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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Britons are increasingly worried about the climate emergency, and job security. New data from the Office for National Statistics shows: The proportion of adults reporting climate change and the environment as an…
Hawkish comments by BoJ governor fail to arrest renewed slide in currency after borrowing costs lifted to 1.25%
The billionaire’s departure will change little day-to-day but could be significant for club’s stadium plans Not since a doomed foray into the thorny world of the transfer market has Todd Boehly had any real influence over the day-to-day at Chelsea. The American exits football as…
More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’ More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiative against extreme…
A report on the future of Thames Water, urging the government to take action, has been published.
Agreement would shift gold from London to New York and enable interim government of Delcy Rodríguez to access funding
Lawmaker on oversight committee says he will probe Donald Trump’s sons and Elon Musk if his party takes control of the House
Donald Trump’s naval campaign deepens Tehran’s trade reliance on land neighbours such as Turkey
Feud in Europe’s wealthiest monarchy deepens after Prince Alois tightens control over family members
The technology’s advances have not yet translated into big improvements in real-life care
Security company hacked into AI lab using tools from its rival
Initial public offering of SB Energy set to test investor appetite for Masayoshi Son’s AI gamble
Previously unheard material from the start of the artist's career has been released for the first time.
The share of UK mortgages with smaller deposits is the highest it's been since 2008. The BBC spoke to borrowers about how they manage the risks.
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit Britain There is no “associate membership” of the European Union, nor any blueprint for what such a thing might involve. It is a political…
There is no certainty that the idea will ever get off the ground, let alone become a blueprint for other countries, writes the BBC's Katya Adler.
A London-based start-up which claims to have built an AI system capable of predicting global events has raised funds from a group of investors including Microsoft's ventures arm.
A spate of mega-IPOs triggered by the AI boom is stretching the feast-or-famine industry dynamic to an extreme
Europe’s largest financial technology company confirmed it had fallen victim to an impersonation scam last week Revolut is facing a reported $3m (£2.2m) ransom demand after hackers posing as government officials accessed the data of hundreds of the bank’s cryptocurrency…
What the plan to sell £146bn in gilts back to the Treasury means for the public finances Bank of England holds interest rates Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future rate rises Mixed in with the Bank of England’s decision on Thursday to hold interest…
Unite union, which represents 36,000 Barclays staff, calls for a one-off payment to offset increased travel and childcare costs.
PM’s push to cut cost of living threatened by rising inflation and government borrowing costs as geopolitics hit home Bank of England holds interest rates The Bank is shaking up its bond sales – why does it matter? Business live – latest updates Good luck to Andy Burnham…
Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum – and has largely exempted metals from new tariffs As trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” But in fact, Canada,…
With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring…
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The US decision to remove limits on coal and gas plant emissions is rooted in a perception of manliness in these industries You can impress a certain kind of person at a party by reciting the fact that there are more yoga instructors in the US than there are coalminers. In fact,…
Nick Read, the controversial former Post Office chief who was lambasted by MPs over his pay demands, has resurfaced at Modella Capital, the investment firm which has snapped up swathes of the British high street.
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
On the face of it, you could be fooled into thinking that nothing had changed.
A Manchester-based payments company which counts the Disasters Emergency Committee among its users has landed a £20m funding round anchored by Gresham House, the privately held asset manager.
The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".
Rates were hiked in a unanimous decision despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for a cut.
Evan Spiegel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.
The US Federal Reserve has hiked the interest rate for the first time in three years, prompting Donald Trump to furiously demand they be lowered.
A quartet of executives will this week unveil a multibillion-pound European data centre venture amid urgent demand to address capacity shortfalls in AI infrastructure development.
Andy Burnham has shelved Sir Keir Starmer's plan to hold a flagship investment event later this year, with the next summit expected to take place outside London as part of the prime minister's effort to shift economic power into Britain's regions.
The CEO of Nvidia has said there is no need to introduce regulations in the AI sector, following widespread concerns over safety.