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UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget next month.
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Ikea cuts prices as customers struggle with rising cost of living
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is cutting prices across hundreds of products in Europe to woo customers struggling with deepening cost-of-living pressures.
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U.S. July job openings come in soft, but tick up from revised June figure
The BoJ is expected to resume policy normalisation at its meeting next week, with money markets pricing an 89% chance that the central bank will raise its short-term policy rate by 25bps to 1.00%, and an 11% probability…
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Eurozone Inflation Hits a Middle East War High, but Core Pressures Remain Containe
At its meeting on 19 March 2026, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2% target in the medium term. The war in the…
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I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout
Jo Hooper spent her 20s trying to climb the career ladder, quickly rising through the ranks with promotions and pay rises.
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THIRTY OVER +30%: A new list of AI picks for September is coming in a few HOURS
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Shein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut
Shares in fast-fashion giant Shein fell in their highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as the firm listed in Hong Kong after a long quest to go public.
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Australia current account deficit up less than expected in Q2
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
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China private manufacturing growth strengthens in August, RatingDog PMI shows
This print beats the roughly 51.0 consensus flagged ahead of the release and lands the day after the NBS official PMI also improved, giving AUD traders confirmation from both the state weighted and export weighted surve…
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Verizon prepares network for potential tropical storm Edouard
CrowdStrike (CRWD) continues to expand ecosystem reach—bringing Falcon to Google Cloud, extending to Snowflake, and partnering with Cognizant—moves that aim to centralize AI‑era security telemetry and ease enterprise ad…
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Brinker International director DePinto sells $5.76m in shares
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT) director Joseph Michael DePinto reported mixed insider activity. On 2026-08-28, he sold 25,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $230.39, in multiple trades between $…
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Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan
Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, who was set to be the lead investor in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup, says he now regrets joining the proposal.
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Amazon rigged billions in ad pricing, lawsuit from states and US watchdog alleges
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states has filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions it uses to set…
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Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years
Victoria Beckham's fashion and beauty business has made an operating profit for the first time since she founded it in 2008, the company has said.
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The governor of the Bank of England has warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could cause a global economic downturn and pose a significant cyber security risk to financial systems.
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Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps
US President Donald Trump has asked tech firm Apple to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps platform to comply with his executive order changing the name of the Great Lake, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has …
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Europe’s Inflation Shock Is Still Missing as Markets Price More ECB and BoE Hikes
Investors can no longer treat geopolitical shocks as temporary, cyclical disruptions. Instead, forces like economic security, supply-chain redesign, and industrial policy have become permanent, structural features of th…
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European stocks slide as Middle East escalation spikes crude and hawkish bets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 290 points Wednesday, March 25, 2026, snapping a string of choppy sessions as investors weighed persistent geopolitical risks from the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict against…
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Hanwha Aerospace stock signs K9 Howitzer export deal with Spain
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace has signed an execution contract with Spanish defense contractor Indra Sistemas S.A. for the export of K9 self-propelled howitzers. This marks the first time the K9 howitzer has entered th…
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Why is MINISO stock tumbling today?
UNTIL recently, China’s budget retail billionaire Ye Guofu had been on a roll, building his fortune as his stores proved a hit in the nation’s slowing economy.
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How the US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border
Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White House just over 18 months ago, and unleashed a wide-ranging global programme of tariffs.
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China factory activity contracts for second straight month in Aug
Dalian iron ore futures climbed for a second day, driven by positive Chinese factory activity data that boosted demand expectations.
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SpaceX launches NASA’s $4.3 billion Roman space telescope
Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe, taking wide-angle, ultra…
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European midcaps: Where Jefferies sees upside into H2
Jefferies has maintained a 'Buy' rating on Jubilant FoodWorks, anticipating strong growth driven by industry trends in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector and strategic initiatives to revive its dining business.