Nikkei returns to top spot as Japan looks back at the Eighties
The Japanese economy seemed to have no limits in the 1980s. The economy grew rapidly, with a peak growth rate of…
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2024
Primark boss warns of high inflation
Inflation in the UK will not return to levels seen before Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of rising wages, a…
The UK plc is exposed to cyber attacks of a ‘nuclear’ level because of…
Businesses are scrambling to protect themselves against a rival superpower
At a press conference in the heart of…
Google puts publishers between a rock & a hard place over AI
Publishers complain that Google's dominance of internet search has put them "between rock and hard place" when it…
GSK faces a pivotal moment when the Zantac hearing begins
Leading British drug companies, together with other pharmaceutical groups are urging an US judge to rule that the…
British Steel’s prospects are ‘uncertain’ due to costs surging
British Steel is expected to suffer increased losses due to the rising energy and raw materials prices following…
The spring is the time when household energy bills are set to fall.
As wholesale gas prices continue their decline despite the new global political turmoil, it is expected that…
Lottery takeover talks boost gambling stocks
Investors were captivated by the takeover activity that took place across the Channel, which prompted a rally of…
The ‘Perfect Storm’ brings tens and thousands of businesses to the…
The number of businesses on the verge of bankruptcy has increased by a quarter over the last three months due to a…
The Alzheimer’s blood tests detects the risk 15 years in advance of symptoms
A study found that a simple blood test could detect the earliest signs of Alzheimer's. This has "huge implications"…
Gilts fall as traders reconsider timing of interest rate reductions
Investors are rethinking the timing of Bank of England rate cuts in this year.
The Ice Bank of America Index of…
Apple pays $12mn in antitrust fine to Russia’s State Budget
Apple paid Rbs1.18bn (12.3mn dollars) to the Russian state budget after a Moscow court found it guilty of abusing…
DPD AI chatbot swears at delivery company, criticises it and calls itself…
The delivery firm DPD has disabled part of its artificial intelligence (AI) powered online chatbot after a…
Holograms thrill students at UK university
It is a difficult task to get students to attend a morning seminar. Even the most hungover of freshers would be…
British inventors seek to bite Apple for $18bn in patent war
As a plumber tycoon Patrick Racz had become accustomed to deluges. But circumstances led to a very different kind…
After the Red Sea attacks, European retailers and manufacturers are facing a…
Logistics experts warn that attacks on ships in the Red Sea could disrupt supply chains and create chaos for…
Bond market flooded with record debt of $150bn
The US corporate bond market is "on fire", as companies have sold record amounts of debt, $150bn since the…
Fire at Baltic Gas Terminal blamed on ‘external actions’ by Russian…
The Russian operator has suspended operations at a major terminal for gas outside St Petersburg following a large…