Simon Freeman

Business news editor, The Times of London

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@Acommunication gotta love a band who thanks their fans for not dying in the 22 years between albums. 🤘

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[Matt Nixson @MattNixson]

Huge congrats to all #McDermid Debut Awards nominees, reveals today via TheakstonCrime @HarrogateFest via @joncoates73 and myself in @Daily_Express
https://t.co/KpOsFreoFu

[Ian Cowie @iancowie]

More seriously, doing nothing is usually the best course of action on a day like today. So, frustrating though it feels, they might inadvertently be doing us a favour!

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

📽️ From Donald Trump to Britain's wind power trade body, there's a growing coalition calling for more drilling in the North Sea.
Raising the question: if we DID encourage more exploration, how much oil & gas could we actually get?
Our MEGA primer on the North Sea👇
Ps it's longer than usual, but it turns out this topic has SO MANY misconceptions. Time to put some of them right.
Let me know what you think

[Financial Times @FT]

The upsized deal more than doubles xAI's valuation since last spring, despite growing concerns over illegal content generated by the start-up's AI. https://t.co/xcW5RwPXKv

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@BrentfordFC @JomaSportUK No dams!?

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

A rare moment when the ball was not in the back of the Burnley net. 🐝

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@spaintheband 👌

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@SPAINtheband 👌

[Times Business @TimesBusiness]

BREAKING: Royal Mail boss Emma Gilthorpe has quit after just over a year, as Daniel Kretinksy formally takes over.

https://t.co/Ey3z4wwZYJ

[Jeremy Griffin @jgriffintimes]

We’re stunned at ⁦⁦@thetimes⁩ at the death of our friend and former colleague, Andrew Norfolk. The finest journalist I ever worked with, whose investigations changed the law.
Starmer leads tributes to Andrew Norfolk, who exposed grooming gangs

https://t.co/Dp4CMAUp0X

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

And two hundred years' steady growth has been ended in less than two hours.
Or thereabouts.

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[Richard Fletcher @fletcherr]

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink tells @thetimes: "I’m buying up ‘undervalued’ UK assets"

https://t.co/UUISjKz6Gr

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

HANK TOUGH

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@MarkKleinmanSky excellent photo choice

[Times Business @TimesBusiness]

All articles on the The Times website are free today. Here's one of the best-read articles this year: Wine and property mogul Richard Balfour-Lynn bankrupt after stock market scandal
https://t.co/70N3VuxPEM

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@FraserNelson Shamen founder Colin Angus, tracked down by the FT after the rebrand in 2021, memorably remarked: “Ditch standard life and drop three E’s, indeed a most commendable notion."

[Simon Freeman @SimonjFreeman]

@AArmstrong_says Raspberry pi!

[Isabella Fish 🐟 @fish_bella]

Police are investigating claims of stalking and “corporate espionage” made by executives at Boohoo Group, The Times can reveal.

With @fletcherr @Fhamiltontimes @jameshurley

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