editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge)

The Cotswolds is one of the most bucolic areas of England. The flip side to that, of course, is that the region’s charms also attract a large number of tourists and day-trippers. But it is possible to get away from […]

Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez has warned that “inflationary pressures” may hit some of its most profitable divisions, says Emma Taggart in The Times. He claims to have seen “some return of commodity inflation”, though so far only in “a few

Obesity is a growing global problem and a real threat to the health of individuals. It is not just an aesthetic issue, but also a serious health concern – it is, to be blunt, very hard to be overweight and

Recently, Walgreens Boots Alliance struck a deal with private-equity group Sycamore Partners that will “bring the struggling pharmacy chain’s century-long run as a public company to an end”, says the Financial Times. Sycamore agreed to pay $11.45 a share, a

One of the problems with operating in a fastgrowing industry is that constant change and disruption can make it hard to remain successful. No sooner has a company developed a business model that is profitable than the technology shifts or

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce declared in February that it would hit its profit targets two years early, says Philip Georgiadis in the Financial Times. The stock promptly bounced 15%, making it one of the ten biggest in the FTSE 100.

Two months after it left the London Stock Exchange, food-delivery company Just Eat has been “snapped up” by Prosus for €4.1 billion in cash, says Jasper Jolly in the Guardian. The deal represents a 22% premium to its three-month high.

It has been a tough few years for Africa. The fall in commodity prices over the past 15 years, as well as the Covid shock, caused growth rates to slow in most African countries, as Benoît Chervalier, an investment banker

One of the key developments in military technology in recent years has been the rapid rise of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Their major advantage is that they allow military forces to carry out attacks and survey the battlefield without

Matthew Partridge: Many people have produced very high estimates of the productivity gains from AI. Some think it will boost total US GDP by 7% over ten years, while others even project that the annual GDP growth rate will go