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Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday rejected a media report that claimed that the company is reducing its workforce costs by 25 per cent, to cut manpower-related expenses. "We wish to clarify that the said news is factually...

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldGlobal equities rose on Monday on signs that consumer electronics imported into the US from China might escape the steepest...

The Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA growing majority of America's top executives now expects the U.S. economy to enter a recession in the near future, according to a survey released Monday.Of the more than...

USA Tax day ReminderPrapass Pulsub | Moment | Getty ImagesStill haven't filed your taxes?With less than 24 hours until the April 15 tax deadline, time is running out to file your 2024 federal tax return or request an extension. It...

European natural gas prices rise modestly READ SOURCE...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaAn anti-Brexit activist has been cleared of breaching a police ban after playing music on loudspeakers at a protest outside Parliament in London.Steve Bray, 56, faced trial over the incident on Parliament Square, which took place before...

Baby boomers and first-time travelers appear to be driving a so-called "coolcations" trend, shunning Europe's peak summer hotspots in favor of cooler climes — such as the Nordic and Baltic countries.Extreme summer heat, combined with cost and overcrowding concerns, are...

China and Vietnam ink numerous cooperation deals READ SOURCE...

The vinyl market grew by 10.5 percent in 2024 as older generations continued to buy the format of their youth, while Gen Z is reportedly enamoured with the physicality of buying a record that is novel to them in the...

Bitcoin (BTC) Surges as Robert Kiyosaki warns Giant Market Crash 2025 has arrived READ SOURCE...

Whether you prefer stuffed crust, extra cheese or even some controversial pineapple, we all enjoy tucking into a pizza.But instead of just chucking one in the oven, you should think carefully about where you place it, experts have warned.In order...

Recent headlines about stock markets in freefall and graphs with downward arrows are not what you would choose as a backdrop to persuading people to move from cash savings into riskier investments.But that was what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was...

A player who had a key role in getting Posh to Wembley was goalkeeper Jed Steer, who saved two penalties in their shoot-out win over Wrexham in the semi-finals.But he was delighted no such heroics were needed against Birmingham, although...

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureCharlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB union national officer, said she is “wholly reassured” that the coking coal bound for the furnaces at Scunthorpe will be “paid for and unloaded over the...

Octopus Energy has rallied thousands of its small business customers to back an overhaul of Great Britain’s electricity market.The largest energy supplier in Britain and more than 3,700 of its customers wrote to the Treasury last week calling for an...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Property sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The UK has collected just 3 per cent of financial penalties issued to offshore companies that failed to comply with transparency legislation...

Has there ever been an athlete who made playing look so easy, and winning seem so hard?On Sunday morning, everyone in Augusta was asking variations on the same single question. “Gonna be his year this year?” the man on the bag...

Harry Amass made his full Premier League debut in Manchester United’s loss (Picture: Getty) Ruben Amorim singled out Manchester United youngster Harry Amass for praise following the side’s 4-1 defeat to Newcastle. Amass, 18, was given the nod in place...

Last week, the world woke up to the weight of the bond market. A leviathan in the finance world, it occasionally writhes to remind others that some rules are sacred. Lodged in their humdrum world, the methodical bond boys keep...

US stock markets were expected to stage a recovery on Monday after Donald Trump excluded imports of smartphones and laptops from his tariff regime late on Friday night.Shares in Apple and chip maker Nvidia were on course to soar after...

It is difficult to square last week’s announcement of the first tranche of 13,000 extra neighbourhood police, across England and Wales, with the threat of job cuts that also looms over the 43 forces. As in other public services, there...

The government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learned.Ministers are considering including parts of the Chinese state accused of interference activities on the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme...

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe league table now looks like this. West Ham drop down to 17th on goal difference, thanks to Wolves’ win over Spurs:ShareFinal scores in the other 2pm kick-offs: Chelsea...

This week was enough to make anyone worried about their stock market savings. As a certified public accountant, I don’t give investment advice. But I’m comfortable leaving my money in the stock market. Why? Let’s put things into perspective.Markets are...

On April 25, 2024, India captured global attention at the United Nations’ first international conference on Digital Public Infrastructure at the UN headquarters in New York. I witnessed firsthand how India’s vision — enabling nation-states to deliver citizen-centric digital public...

By ANGELA EPSTEIN Updated: 13:43 BST, 13 April 2025

After Donald Trump’s “liberation day” on Wednesday last week, BP lost almost a quarter of its market value in a share price rout even deeper than the oil giant endured in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The collapse in...

The General Motors Flint Assembly plant is a hulking symbol of American auto industry might, a 5m-sq-ft factory stretching as far as the eye can see down Van Slyke Road, and it hums: three shifts almost daily crank out the...

The business secretary has refused to guarantee that blast furnaces in Scunthorpe will get raw materials in time, saying the emergency government action meant there was now a “high trust bar” for Chinese companies to invest in critical UK industries.Jonathan...

The chaos around tariffs continues to rattle global stock markets, as fears of higher costs and concerns over a potential economic slowdown weigh on investor sentiment.However, the pullback in several stocks due to these ongoing challenges has created an opportunity...