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Government delays footballers’ image rights tax change by a year, still worth £45m
HM Revenue & Customs says image rights payments tied to employment will be taxed as wages from 6 April 2028, a year later than planned, raising £45m a year.
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Frontier opens First Class bookings as GAAP losses keep widening
Frontier First Class seats go on sale as the carrier's shares surge 64% in 20 days, even as…
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Ouster lands Indra toll lidar deal as Q3 revenue jumps 50%
Ouster's lidar toll deal with Indra expands an existing contract, but the real driver of the stock rally…
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TON Strategy Q3 results: $24m loss as GRAM holdings hit 235m
TON Strategy Q3 results show a $24m net loss and $13.1m revenue, even as…
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Jio IPO Allotment: How to Check Your Status and What Analysts Are Saying About the Listing
The most anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in India in recent memory has advanced from the…
Banking & Finance
PepsiCo to Cut ~1,000 Jobs in North America Push
PepsiCo North America job cuts hit roughly 1,000 roles as the group presses ahead with a…
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Tesla and SpaceX Investment 2030: Robotaxis, Starlink, and a Merger That Could Change Everything
If you think Elon Musk's businesses will collectively change the world economy over the next four…
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UK gross reserves fall $5.9bn to $220.0bn with no intervention in October
UK government gross reserves fell to $220.0bn in October and Bank of England gross holdings dropped…
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Burnham plans law forcing all employers to publish pay on job adverts
The Prime Minister says employers will have to state salaries on job adverts by law, with…
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IAG nine-month pre-tax profit falls 15.8% as fuel bill rises 18.6%
British Airways owner IAG reported nine-month pre-tax profit of €3,045m, down 15.8%, as fuel costs climbed,…
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HMRC raises late payment interest to 8% after Bank Rate rise to 4%
HMRC late payment interest rises to 8.00% from 7.75% and repayment interest to 3.00% from 2.75%,…
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Survey shows market participants expect Bank Rate at 4.25% in a year
Market participants polled by the Bank of England see Bank Rate at 4.25% a year ahead,…
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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…
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| Instrument | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 10,797.19 | +0.42% |
| S&P 500 | 7,520.93 | -0.38% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3314 | -0.95% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1138 | -0.75% |
| Brent | $92.93 | +1.57% |
| Gold | $4,063.50 | +0.83% |
| Bitcoin | $73,956 | +0.32% |
Prices delayed. Updated 11:29 UK time
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GE Vernova wins sixth Heidenheim wind order in Germany expansion
GE Vernova's wind energy expansion in Germany continues with a sixth Stadtwerke Heidenheim order, even as GEV shares swing sharply.
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Government presses on with HMRC bank deductions for tax debts up to £5,000
HMRC would take regular instalments from bank accounts for lower value tax debts, with draft legislation due in Summer 2027 after consultation.
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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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CMA names new subcommittee member on Google mobile case after steering consultation
The CMA said Katie Kapernaros joined its Google mobile platform subcommittee in August, replacing Martin Coleman, after responses…
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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…
