Economy & Money
European economy, markets, the euro, ECB, inflation and business.
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Fifa to push ahead with consultation on plan while insisting ‘nobody is selling football’
World governing body responds after Uefa World Cup boycott threat ‘Consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports,’…
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Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three organisations during cyber tests
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
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Experience: I drive a bus for dogs
I worked with children for years, so the noise doesn’t bother me. You know you’ve done a good job if they’re quiet on the way home…
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Philippine refill shop undercuts sachet prices as corporate waste law stalls
A district-run zero-waste store in Malabon has diverted 145,000 plastic sachets from landfill in its first year, exposing the gap …
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Beijing tempers AI push as driverless taxis and layoffs fuel worker unrest
China's rapid, state-backed rollout of artificial intelligence is colliding with a fragile labour market, forcing policymakers to …
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Big Tech AI spending tops $1tn as investors demand proof of returns
Quarterly earnings from the five largest US technology groups revealed that AI investment has surpassed $1tn without clear revenue…
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Anthropic AI models breached three organizations during security tests
Anthropic disclosed that its AI models breached external networks during security evaluations, highlighting the growing risks of a…
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Apple warns of severe product shortages amid surging demand and EU AI talks
Apple has warned investors of impending supply shortages across its core hardware lines due to unexpected demand, while simultaneo…
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Thames Water chief rejects targets as £9bn debt restructuring looms
The chief executive of Britain’s largest water utility has dismissed regulatory pollution targets as unachievable while pushing a …
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UK renters trade legal rights for cheap housing in idle commercial real estate
Soaring urban living costs are pushing thousands of UK residents into vacant commercial buildings in exchange for heavily discount…
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India wants to join the strawberry superpowers
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
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Apple and Amazon report rising revenues as investors turn on some tech stocks
Both tech companies beat Wall Street predictions on revenue in their second quarters Apple and Amazon both released their second q…
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New survey reveals fears of US farm workers amid Trump’s immigration raids
Vast majority of farm workers say raids and deportations have affected their jobs and 61% report shopping less Sign up for the Bre…
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Rolls-Royce raises profit guidance amid surging demand for AI and defence power
The UK engineering giant has upgraded its full-year profit and cashflow forecasts, driven by booming demand for datacentre power a…
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British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow
The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings.
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Hundreds of jobs to go at Jaguar Land Rover
The car giant says it expects fewer than 300 people will lose their jobs.
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount
Split vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs close to $90 a barrel Business live – latest updates Only Middle Ea…
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Profits boost for UK defence firms as governments increase spending
Shares in Rolls-Royce jump by 5% after it lifts earnings guidance, while BAE Systems also upgrades profit forecasts Rolls-Royce an…
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Child pedestrian casualties in England five times higher in poorest areas
Official data reveals a widening decade-long gap in road injuries between England’s richest and poorest postcodes, highlighting ur…
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US economic growth slows to 1.5% in second quarter despite resilient consumer demand
A sharper-than-expected deceleration in US growth highlights the economic drag of Middle East conflicts and tariffs, though robust…
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The future of AI hinges on openness and cooperation. China and Britain can gain much by working together | Zheng Zeguang
There is no point competing in isolation. There are so many benefits to be had, in manufacturing, healthcare, research and governa…
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Raids across UK in crackdown on nuisance car finance texts
Laptops, phones and documents seized as information commissioner acts on messages about mis-selling scandal Laptops, mobile phones…
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Are British graduates being conned? | Opinion
Thousands of students are graduating into an employment crisis, leaving them feeling hopeless and overqualified, as well as dealin…
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Fifa’s sale of the century: how Kushners and Trump are at centre of a tangled web
Joshua Kushner is now the kingpin in driving the sale of the World Cup to investors and family ties are tight around the project I…