Ocado faces FTSE 100 relegation after failing to deliver on pandemic promise
Its shares soared as Covid seemed to be changing shopping habits for ever. But they have fallen 50% this year
Europe must splash the cash (and seize it) to save 2024
Phillip Inman
There is still an expensive war to fight, and if EU and UK politicians insist on using taxpayer funds for it, there will be little left to spend on public services
Finding a job in Ireland is easy. Finding a place to live is the hard bit
Dublin does not seem a fair city to those who move there to work but can’t afford a home. Ireland’s coalition government says it is acting on housebuilding, but bosses and staff say it must try harder
May 2024
Why travelling on Eurostar from the UK is about to become much trickier
Observer business agenda
Huge payouts in prospect for ‘robber barons’ who won bitter battle for GKN
William Keegan's in my view
Once Britain is back in the EU, things can only get better
William Keegan
Observer business profile
Jeff Dodds: the Formula E boss planning a move into pole position
‘People tell me they’re not ready to work’: how long-term sickness blighted a town
Observer business profile
‘It’s not vital to spend five days a week in the office’: the bank boss who works from home
UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes
Observer business agenda
Inflation in the UK is about to tumble. But how far – and for how long?
If Putin wins in Ukraine, the British economy will be in the firing line
Phillip Inman
UK’s garden centres hope sunshine and Chelsea flower show will help them rebound from the rain
Observer business profile
‘It will take two decades to fix the housing crisis’: The developer reshaping south London
‘The Body Shop held our hand’: how the troubled British firm helped a recycling startup in India
Observer business agenda
As the Red Sea crisis continues, pressure on consumer prices follows in its wake
William Keegan's in my view
The wisest Brexiters – such as Nigel Lawson – knew how good life is in Europe
William Keegan
‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes
Observer business profile
‘Labour will surpass your expectations’: the leftwing thinktank boss standing on Starmer’s agenda
Why Labour leapt on board with private open access train providers
