Ruth David

What do working women want? We went to 15 of the world's business hub cities to find out and concluded none of them were doing enough to keep women safe while ending gender inequality. bloom.bg/3Gnz3Q3 @business @adamblenford

The number of murders recorded in London dropped to its lowest level per capita since records began. There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019. 2025 saw a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people - safer than comparable global cities such as New York at 2.8, Paris (1.6), Toronto (1.6), Berlin (3.2), Los Angeles (5.6), Chicago (11.7), and Philadelphia (12.3).

"Expanding entitlement to “free” childcare provision to more families has, in the words of some sector leaders, led to a “race to the bottom”. These places have been consistently underfunded by government, leaving childcare providers to fill the gaps. " theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great convo with outgoing GSK CEO Emma Walmsley at #BBGWomenMoneyPower yesterday, where so many inspiring leaders shared insights on finance and business bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Laurie Magnus found Rayner had breached the ministerial code “I believe Ms Rayner has acted with integrity and with a dedicated and exemplary commitment to public service. I consider, however, that her unfortunate failure to settle her SDLT liability at the correct level, coupled with the fact that this was established only following intensive public scrutiny, leads me to advise you that, in relation to this matter, she cannot be considered to have met the "highest possible standards of proper conduct" as envisaged by the Code. Accordingly, it is with deep regret that I must advise you that in these circumstances, I consider the Code to have been breached.”

Wall Street firms are betting a Trump era will mean more dealmaking, and could force European firms to consolidate in response. I sat down with three top bankers to talk all things M&A at #BBGWomenMoneyPower bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

London's IPO market used to be one of the biggest in the world. This year it struggled to compete with the likes of Oman and Malaysia trib.al/uqa0uc4

The long night ahead bloomberg.com/news/features/…

ICYMI: "News, whether it's fundamentally truthful or fundamentally false, travels at lightning speed." Sharon White, Former Chairman of @jlpartnership, spoke with @Bloomberg’s @RuthsDavid about the challenges regulators face in keeping up with the rapid spread of information through digital media and algorithms. #BloombergTech ⏯️ bloom.bg/4fmDZFQ

Spoke to Sharon White this week on the future of hybrid work (here to stay), the limits to regulating social media firms, how embarrassing gaffes can help improve generative AI and a lot more bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Very interesting poll results playing out at the #BloombergTech summit in real-time as @RuthsDavid and former UK comms regulator Sharon White speak on tech policy… @BloombergLive

Russell Norman, the London restaurateur who changed the capital cityam.com/my-friend-russ…

@clemfletch @BusinessInsider Great news Clemmie, many congrats! And will miss your gorgeous travel posts 😄

Some Personal News, as they say… After a much-enjoyed few months travelling, I’ve started a new senior editor role at @BusinessInsider in NYC. It’s an organisation I’ve admired for a long time, and I can’t wait to get stuck in and work with old friends and new!

Today's Readout on the rising rightwing tide and its implications ahead of a slew of elections in key states next year. Also, consumer confidence is on the uptick ahead of splurge season. @BloombergUK bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

@LianaBaker Top class working mom swag, "sisters are doing it for themselves" 😄

Broke news of this deal at my bridal shower and deal is finally set to close when I have a newborn. That’s how long it took…

We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI's new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success.

SpaceX looking at as soon as late 2024, 2025 for a spinoff of Starlink, according to Sources. Work being done on Starlink incorporation as a subsidiary. After publication, Musk responded to an X user who posted a grab of the story saying "False." Report: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Extraordinary day in British politics as former PM David Cameron confirmed as Foreign Secretary from the House of Lords

Home Secretary Suella Braverman causes friction in the Conservative Party with a newspaper column. Plus, interest rates are already restrictive enough to contain inflation, says a senior BOE official. Get The Readout with @Ruthsdavid trib.al/oBMy1gD

NEW: Bloomberg Media tops 500k subscriptions — It's leaning into niche professional audiences and international users as opposed to broad consumer verticals, like wellness axios.com/2023/11/07/exc…