19 h. ago Natural resources encourage a brutish, competitive spirit, says ALEX BRUMMER

For the third time in a decade, Britain's grand old mining champion Rio Tinto is seeking to do a deal with upstart Glencore to create a near-£200billion mining and metal trading giant.

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32 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Natural resources encourage a brutish, competitive spirit

For the third time in a decade, Britain's grand old mining champion Rio Tinto is seeking to do a deal with upstart Glencore to create a near-£200billion mining and metal trading giant.

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5 d. ago Starmer's price freezes will do little to ease the cost of living crunch, warns ALEX BRUMMER

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is pledging an assault on the cost of living as the centrepiece of his plan to stay in office.

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1 week ago In my 50 years writing about Britain's finances, never have I been more shocked by the incompetence of a government. Labour have crippled the economy after a series of blunders and U

Two growth-destroying Budgets and multiple U-turns by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves have sapped confidence and crippled investment - the keys to future growth.

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2 w. ago Pass the Equitable parcel: Some financial scandals never quite end, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

The collapse of life insurance company Equitable Life happened 25 years ago this month but is still casting a long shadow.

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2 w. ago Pass the Equitable parcel: Some financial scandals never quite end, says ALEX BRUMMER

The collapse of life insurance company Equitable Life happened 25 years ago this month but is still casting a long shadow.

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3 w. ago Devastation of the jobs apocalypse revealed: It's about to get worse, says City guru ALEX BRUMMER

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' much-repeated mantra that they are on the side of 'working people' has been shattered by the ongoing surge in sickness benefits and joblessness.

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3 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Sydney's Jewish community was set up by death camp survivors. Imagine the shock and pain my family there feel

My wife's first call early on Sunday morning was to her sister Claire in Sydney who lives with her family in a community close to Bondi.

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