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The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below:
A boost in hospitality and education employment drove the US economy to create tens of thousands more jobs than expected last month, latest figures suggest.
Last week, Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, agreed to a settlement of up to $18bn after dozens of US states accused it of harming children with addictive products. The settlement’s regulatory implicat…
Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield
The climate crisis, disease and cyber-attacks pose growing risks to the UK’s food supplies and the government needs to act to make the system more resilient, according to the public spending watchdog.
After everything, why would anyone still back Nigel Farage? In some of the comments below my piece last week about Reform UK, I spot the usual answers: Farage’s supporters are dim, racist, deplorable. Yet away from West…
Sell-off raises concerns of higher borrowing costs for households. Here’s what it could meanThe bond market sell-off has sparked fresh fears of higher borrowing costs for UK households. We look at what the turmoil in fi…
Farmers are facing an “astronomical” jump in the price of fuel needed to operate their vehicles and machinery after a surge in diesel costs in the UK and the US.
Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply
Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructure
Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames Water
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two …
The famous tagline “Guinness is good for you” applies only when the drink is bought and paid for, police have said, after thieves made off with more than 70,000 pints’ worth in Cheshire.
Rising bonds yields and growing government debt could see interest rates start to rise
Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’
The Japanese yen has soared by more than 2% against the dollar amid speculation the Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish debut performance at his first policy-setting meeting. While the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to hold interest rates steady, the Summary of…
The FCA has decided to ban Daniel Thomas from working in financial services and fine him £742,700 after finding he recklessly gave defined benefit pension transfer advice he was neither qualified nor allowed to give.
The US shareholder activism environment is maturing and increasingly complex, characterized by new players, evolving tactics, and shifting boardroom dynamics. This report, a complement to The Conference Board annual Pro…
Reform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confident the businessman – who was formerly based in Hong Kong – will not be caught by the new overseas d…
Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for nearly $13bn, betting that support for open AI models could offset a potential slowdown in demand for the semiconductor giant’s chips.
John Lewis is launching an online chatshow and social media studio to help make itself and its products more visible to chatbots and more prominent in AI search results.
The British housebuilder Crest Nicholson has warned of a surprise loss this year as it bemoaned difficult trading in a “subdued” property market.
Thirty-six businesses in Northern Ireland, including a care provider, hotels and solicitors, have been named for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage, according to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
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