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MarketsOil hits five-month high as global stocks wobble on AI fears; retail sales in Great Britain fall as shoppers cut back - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Heineken has warned British bars and pubs that the boom in popularity of weight-loss drugs could lead to a fall in sales of beer and cider. The world’s second largest brewer sent a presentation to Brit
MarketsSharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump
Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showing The latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on w
MarketsBarclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – as it happened
Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? The French 10-year government bond yield has risen
MarketsOil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormuz Shipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? Oil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursday after attacks in Saudi Arabia a
MarketsTotal UK government debt hits £3tn for first time while inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year – as it happened
French government bond yields highest since 2002 as country rocked by protests; UK approves controversial North Sea gasfield Jackdaw The approval of Jackdaw is an “important step” for the North Sea, according to Shell . The UK energy giant jointly owns Jackdaw
MarketsGoogle Cloud outage: problems fixed for ‘most‘ customers, as regulators push for details – as it happened
Google apologises after power issue causes a major Cloud outage in its London region today that led to problems at banks, Revolut, and court video cameras Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline The pound has rallied after Bri
MarketsBillionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO
Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on Wednesday India’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock m
MarketsIs this the beginning of the end of the AI stock market boom?
After a wobble on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, some AI market observers think a reassessment of the potential value of various businesses may be under way Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The world is holding its breath as it waits to fin
MarketsFrance hit by debt sell-off as violent protests unnerve investors
Difference between French and German borrowing costs widens after public buildings burned and shops looted France has been hit by a fresh wave of selling in its bond and stock markets after violent protests over the weekend led to thousands of arrests and left
MarketsViolent street protests in France and Italy trigger stock and bond sell-off and send euro lower – as it happened
Roaring exports lift China’s economic growth Chris Beauchamp , chief market analyst at investing and trading platform IG , said: Investors worried about political flashpoints will be watching France nervously. Given the country’s precarious financial situation
MarketsAI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares for a stock market listing Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its
MarketsProfit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs
Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September The number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years, as the war in the Middle East triggers a surge in costs f
MarketsIMF suggests UK should cut spending rather than raise taxes on banks, as Healey prepares budget raid – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget Elsewhere in the markets today, South Korea’s Kospi share index has recorded its biggest weekly loss since October 2008, down 14.5% this week. Altho
MarketsWall Street drops after jump in US producer inflation; John Healey says UK banks are part of ‘jewel in the crown’ – as it happened
John Healey has spoken to UK journalists at the IMF annual meeting in Bangkok, and said banks are a part of the “jewel” in the UK’s economic crown John Healey vows to give ‘breathing space’ to consumers and businesses in first budget Today’s better-than-foreca
MarketsTech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt
Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as potential interest rate hikes spook markets Business news – live updates Larry Elliott: the global economy is muddling through. But a storm is coming An accelerating sell-off of AI-linked sh
Markets‘Ugly’ jump in US inflation, driven by gasoline prices, in blow to Trump before midterm elections – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the IMF meeting in Thailand, the IEA’s new oil market report, and US inflation Full story: US inflation rose to 3.7% in September Global financial system is failing developing countries, say
MarketsChip stocks slide after Broadcom boss likens AI investing to ‘casino’
Asian markets fall and Samsung shares tumble after its Chinese rival CXMT claims strong progress Shares in semiconductor companies fell on Tuesday after the boss of Broadcom compared many AI investors to “casino” gamblers, and the Chinese memory chip maker CXM
MarketsJPMorgan misses profit expectations as bank boss warns of ‘large fiscal deficits’ and ‘sticky inflation’ - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK government bonds are rallying this morning, after the IMF said it had increased its growth forecast for the country this year. Yields (which fall when bond prices rise) are down by about 5 basis poi
MarketsThreat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacks IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ The threat of an AI share price crash rippling out across global markets is putti
MarketsIMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’
World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF The global economy “could soon test the limits of res
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