This week’s business news in brief

Andy Burnham’s vision for nationalisation exposes the gap between ambition and affordability with the bond markets quietly deciding what’s really achievable, writes Chris Blackhurst

The latest from the world of business, and a look ahead to next week

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for £11m, what next for British Steel, and airlines slash prices to lure worried holidaymakers: this week’s business news in brief

Despite the economic gloom, investment in hotels is soaring — and we’re outpacing the rest of the world

With the local elections looming, Labour and the Tories are trying to rebuild their boardroom relationships — but could Reform get the CEO vote instead? By Chris Blackhurst

Taking your pet to the office was one of the carrots dangled to entice employees. Now, with jobs in short supply, it’s a seller’s market and the focus is firmly back on work, reports Chris Blackhurst

As a guitar owned by David Gilmour sells for $14.5m, tripling its value in seven years, Chris Blackhurst looks at other memorabilia that could make your investment portfolio comfortably numb

Hayes fought a long battle to clear his name, finally succeeding in the UK Supreme Court last year.

There’s a new business model in town — now devoted followers are participating directly with their heroes, writes Chris Blackhurst

The spotlight has turned on the Royals’ “vast wealth”. Chris Blackhurst reports

An awol Chinese metal dealer and an oddly calm Trump rattled the safe haven of gold — more tremors could come, reports Chris Blackhurst

As eyes turn to the Royal Family’s living arrangements, Chris Blackhurst shares his PR advice for rebuilding the public’s trust

Misdiagnosis of ALS inspired academic to work on the development of the technology that may help avoid similar mistakes

The launch guest for the new season of Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev’s podcast, Brave New World, on bringing a CEO mindset to the masses and why failing is good

With billions being bet on AI, it’s starting to look a lot like a certain dot-com crash, says Chris Blackhurst

Alarm bells are ringing about the private credit market and ‘cockroaches’ in the system — the time to act is now, says Chris Blackhurst

This is not just about higher gas bills...it is also about security.

A long-term economic basket case, the country has been revived by the radical policies of its controversial president. So what can we learn from them?

Times are changing but the insurance giant retains its venerable ways and is one of our few powerhouses still standing, writes Chris Blackhurst