Billionaire to invest £35bn in small modular nuclear reactors roll out across UK
Consortium led by Michał Sołowow planning enough SMRs to power equivalent of 8m homes for more than 60 years
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Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?
Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do?
UK cost of living squeeze eases after record fall in diesel prices, and drop in mortgage rates – business live
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest
Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election
Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats
What are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your summer holiday?
Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakers
I visited seven themed bars in one week. Can ball pits and bingo save British nightlife?
While most hospitality venues are struggling, there has been an enormous rise in ‘competitive socialising’. But why? And could I find the answer while dressed in a prison jumpsuit and drinking a daiquiri?
Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed
Trump and US officials opted to keep USMCA alive on short leash of annual reviews rather than longer term renewal
UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says
Culture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decades
Federal Reserve issues initial findings from its 2025 triennial payments study
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday issued initial findings from its 2025 triennial payments study. The information shows how consumers and businesses chose to make noncash payments, using different types of cards, ACH pay…
SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised
Lia Der Marderosian, Brian Johnson, Erika Robinson, and David Westenberg are partners at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. This post is based on a WilmerHale publication.
No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring
AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers
Save student loan plan ends, leaving millions of US borrowers 90 days to find a new one
The Trump administration is requiring borrowers to choose new repayment options after the Biden-era plan was ruled unconstitutional
Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures
US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total of $2.2bn last year, files reveal
Tell us: have you invested in gold through a specialist bullion company?
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‘Most spectacular own goal in history’: new EU rules threaten to shut out UK car manufacturers
EU urged to make UK exempt from rules that risk becoming the most damaging consequence of Brexit yet
BBC staff fear strike action inevitable after 1% pay rise offer prompts anger
BBC staff fear a strike is on the horizon at the broadcaster after anger over a below-inflation pay rise offer made amid plans to cut thousands of jobs.
Halifax to disappear from UK high street as Lloyds axes bank brand after 173 years
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it is axing the Halifax brand, meaning the 173-year-old former building society’s name will disappear from UK high streets.
US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says
The US cooking oil market is shrinking and unlikely to improve soon because of economic and immigration enforcement pressures on Latino households, the owner of the Mazola brand has said.
An Aztec-tinged revamp topped with a crinkle-cut tiara: inside the sparkling £1.3bn Olympia reboot
It has hosted everything from Miss World to the Chemical Brothers. Now the vast London venue has become a city within a city boasting offices, hotels, a theatre, commanding views – and even a school
Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure
Up to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs.
Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns
Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world
Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full
Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checks
Statutory panel chair appointments confirmed for FCA listing authority and practitioner panels
The FCA has announced Kirsty Cooper will take up the role as Chair of the Listing Authority Advisory Panel (LAAP). Clare Woodman and Matt Hammerstein have been reappointed as Chair of the FCA Markets Practitioner Panel …