Economy & Money
European economy, markets, the euro, ECB, inflation and business.
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Oil price jumps over 4% and gold slides as the US and Iran trade attacks –business live
Asian shares tumble with South Korea’s Kospi down nearly 10% Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the fi…
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Yorkshire Water paid us £6,800 by mistake – and said to ‘enjoy’ the money
Only when Guardian Money contacted the company did it discover the cash was wages owed to its staff In May, our supplier, Yorkshir…
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Demand for baby bank growing faster than donations
The charity says it gave out 36,400 items of child clothing and 536 tubs of formula milk in 2025.
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The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there?
A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer foc…
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US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz
Within hours of fresh US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
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Struggling pub landlords given a lifeline by England’s World Cup heroes
One manager expects takings to treble during England’s semi-final with Argentina on Wednesday; while national sales are up 10% The…
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Britons give classic round tomato the red card as coloured and vine varieties score
Premium cherry-on-the-vine are poised to take top spot in Britain’s £1bn-a-year tomato market For a long time the classic round, r…
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‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend – podcast
I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? …
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China’s massive AI rollout - podcast
Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China’s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and state surveillan…
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‘The trash does not stop’: life among the garbage mountains of Jakarta, the world’s biggest city
Indonesia’s government is grappling with how to manage waste at Bantar Gebang – Jakarta’s largest landfill – which supports the li…
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Gibraltar and Spain to remove 118-year-old border from July
The dismantling of the frontier will integrate the British territory into the EU's customs union and Schengen zone, ending daily b…
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Why switching to save money is easier than you might think
Changing your broadband or energy supplier, or even your bank, for a better deal is simpler than it used to be.
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Grid bottlenecks force UK's biggest community solar farm to close
Britain's largest community solar project has been forced offline for the summer, exposing the financial risks to green investors …
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Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to prof…
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‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle …
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UK pricing models penalise low-income households by £600 a year
Low-income Londoners are paying hundreds of pounds more annually for essential goods due to structural pricing penalties, exposing…
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UK watchdog to probe £11bn Thames tunnel
Britain's public spending watchdog will investigate the £11bn Lower Thames Crossing, casting scrutiny over a project that embodies…
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Super El Niño threatens Europe with prolonged food inflation
A historically strong El Niño weather cycle is compounding supply disruptions from the Iran war, threatening to keep eurozone food…
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Scammers clone news sites and crypto platforms to steal funds
Criminals are using AI-generated fake articles mimicking major news outlets to direct retail investors to cloned cryptocurrency tr…
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UK targets offshore casino sponsors in football crackdown
The UK government is launching a consultation to ban unlicensed gambling firms from sponsoring football teams, a move aimed at pro…
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German grocer Aldi targets affluent US shoppers in $9bn urban expansion
The German discount supermarket is investing $9bn to open 800 new US stores in dense urban centers, proving its lean business mode…
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New US grant rules risk severing transatlantic science ties
Proposed changes to US federal grant rules would block international research collaborations and shift billions away from basic sc…
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US farm bankruptcies surge as Trump tariffs and USDA cuts rattle global markets
The Trump administration’s dismantling of US Department of Agriculture programs and imposition of new tariffs has triggered a surg…
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Sky-ITV deal cements US control over UK broadcasting
Sky’s acquisition of ITV ends 70 years of independence for the British broadcaster, leaving Europe’s commercial media landscape in…