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Asos swings to £93.5m operating profit as cyber incident trims trading by 2% to 4%
Asos reported a £93.5m operating profit for FY26 against a £212.3m loss a year earlier, and put the cyber incident hit to trading at 2% to 4% of GMV.
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Ameren Q3 profit rises to $2.42 a share, guidance lifted
Ameren Q3 2026 earnings rose to $2.42 a share as the utility raised full-year guidance and set an…
Banking & Finance
Senate Democrats to probe JPMorgan’s Epstein ties after midterms
Senate Democrats plan a JPMorgan Epstein probe once they control Congress in 2027, focusing on asset-management chief Mary…
Banking & Finance
Rocket Lab stock drop: shares fall 12% in AI-linked sell-off
Rocket Lab stock drop of 12% on 5 November tracked a broad AI and…
Business
MRNA Stock Jumped 13% in a Single Day — Here’s the Story Behind the Move
It's hard to explain Moderna's stock's year without a moment of introspection. Shares were trading close…
Banking & Finance
Meta, Google and TikTok Sue Over California Social Media Law
Meta, Google and TikTok sue to block a California social media law on youth features, as…
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Canva affects 1,271 staff as growth slows for first time in a decade
Canva said 22% of its workforce will see roles change, relocate or end, with growth slowing…
Features & Opinion
How much is the UK borrowing and has debt passed £3 trillion?
UK public sector net debt provisionally passed £3 trillion in September, while borrowing rose 7.7% on…
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High Court shuts Manchester firm that sold distressed companies for £1
The Insolvency Service said Clark Sinclair Limited took £123,052 from directors of indebted companies before the…
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ONS puts UK current account deficit at £91.6bn and rewrites the prior year
The UK current account deficit reached 3.0% of GDP in 2025, second largest in the G7,…
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Treasury says poorest fifth of English households gain £230 from energy support
HM Treasury estimates the bottom fifth of English households gain about £230 a year from energy…
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Tribunal extends motor finance challenge hearing to 3 March with redress suspended
The Upper Tribunal has lengthened the hearing on the FCA's motor finance scheme to 16 February…
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Treasury sets 10% founders’ relief on £10m of gains and halves BADR limit
A new 10% rate of capital gains tax for founders starts on 6 April 2027, the…
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Markets
| Instrument | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 10,603.95 | -1.66% |
| S&P 500 | 7,353.73 | -4.36% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3385 | -0.68% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1177 | -0.52% |
| Brent | $97.52 | -0.78% |
| Gold | $4,077.00 | -0.89% |
| Bitcoin | $75,987 | +0.06% |
Prices delayed. Updated 10:25 UK time
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Mastercard Brings Samsung Pay to Morocco in Tokenisation Push
Mastercard Samsung Pay Morocco: the payments group enables tokenised mobile payments for cardholders, as Q3 earnings and insider filings add context.
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What did the Bank of England say about UK financial stability risks?
The Financial Policy Committee says the chance of linked shocks has risen, kept the 2% capital buffer and flagged AI, private credit and leverage risks.
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Phong Le’s Strategy Bitcoin Trade: Sell at $60K, Buy Back at $80K, Call It a Win
The trade seems like something you would joke about at a dinner party on its face. Sell about…
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UK Fixed Rate Mortgage Increases Hit a Three-Year High — and Millions of Homeowners Are Running Out of Time
There is a specific type of financial anxiety that develops covertly. Standing in a kitchen on a Tuesday…
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Houston Unauthorized Tax Preparer Conviction: How One Woman Built Two Frauds Into a Single Federal Case
Inflated deductions, fictitious businesses, and misreported income are common patterns in tax fraud cases. The Levi Casildo Castro…
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Peter Thiel Artificial Intelligence Investment Just Shifted — and It’s Not What Anyone Expected
Peter Thiel is known for his early insights. When Facebook was still a college networking site, he was…
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Why You Need a Proxy for Trading: What Actually Breaks Without One
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Meta and Nvidia Partnership: The $3 Billion Deal That Changes How AI Gets Built and Who Pays for It
In one version of this narrative, Nvidia is just a chip manufacturer catering to its largest clientele. It's…
