31 h. ago Reputation more important than profits, say business leaders

Reputation is more of a concern than falling profits, inflation or recession

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3 d. ago ‘Feed the gorilla’: How corporate America fought Trump’s tariffs threat

Threat of a damaging trade war sparked a lobbying campaign by the world’s most powerful business leaders

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5 d. ago Concern in Tenerife over ‘slump’ in hotel bookings as strikes and protests put off tourists

A business leader warned that industrial action was impacting 'trust' in the sector

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9 d. ago DFS Dundee team named 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award finalist

Dover Fueling Solutions® (DFS), a part of Dover Corporation and a leading global provider of advanced customer-focused technologies, services, and solutions in the fuel and convenience retail industry, today announced it has been named a 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award finalist in the Operational Excellence category by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

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1 week ago Hong Kong's business, political elite turn out for funeral of property Lee Shau

Hong Kong political and business leaders paid tribute to the city’s late billionaire property tycoon Lee Shau-kee, who led one of the biggest real estate empires in the former British territory

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2 w. ago Investing in your people today will create the leaders of tomorrow

An empasis on personal and professional development is vital for Scotland’s life sciences sector, says Jeanette Rigby

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2 w. ago ‘Simply unsustainable’: The stark Easter message from Scotland’s business leaders

“Without immediate intervention, we will see more businesses cut back or close entirely” – Liz Cameron, SCC

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3 w. ago John Swinney meets trade union leaders to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs carnage

The First Minister met business leaders the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) to discuss how to deal with the damage the US President is causing to the global economy.

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin strike cannot continue, council leader says ahead of fresh talks

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer.

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3 w. ago Tuvalu marks ‘momentous occasion’ with unveiling of its first ATMs

All banking in the Pacific nation used to be done in cash but that is about to change on the main island of FunafutiTuvalu, one of the world’s most remote nations, has unveiled its first ever ATMs, at the headquarters of the National Bank of Tuvalu in the village of Vaiaku on Funafuti, the country’s main island.Tuesday’s ceremony marked a historic shift for the island nation of 12,000 people, which has never before had access to electronic banking. Attended by prime minister Feleti Teo, the governor general, traditional leaders, members of parliament and representatives from the diplomatic and business sectors, the event celebrated a long-anticipated move toward financial modernisation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘A new golden age’: how rightwing media stuck by Trump as global markets collapsed

Trump’s tariffs were sometimes played down, sometimes cheered but rarely seriously questioned by the rightWhile Donald Trump recently instituted and paused hefty tariffs, sparking a trade war and chaos in financial markets, most of the country’s conservative media either applauded the US president or critiqued the policy but not the person behind it, according to journalists and observers of conservative media.Meanwhile, economists, business leaders, Democrats and even some Republicans warned that the tariffs, which prompted the largest American stock market drop since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, could cause a recession. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump's RIGHT about China, the masters of bullying and coercion, argues IAN WILLIAMS

It was a display of breathtaking hypocrisy. Xi Jinping faced leaders of 40 of the world's biggest businesses in the Great Hall of the People like supplicants before the emperor.

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