The UK economy is slowed by the uncertainty surrounding the UK election
Although the private sector grew faster than originally estimated, domestic spending "stopped up" after the…
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2024
Investors aiming for rate cuts flood cash into shares
Investors in Britain are anticipating a possible cut in interest rates, and have poured money into equity funds…
After UK landmark pollution ruling, water companies are facing legal challenges
A landmark Supreme Court judgment ruled that individuals and private landowners can sue water companies for sewage…
Industry says delays in port infrastructure could threaten UK’s transition…
Big ports say that the UK's transition towards net zero is threatened by delays in the approval of new…
Google emissions have risen by nearly 50% in the last five years, as AI usage…
Google's greenhouse gases emissions have risen 48 percent in the last five years, due to its expansion of data…
Lagarde warns Le Pen not to go on a reckless spending spree
Marine Le Pen's high-spending policy will be funded by debt, according to the president of the European Central…
Unpaid UK caregivers ‘face financial hits that can last for decades’
People who care for family members without charge take a big hit on their finances. This could last into…
The construction of a super-tall London building has been delayed over a row about…
Lloyd's of London's opposition casts doubt on plans for City Tower
The decision on whether to approve London’s…
As UK price cap falls, millions of people will pay less for their summer energy…
The energy price cap in Great Britain will be reduced by £122 per year, which is equivalent to £1,568 annually for…
Can AI boom drive Nvidia to a $4tn valuation despite investor doubt?
Jensen Huang did not mention a fall in the share price when he spoke last week at the Nvidia Annual General…
Shell stops construction of a huge biodiesel facility in Rotterdam
Shell has suspended the construction of Europe's biggest biofuel plant, which was to convert waste by the end the…
M&S adds smaller sizes of women’s clothing to its stock due to…
Marks & Spencer has increased its stock of women's clothing in smaller sizes after a surge in sales left gaps…
Harland & Wolff, the Titanic shipbuilder, suspends its shares trading
Harland & Wolff has suspended trading in its shares after failing to publish audited results for the past year.…
Private equity to take over workplace pensions
Legal & General announced a new fund that can handle billions of pounds. This will allow millions of employees…
Boeing buys Spirit AeroSystems from Spirit AeroSystems at $4.7bn
Boeing has agreed with Spirit AeroSystems to purchase the company in an all-shares deal worth $4.7 billion as it…
Report warns that EU job deal unlikely to benefit UK professionals
The external auditor of the EU has warned that a proposed agreement between the UK and EU allowing lawyers,…
Norway blocks the sale of the last private property in Arctic archipelago
Norway has blocked the sale the last privately-owned property on Svalbard. Invoking national security concerns amid…
National security review of the Japanese deal with AI champion Graphcore
The proposed Japanese takeover by Graphcore of the British artificial-intelligence company is being reviewed for…