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Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039
Bosses at the airport, the largest and busiest in the UK, have told the Government that sticking to the current 2035 deadline is not possible.
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India's biggest stock exchange launches mega share sale
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Oracle posts 30% revenue growth fueled by AI cloud demand as debts hits $125 billion
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Glasgow City Council halts fire and rehire plans after negotiations
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AI machine 'helps save 25 million Lego bricks'
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We got more defensive last week as Wall Street raised the bar for AI stocks
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FTSE 100 edges up as oil fall offsets bond worry
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How can bosses improve workers' mental health?
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Broadcom guides to big numbers but investors wanted more. Why we're OK to hold for now
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Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024
GDP growth has sped up since 2023, but remains sluggish compared with most of the last 15 years.
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Goodwin sells part of defence business for £1.1bn
The group strikes a deal with Cerberus, a firm set up by US defence official Stephen Feinberg.
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Will Wetherspoon offer any cheer for investors after a tough year?
The market is predicting full-year profits will plunge by more than a fifth after a disappointing year for the firm.
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Glasgow council bosses ‘feel sick’ about firing and rehiring 23,000 workers
Colin Edgar, director of communications and governance, said the city was in a ‘hellish situation’.
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TalkTalk in ‘advanced talks’ over sale amid administration threat
Group is still progressing talks with rival Opus Broadband over a possible deal thought to be worth £100 million
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High energy prices will make it ‘harder’ to avoid interest rate hike – Bailey
It comes only a day after a deputy governor at the Bank said a rate hike is looking ‘increasingly likely’ if energy prices remain elevated.
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David Beckham scores £38 million payout thanks to bumper World Cup deals
Deals with McDonald’s, Verizon and Pepsi helped pocket the former England star millions
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Both sides must ‘get around table’ in Glasgow fire and rehire dispute – minister
Justice Secretary Neil Gray said the Scottish Government supports ‘fair work principles’.
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Ferrexpo remains loss-making after ‘exceptionally difficult’ half-year
The group secured investor support this week for a vital 100 million US dollar (£x million) emergency fundraising to stop it running out of cash.
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Consumer confidence continues gradual recovery amid household bill concerns
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index rose one point to minus 13 in September, continuing the slow recovery seen since April.
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UK food exports tumble amid high costs and Middle East impact
Exports to the EU continued a recent downward trend, with declines of 4.9% in Ireland and 4.6% in France, two of the UK’s largest export markets.
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