Richard Fletcher
@fletcherr.bsky.social
Former newspaper delivery boy. Now Business editor of The Times (and proud south Londoner)
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink tells @thetimes.com: "I’m buying up ‘undervalued’ UK assets"
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April 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink tells @thetimes.com: "I’m buying up ‘undervalued’ UK assets"
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Reposted by Richard Fletcher
For the last two decades the USA stock market has significantly outperformed UK/Europe. Wizzier tech companies, bigger profits, bolder prospects.
Since Trump has come in, that's no longer the case.
[graph from excellent daily biz newsletter from @thetimes.com, edited by @fletcherr.bsky.social]
Since Trump has come in, that's no longer the case.
[graph from excellent daily biz newsletter from @thetimes.com, edited by @fletcherr.bsky.social]
March 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For the last two decades the USA stock market has significantly outperformed UK/Europe. Wizzier tech companies, bigger profits, bolder prospects.
Since Trump has come in, that's no longer the case.
[graph from excellent daily biz newsletter from @thetimes.com, edited by @fletcherr.bsky.social]
Since Trump has come in, that's no longer the case.
[graph from excellent daily biz newsletter from @thetimes.com, edited by @fletcherr.bsky.social]
Back on the shop floor with Allan Leighton ... The 71 year old retail veteran talks publicly for the first time about why he returned to Asda and how he plans to revive the supermarket chain
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Back on the shop floor with Allan Leighton, Asda’s man of the people
Asda sales fell 5.8% over Christmas. Allan Leighton, who is returning as chairman after two decades, wants to truly revive the supermarket giant
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March 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Back on the shop floor with Allan Leighton ... The 71 year old retail veteran talks publicly for the first time about why he returned to Asda and how he plans to revive the supermarket chain
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Tomorrow's @thetimes.com Business front page: Trump rows back demand for tariffs #TomorrowPapersToday
March 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tomorrow's @thetimes.com Business front page: Trump rows back demand for tariffs #TomorrowPapersToday
"We need to be far angrier about the scars of lockdown and loading the next generation with debt". Spot on from Matthew Syed via @thetimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"We need to be far angrier about the scars of lockdown and loading the next generation with debt". Spot on from Matthew Syed via @thetimes.com
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Thousands on offer for Leeds move #TomorrowsPapersToday
February 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Thousands on offer for Leeds move #TomorrowsPapersToday
“Lindsey is far tougher than any of the men I have ever played with or against over the years” - Rob Burrow
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Rob Burrow’s wife, Lindsey: He’d use his eyes to text, ‘I love you’
It’s eight months since rugby league star Rob Burrow died of motor neurone disease. Now his wife, Lindsey, has written a moving memoir about their life together
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February 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Lindsey is far tougher than any of the men I have ever played with or against over the years” - Rob Burrow
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Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Tech giants caught up in tariff wars #TomorrowsPapersToday
February 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Tech giants caught up in tariff wars #TomorrowsPapersToday
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Safety crisis sends Boeing into tailspin #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com business front page: Safety crisis sends Boeing into tailspin #TomorrowsPapersToday
New boss of the competition regulator “shares the mission and the strategic direction of the government - Rachel Reeves claims #WEF25 #Davos
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January 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New boss of the competition regulator “shares the mission and the strategic direction of the government - Rachel Reeves claims #WEF25 #Davos
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Barclays boss urges businesses to give Rachel Reeves time at #wef meeting in #Davos
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January 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Barclays boss urges businesses to give Rachel Reeves time at #wef meeting in #Davos
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“The Bank should be free from government interference but not from detailed scrutiny. For too long it has enjoyed an easy ride.”
The Times view on the Bank of England
www.thetimes.com/article/aa33...
The Times view on the Bank of England
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January 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“The Bank should be free from government interference but not from detailed scrutiny. For too long it has enjoyed an easy ride.”
The Times view on the Bank of England
www.thetimes.com/article/aa33...
The Times view on the Bank of England
www.thetimes.com/article/aa33...
Tomorrow's @thetimes.com Business front page: Budget raid forces firms to shed jobs #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Tomorrow's @thetimes.com Business front page: Budget raid forces firms to shed jobs #TomorrowsPapersToday
Great column by @thetimes.com Owen Slot … Rugby league due its first knight – but Sir Kev must wait his turn
www.thetimes.com/article/2c26...
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Rugby league due its first knight – but Sir Kev must wait his turn
Now 90, Billy Boston rose above discrimination to establish himself as a role model in a community that was proud to support him. He and his sport should be properly honoured sooner rather than later
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January 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Great column by @thetimes.com Owen Slot … Rugby league due its first knight – but Sir Kev must wait his turn
www.thetimes.com/article/2c26...
www.thetimes.com/article/2c26...
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: FCA warns against ‘race to bottom’ #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 10, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: FCA warns against ‘race to bottom’ #TomorrowsPapersToday
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Corporate espionage claim as Boohoo bosses ‘stalked’ #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 4, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Corporate espionage claim as Boohoo bosses ‘stalked’ #TomorrowsPapersToday
💥 Corporate espionage claims as Boohoo executives ‘stalked’. Full story now on @thetimes.com
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Corporate espionage claims as Boohoo executives ‘stalked’
Police are investigating claims that bosses at the fast-fashion group were followed, with some reporting surveillance at their homes
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December 4, 2024 at 3:34 PM
💥 Corporate espionage claims as Boohoo executives ‘stalked’. Full story now on @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/d1e1...
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Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Intel chief exits during turnaround #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 2, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Intel chief exits during turnaround #TomorrowsPapersToday
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Bank warns of risk from trade war #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 29, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Tomorrow’s @thetimes.com Business front page: Bank warns of risk from trade war #TomorrowsPapersToday
Reposted by Richard Fletcher
Of the jobs advertised on job site Adzuna, 34.4% now require a candidate with "passion" or who is "passionate".
That's ludicrous.
Workers need to accept that a lot of work is just, well, boring.
This week's @thetimes.com business column on tedium at work:
www.thetimes.com/article/youn...
That's ludicrous.
Workers need to accept that a lot of work is just, well, boring.
This week's @thetimes.com business column on tedium at work:
www.thetimes.com/article/youn...
Young people need to accept that work can be boring
The quest for passion has leached from career advice to recruitment policies. But most jobs are, often, soul-suckingly tedious
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November 29, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Of the jobs advertised on job site Adzuna, 34.4% now require a candidate with "passion" or who is "passionate".
That's ludicrous.
Workers need to accept that a lot of work is just, well, boring.
This week's @thetimes.com business column on tedium at work:
www.thetimes.com/article/youn...
That's ludicrous.
Workers need to accept that a lot of work is just, well, boring.
This week's @thetimes.com business column on tedium at work:
www.thetimes.com/article/youn...
George Osborne takes share of £30m payout at Robey Warshaw via @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/2873...
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November 28, 2024 at 3:04 PM
George Osborne takes share of £30m payout at Robey Warshaw via @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/2873...
www.thetimes.com/article/2873...
“Your 50th run of this route” …Strava’s AI summary politely telling me I’m boring
November 28, 2024 at 10:25 AM
“Your 50th run of this route” …Strava’s AI summary politely telling me I’m boring