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Supermarket giant unveils major new tool to help shoppers find products quicker
The supermarket wants customers’ shopping experience to be ‘as easy and convenient as possible’
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Indians turn to start-ups to care for ageing parents as young become more mobile
Changing family structures in India are driving demand for start-ups offering services for eldercare.
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Amazon AWS posts 39% revenue growth as cloud rivals also accelerate
Amazon's cloud signed deals with Meta and OpenAI during the quarter, helping revenue to exceed consensus.
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Ex-Deutsche Bank trader has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed
Former City banker becomes eighth to clear their name, just days after five others were acquitted
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Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar begin union recognition vote
A ballot for union recognition is opening on Thursday.
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Amazon posts negative free cash flow of $42.4 billion, holds 2026 capex unchanged
Amazon Web Services sales are projected to grow 38%, marking a fifth consecutive quarter of revenue expansion.
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AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president
Brad Smith calls for global rules on AI, and says the UK is in the "best position" to lead the charge.
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Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year
New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034
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Burberry reports sales boost from trench coats and says turnaround ‘working’
The luxury fashion firm said revenues grew 6% to £1.1 billion in the six months to September 26.
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Jim Cramer sees major implications from SK Hynix's home-run quarter
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said SK Hynix’s blockbuster earnings showed that AI stocks can still rally.
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Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery
Gang broke into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loaded two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getaway
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Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals
The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".
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Metro Bank puts itself up for sale for ‘next phase of growth’
The high street lender has 78 branches across the UK
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Jim Cramer says these tech giants can weather market turbulence
Cramer said a select group of technology stocks are less vulnerable to economic pressures.
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‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more
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Ex-GTA developer's studio faces closure after debut game flopped
Build A Rocket Boy, founded by Leslie Benzies, has gone into administration after its debut game flopped.
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WH Smith boss takes aim at years of ‘forced growth’ as profits plunge
The retailer reported a 30% drop in underlying pre-tax profits to £76 million for the year to August 31.
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Where Cramer stands on two beaten-down aerospace stocks — and the one to buy
CNBC’s Jim Cramer likes this beaten-down aerospace stock after a post-earnings pullback.
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UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life
British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick
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India's biggest stock exchange launches mega share sale
The National Stock Exchange's listing is expected to raise more than $2bn as it goes public on Thursday.
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UK economy grows by 0.7% – fastest pace in two years
The PM says the data is ‘welcome news’
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UPS beats quarterly expectations, raises full-year guidance again
UPS beat Wall Street expectations for its third-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance for the second quarter in a row.
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Soho House launches investigation after out-of-date food mislabelled in kitchen
Private members’ club apologises after former employee exposes issue at its Shoreditch House venue
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AI machine 'helps save 25 million Lego bricks'
The automated technology can sort up to 100,000 pieces a day at a Lancashire mill.
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