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Expert Comment: How good is Google's Gemini?

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This week's release of Google's Gemini and its incorporation into the Bard chatbot lays down a challenge to ChatGPT's twelve month dominance as the public generative AI of choice. Asking Bard to show of its new abilities seemed to be the best way to...

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Expert comment: How will global trade be affected by the Red Sea attacks?

Salford Business School

Dr Jonathan Owens, Senior Lecturer in Salford Business School, discusses what the Red Sea attacks could mean for global supply chains.

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Expert comment: HSBC rescues UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank

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In light of HSBC striking a deal to rescue the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, Salford Business School's Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Dr Maria Paola Rana, and Lecturer in Financial Technology, Dr Massimo Preziuso, share their thoughts.

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Expert comment: impact of Manchester United's new stadium

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In light of Manchester United announcing plans to build a new £2 billion stadium, the University of Salford’s Dr Tony Syme and Aaron Robertson, share their thoughts on the economic, community and industry impact of the plans.

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Expert comment: industrial strike action

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On the biggest day of industrial strikes in a decade, Dr Jonathan Lord, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management and Employment Law at University of Salford Business School, shared his thoughts. He commented on what the government needs to...

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Expert comment: inflation holds at 3.4%

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In light of inflation holding at 3.4%, Matthew Allen, Lecturer in Economics and macroeconomic expert at the University of Salford, comments:

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Expert comment: Interest rates increase again

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The Bank of England has today raised interest rates for the third time in as many meetings, in a bid to tackle rising inflation. Here Dr Tony Syme, and Dr Maria Rana, macroeconomic experts from the University of Salford Business School assess the...

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Expert comment: Labour shortages hit economy

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Labour shortages are badly affecting many parts of the UK, and world, economy, and finance expert Dr Maria Rana, of the University of Salford Business School, looks at what is going on.

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Expert comment: latest UK GDP figures from the ONS

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In response to the latest UK GDP figures from the ONS, Salford Business School Economist, Dr Maria Paola Rana, shares her thoughts.

Latest UK GDP figures from ONS
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Expert comment: Liz Truss's energy plan

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New Prime Minister Liz Truss today announced plans to tackle the energy crisis. Bills will be capped at £2,400 for the next two years. But what does this mean for the economy? Economic expert Tony Syme gives his view.

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