Poundland in rescue talks as owners seek buyer
Retail chain Poundland is in talks with potential buyers as it seeks a rescue deal, it has confirmed.
UK & World
BA flight forced to turn back over cracked window
A British Airways flight en route to Portugal was forced to return to Gatwick Airport on Tuesday due to a minor technical issue, reported to be a cracked window.
Global chip selloff deepens as AI worries, China competition weigh
A sell-off in semiconductor stocks deepened as signs of progress in China’s advanced chipmaking compounded worries about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence spending boom.
Phase Eight and Hobbs owner hit by cyber-attack, as H&M probes separate hack claim
The owner of high-end fashion brands Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight says it is investigating a cyber-security incident.
Government Debt Is Now the Top Threat to Investors’ Wealth
This column originally appeared in the Milken Institute Review at https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/is-taxing-wealth-possible-practical-desirable.
Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks
Shares in dating app company Bumble soared by almost 50% on Monday after a report that it is in advanced talks to be bought for around $1bn (£757m).
Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise
Heating oil customers facing soaring bills have been promised better regulation of the sector by the government.
I earn £120,000 a year making social media videos go viral
Eknoor Singh says he only needs his mobile phone and a decent internet connection to earn more than £120,000 a year.
Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
The early afternoon of Wednesday 6 August was an unremarkable one on the rail network. Then suddenly, shortly before 14:00, a power failure brought trains across the north-west of England to a halt.
Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
European Weakness and Softer Inflation Could Push Treasury Yields Lower
The week ahead brings an unusually concentrated sequence of central-bank decisions, inflation reports and growth data. The Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan will all be in focus, while US GDP, core PCE …
AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.
BofA keeps this stock as top pick as pricing power seen driving earnings upside
The third quarter is now in full swing, and Wall Street strategists are reassessing where the market goes from here. Recent earnings have largely reinforced confidence in corporate America, while resilient economic data…
A New Middle East Flashpoint Raises the Stakes for Inflation
By Africa Risk Control / Analysis – The escalation of conflict involving Iran has rapidly transformed from a regional confrontation into a global economic disruption. Energy supply chains and maritime security are at th…
4 Years Into the Bull Market
Anniversaries are often a time to reflect on how far we've come. This week marks the fourth anniversary of the current bull market, which began on October 12, 2022. At that time, the S&P 500 had fallen roughly 25% from …
Bond Auctions: You Never Hear About the Good Ones
Left reeling by the catastrophic events of 007 First Light's previous chapter, The Past Never Dies sees Bond and Greenway regroup and make tracks to Mauritania in search of 009's trail. The following chapter is arguably…
Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth, BBC finds
The world's biggest accountancy firm helped in falsifying documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax, BBC Panorama has found.
HMV to close Oxford Street store after three years
HMV has said it will shut its flagship Oxford Street store three years after it reopened the site, blaming a proposed doubling of the rent for the closure.
Oil Gives Back the Spike, but the Bond Market Still Owns the Week
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some buyers for the third straight day, hitting an over one-week high during the Asian session on Monday, though it lacks follow-through. Crude oil prices declined amid hopes that the Russia-Ukra…
Gold edges higher near $4,200 as traders weigh energy truce, Mideast risks
Gold edged higher on Monday, holding above the $4,200-an-ounce threshold, as investors balanced an announced halt to energy infrastructure attacks between Russia and Ukraine against a fresh wave of violence in the Middl…
Form 4 Coinbase Global Inc For: 11 October
A Coinbase director's reported sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted June 5, 2026, during an open trading window.
Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices.
Form 4 Pubmatic Inc For: 11 October
Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can dis…
AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president
Milk and washing machines are currently more regulated than AI, the president of Microsoft has said.