David Wighton @davidwighton
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AI is causing companies to lose sales and cut jobs, particularly in professional services. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money…
The US biotechnology industry is in trouble, thanks partly to Trump. The UK must seize the opportunity. My latest in The Times thetimes.com/us/business/ar…
great piece - important stuff here
Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups? thetimes.com/business-money…
Jaguar boss: I don’t care if Nigel Farage hates our rebrand. In this weekend's Sunday Times thetimes.com/business-money…
This is a great piece of work that confirms the concerns about the Enterprise Investment Scheme in my recent column thetimes.com/article/b70249…
This is a great piece of work that confirms the concerns about the Enterprise Investment Scheme in my recent column thetimes.com/article/b70249…
Rachel Reeves says that if pension funds invested more in venture capital it would be good for both savers and the economy. But would it? thetimes.com/business-money…
In the budget speech the chancellor said the seriousness of the inheritance from the Tories "cannot be underestimated". Now in the FT the PM says you "can't underestimate" the damage caused by previous budgets. To misuse underestimate twice in one week looks like carelessness
Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility. fnlondon.com/articles/who-n…
FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks fnlondon.com/articles/fcas-… via @FinancialNews @davidwighton
Looking forward to reading @LucyAAsh’s book about the Russian Orthodox Church, which, in a wonderful bit of nominative determinism, is published by Icon Books on.ft.com/3NccsdY
My piece on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon from 2006 is one of the interviews featured in the FT's retrospective of 30 years of Lunch with the FT
My piece on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon from 2006 is one of the interviews featured in the FT's retrospective of 30 years of Lunch with the FT
Brilliant piece from @davidwighton exposing myth we are under-fuelled by venture capital thetimes.com/business-money…
Astonishing fact: #VentureCapital investment in the UK has caught up with the US relative to GDP. So why do we need more? My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money…
Who will be #AI winners in #finance? Bet on the bankers, not the clients fnlondon.com/articles/who-w… #fintech #GenAI @davidwighton @FinancialNews
🔥 investigation by @Jamesdbooth1 into fintech firm Lanistar fnlondon.com/articles/lanis… via @FinancialNews
@davidwighton @thetimes Superb article; sharing tomorrow morning. Thanks for quoting my work.
Companies should "do the right thing" but don't believe all the claims for how it will boost their business. My latest for @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/social…

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