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
The FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday as a sharp sell-off in AstraZeneca weighed heavily on the index, overshadowing broader optimism across European markets. The FTSE 100 index ended the session down
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A landmark jump in U.S. factory activity is signalling the economy may be shaking off the weight of tariffs, but a troubling inflation picture is intensifying pressure on policymakers. The Institute for
MoreTeam England’s Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning men’s 3×3 basketball team is set to return to Paternoster Square in central London on Thursday 6 August. The players, Jamell Anderson, Ashley Hamilton, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
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MorePalantir Technologies (PLTR) has emerged as one of the most closely watched stocks in the market, with investors tracking its AI-driven growth trajectory with considerable interest. The company has built a reputation
MoreReform UK deputy leader Richard Tice is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare an interest during a parliamentary debate. Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary standards commissioner, confirmed
MoreA potential merger between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb has been circulating on Wall Street, and the numbers involved are staggering. The Financial Times reported that the two pharmaceutical giants have held
MoreCourts across the United States are being buried under a growing tide of AI-generated filings, deepfake evidence, and hallucinated legal pleadings with no end in sight. Since April 2023, Damien Charlotin, a
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