What rising antibiotic shortages mean for routine surgery and how hospitals are coping

I’ve spent years watching markets swing and wondering how the people I talk to—colleagues, friends, readers—can sleep at night knowing their retirement savings might be tossed around by a headline or a central bank decision. As someone who follows business and markets closely, I’ve also had to think practically about my own pension. In this piece I’ll walk you through the realistic, actionable steps I take and recommend to help a...

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I woke up to the alert like many of you probably would: a headline flashing across my phone that a major hospital had suffered a sudden data breach. My first thought was for the patients — the people whose most intimate details, test results and sometimes stigmatizing diagnoses are stored in that system. My second thought was practical: if this can happen to a large institution with resources and IT teams, what does it mean for how I share my...

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Over the past months I’ve followed renewed government rhetoric and policy signals around immigration enforcement in the UK, and I want to walk you through what I expect next — and what it means for families who are already vulnerable or simply trying to plan their lives. This isn’t abstract policymaking: enforcement choices play out in schools, GP surgeries, workplaces and at the kitchen table. I’ll be direct about likely tactics, the...

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When activist investors come knocking, boardrooms stop ticking the way they used to. Over the past decade I’ve watched — and reported on — some of the most dramatic corporate showdowns: from Engine No. 1’s unlikely victory at ExxonMobil to Elliott Management’s high-stakes campaigns. These episodes have done more than create headlines; they’ve forced blue‑chip companies to rewrite their boardroom playbook.Why activists now matter to...

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I’ve been following central banks for over a decade, and lately I’ve noticed a quiet shift in the way policymakers talk and prepare. Gone are the days when inflation was a distant, transitory concern to be shrugged off. Today, several major central banks are getting ready for a world where inflation is not a one-off spike but a persistent feature of the macroeconomic landscape.Why the shift feels different this timeWhen inflation surged...

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I’ve watched small businesses wrestle with rising costs and shrinking margins for years. When AI entered the scene, I saw both a lifeline and a minefield: enormous efficiency gains are possible, but poorly executed automation can erode the trust that keeps customers coming back. In this piece I’ll walk you through pragmatic ways I’ve seen — and recommended — small businesses deploy AI to cut costs while protecting, even strengthening,...

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