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IEA says oil supply overtakes demand as North Sea Dated falls 32% to $93
The International Energy Agency says global oil supply has passed demand for the first time since the Iran war began, though diesel stays tight and risks persist.
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AM Best shifts Hagerty Re outlook to stable from positive
AM Best moves Hagerty Re outlook stable from positive, affirming A- ratings, 11 months after a rare upgrade…
Banking & Finance
US Global Investors returns to operating profit in Q1 FY2027
US Global Investors returns to operating profitability in Q1 FY2027, but net income fell 89% despite 18% revenue…
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Rolls-Royce adds £1.5bn interim buyback and lifts free cash flow guidance to £3.8bn-£4.0bn
Rolls-Royce will return £1.5bn to shareholders by 25 February 2027 and has raised 2026…
Banking & Finance
The Weekly Close: Wall Street Climbs as Chip Stocks Split
The Wall Street weekly close for 14 November 2026: S&P 500 up 1.54%, chip stocks diverge…
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.…
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…
UK News
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 | 10,902.56 | +0.36% |
| S&P 500 | 7,561.67 | -0.40% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3209 | -0.51% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1028 | -0.61% |
| Brent | $95.84 | +0.02% |
| Gold | $3,886.30 | +0.03% |
| Bitcoin | $67,218 | -1.51% |
Prices delayed. Updated 10:45 UK time
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Travel + Leisure opens Sports Illustrated Resorts in Nashville
Travel + Leisure Co opens Sports Illustrated Resorts Nashville, a 185-suite property and first of four planned sites in a new hospitality brand.
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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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Bitcoin Market Timing Difficulty Is Real — and the Numbers Prove Most Traders Never Beat It
Anyone who has experienced a few cycles of Bitcoin is familiar with the specific moment that keeps happening.…
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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…
