Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow
Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.
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Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
The chancellor's aides are using intelligence-style security measures to guard its secrets: the Budget has been split into "compartments" with very few given access to all of them. There are codenames. The IT has been l…
Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing
Until a few years ago many of us may have been blissfully unaware of what a data centre was.
Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
When we landed by helicopter at Rosebank, this oil field was at the centre of a political storm - and set to be in the path of a real one.
Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?
The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?
Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?
The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?
Why South Korea’s stock market represents the purest AI trade
The KOSPI is currently the undisputed leader of the global equity markets. Since the beginning of 2026, the index has surged by more than 88%, building on an already historic 75% gain in 2025 (its strongest annual perfo…
Fed Over-Tightening: How Much Runway Is Left Before It Bites?
The risk of Fed over-tightening rises when 5% Treasury yields, a thin savings cushion and a hike-cut-hike Fed all converge at the same time.
UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats.
Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires?
Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.
White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods as midterm elections loom
The Trump administration is lifting some of its 50% tariffs on Canadian goods two weeks before the midterm elections, after a Republican candidate in a key Senate race said she had lobbied for the change.
Federal Reserve Preview: A Pause Before a December Hike
The U.S. September CPI report, set for release on Eastern Time October 14, is critical for the Federal Reserve’s October 27-28 policy meeting. Consensus expects headline inflation to rise to 3.7% year-over-year due to s…
FTSE 100: Stocks extend fall, set to snap 2-week gain on retail slump, oil
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
Civil servant who juggled five jobs says he was 'surprised' to be charged with fraud
A civil servant accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs says he was ''surprised'' to have been charged with fraud.
U.S. business activity growth holds near five-year high in October
Major U.S. stock indexes closed the week mixed as concerns about artificial intelligence (AI)-related spending and financing weighed on large-cap technology shares, while small-cap and value-oriented stocks outperformed…
Earnings limit of up to £140K for first-time buyers loan scheme
Households will need to earn less than £110,000 to qualify for the government's new loan scheme for first-time buyers, or £140,000 for homes bought in London.
UK business activity hits 8-month high in October PMI survey
According to Reuters, the stronger activity came even as inflation in the eurozone accelerated more than expected to 3.8% in September from 3.2% in August, driven largely by soaring energy costs. The increase has height…
Eurozone PMI Shows Continued Decent Growth Outside of France
Growth across the euro zone's private sector slowed to its weakest pace in four months in October, driven by an energy-driven rise in costs and a renewed contraction in France amid political and financial pressures, …
The Indian workers filming their work to train AI
Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.
The Pain Trade Bites Hard as Long AI, Short Bonds Comes Apart at the Seams
Ken Griffin then wandered into an already open wound and poured in a little salt by saying AI is “almost certainly” in a bubble. Coming from someone sitting near the centre of the modern capital-markets money machine, t…
Japan factory activity slows in Oct, services improve, PMI shows
The survey gives the BoJ a mixed but broadly workable backdrop: steady growth and persistent cost pressure support further policy normalisation, while weaker hiring and softer demand argue for a gradual pace. For the ye…
'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok
Ninety-six-year-old Lillian Droniak, known as Grandma Droniak to her social media followers, went viral in June after claiming her retirement home had threatened to evict her for throwing parties.