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Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said he does not "personally think it's appropriate" to accept free concert tickets, after the chancellor took a family member to see pop star Sabrina Carpenter without paying. Rachel Reeves defended taking the tickets for...

Corporate America is scrambling to implement countermeasures as U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese imports went into effect last week, while some levies on Canada and Mexico have been suspended. Trump said automobile tariffs are coming soon even...

Tolgart | E+ | Getty ImagesScammers are always looking at ways to separate you from your money and they are using the tax season to try and trick taxpayers into falling for various fraud schemes.With millions of Americans sharing personal...

Kuaishou Q4 results: Revenue and ecommerce see growth, live-streaming revenue declines READ SOURCE...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Blackstone has made a final £489mn bid to acquire listed landlord Warehouse Reit, in private equity’s latest swoop on the commercial property...

The oil company Shell has revealed plans to ramp up cost savings and cut spending, as it handed its chief executive an increase to his pay package which angered environmental campaigners.The pay package for the energy company’s chief executive, Wael...

Gold prices steady below record highs with tariff fears, econ. data in focus READ SOURCE...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The head of Rolls-Royce has warned that the UK government runs the risk that critical supply chains to support the development of...

Guardian Sport received five top prizes at the prestigious SJA British Sports Journalism Awards on Monday evening.The Guardian’s chief sports writer, Barney Ronay, won two prizes, named both columnist of the year and popular culture commentator of the year. Donald...

Offshore energy industry body calls on UK Government to give consent to new projects in the North Sea READ SOURCE...

Viasat offices are shown at the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California, on March 9, 2022.Mike Blake | ReutersViasat's stock soared on Monday after the Starlink competitor received an analyst endorsement from Deutsche Bank.Shares of the satellite communications giant and competitor...

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Dogecoin is now at an important moment in its market cycle, and according to a recent analysis by crypto analyst Ali Martinez, the next move could make...

The chancellor’s spring statement arrives with the sombre tone of inevitability. Britain, we’re told, must tighten its belt. Welfare payments for the sick and disabled will be shrunk. Public services from transport to criminal justice face leaner times. The language...

Evan Press has left Barry Town in ‘real shock’ (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) Barry Town United admit it was a ‘real shock’ to hear that their captain, Evan Press, has been jailed for two and a half years, as they...

The annual global climate summits - often hosted in exciting places - are already slammed for being grand melas that achieve little beyond adding more emissions to an overheating planet. Now, there's a sweet twist of irony. Brazil, host of...

Burn has faced some criticism since the win over Albania, and it remains to be seen whether he has kept his place.Intriguingly, Thomas Tuchel has kept the team guessing over the full starting XI, with the head coach not naming...

Customers with the four major UK mobile networks EE, Vodafone, Three and O2 have been warned to brace for higher prices from April 1 - even if you are mid-contract.A new rule put in place by communications regulator Ofcom earlier...

Pound-to-Canadian Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Drawing Down READ SOURCE...

I’ve been writing about manufacturing in the US since the 1980s, and it’s been heart-wrenching to report on dozens of factory closings and the devastation they have done to workers and communities. As the nation grasped for ways to slow...

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEmbattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6...

FC United of Manchester and The 1958, a Manchester United fan group, are staging a joint action on Saturday against 20 years of Glazer ownership of Manchester United. The protest, called United United Day, marks the first formal attempt by...

Pound-to-Australian Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Another Stab at Those Highs On the Cards READ SOURCE...

Pound-to-Australian Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: Another Stab at Those Highs On the Cards READ SOURCE...

Bitcoin (BTC): Winds of Change Sweep Through the Crypto Market READ SOURCE...

China's Vice Premier He Lifeng has reassured foreign business leaders that Beijing will continue to open up its market and welcome more investment from multinational companies, according to a readout from the Ministry of Commerce.He also discussed deepening economic and...

Starmer confirms he wants to 'take some money out of government' as part of efficiency driveWell, that did not really get us very far. Apologies to anyone who feels misled by “grilling” in the headline. We learned very little. After...

New Delhi: Dragged down primarily by iron and steel, aluminium, and copper India's engineering goods exports declined 8.62% year-on-year in February 2025 to $9.08 billion from $9.94 billion in the same month last year.This has marked the first drop in...

S4 Capital reported its net revenue declined by 13.6% to £754.6m in 2024By HARRY WISE Updated: 09:54 GMT, 24 March 2025

Introduction: Hope of targeted approach to Trump's ‘Liberation Day’Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.A new week begins with some familiar worries, as global markets brace for the US to...

CHINA has just launched a super quick EV rival to Tesla that charges twice as fast. The brand spanking new motor can be on the roads for 250 miles with a five-minute charge, allowing it to compete with diesel and petrol cars in terms...