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David Wighton @davidwighton

Columnist, Dow Jones and The Times

Joined July 2009
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Companies are told they need to prepare for the arrival of #quantum computing. But for most it is too far off to worry about. My latest for The Times. thetimes.com/business/techno…

Quantum computing is tech hype bosses can safely ignore

Consultants are adding the technology to the long list of crucial things bosses should be focusing on, but they have much more pressing things to worry about

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AI will increase productivity but will it boost profits? Not for long says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business/compan…

Will the future of AI boost profits or just increase competition?

The competitive edge from early adoption could increase margins for top companies by a quarter — but the economic boon will not last indefinitely

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Subsidising the adoption of AI by UK busiensses would not be a good use of taxpayers' money. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business/econom…

The real obstacle to the AI revolution? Getting staff to use it

Calls for government subsidies to boost investment overlook a bigger issue: more than half of employees don’t trust the technology

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Total employment in the City of London looks set to fall this year for the first time since 2013 highlighting the economic risks Rachel Reeves is facing in the Budget. fnlondon.com/articles/falter…

Faltering City job growth spotlights threat to finance from the Budget

The veneer of competition for talent hides a much gloomier outlook for the sector

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Regulation of #water in the UK has been disastrous. But we could make it worse. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money/…

Could regulating water like banks be risking another crisis?

Some of the reform proposals put forward by Sir Jon Cunliffe could leave the UK’s water industry drowning in more politics without any improvement

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AI is causing companies to lose sales and cut jobs, particularly in professional services. My latest for The Times thetimes.com/business-money/…

AI has barely begun, but there are already winners and losers

The artificial intelligence revolution has started to reshape the job market, with graduate recruitment particularly impacted

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The US biotechnology industry is in trouble, thanks partly to Trump. The UK must seize the opportunity. My latest in The Times thetimes.com/us/business/art…

Donald Trump’s threats to US science are an opportunity for the UK

Other countries are moving quickly to attract American talent and Britain should be doing the same

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Nathan Benaich
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3 Dec 2024
great piece - important stuff here
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3 Dec 2024
Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups? thetimes.com/business-money/…
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Why is the US economy more dynamic than the UK? Is it partly because big US customers are more willing to buy from disruptive technology start-ups? thetimes.com/business-money/…

Defence start-ups: how to fix the procurement process

The US is looking at defence industry investors to oversee procurement. Can the UK keep up?

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Jaguar boss: I don’t care if Nigel Farage hates our rebrand. In this weekend's Sunday Times thetimes.com/business-money/…

Jaguar boss: I don’t care if Nigel Farage hates our car rebrand

Replacing the leaping cat with a double J logo has infuriated traditionalists. A bigger issue for boss Rawdon Glover is, do drivers want to go electric yet?

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This is a great piece of work that confirms the concerns about the Enterprise Investment Scheme in my recent column thetimes.com/article/b702499…

Start-ups should not escape the chancellor’s beady eye

There needs to be a proper debate over whether initiatives such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme are providing taxpayers with value for money

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12 Nov 2024
Replying to @chalmermagne
You can check out the piece in full here, where I dive more into the evidence and some of the specifics of fund performance and terms: chalmermagne.substack.com/p/…
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Rachel Reeves says that if pension funds invested more in venture capital it would be good for both savers and the economy. But would it? thetimes.com/business-money/…

Venture capital may not be such a golden ticket for pension funds

Investment in fast-growing British companies is seen by the chancellor as a ‘win-win’ but others are not so sure

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In the budget speech the chancellor said the seriousness of the inheritance from the Tories "cannot be underestimated". Now in the FT the PM says you "can't underestimate" the damage caused by previous budgets. To misuse underestimate twice in one week looks like carelessness
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Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility. fnlondon.com/articles/who-ne…

Who needs the OBR? Not Rachel Reeves

The chancellor is facing challenges over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s investment figures

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The OBR’s forecasts based on the budget measures are even gloomier with a 0.6% of GDP increase in public investment delivering a meagre 0.14% boost to GDP after five years.
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Will increased public investment in the budget deliver the promised big boost to growth? Not within ten years suggests analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility. fnlondon.com/articles/who-ne…

Who needs the OBR? Not Rachel Reeves

The chancellor is facing challenges over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s investment figures

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14 Oct 2024
FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks fnlondon.com/articles/fcas-p… via @FinancialNews @davidwighton

FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks

Watchdog says rules are too geared towards banks that hold retail deposits

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4 Oct 2024
Looking forward to reading @LucyAAsh’s book about the Russian Orthodox Church, which, in a wonderful bit of nominative determinism, is published by Icon Books on.ft.com/3NccsdY

The Baton and the Cross — Putin’s cynical co-opting of Russia’s church

Ex-Moscow correspondent Lucy Ash examines the complicity of the Orthodox Church in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine

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My piece on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon from 2006 is one of the interviews featured in the FT's retrospective of 30 years of Lunch with the FT
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14 Sep 2024
The modern-day equivalents of medieval kings and queens eat in private rooms. Their public appearances communicate a message, but rarely a human being. Enter, Lunch with the FT. To celebrate 30 years of Lunch, meet @henrymance's six types of guest ft.com/content/8a327df9-07aa…
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Brilliant piece from @davidwighton exposing myth we are under-fuelled by venture capital thetimes.com/business-money/…

Does Britain really need to expand venture capital investment?

Since 2014, the amount of venture capital investment going into UK companies has almost doubled relative to the US

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