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  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    UK economic growth
    ‘Super deductor’ tax break fails to boost UK business investment

    FT analysis shows negligible impact on a slump that began after 2016 Brexit referendum

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK tax
    UK Treasury looks into replacing capital spending allowance

    Companies call for help as business investment as share of GDP set for lowest level in G7

  • Friday, 17 December, 2021
    Special Report
    Investing in Austria

    Austria’s tax and legal changes reforms hang in the balance. Plus: recovery plan focuses on climate change; boost for women’s entrepreneurial prospects and unicorn success stories

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    News in-depthUK business & economy
    UK business investment expected to rebound strongly in 2022

    Government ‘super-deduction’ forecast to bring forward spending but many economists predict rise will be shortlived

  • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
    Venture capital investment
    State-backed venture capital group takes stakes in UK start-ups

    British Patient Capital invests in medical tech, data analytics and banking software firms

  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    UK Budget
    Research spending target pushed back by two years

    Scientists ‘disappointed’ by deferral of pledge to invest £22bn annually in R&D by 2024-25

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    UK tax break failing to deliver extra R&D spending, study finds

    Cambridge business school warns 20-year-old policy could prove a ‘costly failure’

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Q&AMy First Million
    My First Million: Freddie Garland, online florist

    Subscription blooms business booms under lockdown

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    UK inward investment
    Boris Johnson creates new office to boost foreign investment

    Economists fear overseas companies based in the UK may reduce investments after Brexit

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Special Report
    Risk Management: Property

    These are tough times for real estate, as coronavirus threatens the viability of shopping centres and shared offices, while climate change starts to bite. How should investors respond? Plus: money laundering, global fire safety and India’s slump

  • Saturday, 31 October, 2020
    Stephen Welton
    Unlock UK pension funds to speed recovery and boost savers

    There is a way to finance Britain’s fastest-growing companies and increase pension returns

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Special Report
    Moral Money: Impact Investing

    Social impact bonds, a new ESG framework, start-ups and greenwashing, plus BLM vs Wall St

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Falling business investment scars UK’s long-term growth potential

    Brexit worries provide a further drag as companies scale back future plans far more than elsewhere

  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
    Eurozone economy
    European investment plunge raises fears for future growth

    Businesses shift cash into working capital, while foreign investment dries up

  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
    Alphabet Inc
    Waymo raises $2.3bn from group of outside investors

    Investment marks first time driverless car company has looked beyond Alphabet for capital

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    Audi AG
    Audi to cut nearly 10,000 jobs in drive to slash costs

    Automaker says move will free up €6bn for investment

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    UK general election
    Boris Johnson promises large-scale green investments

    Tory election pledges include more charging points for cars and increased wind power

  • Saturday, 2 November, 2019
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc
    Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increases cash pile to $128bn

    Sage of Omaha has struggled to find large acquisitions to boost returns

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Chinese business & finance
    China manufacturers divert cash into financial products

    Data show factories are buying bonds and stocks rather than investing in own businesses

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Undercover EconomistTim Harford
    How uncertainty hits business investment

    One theory is that there is something deeply unsettling about ambiguity

  • Sunday, 20 October, 2019
    British Business Bank Plc
    UK venture capital arm to write ‘big cheques’ for tech sector

    A division of British Business Bank is prepared to replace EU funding hit by Brexit

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    Brexit
    Brexit has cut UK productivity by up to 5%, says BoE

    Causal link established between Brexit and lower investment and productivity

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    ExplainerUK business & economy
    Is the rise in UK business investment a turning point?

    Recent data defied economists’ expectations but corporate confidence remains fragile

  • Tuesday, 11 December, 2018
    ExplainerInvesting under Trump4 min
    Charts That Count: America should be wary of cheap oil

    Cheap oil used to be good for America. Brendan Greeley explains what's changed

  • Wednesday, 28 November, 2018
    Airbus SE
    Airbus says Brexit deal would revive its UK investment plans
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