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‘Britain’s Elon Musk’ becomes billionaire with flying taxi IPO

Founder says UK did not have the capital to fund him so he went to New York

Jul 28, 2021
Business

The entrepreneurial oilwoman with a passion for cats and cake

A “cat cafe” in Pimlico has social enterprise at its heart

Jul 24, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 set to fall as UK employers suffer Covid workforce shortages

Bitcoin jumps 2% as Bank of England says cryptocurrencies don’t risk financial stability

Jul 15, 2021
Business

SSP chief quits less than two years in for big money in private equity

Simon Smith walks just months after raising £500 million from investors

Jul 14, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 set for slight fall as world shudders from US inflation shock

Bitcoin falls again as US economy heats up sharply

Jul 14, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 set to fall despite news of booming retail sales

Bitcoin tumbles 4% as cryptocurrencies lose bounce

Jul 13, 2021
Business

Rothermere plans to end Daily Mail’s 90 years on the stock market

Deal depends on sale of insurance business and Cazoo float

Jul 12, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 to fall as inflation fears add to the Euros football hangover

Bitcoin rallies as Asian market jump following Chinese action to boost lending

Jul 12, 2021
Business

Vectura’s cancer scientists will not want to work for Big Tobacco

Comment: smokers in the poorest countries are paying for Philip Morris’s move to “wellness”

Jul 9, 2021
Business

Charities blast cigs giant over £1bn bid for smoking disease drug firm

Vectura’s 200 UK scientists work to ease respiratory diseases but its board recommends Big Tobacco takeover

Jul 9, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 set for bounce after heavy falls but Bitcoin weakens further

Stagflation is the word on traders’ lips as the Covid recovery wobbles

Jul 9, 2021
Business

FTSE 100 set to slide as global stocks get jitters and bitcoin tumbles

London share prices set to suffer as Asian stocks tumble

Jul 8, 2021
Business

Government must rein in its instinct for instant audit reforms

Companies are too busy trying to survive the impact of Covid

Jul 8, 2021
Business

Deliveroo shares leap as it upgrades sales targets

Stock price heads up, but remains well below 390p IPO price

Jul 8, 2021