Healthcare Junior doctors’ strike nears ‘tipping-point’ for NHS in England admin Aug 11, 2023 Health leaders say that the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to reduce the record waiting lists in England…
Energy China aims to dominate the trade in clean energy metals admin Aug 11, 2023 China wants to dominate trading in lithium carbonate futures as it tries to take the financial infrastructure…
Automotive California allows driverless taxis to operate in San Francisco admin Aug 11, 2023 San Francisco will become the first US City where driverless taxis, without humans behind them, are allowed to roam…
Russia -Ukraine war Ukrainian government bonds soar as Kyiv’s cash pile increases admin Aug 11, 2023 Ukraine's government bonds have surged in price over the past two months as investors grow more optimistic about…
Pharmaceutical US Supreme Court stops $6 billion Purdue Opioid settlement, a blow to Sacklers admin Aug 11, 2023 The Supreme Court has put Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of $6bn on hold. This would have shielded members…
Economy China sends finance specialists to the region to address debt admin Aug 11, 2023 Beijing has made one of the biggest top-down attempts in recent years to deal with the debts accrued by local…
Economy The UK economy accelerates in the second quarter admin Aug 11, 2023 The UK economy grew faster than expected during the second quarter, as consumers were more resilient to rising…
Companies Flutter swings first US profit before New York listing admin Aug 10, 2023 The gambling group that owns Sky Bet and Paddy Power made its first US profit in the first half, as it amassed…
Economy The UK is once again plagued by’stagflation admin Aug 10, 2023 A think tank warned that the UK economy suffers from a "British Disease" of 1970s style, which means inflation…
Climate Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher back Bristol microplastics startup admin Aug 10, 2023 Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ashton Kutcher invested millions in a UK startup that filters microplastics…
Drug research Already, the Ozempic-killers are generating fat profits admin Aug 10, 2023 A booming weight-loss drug market has investors scrambling for a piece of the action After…
Markets Wilko has suspended home delivery in its fight to avoid collapse admin Aug 10, 2023 Wilko is scrambling to find a deal that will save it. The website of a discount retailer said that the delivery…
Companies Severn Trent is facing a class-action lawsuit similar to those in the US over… admin Aug 10, 2023 Former Oxford academic filed a class-action lawsuit in the US style against Severn Trent - one of Britain's largest…
Financial Four major UK lenders lower mortgage rates admin Aug 10, 2023 As competition intensifies in the market for home loans, four large UK lenders have cut mortgage rates twice in the…
Oil and Gas European gas prices jump almost 40% due to supply disruption fears admin Aug 10, 2023 The price of European natural gas soared by almost 40% on Wednesday, as traders who bet on further price drops were…
Artificial intelligence China’s Internet Giants Order $5bn in Nvidia Chips to Power AI Ambitions admin Aug 10, 2023 China's Internet Giants are in a frenzy to buy high-performance Nvidia Chips vital for building generative…
Tech White House bans US tech investment in China admin Aug 10, 2023 Biden's administration will restrict US investments in Chinese quantum computing, advanced chip and artificial…
Oil and Gas Gas reaches key $3 mark for the first time since Jan admin Aug 10, 2023 On Wednesday, speculators chased the price of America's preferred fuel for heating and cooling indoors to…