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Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – as it happened
Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks
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Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormu...
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Total UK government debt hits £3tn for first time while inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year – as it happened
French government bond yields highest since 2002 as country rocked by protests; UK approves controversial Nort...
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Google Cloud outage: problems fixed for ‘most‘ customers, as regulators push for details – as it happened
Google apologises after power issue causes a major Cloud outage in its London region today that led to problem...
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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO
Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on Wedne...
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Violent street protests in France and Italy trigger stock and bond sell-off and send euro lower – as it happened
Roaring exports lift China’s economic growth
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Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs
Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September
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China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth
Beijing wants banks and insurers to bolster investment in stock market as it helps to replenish cash reserves
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Wall Street drops after jump in US producer inflation; John Healey says UK banks are part of ‘jewel in the crown’ – as it happened
John Healey has spoken to UK journalists at the IMF annual meeting in Bangkok, and said banks are a part of th...
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Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt
Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as potential interest rate hikes spook mark...
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IMF suggests UK should cut spending rather than raise taxes on banks, as Healey prepares budget raid – as it happened
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From boom to bust in five days: how Firmus’s much-hyped Australian stock market listing imploded
Datacentre company’s sensational entry to the ASX did not go as planned – but investors may have sidestepped a...