17 h. ago Arne Slot hopes title triumph will help Liverpool secure transfer targets

Securing league crown has enabled earlier preparationSlot: ‘It definitely helps to attract new players as well’Arne Slot believes the emphatic nature of Liverpool’s title triumph and the emotional celebrations that followed will help the club beat off competition for their main transfer targets this summer.The Liverpool head coach gave his players two days off as reward for clinching a record-equalling 20th league title on Sunday, when a party was held at Anfield after the 5-1 rout of Tottenham. Slot’s celebrations continued with his wife’s birthday meal on Monday before his focus switched back to business on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Businesses will ‘continue to be at heart’ of tariff response, says Reynolds

Firms and other stakeholders were asked in April for their views.

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3 d. ago Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink with launch of first internet satellites

First 27 satellites launched into space from Florida, part of $10bn effort to beam broadband internet globallyThe first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet from space network that will rival SpaceX’s Starlink.The satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon plans to send into low-Earth orbit for Project Kuiper, a $10bn effort announced in 2019 to beam broadband internet globally for consumers, businesses and governments – customers that SpaceX has courted for years with its powerful Starlink business. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jane Street trading revenues nearly doubled in 2024 to more than $20bn

Secretive US firm continued to make inroads into business once dominated by Wall Street heavyweights

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1 week ago Indian security forces hunt militants after 26 tourists killed in Kashmir attack

Incident apparently involving four gunmen is worst attack on civilians in India since Mumbai shootings in 2008Indian security forces fanned out across the Himalayan region of Kashmir as the army and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists.Tens of thousands of armed police and troops headed to the region, setting up checkpoints and searching vehicles, while many businesses remained closed after a call by religious and political figures. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Musk and AI among biggest threats to brand reputation, global survey shows

Appraisal of international public affairs leaders warned companies against aligning with ‘polarizing’ Trump allyAssociating with the Donald Trump administration’s multibillionaire adviser Elon Musk and misusing artificial intelligence are among the most surefire ways for companies to damage their brands, a new survey of more than 100 international public affairs leaders found.Those findings stem from an appraisal conducted by the Global Risk Advisory Council, which was chaired by the head of the US Small Business Administration during Joe Biden’s presidency, Isabel Guzman. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Viktor Gyokeres makes statement on summer transfer as Arsenal eye special agreement

Viktor Gyokeres is linked with a Sporting Lisbon exit but continues to do the business in the final third - scoring another hat-trick - as the likes of Arsenal watch on

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2 w. ago Hull Trains staff continue strike in dispute over sacking of driver

The company said on Friday there were minor alterations to its timetable, with most services operating as planned.

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2 w. ago Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images

Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroomJoe Seiders, the American drummer with Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse imagery.A statement made by the sheriff’s office of Riverside county, California, alleged that evidence has implicated Seiders in two incidents. On Monday 7 April, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted to film him in a restroom of a fast food restaurant, and on Wednesday 9 April, police officers received another report from the restaurant, that a man was “entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nvidia boss visits China days after Donald Trump limits AI chip exports – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Chinese state media publishes photo of Jensen Huang visiting BeijingNvidia boss Jensen Huang has travelled to China for talks despite limits on the chip company’s sales imposed by the White House under Donald Trump.The visit of Huang, chief executive of one of the US’s most valuable companies, will be closely followed amid the vicious trade war between the US and China.The SFO remains committed to stamping out international bribery wherever it may occur.British companies have a duty to prevent the harm caused by bribery when doing business at home and abroad, to ensure that the UK remains a safe and fair place to do business. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Joe Cole picks out Champions League star as transfer option for Arsenal and Chelsea

Joe Cole has hailed Borussia Dortmund's transfer business as Serhou Guirassy, who was only signed in the summer, continued to produce in their Champions League campaign as he tipped Arsenal to consider a move

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2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike cannot continue, council leader says ahead of fresh talks

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer.

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2 w. ago US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to defineBatman said business was so-so, and King Kong beat his chest in agreement. But neither could predict that it would improve. Gotham’s caped crusader and his muscular ape neighbour could only hope. As with Times Square’s superhero-themed visitor-photography business last week, so it is with the US tourism business at large.The effect of economic and political turbulence on the number of foreign visitors coming to the US is for now hard to define. But both – whether through tariffs, currency exchange chaos, or fears over political ill-winds – are sending chills through the $2.36tn business, the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Birmingham rubbish strikes set to continue after bin workers reject offer

The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to the deadlock.

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2 w. ago Man whose Mercedes was destroyed by rats ‘disappointed’ bin strike continuing

Adam Yasin, 33, from the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, said his car was ‘completely written off’ after rats chewed through wiring.

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2 w. ago British Steel appoints interim executives as efforts to secure future continue

The two appointments were signed off by the Business Secretary.

Politics

2 w. ago British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces

Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needsBritish Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump feted with standing ovation as he enters UFC 314 in Miami

Trump and all the president’s men feted at UFC cardVolkanovski claims featherweight belt at UFC 314US president Donald Trump entered to a standing ovation and cheers from a crowd of thousands attending a UFC event on Saturday night, shaking hands with supporters against a backdrop of fans waving his trademark Maga hats.Just as Trump entered, he greeted podcast host Joe Rogan, who sat to the right of the president. On the other side of Trump sat Elon Musk, billionaire and chief of the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump, who accented his dark suit with a bright yellow tie, pumped his fist in the air, prompting cheers to strains of Taking Care of Business. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago OpenAI countersues Elon Musk over ‘unlawful harassment’ of company

ChatGPT developer asks US federal judge to stop former founder making any further attacksThe ChatGPT developer OpenAI has countersued Elon Musk, accusing the billionaire of harassment and asking a US federal judge to stop him from “any further unlawful and unfair action” against the company.OpenAI was co-founded by Musk and its chief executive, Sam Altman, in 2015. However, the two men have been at loggerheads for years over its direction as it transitions from a complex non-profit structure into a more traditional for-profit business. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Locals earn extra cash with waste collections as rubbish piles up on streets

Local Reece Ticer, 29, is juggling his day job as an electrical engineer with collecting bins from homes and local businesses, as negotiations to end the Birmingham bin strikes continue

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