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UK businesses show tentative signs of a turnaround, PMI survey suggests

The preliminary UK Composite Purchasing Managers' Index published by S&P Global, covering the services and manufacturing sectors, sped up slightly to 51.1 this month International...

Sterling steady after upbeat data, still set for weekly loss

The week's data has left the door ajar for the central bank to lower borrowing costs again by the end of the year International News...

Apple loses landmark UK lawsuit over app store commissions

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled against Apple after a trial of the lawsuit, which was brought on behalf of millions of iPhone and...

UK’s Reeves weighing income tax rise to tackle deficit, The Guardian reports

The discussions come as Reeves faces an estimated shortfall of more than 30 billion pounds ($40.26 billion), the newspaper reported International News via Reuters: British finance...

Some UK bond market players look under-prepared for crisis, BoE policymaker warns

Tighter regulation of banking since then had led risk-taking to shift to less-regulated hedge funds and money market funds based outside Britain, he said International...

King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first

Although Charles has met the last three popes, and Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI travelled to Britain, their previous encounters never included...

LSEG trade services stake sale, stock buyback lift shares

LSEG, whose stock price has fallen by more than 15% this year, has responded by expanding its offerings to meet demand International News via Reuters: London...

US tariffs to slow UK economy, lower inflation, BoE’s Dhingra says

Dhingra also said excessively high interest rates could cause longer-term inflation problems by limiting investment in new production capacity and improvements in productivity International News...

UK manufacturers see weakest outlook for orders since 2020

The CBI's monthly order book index sank to -38 in October from -27 in September, well below its long-run average of -14 and its...

UK median full-time salary rises 4.3% in 2025, official figures show

The annual increase was down from a 7.0% rise in 2024 and the smallest since 2021 when wages were depressed by many workers being...

Britain takes aim at Apple and Google’s dominance in smartphones

Apple iOS and Google's Android platforms were used by millions of businesses and consumers, but rules such as restrictions in their app stores may...

UK data centre spend to soar to £10 billion a year – Barbour ABI

A total of 1.75 billion pounds was spent on data centres in the UK last year, with 2.38 billion forecast to be spent in...
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