Warning – this is an April Fool’s joke! Haha!

Wednesday 01 April 2026 5:35 pm | Updated: Wednesday 01 April 2026 5:36 pm April Fool’s, AI ‘writers’ and economists playing football; catch up on the latest City gossip in this week’s The Capitalist Trigger warning: Joke! The origins of April Fool’s Day have yet to be settled by historians, with competing theories for its … [Read more…]

Iconic City dining spot set to relocate to new rooftop location

Monday 30 March 2026 5:09 pm | Updated: Monday 30 March 2026 5:20 pm Coq d’Argent will relocate in 2027 One of the Square Mile’s most famous restaurants is set to move location. Coq d’Argent, the French restaurant on the rooftop of the No 1 Poultry building near Bank, opened in 1998 and has upkept … [Read more…]

Globalisation obituaries ‘hopelessly premature’

Thursday 26 March 2026 5:04 pm | Updated: Thursday 26 March 2026 5:05 pm British Chambers of Commerce president Andy Haldane Boosting trade is the single best way to improve the long-term fortunes of the UK despite the economy being hit by a barrage of supply chain fractures and geopolitical shocks, the Bank of England’s … [Read more…]

RAC could jump-start London’s IPO engine with bumper £5bn float

Tuesday 24 March 2026 5:44 pm RAC nearly floated on the London Stock Exchange a decade ago London’s IPO market could soon come motoring back, led by a bumper £5bn float from RAC as the roadside assistance firm defies market uncertainty to press ahead with its listing plans. The West Midlands-based business, founded in 1897, … [Read more…]

Iceland boss calls for profit cap on energy firms as prices surge

Sunday 22 March 2026 10:57 am | Updated: Sunday 22 March 2026 10:58 am Prices briefly surged as high as $119 before easing back Richard Walker has urged the government to consider imposing a temporary cap on energy company profits, warning that households risk bearing the brunt of another price shock linked to the Middle … [Read more…]

Ex-Google executive puts AI hiring under scrutiny

Wednesday 18 March 2026 6:12 pm Employers have spent years embedding software into hiring processes A former Google Cloud executive has put AI hiring and its consequences under renewed scrutiny in a US courtroom. The unnamed ex-Big Tech employee’s testimony revolved around how automated, agentic systems are increasingly shaping recruitment decisions, not at the final … [Read more…]