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Historically, I’m not a fan of group trips. Someone always ends up inexplicably crying or taking personal offense to not every single person wanting to do an overpriced brewery tour. But one of the most stressful parts of traveling in a herd, to me, happens before the vacation even starts: when one person drops out

The founders of Melrose Industries, one of Britain’s most prolific and lucrative investment groups, are preparing to list a new vehicle in London next month as they hunt a new wave of takeover targets. Sky News has learnt that Simon Peckham is spearheading the launch of Rosebank Industries, with talks under way to raise more

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC. “Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO also said Trump did not

Latitude Festival has dropped its sponsor, Barclays, after a number of musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank’s ties to the Israel-Hamas war. Latitude Festival told Sky News: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival”. Comedians Joanne McNally, Sophie Duker,

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to the media following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in Washington, June 13, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters In a meeting with House Republicans on Thursday, former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee — the host of the 2024 Republican

The owner of some of London’s best-known restaurants, including The Wolseley, has called for fresh help from restructuring advisers more than two years after its parent company emerged from administration. Sky News has learnt that Minor Hotels has drafted in AlixPartners to advise on cashflow issues at Wolseley Hospitality Group. The project is said to

Auditorium of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images For years, Singapore’s regulators have been trying to boost the attractiveness of its stock exchange. The city-state’s economy may be larger than Hong Kong’s, but the total value of listed companies on the Singapore Exchange is about 7 times smaller. The total

Denmark’s food agency has recalled three South Korean spicy instant ramen noodle products – warning consumers they are so hot they might cause “acute poisoning”. The Samyang Foods products being withdrawn are Samyang Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew. The agency issued the warning on Tuesday

Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed inflation data from around Asia. China’s May inflation rate came in at 0.3%, missing expectations of 0.4% by economists polled by Reuters. The figure

Since ChatGPT was launched to the public in 2022, Apple has said little publicly about generative artificial intelligence (AI). That was until Monday, when its chief executive announced a series of AI products, including a deal with the makers of the chatbot and its own personalised AI system called “Apple intelligence”. Apple Intelligence is a

Morgan Stanley named a new top pick which it called a “unique Nvidia proxy.” That’s Aspeed Technology, a Taiwan-listed fabless chip designer which Morgan Stanley pointed out is the Nvidia’s only supplier of baseboard management controller processors, which are a key component of the tech giant’s artificial intelligence graphics processing unit, GB200. On top of

Morgan Stanley named a new top pick which it called a “unique Nvidia proxy.” That’s Aspeed Technology, a Taiwan-listed fabless chip designer which Morgan Stanley pointed out is the Nvidia’s only supplier of baseboard management controller processors, which are a key component of the tech giant’s artificial intelligence graphics processing unit, GB200. On top of

Pro-Palestinian activists say they have attacked 20 Barclays bank branches across England and Scotland as part of a campaign aimed at damaging Israel’s war machine. The Palestine Action group, which has previously focused its campaign on Israel-based defence contractor Elbit’s UK operations, said its members were responsible for the vandalism. Images posted on X showed

An employee arranges gold bars for a photograph at the YLG Bullion International headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. Dario Pignatelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images The gold mining industry is struggling to sustain production growth as deposits of the yellow metal become harder to find, according to the World Gold Council. “We’ve seen record first quarter

Administrators to Cazoo, the British online car retailer once valued at well over £5bn, are closing in on a deal to offload its marketplace division. Sky News has learnt that Motors.co.uk, a privately owned used-car platform, is now the frontrunner to buy Cazoo’s brand and marketplace business. Industry sources said the price was likely to