21 h. ago Asian benchmarks are mixed after Wall Street edges down from record highs

Asian shares are trading mixed after U.S. stocks edged down from record highs and as market focus turned to expectations for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of the year

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41 h. ago Labour's jobs squeeze continues after Reeves tax raid with number of employees and vacancies down but staffing of central government and NHS hits new record high

Official figures showed the labour market 'cooling' as firms warn Rachel Reeves against mounting another tax raid at the Budget.

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3 d. ago BBQ and Sunday roast fans to fork out more for their grub as price of beef rockets

The price of beef has hit a record high as strong American and Chinese demand and dwindling global cattle numbers spark a 25% year-on-year price increase in the UK.

Events

4 d. ago John Daly makes a 19 to set wrong kind of PGA Tour Champions record

John Daly is in the PGA Tour Champions record book for the highest score on a hole

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5 d. ago Records tumble as Phil Salt’s stunning ton leads England to T20 rout of South Africa

2nd T20: England, 304-2, bt South Africa, 158, by 146 runsHosts hit their highest T20 total to go level in the seriesEngland made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of runs and shredded ­statistics. The highest total in the team’s T20 history was turbocharged by a brilliant opening stand of 126 between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler and by the nation’s highest individual score, Salt knocking himself off the top of that chart with an unbeaten 141. So within a week and against the same opponents they have set national records for winning margins in both one-day internationals and now T20s, the difference here an almost comic 146 runs.From the very start, with boundaries struck off each of the first three balls of the day, Salt tore into South Africa’s bowling much as he would in time tear up the record books. The result was the third highest team total in the history of international T20s,...

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6 d. ago NFL averaged 22.3 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record

The NFL averaged 22.3 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record for the second straight year

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7 d. ago Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by Wall Street rally to more records

Asian shares are mostly higher, echoing the record rally on Wall Street after the latest update on the job market bolstered hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates

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8 d. ago Pints go flying as waiter attempts to carry 31 beers in world record attempt

A waiter in Bavaria, Germany has attempted to break the world record for the highest number of beers carried at once.

Transport

8 d. ago Record high choice of cash savings accounts in September – Moneyfacts

Despite the Bank of England base rate having recently been reduced, only 26% of savings accounts on the market can beat it, Moneyfacts said.

Economics

9 d. ago Newsom trolls Trump over his broken pledge to ‘immediately’ lower food prices

Trump vowed to ‘immediately’ lower grocery prices once he was elected, but the price of some staples hit record highs this year

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9 d. ago Highest student loan balance nears £300,000 as millions owe over £50,000

The maximum amount students in the UK can borrow for a maintenance loan depends on where they live

Economics

9 d. ago Biggest student loan on records nearly £300,000 as 2.6m people owe over £50,000

The highest student loan balance on record was £299,645, according to data obtained by Compare the Market from the Student Loans Company.

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1 week ago Drawing set for a Powerball jackpot that has ballooned to $1.8 billion

A Powerball drawing will be held for what would be second highest lottery jackpot on record: an estimated $1.8 billion

Economics

1 week ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: House price record lifts builders, retail sales higher

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

1 week ago House prices rise for third month in a row to reach new record high, says Halifax

The report bucks the gloom surrounding the housing market at the moment, which has focussed on falling prices in expensive areas.

Politics

1 week ago Rents soar to record high as as tax and costs force landlords to sell up

Rental costs across Britain soared to a record high in August as limited supply bolstered monthly payments, new data reveals.

Economics

1 week ago Average UK house price hits new record high of £299,331 in August, says Halifax

The bank said house prices recorded the third month-on-month rise in a row.

Economics

1 week ago Rental costs soar to record high as squeezed yields force landlords to sell up creating limited supply

Rental costs across Britain soared to a record high in August as limited supply bolstered monthly payments, new data reveals.

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1 week ago Rent price reaches record high as cheapest area in UK revealed

The number of available homes to rent across Britain is 8% higher than a year earlier

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