UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year amid ‘perfect storm’
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Nationwide Fairer Share payments: who is eligible and how much will people get?
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $500,000 to group fighting ‘overpaid CEO tax’
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is injecting significant funds into San Francisco's local politics, backing a business-friendly tax proposal while opposing a controversial "Overpaid CEO Tax." This move, following his relocation from Silicon Valley, reflects Brin's broader campaign against wealth redistribution measures, which he links to his personal experience fleeing socialism.
UK net migration drops below 200,000 for first time since Covid-19 pandemic
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Nationwide to overtake Lloyds to have UK’s biggest branch network next month
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Rich already being taxed properly, says minister, as Streeting calls for ‘wealth tax that works’– UK politics live
Treasury’s Lucy Rigby says Rachel Reeves introduced measures in her first budget as Streeting calls for capital gains rates to be aligned with income taxGood morning. It’s a big day for Rachel Reeves, the chancellor. In a Commons statement, she is announcing a series of measures to help people with the cost of living. She wants people to enjoy a “Great British summer”, she says. Reeves’s plan for what makes for a good summer is not quite the same as Samantha Niblett’s; the chancellor is talking...
EasyJet boss says airline is ‘not seeing any disruption to fuel supply’
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BT ramps up cost cutting as annual earnings flatline
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Nationwide profits down as millions of customers to get new £100 bonus
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EasyJet blames fall in summer bookings on Middle East war
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Trump sparks fury as he shrugs off rocketing gas prices: 'This is peanuts'
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Why is China's Xi Hosting Russia's Putin After Trump Visit? | The Pulse 5/20
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Bhanu Baweja, UBS Investment Bank, Chief Strategist; Pierre Wunsch, National Bank of Belgium, Governor; Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow; Jed Laskowitz, JPMorgan Asset Management, Private...
Monzo profits swell as bank cashes in on loans and paid plans
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Personal insolvencies up 7% annually in April
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Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war impact
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HS2 trains to run slower than planned to save money
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Currys upgrades profits after ‘very solid’ trading
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Standard Chartered to cut around 7,800 jobs amid increased AI use
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Where to put your smart money: the savvy buyer’s guide 2026
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Jobless rate rises and vacancies slump to lowest level in five years – ONS
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