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Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle
David Potts to take over immediately as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role
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U.S. struck Iran’s Qeshm island, WSJ reports
Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court that the defendants had visited addresses, taken photographs and recorded videos as requested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Their actions assisted the gro…
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RBA interest rates: Bullock says ‘pain now’ will prevent worse later as Reserve Bank hikes rates for fifth time
Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008
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John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt
Company tugs at heartstrings with Pickles the talking toy dog as it celebrates 20 years of blockbuster festive ads
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Apple posts stronger-than-expected revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus
Result for the company, which earned $30.71bn and exceeded analysts’ expectations, bucked downward trend for tech firms
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Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup
The handover marks the end of a 13-year licence for Smart DCC, a subsidiary of Capita, after years of spiralling costs and delays
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Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash
Shabana Mahmood rowed back on her most hardline plans to make care workers wait 15 years for settlement in the UK, but told MPs on Monday that many migrants would still face retrospective rule changes to make them wait …
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Canadian bond yields retreat as oil prices ease inflation concerns, data in focus
Gold is heading for a weekly decline as rising bond yields and persistent inflation revive expectations for further Fed tightening.
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Oil price falls amid hope of a breakthrough to end Iran war
The oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war.
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Canadian manufacturing contracts for first time in 2026 as tariffs hit demand
US president Donald Trump hasn't given up on his approach to use tariffs as a way of gaining the upper hand in the global markets despite the monumental decision by the US Supreme Court on Feb. 20 that his use of the In…
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US construction spending fell 1.9% in September
Total construction spending: −1.9% MoM, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,186.1 billion, versus August’s revised $2,227.4 billion.
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Demands for disguised remuneration scheme loan repayments
We have seen demands being made for people to repay loans, or purported loans, provided as part of disguised remuneration schemes.
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Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official
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Unions gain access to thousands of Google workers after UK employment rights overhaul
Trade unions are expected to make further inroads into big tech companies in the UK after new rights for unions to access workplaces came into force, with Google UK signing an agreement on Monday.
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Snowball fight: Cadbury owner in trademark row over festive chocolate treat
Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves
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Ryanair faces clash with unions as it mulls pay freezes amid soaring fuel costs
Ryanair has said it is considering implementing pay freezes, setting the scene for a confrontation with unions as the airline tries to offset soaring fuel costs driven by the Middle East conflict.
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Sales slump at UK’s largest brickmaker as housebuilding downturn deepens
Sales at the UK’s largest brickmaker plunged by more than a fifth over the summer, as it criticised the government for not introducing fresh help for the housing sector faster.
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BoE expected to hike rates this week. More to follow? Economists weigh in
Interest rates have been on hold since they were cut in December 2025. But with inflation on the rise, will the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee hike interest rates?
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Boris Vujčić: Integrated, open and resilient: Europe’s strengths in a fragmenting world
Thank you to the Central Bank of Ireland for organising this conference and inviting me to speak. It is a great pleasure to be here in Dublin. Ireland illustrates why the topics of today’s event – from geopolitics to fi…
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FCA publishes terms of reference for independent review concerning Mr Andriesz
We have published the terms of reference for the review into our handling of interactions with Mr Simon Andriesz, a whistleblower who made protected disclosures to the FCA.
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Apple earnings, Binance hack, midterm elections - What’s moving markets
Bitcoin is stuck in a holding pattern, and the calendar is about to decide how long it lasts. According to Cryptonews.net, investors are watching the Federal Reserve meeting on October 28, 2026, Strategy earnings on Oct…
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UK making up China policy ‘as it goes along’, MPs warn
Commons committee says lack of coherent strategy is hampering business and leaving national security risks unaddressed
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National Grid to site biggest substation in UK near planned Teesside datacentre
National Grid has taken a step towards building Britain’s biggest electricity substation on Teesside, which could supply power to a vast neighbouring datacentre as the UK races to expand its AI infrastructure.
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Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI
A woman’s death from an epileptic seizure after she received dangerous advice from a chatbot has prompted her parents to sue OpenAI earlier this week.