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Attraction tax cut welcomed by businesses
VAT will be cut on children's meals and tickets to some attractions across Surrey and the UK.
’It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market
With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads Skye has a thick duvet in the van she calls home in Cornwall. In winter, the 25-year-old goes to bed in several layers of clothes and is grateful for the extra warmth of her cat. She parks up late, often in car parks well away…
It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs | Aditya Chakrabortty
To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows A Labour leader arrives, shirt and smile ironed into place, in his hands a big idea. He has polished one slogan, prepped three anecdotes, memorised eight bullet points. He wants more cash for vital services, or workers to have a stake in their employers,…
Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities
The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.
What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?
The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly negotiating with dozens of countries Elon Musk’s Starlink has long dominated the satellite internet industry, but a Chinese government-backed project is aiming to challenge its position. SpaceSail has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit compared with Starlink’s…
The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.
Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX and Tesla stock drops
Falling shares push tech mogul back down to billionaire ranks after SpaceX IPO made him world’s first trillionaire Elon Musk was no longer a trillionaire by the time markets closed on Wednesday. Plunging shares in Tesla and SpaceX dragged the tech magnate down to billionaire status. As of 4pm ET, Forbes listed Musk’s net worth as $970.2bn. Musk reached trillionaire status on 12 June after…
Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time
Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what end When the Democratic primary for New York ’s 12th congressional district was called on Tuesday night, the result capped off one of the most expensive races of its kind in the state’s history. More than $24m poured into the Manhattan contest from tech-backed financial groups as the campaign…
Baroness Mone among individuals sued to recover PPE Medpro millions
The Baroness and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in a bid to recover some of the money owed to the government by the business.
Another FTSE firm is under attack from a US raider. Demand top dollar | Nils Pratley
The warehouse landlord Segro has a bright future, not least with datacentres, so there’s no reason to roll over Segro rejects £12.6bn offer from US rival Here we go (yet) again: another opportunistic takeover bid from the US for a UK company. The fun at easyJet isn’t even over yet, but the next target is Segro, the property firm known as Slough Estates until the branding merchants decided a…
Trump says he’s ordered investigation into oil companies over alleged price gouging
Trump says he instructed justice department to investigate oil firms over high gas prices amid Middle East conflict Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had instructed the US Department of Justice to investigate oil companies for alleged price gouging, accusing them of not lowering gas prices enough amid conflict in the Middle East. “The big oil companies are not dropping their price at the…
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UK food and drink exports fall as US tariffs and Brexit trade friction bites – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The food industry also faces the threat of climate change, with forecasts of a “very strong” El Niño this year. Goldman Sachs have predict…
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Heathrow expects fall in passengers and profits this year because of Iran war
Airport has also been ‘engaging closely’ with regulator to discuss cost of plan to build third runway Business live – latest updates Heathrow has said that passenger numbers and profits will fall t…
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Indonesia Set to Boost Cash Placed in State Banks to $22 Billion
The Indonesian government will put an estimated 400 trillion rupiah ($22 billion) of its standby funds in state-owned lenders to keep on fueling economic growth, according to its finance chief.
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It's All About Intense Rotational Plays Now: 3-Minutes MLIV
Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Ven Ram break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Rory Johnston on Why His $200 Oil Prediction Didn't Turn Out Right
What the Iran War has taught us about the oil market.
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Mexico’s new UK ambassador from ‘party of poor’ has 10 houses and £1m of jewellery
Alejandro Gertz Manero’s cars and properties contrast starkly with Morena party’s long association with austerity With his million-dollar jewellery collection and his two Rolls-Royces, Mexico’s new…
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ECB Says Consumers’ Short-Term Price Expectations Fall Sharply
Inflation expectations among euro-area consumers for the next year fell significantly in May, even before a deal was reached to end the hostilities in the Middle East.
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Ebola Puts Spotlight on Trump's America First Health Strategy
In this edition of Next Africa, we examine how the Donald Trump administration's America First health strategy is changing the landscape of healthcare across Africa as a growing Ebola outbreak spre…
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Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.
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Horizons Middle East & Africa 6/26/2026
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interview…
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Strategy Of Employing AI Mental Health Chatbots As School Psych Counselors For Teens
Teens increasingly have mental health issues, schools are trying to keep up. School psychologists are costly. LLMs can be an amplifier as a tool. An AI Insider scoop.
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T. Rowe’s Chung Sees Pullback in ‘Expensive’ Yuan After Rally
T. Rowe Price is betting on a pullback in the yuan, arguing that it looks “expensive” against a basket of currencies from China’s major trading partners.
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Navis Explores Sale of Stake in Nuts and Snacks Firm Dan-D Foods
Navis Capital Partners is planning to sell its majority stake in nuts and snacks company Dan-D Foods Ltd.
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Booked Off—Why Literary Travel Is Surging In 2026
Reading and travel are intrinsically linked but book travel is on the up—where people choose destinations explicitly to read, with other people, in search of community.
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How much? The hidden costs of restaurant dishes
Two chefs lift the lid on the expensive business of creating menus they love You pay: £21 Restaurant profit: £1.65 Continue reading...
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‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C The community living next to the largest datacentre park in Eu…
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China Gives Coal Room to Grow in New Five-Year Energy Plan
China is leaving room for coal consumption to grow in coming years, as the stability of the world’s largest energy market continues to outweigh climate concerns.
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Key Kazakh Field Cuts Oil Output After Drones Hit Russian Plant
Kazakhstan’s giant Karachaganak oil and gas field cut crude production by more than a quarter after a drone attack forced the shutdown of a processing plant in Russia that handles its gas.
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Emerging Market Stocks Slide Most in Three Weeks on Tech Selloff
Emerging-market stocks slumped the most in almost three weeks, dragged lower by a global tech selloff that hammered South Korean equities and triggered a 20-minute trading halt.
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European Natural Gas Edges Higher as Traders Monitor Hormuz Risk
European natural gas prices inched higher after an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz renewed fears about safe passage through the critical waterway.
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Palm Oil Climbs on Higher Exports and Indian Demand Expectations
Palm oil advanced on rising Malaysian exports and expectations of better demand from the biggest buyer India as festival season nears.
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Lundin Oil Executives Accused of Complicity in War Crimes
For one of the first times since Nuremberg, a court is considering whether executives should go to prison for doing business with a brutal government. Lundin Oil’s former chairman Ian Lundin, and A…
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Stanley: Oil Market Complacent over Hormuz
There are renewed concerns about safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz after an attack on a cargo ship. Meanwhile, oil was on track for a weekly decline after transits through the Strait accele…
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Lescure Sticks With 5% French Deficit After Watchdog Rebuke
Finance Minister Roland Lescure reaffirmed his commitment to lower France’s deficit after the country’s fiscal watchdog rebuked the government’s pending plans.
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Zalando Plunges After German Regulator Starts Accounts Probe
Zalando SE plunged after Germany’s financial regulator said it launched a probe into the online fashion retailer’s 2025 report over a suspected violation of accounting rules.
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Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Shock Container Ship Attack
An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfa…
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A Chip Wreck in Markets: Markets Snapshot
Micron's earnings numbers came at a delicate moment for the AI industry. Shares of chipmakers and other technology companies had been hammered in recent days on fears that a spending boom was falte…
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Homes for sale near lidos, lakes and ponds in England and Scotland – in pictures
From a London tower near reservoirs to a Plymouth townhouse close to a historic saltwater lido Continue reading...
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Do new Isa rules mean I have to pay tax?
Changes due to take effect next year for stocks and shares Isas have become become clearer, prompting concern The way you can invest in Isas will change next April , and for under-65s that will mea…
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FTSE 100 Futures Fall as Tech Weakness Hits Sentiment
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Where to Invest 10 Lakh Rupees Amid a Fragile Recovery
Indian markets are showing signs of recovery, but volatile oil prices, a delayed monsoon, and uneven stock valuations could eat into those gains. Against the fragile calm, four financial experts po…
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Apple's Price Hikes Shake Tech Sentiment | Insight with Haslinda Amin 06/26/2026
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominen…
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CORTIS Joins Janet Jackson And Mark Ronson At Singapore F1 Grand Prix
CORTIS is coming for Singapore. The rising quintet have been confirmed as the only K-pop act on the opening night of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026.
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Charity celebrates 50 years of 'transformative' holidays
Sheffield Family Holiday Fund provide much-needed holidays for families facing adversity.
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Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’
Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among locals Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to have abandoned pla…
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Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds
Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning New research shows that the unreliability of fossil fuel supply chains and consequenti…
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Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity
High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth Monique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where she work…
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The Wall Street equivalent of roster-cut day happens Friday. It’ll be one of the biggest volume days of the year.
FTSE Russell is undertaking its semi-annual rebalancing — what the index provider calls its reconstitution — and the size of the undertaking could impact markets, say analysts.
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UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck
International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move again A United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz afte…
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AI Cost Reality Check Hits Asia Tech Stocks as Apple Hikes Price
Asian technology stocks slumped after Apple raised prices for its products, stoking concern that rising component costs will curb demand for devices and eventually slow the memory chip rally that h…
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Legal Tech Needs To Change Now
Legal technology is facing a existential crisis even as it flourishes
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Brexit: An Oral History – podcast
This week marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran Stacey looks back on the Brexit vote that changed the country forever…
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‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units As heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a…
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Supreme Court Leaves IRS Free To Chase Taxpayers Forever Over Preparer Fraud
The decision means the time to assess unpaid taxes can remain open when the tax preparer committed fraud—even if the taxpayer didn’t know about it.
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SpaceX FOMO is officially over. Space stocks across the board are getting punished.
Investors seem to be having second thoughts about the lofty valuations in the sector, an analyst said.
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Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US
China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister on Friday, the lat…
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‘The Bear’ Season 5 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Series Cooks Up Satisfying Final Episodes
"The Bear," starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is back with its fifth and final season Thursday night, and most Rotten Tomatoes critics are fulfilled by what they’ve s…
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California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know
Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposed Full story: California billionaire tax heads to ballot The proposed billion…
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California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes
Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measure California’s billionaire tax, explained: what you need to know California voters wil…
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Gold Hovers Near $4,000 After Soft Inflation Print Slows Decline
Gold traded either side of $4,000 an ounce on Friday after the latest US inflation print tempered expectations for an interest-rate hike, capping a tumultuous week that saw bullion slump to the low…
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