Economy & Money
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EasyJet agrees in principle to rival £5.7bn takeover bid
The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a previous potential takeover offer from Castlelake.
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Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer - business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the finan…
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Lancashire PFAS contamination threatens AGC with US-style lawsuits
A law firm is investigating a potential claim against AGC Chemicals Europe after severe PFAS contamination was found near its UK p…
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Homes for sale with stylish bedrooms in England and Wales – in pictures
From a warehouse conversion in London with views of the water, to a 17th-century barn with an annexe used as a yoga retreat Contin…
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Drivers urged to shop around amid 11p fuel gap
The RAC says motorists are missing out on savings because many are not using price comparison tools.
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UK fish and chips pass £11 as Ukraine war chokes supply
The loss of Russian-caught fish and soaring energy costs have driven the price of a standard cod and chips in the UK above £11, il…
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SK hynix raises $26.5bn in landmark Nasdaq listing
South Korean chipmaker SK hynix has raised $26.5bn on the Nasdaq to fund an expansion of AI memory production, a move that highlig…
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Europe drives global millionaire boom, adding 155,000 in 2025
A UBS report shows Europe drove the vast majority of global millionaire creation outside the US last year, a shift underpinned by …
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This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? | Polly Toynbee
The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic Shock ricoc…
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Oasis reunion helps draw record 25m ‘music tourists’ to UK concerts
Gigs by Gallagher brothers, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce gives £11bn boost to the economy Big name artists including Oasis w…
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Telstra CEO Vicki Brady faces questions on nationwide outage – video
Returning from annual leave, Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has faced a barrage of questions for the first time since the com…
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Vapes to have less enticing names to protect children, under UK plans
People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using of enticing flavour descriptions that "attract" children into …
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South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale
The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.
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Meta's Muse Image AI tool sparks privacy backlash
Meta has launched an AI image generator that scrapes public Instagram photos by default, a move that risks escalating regulatory s…
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UK proposes plain vape packaging in bid to curb youth use
The UK government has proposed plain vape packaging and flavour restrictions, a regulatory shift that threatens to reshape the e-c…
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Lawsuit demands Rotterdam port draw up fossil exit plan
Environmentalists are suing Europe’s largest freight port to force a formal phase-out of fossil fuels, a case that highlights the …
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We saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers
The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.
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SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets
Newly minted rich and those anticipating huge IPOs are fueling buying and charter spree in the private jet sector Sign up for the …
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Interest rates may need to rise this year, says Bank of England economist
Chief economist at the Bank of England says slower growth and inflationary pressures mean rate rise needed
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New York sues 3M, DuPont and others over 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods
State says companies hid environmental and health risks of Pfas for decades even as they began phasing them out Sign up for the Br…
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$750bn US AI data centre boom may be a bubble, analysts warn
US tech firms are pouring vast sums into AI infrastructure, but analysts warn the physical build-out masks a deeper corporate powe…
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Hormuz tanker traffic collapses after latest US-Iran strikes
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed after Iran attacked three tankers, threatening European energy and fertiliser …
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Tesco’s overseas empire is in retreat – but shareholders have no complaints | Nils Pratley
The supermarket’s central Europe stores may be sold as it doubles down on domestic dominance A couple of decades ago, Tesco was go…
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Costco accused in lawsuit of selling protein powder ‘tainted’ with toxic heavy metals
Seven consumers sue the retailer, alleging it violated consumer protection and false advertising laws A group of consumers have fi…