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The new year has started where 2025 ended – with soaring share prices on both sides of the Atlantic and bubbling enthusiasm among Wall Street investors about the ­–glorious prospects ahead.There is widespread and unguarded belief in the…

In Donald Trump’s 1987 bestselling business advice manual, The Art Of The Deal (his ‘second favourite book after the Bible’), the then New York property developer outlined 11 of his favourite negotiation tactics.No 5 read: ‘Use your…

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Genius or destroyer?: OpenAI founder Sam AltmanAmid the carnage on London's stock markets, two companies stand out for bucking the trend. Why? The short answer is artificial intelligence (AI). Online data pioneer and publisher…

ALEX BRUMMER: Business drives UK growthBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:52 EDT, 29 September 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

ALEX BRUMMER: Rachel Reeves' plan to 'gold-plate' OBR Budget scrutiny is not a radical new dealReeves promises 'permanent tax and spending changes' will get OBR scrutinyShe says Labour will commit to single budget by end of…

ALEX BRUMMER: The folly of scrapping HS2By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 03:05 EDT, 16 September 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

ALEX BRUMMER: Adverts send amber signalBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:50 EDT, 4 August 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

Britain has immense vision and ambition for big projects to drive higher productivity and a better economic future.But the ability of government, regulators and managers to deliver is feeble.Advocates of HS2 cannot but be appalled by the…

ALEX BRUMMER: Bank calls in big gun Ben BernankeBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:50 EDT, 28 July 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- -->…