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UK Job Surveys Show More Private Sector Hiring and Stronger…

Posted by August 7, 2024

(Bloomberg) -- Britain’s employers stepped up hiring for white-collar roles and permanent staff, pointing to upward pressure on wages that the Bank of England

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Mining giant abandons plan to ditch coal as boss admits…

Posted by August 7, 2024

At present, Glencore has pledged to halve its carbon emissions by 2035 by closing 12 coal mines. It has already shut five of th

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Recruiter who boasted about ‘gold star’ sex life loses discrimination…

Posted by August 7, 2024

A recruiter who claimed she was unfairly forced out of her job for discussing her “gold star” sex life at work has lost a l

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HSBC hires former Blair adviser amid brewing China tensions

Posted by August 6, 2024

HSBC has hired a former senior adviser to Sir Tony Blair to help navigate the West’s growing diplomatic rift with China.David

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Shop workers ‘fearing for their safety’ after rioters loot stores

Posted by August 6, 2024

Several high street stores have been the victim of lootings and attacks during the wave of violence that has spread across citi

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How short-sighted computers fuelled the stock market crash

Posted by August 6, 2024

If you’re asked to imagine a trading floor during a market meltdown, images of umpteen bankers running amok may spring to min

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British defence projects at risk as one of last microchip…

Posted by August 6, 2024

The factory’s closure threatens to reduce the UK’s domestic capabilities and potentially force Leonardo to source the chips

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The US is at real risk of recession – and…

Posted by August 5, 2024

As markets opened in the US, the S&P 500 index had fallen by 3.4pc and the tech-focused Nasdaq by 4.3pc.It comes just as th

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British economy outstrips Europe’s as France and Germany struggle

Posted by August 5, 2024

The UK’s new business index jumped from 51.6 in June to 54.9 in July after companies saw a surge in demand from international

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Market chaos derails $2bn UK takeover

Posted by August 5, 2024

Sidara traces its roots back to an engineering firm set up in Beirut, Lebanon, in the mid 1950s by Jordanian politician and bus

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Labour’s ‘Ofsted for employers’ threatens a storm of red tape

Posted by August 5, 2024

In theory it’s a good idea and has been a long-time coming (the Tories considered doing the same). But it is a concept that i

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