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EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
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Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices
Billionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pausing production at three chemical plants in Hull, blaming the UK’s “ridiculously high” gas prices.
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Bessent emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s "AI czar" role - report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as the leading candidate to serve as the Trump administration's "AI czar," a newly created position to coordinate artificial intelligence policy across the federal government…
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UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
The UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressure on John Healey as he attempts to calm jittery bond markets before next month’s budget.
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SEC Censures OTC Link LLC for Repeated Compliance Failures Related to Regulation SCI
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding v…
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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain
Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI tech
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Foreign Currency Reserves 2026 – Market Notice 22 September 2026
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High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
Motorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an electric vehicle (EV) ultimately more reliable than a petrol vehicle, according to a study.
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European drugmakers say they are ‘losing ground’ to US and Chinese rivals
Some of continent’s biggest pharma firms write to national leaders calling for action to safeguard their futures
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Debt advice warning: spot the red flags
Free debt advice is available to everyone. However, the FCA is concerned that some consumers are being steered towards fee-paying debt solutions that may not be suitable for their needs, sometimes through high pressure …
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EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there
Consumers and businesses in the EU are spending three times more on Chinese imports than their counterparts in China are buying from the bloc, a study has shown.
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Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife
The country’s licensing laws mean the supermarket has opened a pub so it can sell alcohol, while campaigners are fighting to help other venues open and get people dancing
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Borrowing surge puts pressure on chancellor ahead of Budget
The government borrowed more than expected in August, as persistently higher inflation pushed up overall spending.
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Deutsche Bank shifts to two BoE rate hikes. Here’s why
Markets spent Thursday digesting the fallout from Wednesday's Federal Reserve rate hike, with Goldman Sachs among the first to revise its outlook, moving up its call for the next increase to the October 27 to 28 meeting…
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Philip R. Lane: Interview with Le Temps
Essentially, we experienced an initial wave of energy price increases in March and April this year, and then some optimism after the United States and Iran signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 17 June to bring the …
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Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war
Trump’s announcement on Russia ally comes as he steps up his trade war with Canada, a long-term US ally and top supplier of potash
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Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California
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Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
Ed Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he makes his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference, accusing Andy Burnham of relyi…
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Fed’s Musalem says more rate hikes likely needed to curb inflation
St. Louis Federal Reserve (Fed) President Alberto Musalem said interest rates likely need to rise further to tame inflation that is both demand- and supply-driven. He warned that without more policy restraint, inflation…
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‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain
The smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukraine’s biggest air raids on the Russian capital since the start of the war, and the latest salvo in an energy crisis that threa…
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Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger
States including California and New York sued over concerns of ‘extinguishing competition’ with $81bn merger
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Bank of England announces new office space in Leeds
The Bank of England has secured a new long-term premises in Leeds, marking a major milestone in its commitment to build its presence in the region.
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Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low
Fears of a steep rise in mortgage payments and increasing job insecurity have sent UK consumer confidence tumbling to a three-month low, according to a leading survey.
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Airlines urge action after UK flights delayed and cancelled again
Nats says fault at Prestwick has been ‘fixed’ after airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland are hit