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Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
The government should take immediate action to help those struggling with energy bills this winter, the suppliers' trade body has said.
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G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures that have caused prices to skyrocket.
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FTSE 100 today: Stocks climb as weak U.S. payrolls cloud Fed hike bets
August 8, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT. With UK equities trading close to all-time highs, British Land LSE:BLND is seen as a growth opportunity, backed by a 23.3% upside forecast and improving occupancy levels. easyJet LSE:EZJ att…
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Weak Jobs Data Is Helping Growth Stocks Just as Market Breadth Starts to Crack
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Week Ahead: Britain Is Not the Next France - For Now
With wildfires sweeping across the southwest coast and hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists evacuated, should you be reconsidering your trip to France this August? Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning…
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U.S. economy adds fewer jobs than expected as unemployment rate ticks higher
More Americans were hunting for work in September, a welcome new trend that appears to have begun the month before. This time, however, far fewer were successful, as the U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs, about a thir…
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Cooler US Jobs Growth Supports a Federal Reserve Pause in October
The September US jobs report is expected to show slower hiring but stable unemployment, a combination that could give the Fed more time before its next rate hike.
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UK diesel price hits £2 a litre as US calls for EU to release more stocks
The RAC says diesel price rises are showing no signs of slowing, "heaping more misery" onto drivers.
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No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
Sugary soft drinks, biscuits and some breakfast cereals have disappeared from prominent positions in Scotland's supermarkets.
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
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Tokyo inflation accelerates in Sept, strengthening case for further BOJ hikes
Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in July, with producer prices rising 7.2% from a year earlier, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise interest rates as early as September as higher imp…
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OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'
OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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UK in talks with EU partners over fuel reserves after Trump diesel threat
Britain is in talks with EU partners to release additional strategic fuel reserves, including diesel, if needed, the BBC understands.
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The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
At the lavish home of one of Miami's top plastic surgeons, overlooking the Biscayne Bay, some of the wealthiest Cuban-American families in Florida have gathered.
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
The largest sportswear brand on the planet, named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has been losing of late. Losing sales, losing customers and losing ground to its rivals.
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Fed Flexibility and AI Earnings Strengthen the Case for a Year-End Rally
The Federal Reserve's June 2026 meeting marked a significant shift in monetary policy expectations, with the central bank signaling potential interest rate hikes later this year despite holding rates steady at the curre…
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ISM’s 24-Month Price Surge Threatens to Complicate the Fed’s Next Move
An economic indicator just hit its highest level in four years, and it is quietly building the case for something most investors thought was off the table until 2027. The manufacturing data, combined with record corpora…
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HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Man City case
The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.
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Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
President Donald Trump's push to rename AI may be behind an "unprecedented" rise in registrations for domain names in Slovenia, according to its official national registry.
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Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.
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The Swap Market Says Treasury and AI Debt Is Not a Problem
I’m spending a lot of time thinking about high interest rates, both for obvious reasons and because I’m reconsidering some of my own long-held views. So I thought I’d have a long talk with someone who has really studied…
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Energy bills are going up - here's what you can do about it
Energy prices have now risen by nearly 4%, with forecasts of a much bigger jump to come in January.