Emma Powell

Amid Meta’s MAGA-makeover, the social media giant’s shares have notched up a record winning streak, but can it continue to justify its multi-billion dollar AI spending spree? thetimes.com/article/db6ea1…

The nuclear copmpany backed by Amazon that is hoping to build the first next-generation nuclear plants in Britain threatens to pull out of the UK unless the government sets out a clearer regulatory and financial support framework thetimes.com/business-money…

Britain should do more to “level the playing field” with other nations if it is to fully capture the value of developing a homegrown semiconductor industry, the country’s largest chipmaker says thetimes.com/article/b003a3…

Norwegian state-backed Equinor becomes the latest oil major to dilute its green spending plans thetimes.com/article/233990…

Vodafone the biggest FTSE 100 faller this morning as sales decline in Germany accelerates, overshadows an overall beat to consensus expectations in Q3 thetimes.com/business-money…

BT leading the FTSE 100 fallers this morn after revenue falls further than expected during the third quarter: thetimes.com/business-money…

CMA inquiry panel recommends an investigation be considered into Microsoft and Amazon’s stranglehold on the cloud computing market thetimes.com/article/84765d…

Ahead of Apple delivering first quarter results next week, the shares are in course for their biggest monthly decline since 2023 as pessimism around the iPhone 16 and its AI features rises thetimes.com/article/666887…

TDR’s troubles at Asda might be the tip of the iceberg for a private equity firm that has gone all in on retail and leisure investments thetimes.com/business-money…

Holtec, one of the four ventures vying to win government funding to build the first mini-nukes in the UK, claims its revival of a decommissioned nuclear site in Michigan can form the blueprint for its plans in Britain thetimes.com/article/b9754c…

The founder of Photovolt, the company behind controversial plans to build Europe’s largest solar farm in Oxfordshire, says the 2,000 acre project is only the start of his ambitions to develop solar the UK thetimes.com/article/4cc5bb…

Tungsten West, which is attempting to revive a tungsten and tin mine in Devon, is racing to secure funds after warning that its future was in doubt: thetimes.com/business-money…

Police are investigating claims of stalking and “corporate espionage” made by executives at Boohoo Group, The Times can reveal. With @fletcherr @Fhamiltontimes @jameshurley thetimes.com/article/d1e109…

Past the end of this decade Sizewell B will be the only existing nuclear plant still running in Britain, EDF wants to extend its life but volatile energy prices and the French group’s financial troubles might complicate that thetimes.com/article/09481e…

Lunch with The Times this week is with Greg Jackson, founder and boss of Octopus Energy, who has a warning about a dramatic increase in renewables and why it might not necessarily bring down bills without a reform in pricing thetimes.com/article/6ab3ed…

💥The fallout from the car loans scandal has widened after it emerged that Metro Bank had temporarily halted its asset finance lending to review the ramifications of a shock court ruling - it shows the uncertainty caused by Friday’s judgement is spreading thetimes.com/business-money…

BHP will face off against lawyers bringing the largest class action in English legal history today, over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam disaster thetimes.com/business-money…

Scottish Power owner Iberdrola sets out £24bn investment plan in UK energy system in the first of several deals expected ahead of next week’s investment summit thetimes.com/article/0b961d…

Tax has overtaken inflation to become the biggest worry for companies in the latest sign that Labour’s warnings of a painful budget are eroding confidence, a closely watched survey of business sentiment has found thetimes.com/business-money…

Almost £22bn in gov support will be given to capture carbon from three emitters in the North West and North East and store it under the sea, although that's less than the eight that initially entered gov negotiations: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…