26 m. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

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89 m. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips and Europe gains as end to US government shutdown looms

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips and Europe gains as end to US government shutdown looms  Yahoo Finance UK

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2 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips and pound falls as end to US government shutdown looms

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips and pound falls as end to US government shutdown looms  Yahoo Finance UK

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3 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 12 November: Index 10,000 push stalls, SSE surges on £33bn plan

The FTSE 100 index today opened near the 10,000 threshold as traders digested updates by BAE Systems, Taylor Wimpey and SSE.

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4 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 12 November: Index nears 10,000, SSE unveils £33bn spending plan

The FTSE 100 index today neared the 10,000 threshold as traders digested updates by BAE Systems, Taylor Wimpey and SSE.

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5 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 12 November: SSE unveils £33bn spending plan, BAE and Taylor Wimpey post updates

The FTSE 100 index today neared the 10,000 threshold as traders digested updates by BAE Systems, Taylor Wimpey and SSE.

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5 h. ago SoftBank shares dive after Nvidia sale puts AI valuations in spotlight – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as investors ponder AI valuations and SoftBank’s growing funding demands for OpenAIJapan’s government is growing anxious about its weakening currency.The yen, which has been generally weakening since the start of October, is approaching the significant level of ¥155 to the dollar, a point where Toyko has intervened in the markets before“We’re seeing one-sided, rapid currency moves of late.The government is watching for any excessive and disorderly moves with a high sense of urgency.”The reopening of the U.S. government has been a bittersweet elixir for the greenback.On one hand, risk is back on — stocks have caught a second wind, buybacks are flowing, and high-beta FX like AUD are catching the same tailwinds that power stocks. On the other hand, the same optimism that revives equity appetite also reawakens the yen’s old nemesis: carry.“We have delivered a resilient performance thanks to the hard work of our teams on the gro...

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28 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 11 November: Index surges 1% to new record, Vodafone dividend cheer

Weaker-than-expected labour market figures today boosted the chances of a December interest rate cut.

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29 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 11 November: Index record run continues, pound weakens as jobless rate hits 5%

Weaker-than-expected labour market figures today boosted the chances of a December interest rate cut.

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53 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 10 November: Diageo surges on CEO hire, index lifted by US optimism

Diageo shares today surged after the drinks giant named former Tesco boss Dave Lewis as its new chief executive.

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 07 November: IAG and Rightmove shares slide, ITV holds Sky talks

ITV has confirmed early stage talks over a possible sale of its broadcasting arm to Sky.

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 07 November: House prices set new record, ITV holds Sky talks

ITV has confirmed early stage talks over a possible sale of its broadcasting arm to Sky.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 November: BT and bank shares rally, Diageo falls on weaker guidance

Bank of England policymakers are in the spotlight on the day of their latest Interest rate decision.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 November: Diageo lowers guidance, interest rate decision due

Bank of England policymakers are in the spotlight ahead of the latest Interest rate decision.

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7 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 November: M&S profits tumble, Barratt Redrow guidance lifts shares

Marks & Spencer today said half-year profits were almost wiped out by the cyber attack that crippled the business earlier this year.

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7 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 November: M&S profits slide, index lower after US sell

Marks & Spencer today said half-year profits were almost wiped out by the cyber attack that crippled the business earlier this year.

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7 d. ago Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect

Entitled ‘Canada Strong’ the 2025 budget envisions significant new defence spending, a reduction of the civil service and ‘generational investments’A protracted trade war with the United States and a weakening domestic economy has forced Mark Carney to run a deficit tens of billions larger than initially forecast in his first-ever federal budget.The spending plan, titled “Canada Strong” envisions significant new defence spending, a reduction of the country’s civil service and “generational investments” that would reshape the nature of the country’s economy. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession

Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisisCanada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support the fiscal plans of the prime minister, Mark Carney, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil a spending plan his government has signalled will include both steep deficits and spending cuts. Few details have leaked ahead of the announcement, which will mark the first substantive look at how Carney plans to avoid a recession while locked in a trade war with the US, Canada’s biggest economic partner. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Marjorie Taylor Greene hurls firebomb at MAGA world with plan to spend Election Day on left

The right-wing firebrand congresswoman will go on the liberal-leaning ABC talk show to chat about the government shutdown and push for release of the Epstein files as her break with House GOP leadership deepens

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on state failure: Britain’s crisis is not just one of investment, but also of upkeep | Editorial

Fixing prisons, hospitals and local councils means rejecting austerity’s logic and recognising that state spending builds competence, not wasteThe fiasco over the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, who was serving a sentence for sexual assault and due to be deported from HMP Chelmsford, is a symptom of a wider problem. What ails the British state is that it has built, and is building, what it cannot seem to maintain.A decade of attrition has hollowed out public services to the extent that they struggle to function coherently or plan beyond the next crisis. Under the Tories, state spending grew by just over 1% a year – well below the long-run trend of 2.6% per year. This hides the fact that Britain’s fiscal story since 2010 has been an emphasis on capital spending that sends ministers reaching for hard hats, but doesn’t keep the lights on. However, investment without maintenance is just decay.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you wo...

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