gov.uk Marcus Bokkerink has chaired the Competition and Markets Authority since 2022 The chair of the UK’s competition watchdog has been ousted by government ministers who felt that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had failed to convince them it was sufficiently focused on growth. Government sources said that with the chancellor and business secretary

Netflix will raise prices across a number of countries after adding nearly 19 million subscribers in the final months of 2024. The streaming firm said it will increase subscription costs in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal. “We will occasionally ask our members to pay a little more so that we can re-invest to further

US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods as soon as 1 February. Trump said discussions with his administration were “based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada.” It followed threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico

Getty Images OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank form joint venture to build artificial intelligence infrastructure OpenAI is teaming up with Oracle and Softbank to build data centres equipped to power artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to invest $100bn “immediately”. Flanked by the bosses of the three companies at the White House, US President Donald Trump said