RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why Boeing worries BoJo

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The scandal over Boeing’s ‘flying coffin’ 737-Max jets could not have come at a worst time for the airline sector – or for Boris Johnson Boeing’s lack of real competition other than Airbus breeds arrogance CEO Dennis Muilenburg retires with £64m in shares, a pension and options There could also be an impact … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The North needs a Boris boost. Otherwise, his new voters won’t forgive him

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The North needs a Boris boost. But if he doesn’t deliver, his new voters won’t forgive him By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 23:59 BST, 15 December 2019 | Updated: 00:54 BST, 16 December 2019 Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party have won an opportunity to reshape the political landscape for … Read more

Nissan unveils the new ‘grown-up’ Juke to be built at Sunderland

Nissan has revealed the new second generation Juke with a host of tricks up its sleeve, including an app that can lock it, check its location and whether the person driving it has gone over the speed limit. The car will be built at the Japanese car firm’s British factory in Sunderland – just as … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Climate change isn’t merely an ethical issue, it’s a serious financial one too

Businesses are outraged over the six months of fresh Brexit purgatory to which they are condemned, but there are some problems that are even more difficult than extricating ourselves from the EU. Climate change, to name one. It used to be left to the lentil-munchers, but it has gone mainstream in the financial world as … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Threat of polarised politics puts the world economy in a precarious position

The message from the IMF meeting in Washington this week is that the world economy is in a precarious position. Brexit is just one instance of a wider uncertainty as the long-established rules of the game, in particular a belief in free trade, are being ripped up. The idea that a US President would threaten … Read more