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Central banks see case for synchronised FX settlement but flag finality gaps
The Bank of England, MAS and Bank of Thailand say synchronised FX settlement worked across three test systems, with legal and oversight questions open.
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Aviva nine-month premiums rise 19% to £11.8bn, helped by Direct Line
Aviva reports 19% growth in nine-month general insurance premiums, but Direct Line counts for nine months against three,…
Banking & Finance
New Era Energy & Digital posts $16.6m Q3 loss, lands 207MW deal
New Era Energy Digital reported a $16.6m Q3 2026 loss and a 207MW power deal, but dilution masks…
Banking & Finance
MediWound drops full-year guidance after Q3 revenue falls to $3.6m
MediWound full-year guidance disappeared from Q3 results as revenue fell to $3.6m and management…
Business
Netflix Stock Is Down 33% This Year — Here’s Why Some Analysts Think That’s Actually Interesting
Netflix appeared to have essentially won not too long ago. Legacy studios were rushing to react.…
Banking & Finance
Ofcom Fines Meta £596,700 Over WhatsApp Business Data Errors
Ofcom fines Meta £596,700 over repeated inaccuracies in WhatsApp Business data, a penalty dwarfed by the…
Markets
BE Stock Surges 13% in One Day — Is Bloom Energy the Quiet Winner of the AI Power Race?
On November 11, Bloom Energy had an amazing session. The San Jose-based fuel cell manufacturer's shares…
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UK economy grew 0.7% in third quarter as services offset a fall in construction
The Office for National Statistics put UK growth at 0.7% for July to September, up from…
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Draft HMRC rules would treat known tax errors left unfixed as deliberate
Draft rules would make taxpayers correct known errors in returns or face deliberate-error penalties, and let…
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Government delays footballers’ image rights tax change by a year, still worth £45m
HM Revenue & Customs says image rights payments tied to employment will be taxed as wages…
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Treasury proposes credit union members who move away can still refer relatives
Ministers announced at the Financial Services and Markets Bill second reading a change that would reach…
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Chancellor cuts Asset Purchase Facility ceiling to £482.4bn as gilt sales to government are weighed
The Chancellor and the Bank of England cut the APF ceiling to £482.4bn from £524.9bn, with…
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PRA scraps trading book excess allowance and caps third-party exposures at 85% of Tier 1
The PRA has replaced the 500% trading book excess allowance with an 85% of Tier 1…
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| Instrument | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 10,873.19 | +0.09% |
| S&P 500 | 7,592.40 | -0.35% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3233 | -0.33% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1055 | -0.36% |
| Brent | $95.91 | +0.09% |
| Gold | $3,893.70 | +0.22% |
| Bitcoin | $69,351 | -2.79% |
Prices delayed. Updated 11:48 UK time
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Frontier opens First Class bookings as GAAP losses keep widening
Frontier First Class seats go on sale as the carrier's shares surge 64% in 20 days, even as GAAP losses widen for a fifth straight quarter.
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UK gross reserves fall $5.9bn to $220.0bn with no intervention in October
UK government gross reserves fell to $220.0bn in October and Bank of England gross holdings dropped to $46.8bn, with no intervention operations.
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Phong Le’s Strategy Bitcoin Trade: Sell at $60K, Buy Back at $80K, Call It a Win
The trade seems like something you would joke about at a dinner party on its face. Sell about…
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UK Fixed Rate Mortgage Increases Hit a Three-Year High — and Millions of Homeowners Are Running Out of Time
There is a specific type of financial anxiety that develops covertly. Standing in a kitchen on a Tuesday…
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Houston Unauthorized Tax Preparer Conviction: How One Woman Built Two Frauds Into a Single Federal Case
Inflated deductions, fictitious businesses, and misreported income are common patterns in tax fraud cases. The Levi Casildo Castro…
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LRCX Stock: A 312% Five-Year Run, a 48% Drop From the High, and the Question Nobody Can Quite Answer
Unlike Nvidia, Lam Research does not appear on the evening news. Its products, such as wafer cleaning equipment,…
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CMA names new subcommittee member on Google mobile case after steering consultation
The CMA said Katie Kapernaros joined its Google mobile platform subcommittee in August, replacing Martin Coleman, after responses…
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Meta and Nvidia Partnership: The $3 Billion Deal That Changes How AI Gets Built and Who Pays for It
In one version of this narrative, Nvidia is just a chip manufacturer catering to its largest clientele. It's…
