eat Takeaway announces it’s delisting from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the story isn’t just about one company—it’s a lens into broader economic themes. What...
The rumble of engines at Vauxhall’s historic Luton van factory will soon fall silent. Stellantis, its parent company, has announced plans to close the site in April 2025, putting 1,100 jobs at...
Recent debates around the staggering pay packages of top executives have reignited discussions about fairness in the workplace. A new survey by the High Pay Centre reveals that over half of the UK...
Has China Reached Peak Emissions?
Has China, the world's leading polluter reached peak emissions? And if so, has its journey to net zero emissions begun. This Bloomberg clip looks at how China got to account for 30% of carbon...
Economics Weekly Quiz | 22 November 2024
Here's this week economics news quiz! The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the previous 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
Search and Destroy? How Google’s Monopoly Faces a Legal Overhaul
If you’ve ever Googled anything (and chances are you have), you’ve participated in a market dominated by one of the most powerful companies in the world. Google handles an eye-popping 90% of global...
Picture this: It’s 9:59 p.m. at O’Neill’s pub on London’s Wardour Street. You glance at your £7.40 pint of Brewdog IPA, wondering if a sip at 10:01 p.m. is worth £2 more. Welcome to surge...
Inflation’s Second Wind: How Energy Costs Are Heating Up the UK Economy
Inflation is back on the radar, and the culprit is as familiar as a cold winter night: energy costs. With UK inflation rising to 2.3% in October, up from 1.7% in September, households and...
Asos accused of rewarding ‘spectacular failure’ as CEO gets £300k rise
Executive pay is in the spotlight again, with the news that despite the slump in Asos' share price, its Chief Executive is going to get a 44% pay rise, despite its share price having fallen by 60%...
Base Rates Drop, But Your Mortgage Won't: The Economics Behind the Paradox
If you’ve been keeping a close eye on interest rates lately, you might be scratching your head at a perplexing reality: even as the Bank of England cuts its base interest rate, mortgage costs have...
Britain’s unhealthy eating habits are leaving a devastating mark on public finances. According to a startling new report by the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC), the UK’s love affair...
Brew-tally Tough Times: Typhoo Tea Battles Debt and Shifts in British Drinking Habits
In the quaint world of British tea drinking, the scent of change has been brewing for some time—and Typhoo Tea, founded in 1903, now finds itself on the wrong side of history. The 121-year-old...
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