UK manufacturing growth slows in July despite faster output
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
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Here’s where Deutsche Bank’s analysis sees fair value for gold prices
The metal opened the year at $28.92 and ended just below $72 per ounce, marking an annual gain of approximately 144% — silver’s sharpest calendar-year advance since 1979. That move shattered a decade-long ceiling near $…
China private factory PMI eases in July - RatingDog PMI
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
US and Japan jointly intervene to prop up yen in rare move
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen to a fresh 40-year low.
New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend
Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in $927m (£687m) of global ticket sales to make it the second-biggest opening weekend ever as it shot past its estimated $225m production budget.
Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up
Documents that set out Fifa's plan to part-privatise the World Cup and seen by the BBC show why the deal may have fallen apart.
Stick to spending limits, PM and chancellor tell ministers in joint memo
Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have written a joint letter to cabinet ministers telling them that they must stick within their existing spending limits while funding new pledges.
Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'
Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
Healey announces his first Budget will be on 28 October
Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations
US technology firm Anthropic says its AI models hacked into the systems of three organisations on their own, during a private security experiment.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
Eurozone inflation edges up to 2.9% in July - Eurostat
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business.
China manufacturing PMI unexpectedly slips into contraction in July
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
Would you live in a disused care home, pub or bank in exchange for a heavily discounted rent?
Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings
The world's biggest technology companies - including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon - updated Wall Street this week on their finances.
Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'
The boss of Thames Water has claimed targets the company has been set over things like leakages are "not realistic".
Tokyo CPI rises in July, core inflation nears BOJ target on energy costs, weak yen
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"