Nov 10, 2025

The Times : The head of Lazard's investment-banking arm in the UK is predicting a wave of large and midsized stock market debuts in London next year, as companies grow too big to stay in private equity hands and the fashion for Wall Street listings fades. The Times : One in six employers expect artificial intelligence to reduce the size of their workforce over the next year, amid weak employer confidence, according to new research. Financial Times : BBC director-general Tim Davie resigned yesterday after days of criticism over the broadcaster's coverage, including misleading edits of a speech made by Donald Trump which appeared in a documentary. Business and economics The Guardian : Drax power plant has continued to burn 250-year-old trees sourced from some of Canada's oldest forests despite growing scrutiny of its sustainability claims, forestry experts say. Financial Times : US companies' earnings are growing at the fastest pace in four years, defying predictions that the tariffs would lead to a slowdown across America. The Guardian : The growth in global demand for ‘green' office buildings has slowed after Donald Trump's assault on environmental protection policies caused a slump in interest in the US, according to a survey of construction industry professionals. The Times : The new boss of BT's business division is preparing to increase the use of artificial intelligence across its operations and is more heavily scrutinising staff performance, in a fresh efficiency drive aimed at reversing declines at the unit. The Times : Surging gold prices are leading British buyers of luxury watches to trade down to less precious metal alternatives, according to Watches of Switzerland, the UK's biggest seller of Rolex and Omega timepieces. The Guardian : VGL Services and IFOT Services – the two UK divisions of the ticket resale website Viagogo - have been hit with a £15m tax bill after HMRC found they had not paid enough duty. Financial Times : Lloyds Banking Group has become one of the UK's largest private landlords, buying about 7,500 properties via its Lloyds living unit since it was launched in 2021, a portfolio that is worth more than £2bn. The Times : The UK and Europe are ‘losing the innovation game', Fabricio Bloisi, the new chief executive of Prosus, one of the world's biggest tech investors, has warned; Bloisi attacked regulation on the continent, saying it was holding Europe back. The Daily Telegraph : Ovo Energy is preparing to slash tens of millions of pounds in costs under a radical plan to secure its survival. Financial Times : BlackRock has told employees that it is to wind down a social impact fund that invested in Texas-based subprime car lender Tricolour, which filed for bankruptcy in September. The Daily Telegraph : Donald Trump has vowed to pay a $2,000 ‘tariff dividend' to American households in a radical stimulus package that could trigger a stock market boom. The Times : The horse-racing industry could be facing a £10m hit from the government's business rate changes, compounding the impact from a potential tax raid on the betting sector. Share tips, comment and bids The Guardian : The Barclay family is set to lose control of another part of their former business empire with the US private equity firm Carlyle Group taking control of online retailer the Very Group. The Guardian (Comment) : Trump's dollar delusion: how trade war risks ending the US' ‘exorbitant privilege'.