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Apple's Acquisition Spree
A remarkable insight from Apple CEO Tim Cook revealing that Apple has bought a new company every month in the past six years.
Young hit hardest by Covid-19 job losses
Labour market data released by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) today shows that the under-25s accounted for more than half of those without jobs in the three months to December of last year.
Can we avoid an economic Long Covid?
The BBC's Faisal Islam reflects upon the pace at which lockdown is being eased and wonders about whether it might prolong the economic agony.
Development economics: UK private lenders urged to join relief effort for developing countries
As Boris Johnson takes charge of the G7 summit, campaigners are urging him to ensure UK private lenders (who own 30% of debt of countries under the G20 relief initiative) join international debt...
Gig Economy - Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers not self-employed (Updated)
Big news in the gig economy as the UK Supreme Court has decided that Uber drivers are not self-employed contractors but employees.
Supply side: UK to launch new 'high risk' science agency
This is a great example of an interventionist supply side policy from the UK government to try and encourage technological progress and strengthen the UK economy's productivity and supply side.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 19 Feb 2021
Test your knowledge of the week's economic-related stories with the new Economics Weekly Quiz!
History suggests that Western economies are resilient to shocks
In his latest comment piece, Paul Ormerod argues that a striking feature of economic history is the resilience of the Western economies.
Globalisation - China overtakes the USA as EU's biggest trading partner
The centre of economic gravity is changing: the EU's largest trading partner is now China, and no longer the USA.
Enlightened self-interest needed in the push to vaccinate the world
Martin Wolf writes eloquently here in the Financial Times about the need for governments in advanced, high-income countries to drive co-operation to vaccinate the world.
Leveraged buy-outs - How to buy a £6.8bn supermarket for £780m
This BBC article dissects the leveraged buy out that has been used by the Issa Brothers to make an agreed bid to Walmart to buy Asda.
Jaguar cars to go fully electric by 2025
Jaguar Land Rover, the biggest manufacturer of cars in the UK, today announced that all of its Jaguar models will be fully electric by 2025.
Deliveroo gears up for a Spring 2021 Stockmarket floatation
Deliveroo - the food delivery business - is planning a floatation later this year in a listing that could value the business in excess of £7 billion.
WTO appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as new Director General
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first female and first African to lead the World Trade Organisation.
Japanese economy contracts by 4.8% in 2020
It seems that all developed economies have taken a significant Covid-related hit - some, notably the UK, more than others.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 12 Feb 2021
Test your knowledge of the week's economic-related stories with the new Economics Weekly Quiz!
The 'Revolving Door' between politics and business
The appointment of Christopher Woolard, the former head of the Financial Conduct Authority, to EY's partnership illustrates that the 'Revolving Door' is still very much in action.
Contestable Oligopoly - Sainsbury’s takes on Aldi in supermarket price war
Here is a fascinating change in tenor in the grocery retail sector with established brands Tesco and Sainsbury's both looking to take on the discounters with a price-match scheme focused on...
Protectionism - South African winemakers toast China demand boom
Protectionism often creates opportunities for countries outside the immediate realm of a trade dispute.
Monetary policy: are negative interest rates on the horizon?
The Bank of England's move to instruct high street banks to prepare for the possibility of negative interest rates indicates that more expansionary monetary policy may be yet to come.