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Metro Bank up for sale after turnaround pays off
The high street lender – which has 78 branches across the UK – recently notched up the most profitable half-year in its history.
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French supermarket giant's shares plunge 14% after warning ‘unprecedented’ unrest will hit business
Carrefour cut its full-year 2026 financial forecasts, citing worsening social unrest and security conditions in France, weighing on consumer spending.
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OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe
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How can bosses improve workers' mental health?
Having overcome her own struggles, Emily Pearson is hoping to help companies help their workers.
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UK economic growth expected to have picked up amid AI and defence drive
The Office for National Statistics was publishing the latest gross domestic product figures on Thursday.
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Netflix posts third-quarter earnings beat, but shares fall on advertising and revenue guidance
Investors will be looking for updates on Netflix's ad-supported business, engagement metrics and how the streaming giant continues to view potential M&A.
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year
Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 but has seen her sentenced reduced several times
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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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Ads for sunbeds must not claim they are ‘safe’ or can treat medical conditions
The NHS warns that the UV rays given out by sunbeds increase the risk of developing skin cancer.
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Cat owners are spending more and boosting pet retailers
Spending on cats remains strong despite softening dog sector and tightening consumer discretionary spending.
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Poundland’s future hangs in balance as administration deadline looms
A board meeting on Wednesday night was expected to decide the fate of the high street chain.
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Oracle posts 30% revenue growth fueled by AI cloud demand as debts hits $125 billion
Oracle's cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 121% from a year earlier, reflecting demand for AI cloud services.
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Stocks up but pound flags against dollar strength
US technology stocks rallied after well-received results from CoreWeave and ahead of Anthropic’s IPO.
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Poundland hopes for more time to secure rescue deal as deadline looms
The struggling retailer filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the end of October.
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UK economic growth expected to have picked up amid AI and defence drive
The Office for National Statistics was publishing the latest gross domestic product figures on Thursday.
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Has Nvidia affair scandal and price plunge really made the shares a bargain for investors?
CEO Jensen Huang has come under fire for an affair which could put national security and company strategy at risk
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EasyJet investors back £5.7bn takeover by Apollo
The carrier said 97.07% of shareholders voted in favour of the takeover by US investment group Apollo at a meeting of investors.
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Poundland hopes for more time to secure rescue deal as deadline looms
The struggling retailer filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the end of October.
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British investors buy the dip on Nvidia at record pace despite Jensen Huang scandal
Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, has admitted an affair with a woman suspected of being a spy
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Aldi to axe hundreds of UK jobs under global cost-saving plans
The discount supermarket is consulting with its technology team over the proposals
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ProCook among popular brands rapped by ASA over ‘misleading’ advertisements
In all four cases, the ads made claims that the delivery of products was either ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘carbon positive’
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Aldi to cut head office roles in shake-up of UK business
It comes on top of about 103 redundancies made within the finance and administration teams earlier this year.
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Taylor Wimpey lowers outlook amid ‘challenging’ autumn
The builder cut its 2026 guidance for completions to around 10,500 and said underlying earnings were now to come in at the bottom end of forecasts.
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ITV to slash costs by £30m ahead of Sky takeover deal probe
The group – which agreed a £1.6 billion deal in July to sell its media and entertainment division to Sky – reported an 8 per cent drop in overall advertising revenues
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