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IAG nine-month pre-tax profit falls 15.8% as fuel bill rises 18.6%
British Airways owner IAG reported nine-month pre-tax profit of €3,045m, down 15.8%, as fuel costs climbed, and kept its full-year margin guidance.
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Sunstone Hotel beats Q3 forecasts, raises 2026 FFO guidance again
Sunstone Hotel Investors guidance rises again after a Q3 beat, as the REIT funds buybacks from asset-sale proceeds.
Banking & Finance
Oklo manufacturing partnership lifts shares as earnings beat lands
Oklo's manufacturing partnership with U.S. Forged Rings and a narrower quarterly loss drove shares sharply higher on 6…
Banking & Finance
Protesters storm Microsoft Amsterdam data centre site
Microsoft data centre protest in Amsterdam: activists breach Sloterdijk site, climb crane, clash with…
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The Weekly Close: Chip Slump Drags Wall Street Lower
The weekly close: Wall Street's chip slump sent the S&P 500 down 3.07% and the Nasdaq…
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MRNA Stock Jumped 13% in a Single Day — Here’s the Story Behind the Move
It's hard to explain Moderna's stock's year without a moment of introspection. Shares were trading close…
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CMA still weighing responses on Google search user choice rule after consultation closed
The CMA is still analysing responses on a user choice rule for Google search, a month…
Features & Opinion
Did UK shoppers spend less in September, and which shops felt it?
Retail sales volumes fell 0.4% in September but rose 0.7% over the quarter, with food and…
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Bank of England lifts Bank Rate to 4% as Mann votes for bigger rise
The Bank of England raised Bank Rate to 4% by 8-1, with Mann seeking 4.25%, as…
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Diageo organic sales rise 1.4% as North America falls 3.6%
The Guinness maker held fiscal 2027 guidance after organic growth of 1.4% in the first quarter,…
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Canva affects 1,271 staff as growth slows for first time in a decade
Canva said 22% of its workforce will see roles change, relocate or end, with growth slowing…
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High Court shuts Manchester firm that sold distressed companies for £1
The Insolvency Service said Clark Sinclair Limited took £123,052 from directors of indebted companies before the…
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ONS puts UK current account deficit at £91.6bn and rewrites the prior year
The UK current account deficit reached 3.0% of GDP in 2025, second largest in the G7,…
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| Instrument | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 10,673.94 | -1.01% |
| S&P 500 | 7,376.86 | +0.31% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3356 | -0.90% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1143 | -0.82% |
| Brent | $98.32 | +0.03% |
| Gold | $4,074.90 | -0.94% |
| Bitcoin | $75,798 | +0.07% |
Prices delayed. Updated 13:29 UK time
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Meta, Google and TikTok Sue Over California Social Media Law
Meta, Google and TikTok sue to block a California social media law on youth features, as Meta's own stock slides 19% in 20 days.
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What is the UK trade deficit and which partners drive it?
The UK goods and services trade deficit widened to £8.0bn in the three months to August 2026, with EU and non-EU trade moving in opposite directions.
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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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Why You Need a Proxy for Trading: What Actually Breaks Without One
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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…
