Rubio insists strait of Hormuz will be toll-free as he arrives for Gulf meeting
US secretary of state seeks to reassure UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain over security and US-Iran ceasefire deal
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Electricity prices jump in Europe as demand soars in the heatwave
The heatwave has prompted a sharp rise in electricity prices across European markets as millions turn to air conditioners and electric fans to battle record high temperatures, which have also caused a string of power pl…
HMRC announces 22% tax on cash interest held in stocks and shares Isas
Isa reforms announced on Tuesday promise a new first-time buyer account with no upper age limit, and a tax on interest on cash savings held in a stocks and shares wrapper.
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When leasehold flat owners are being treated as second-class citizens | Letters
Readers respond to an article on a campaign that is fighting to end the leasehold system in England and Wales
Farage breaks cover at last but finds the £5m question hasn’t gone away | John Crace
Happy days. Ten glorious years. Maybe it was the chance to bask in the unmitigated triumphs of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Maybe he wanted to take advantage of a rare lacuna. The vacuum between the last rites of …
US AI stock sell-off shakes markets from Wall Street to Asia
A tech sell-off shook global markets on Tuesday as attention turned away from developments in the US war with Iran and toward the future of AI companies and chipmakers that have driven stock markets to record highs.
The SEC delayed tokenizing stocks, and here’s why that’s a relief
After two decades building systems that evolved from reactive to cognitive – first at VMware with mobile device security, now in compliance infrastructure for digital asset markets – I've seen that following the rules i…
Boris Vujčić: Outlook for the euro area economy and monetary policy
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Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure
The man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has called for billions of pounds more borrowing to pay for investment in infrastructure, in a sign of how Burnham may seek to break from the policies purs…
Audit firm to Gupta metals empire fined and banned for ‘egregious’ failures
UK watchdog gives King & King severe reprimand for failing ‘to identify clear self-interest’ when conducting audits
Will California’s billionaire tax proposal make it to ballots?
Hi and welcome to TechScape. Nick Robins-Early and Dara Kerr here, filling in for your usual host Blake Montgomery who is out on vacation. We’ll be talking about the fight over a proposed billionaire tax in California, …
Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers
Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes sixth prime minister to quit since 2016
Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster
Can the UK kick its cod habit? Fish and chip shop favourite slips down the menu as prices soar
The cost of the traditional takeaway has doubled since 2019, and more outlets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper options such as coley, pollack and hake
Royal Mail boss’s pay package soars to £6.9m despite profits slide
Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company IDS, handed payouts after takeover of UK postal service
Air pollution is a fixable problem – just look at how London and New York have cleaned up their acts | Sadiq Khan and Michael Bloomberg
Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London. Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor of New York City
Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator
Ripple, the blockchain company behind the XRP Ledger, is on its way to regulatory approval in the European Union (EU) via licensing in Luxembourg.
I stand by what I said 10 years ago. We were right to leave the European Union | Larry Elliott
The Brexit vote showed that class still matters in British politics – and the changes needed are ones the EU would never have allowed
RIP Alan Greenspan: you were charming, powerful, and wrong | Robert Reich
The former Federal Reserve chair was a smart guy – but he had a huge blind spot. Here’s what I wish I’d said to him
Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs
Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in Sunderland
StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees
Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, as its rival Viagogo remains under investigation
Oil prices fall after US waives Iran sanctions and peace talks in Switzerland progress – business live
US waives sanctions on Iran for 60 days after first talks in Switzerland to negotiate peace deal; communications line opened to ensure safe passage through strait of Hormuz
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From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true?
Leaving the EU was supposed to solve Britain’s border issues, slash bureaucracy, revitalise the health service, even supercharge vacuum cleaners. How much control did we really take back?