Agriculture Farmers protesting in Brussels prompt Ministers to urge EU to increase subsidy admin Feb 28, 2024 Ministers called on the EU to increase the funding of the €60bn subsidy scheme for the Common Agricultural Policy…
Banking Barclays transfers US credit card debts to Blackstone admin Feb 28, 2024 Barclays agreed to sell credit card debt worth approximately $1.1bn to Blackstone as it stepped up its efforts to…
Fashion Shein is considering a London listing if the US IPO is blocked due to ties with… admin Feb 28, 2024 Shein will consider London as a backup option for a massive flotation if US authorities block its preferred choice…
Drug research Shares of Viking Therapeutics more than doubled on’statistically… admin Feb 28, 2024 The shares of US biotech Viking Therapeutics have more than doubled since trial results for its weight-loss drug…
AI Apple abandons secret electric car project to focus on AI admin Feb 28, 2024 Apple has canceled its plans to build an electric vehicle as it shifts research funding to generative artificial…
Business Thames Water lobbys for higher bills and dividend payouts, as well as lower fines admin Feb 28, 2024 Thames Water wants to avoid having to pay billions of pounds in taxpayer bailouts. It is lobbying government…
Fintech Valereum Plc – Revolutionizing Financial Markets: Tokenization, Tech… admin Feb 27, 2024 In this episode, Share Talk's Zak Mir sits down with Nick Cowan, CEO of Valereum Plc, to explore the company’s…
Retail Morrisons looks to sell bakery Rathbones as a way to reduce debt admin Feb 27, 2024 Morrisons is looking to sell assets in order to reduce debts. The Bradford-based retailer has teamed up with…
Media Virgin Media O2 chief says the merger of Three and Vodafone for £15 billion will… admin Feb 27, 2024 Lutz Schuler warns that tie-ups can leave rivals with patchier links The merger of Vodafone and Three, worth…
Automotive BYD launches the most expensive electric sports car, Yangwang U9 admin Feb 27, 2024 BYD, a Chinese startup, hopes Yangwang U9 can compete with Ferrari and Lamborghini BYD launched an electric…
Retail Homebase is for sale again in just four years admin Feb 27, 2024 After talks with several potential buyers, Homebase may soon be sold. Hilco Capital is said to have had…
Financial The collusion of housebuilders to keep the price high admin Feb 27, 2024 The competition regulator will be launching a new investigation into eight of Britain's largest housebuilders amid…
US Biden’s antitrust crackdown catches the largest US supermarket deal admin Feb 27, 2024 The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to stop Kroger from acquiring Albertsons. This would be the largest…
AI Microsoft signs Mistral deal to push OpenAI beyond. admin Feb 27, 2024 Microsoft has signed a deal to expand its presence in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry beyond…
Nato Sweden joins Nato after overcoming final hurdle admin Feb 27, 2024 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has redrawn the geopolitical landscape. The Hungarian parliament approved…
Artificial intelligence AI boom raises concerns about water consumption by Big Tech admin Feb 26, 2024 Water cooling in data centres has increased dramatically for the world's largest technology companies, causing…
Business US chipmaker Nvidia reaches $2tn in value amid artificial-intelligence boom admin Feb 26, 2024 Nvidia, the US chipmaker, has a market capitalization of $2tn as it capitalizes on artificial intelligence boom.…
Food industry Please, no cheeze: UK proposals may force dairy substitutes to change their names admin Feb 26, 2024 If "draconian rules" are imposed to stop shoppers from confusing plant-based dairy products with real dairy ones,…