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ChatGPT, Claude and Grok are now being put to work picking shares. From a $10,000 trading test to Man Group's dealing desk, can AI really beat…
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ChatGPT, Claude and Grok are now being put to work picking shares. From a $10,000 trading test to Man Group's dealing desk, can AI really beat…
Aldi will open 16 new UK stores this year as part of a £370m investment, pushing towards 1,500 branches. See the full list of locations and…
Rachel Reeves is told she cannot 'act surprised' as OBR forecasts show an extra one million pensioners dragged into income tax by 2030-31 through frozen thresholds.
AO World founder John Roberts blames Labour's national insurance and minimum wage rises for offshoring 200 jobs to South Africa, even as the retailer posts record…
Ministers are weighing whether parts of the crackdown on the £135 de minimis import relief used by Shein and Temu can land before 2029, as UK…
Morrisons like-for-like sales rose 2.2% in Q2 as Lidl leapfrogged it to become Britain's fifth-largest grocer. Inside the numbers, the debt pile and Rami Baitiéh's turnaround.
A summer of football and a packed events calendar are reshaping UK trade. Here is how SMEs can use the 'MATCH' framework to turn surging demand…
Beauhurst analysis reveals the UK's 100 largest businesses are built from more than 37,000 Companies House entities, with one registered over 3,800 times, obscuring the true…
Experts warn the UK's under-16s social media ban is 'impractical' and no silver bullet. Business Matters rounds up the industry reaction and what platforms must do…
As MPs launch an inquiry into AI and the future of work, Business Matters asks what British firms really gain from artificial intelligence, and what is…
Dividend tax rates rose by two percentage points in April 2026 while the allowance held at £500. Here is what the change costs company directors in…
Barclays is buying children's money app GoHenry in a deal worth an estimated £180m, the latest acquisition in CS Venkatakrishnan's UK expansion drive.
New research reveals 76% of UK companies expanding into the US have no USPTO trademark protection, leaving brands and patents dangerously exposed.
GLP-1 weight loss drug use in Britain has nearly tripled in two years, wiping £780m off grocery spending. Crisps and chocolate suffer while gum and mouthwash…
Mayor Tracy Brabin backs Tech West Yorkshire, a new body uniting 9,700 digital firms across Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees to build a leading UK…