The FTSE 100 ended a difficult week firmly in negative territory on Friday, dragged lower by surging oil prices and growing unease over artificial intelligence investment returns. The blue-chip index closed down
London’s FTSE 100 index came under pressure as escalating tensions in the Middle East unsettled investors and weighed on broader market sentiment across the UK. Rising geopolitical risk has historically prompted investors
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Thames Water creditors bidding to rescue the troubled utility remain confident they can present a revised takeover proposal to Andy Burnham’s new government, a source has told City AM. People close to
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On April 20, 2026, the Trump Administration formally declared that America’s electric grid and its supporting supply chains are essential to national defense. The Presidential Determination on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply
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The US Department of Justice cited a fabricated court case in federal proceedings to oppose an immigration detainee’s bid for release from custody. The case involved petitioner Izzeddin Ahmed Abdulghaffar Daghra, who
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ASML, the semiconductor manufacturing equipment specialist, has cemented its position as Europe’s most valuable company, boasting a market capitalisation of around €600bn (£510bn). That figure dwarfs every company listed in the UK’s
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A sharp and sudden stock market selloff rattled investors, driven by a combination of a massive margin call and what traders described as “push-button liquidity” exiting the market. Margin calls occur when
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s new short-selling disclosure system has drawn scrutiny after apparent errors were identified in its first batch of published data. The Financial Times first reported that the regulator’s new
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Kelun has announced that its phase 3 OptiTROP-Lung06 study successfully met its primary endpoint in a significant win for its antibody-drug conjugate pipeline. The Chinese trial evaluated sac-TMT in combination with Merck’s
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On 14 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Caremark Rx, LLC and Zinc Health Services, LLC to resolve claims tied to a 2024 complaint. That complaint alleged Caremark,
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The Department of Justice has issued third-party subpoenas targeting nine major law firms that previously reached settlements with the Trump administration over executive order disputes. The subpoenas demand communications between those firms
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