Pound rises to six-month high against dollar as US inflation slows
The pound can buy more dollars than at any point in the last six months after the US rate of...
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Inflation may have peaked but you should still be prepared for a bleak winter ahead
It takes a particularly committed optimist to find good news in annual inflation of 10.7%, but for economists, if not...
Elon Musk overtaken as world’s richest person by LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault
Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world after being usurped by LVMH...
Inflation eases to 10.7% but the cost of a night out surges ahead of Christmas
The rate of inflation eased to 10.7% from 11.1% last month, according to official figures showing that food and the...
Sam Bankman-Fried: Founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX arrested in Bahamas
Police in the Bahamas have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX.The country's attorney general said the...
Sam Bankman-Fried: Former FTX boss charged with defrauding investors
The former boss of one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has been charged with defrauding investors out of $1.8bn.Sam...
Higher risk of households defaulting on loans as Bank warns of worsening financial conditions
"Significant pressure" will be placed on the ability of households to meet their debts, the Bank of England has said...
Striking similarities to ‘winter of discontent’ in 1970s within latest employment figures
Wages are climbing at close to their fastest pace since records began.Yet, workers' pay packets are declining at close to...
Second largest fall in real wage growth since records began while unemployment rate ticks up
The UK recorded its second largest fall in real wage growth since records began in 2001 during October and the...
Women’s Super League chiefs to kick off fresh talks about external funding
Top football executives are to kick off a fresh search for external funding for the Women's Super League (WSL) amid...
Rail strikes to go ahead this week as RMT members reject offer
Rail strikes will go ahead this week after union members voted to reject an offer from Network Rail.Members of the...
Tackling inflation takes priority over above-inflation public sector pay rises, says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
The government's top responsibility is to tackle inflation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News as thousands of public sector...
Microsoft to buy 4% stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of cloud tech ‘partnership’
The owner of the London Stock Exchange has revealed that Microsoft is to buy a 4% stake in the business...
UK weather: Two coal plants warmed up as National Grid runs fifth blackout prevention test to cope with cold snap
The National Grid is running the fifth test of its blackout prevention scheme - and is warming up two coal...
Chancellor gambling on cost of living crisis easing as he holds firm on public sector pay
When the Chancellor told me that he suspects things will get worse before they get better, he was talking about...
Twitter relaunches paid blue ticks – as Musk reveals enormous increase to character limit
Twitter has restarted its premium membership after a disastrous launch which saw the platform flooded with imposters.Elon Musk made expanding...
Metro Bank fined £10m for publishing ‘incorrect information to investors’
Metro Bank has been fined just over £10m by the City watchdog for breaching rules by "publishing incorrect information to...
Economy returns to growth in October – but recession still expected
The economy returned to growth in October, according to early official figures which experts suggest could be the last to...
Troops training to drive ambulances as ministers hold emergency strike meetings
Troops are being trained to drive ambulances ahead of strikes as the government holds emergency COBRA meetings to limit disruption...
Tesco to kick off search for successor to long-serving chairman Allan
Britain's biggest retailer is preparing to kick off a search for a new chairman, firing the starting gun on a...
