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MPs call for ‘booming’ influencer industry to be officially recognised

Cross-party group is urging the government to recognise ‘booming’ creator economy

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Why the IMF thinks the UK economy is facing a major shock

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The Independent UK · Mar 31

Meagre economic growth at end of 2025 confirmed amid fears over Iran war hit

The ONS confirmed unrevised growth of 0.1% between October and December, which followed growth of 0.1% in the previous three months.

Evening Standard · Mar 31

Findlay promises permanent tax cuts for business and Scottish ‘Canary Wharf’

The Scottish Tories have pledged to overhaul rates and reverse what they described as ‘damaging cliff-edge’ tax rises facing firms.

Evening Standard · Mar 30

The $300 Billion Reckoning: Aldo Vidinha on Pharma's Steepest Patent Cliff

Between 2025 and 2030, the pharmaceutical industry faces its most dramatic patent cliff in history, with up to $300 billion in branded drug revenues exposed to generic competition. The upheaval will reshape healthcare economics, force strategic pivots at the world's largest drugmakers, and—if managed correctly—dramatically expand patient access to life-saving…

Medical Daily · Mar 30

Jerome Powell to Gen Z: Don’t fear AI—master it

The Fed chair told Harvard students that young workers’ best career move is learning how to use AI, even as the technology disrupts the labor market.

Fortune · Mar 30

Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but warns the trajectory ‘will not end well’

“The federal government debt is growing substantially faster than our economy,” the Fed chair told a roomful of Harvard students.

Fortune · Mar 30

America's less energy-intensive economy braces against Iran war shock

Over recent decades, the share of U.S. economic activity has increased in service industries that demand less energy.

Axios · Mar 30

Bond yields are falling even as oil tops $102, showing that Wall Street fears recession more than inflation

“The risks to economic growth begin to take precedence over the risks to inflation,” Oxford Economics said in a note on Monday.

Fortune · Mar 30

Economic policy in South Africa neglects informal traders: 5 focus areas to support the sector

The informal economy is responsible for a large share of economic output across the continent. Yet economic policy is almost always designed for the formal economy and overlooks the informal economy.

The Conversation · Mar 30