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Warren Buffett steps down as chair of Berkshire Hathaway after over 50 years
Buffett, 96, will become chair emeritus and remain director as his son, Howard, will step in as company’s new chair
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‘I pay a lot more for fewer and fewer items’: five US shoppers on their food budgets
Guardian readers share how much they spend on food and the changes they’ve had to made in response to rising prices
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OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’
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Software defect blamed for UK air traffic control chaos; FTSE 100’s worst day since July; Volkswagen cuts outlook – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected? Britons are increasingly worried about the climate emergency, and job security. New data…
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From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester
Northern Roots is launching Britain’s biggest urban farm and eco-park, in an effort to boost people’s health and wellbeing
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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now
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Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW
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Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National Highways
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‘I spend a bagful of money and don’t fill a bag’: the energy crisis hits Bangladesh
The country has been left in the dark as it endures power cuts caused by the Iran war and reliance on gas imports
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Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices
Increase from 1% to 1.25% follows US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tightening monetary policy
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Todd Boehly exits Chelsea diminished after having his fingers burned
The billionaire’s departure will change little day-to-day but could be significant for club’s stadium plans
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality
More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’
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MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds
Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company
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Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
Government spending watchdog warns of ‘startling’ price of keeping publicly owned firm in business
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Addison Lee founder owes £20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood
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Knicks halt sales after pricing ‘mistake’ puts season opener tickets above $1,000
The defending NBA champions paused sales and said they would refund fans after a ‘mistake’ caused tickets to be listed at extremely high prices
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FA chair Hewitt demands Infantino release records of failed World Cup plan
Debbie Hewitt has written to Gianni Infantino, demanding that Fifa releases all documents relating to his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the decision to lift Folarin Balogun’s suspension during last summer’s tournament
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The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial
Editorial: Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit Britain
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Revolut reportedly facing $3m ransom demand after hackers steal hundreds of customers’ data
Europe’s largest financial technology company confirmed it had fallen victim to an impersonation scam last week
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The Bank of England is shaking up its bond sales – why does it matter?
The UK central bank has announced shakeup of its bond sales programme as it unwinds massive balance sheet
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Money in people’s pockets is the key to economic recovery | Letter
Letter: David Redshaw responds to a letter on the bond markets and economic pressures afflicting the UK
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Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes
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Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises
PM’s push to cut cost of living threatened by rising inflation and government borrowing costs as geopolitics hit home
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