The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday as escalating military conflict between the United States and Iran weighed heavily on investor sentiment across global markets. The index fell 0.37% by 07:25 GMT, extending
The era of easy private equity deals in professional services is drawing to a close, with the most attractive targets already acquired and investors now applying far stricter criteria. Over recent years,
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A rocket built by Blue Origin appears to have exploded on its launch pad in Florida during a test, sending a massive ball of fire into the air. Footage captured the moment
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The boss of Next has warned that the number of entry-level job opportunities in the United Kingdom has seen a “dramatic fall.” The warning comes from the chief executive of one of
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Samantha Tolmie, from Doncaster, has given up eating hot meals in order to fund the energy costs of keeping her 22-year-old son Lewis alive. Lewis depends on a ventilator, humidifiers, suction machines
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a lawsuit against DNA testing firm Chrome Holding following an investigation into its predecessor company 23andMe’s handling of customer data. Bonta alleges that 23andMe failed
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BMW is set to become the first carmaker to use humanoid robots in European car manufacturing, with two machines planned for production from this summer. The two robots, made by Hexagon Robotics,
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Phillips Distilling, a family-owned Minnesota-based spirits company, has moved some of its production to Canada after losing 70% of its Canadian business due to a liquor boycott. The boycott began in Spring
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Government plans to ban non-disclosure agreements in workplace harassment and discrimination cases may make it significantly harder for disputes to be resolved outside of tribunals. The proposal, named “Make Work Pay”, forms
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Those born between 1965 and 1980 risk an inadequate retirement despite significant property holdings, according to new analysis from Rathbones. The so-called Generation X cohort owns twice as many buy-to-let properties as
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The US Treasury Department is preparing to print a new $250 banknote that could feature a portrait of President Donald Trump, pending congressional approval. Federal law currently prohibits printing US currency with
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