BUSINESS

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Currys’ closure of ESG committee sparks debate on UK corporate governance priorities

Currys’ closure of ESG committee sparks debate on UK co...

Currys has scrapped its board-level ESG committee, raising concerns among gover...

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Treasury weighs stamp duty holiday for new London share listings in autumn budget

Treasury weighs stamp duty holiday for new London share...

The Treasury is weighing plans to grant newly listed companies a stamp duty exe...

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OpenAI surpasses SpaceX with $500bn valuation after $6.6bn share sale

OpenAI surpasses SpaceX with $500bn valuation after $6....

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has overtaken Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the world’s most valua...

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Baroness Mone demands Prime Minister investigate Rachel Reeves for ‘inflammatory’ language after £122m PPE Medpro court defeat

Baroness Mone demands Prime Minister investigate Rachel...

Baroness Michelle Mone has accused Chancellor Rachel Reeves of “dangerous and i...

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Spotify founder Daniel Ek to step back as CEO, handing reins to co-leaders

Spotify founder Daniel Ek to step back as CEO, handing ...

Spotify founder Daniel Ek will step back from day-to-day leadership in January ...

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Nivoda secures $60m financing facility to ease jewellery retailers’ working capital crunch

Nivoda secures $60m financing facility to ease jeweller...

Diamond and gemstone marketplace Nivoda has secured a $60m facility from i80 Gr...

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Greggs lifts prices to offset rising wage costs as investors rally behind stock

Greggs lifts prices to offset rising wage costs as inve...

Greggs will raise prices on selected items, including breakfast deals, to count...

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Labour accelerates UK fracking ban as Ed Miliband counters Reform push

Labour accelerates UK fracking ban as Ed Miliband count...

Energy secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will legislate this autumn to permanen...

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Reshaping Confidentiality: The Changing Landscape of Non-Disclosure Agreements

Reshaping Confidentiality: The Changing Landscape of No...

There have been long-standing concerns about the use of Non-disclosure agreemen...

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Artificial Intelligence, real change: How small businesses can harness AI for growth

Artificial Intelligence, real change: How small busines...

New research shows nearly a third of UK SMEs already use AI tools, with more se...

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HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party data breach

HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party...

HSBC has alerted UK business banking customers to a data breach at a third-part...

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Mone accuses Rachel Reeves of fuelling ‘government vendetta’ after Labour fringe remark

Mone accuses Rachel Reeves of fuelling ‘government vend...

Baroness Michelle Mone has accused Rachel Reeves of fuelling a government vende...

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A ‘taxi tax’ would hit vulnerable passengers and struggling businesses hardest

A ‘taxi tax’ would hit vulnerable passengers and strugg...

Rumoured plans to impose VAT on taxi fares risk raising costs for vulnerable pa...

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Reeves’ Budget: is Larry’s cat food the last refuge?

Reeves’ Budget: is Larry’s cat food the last refuge?

Rumour has it that Rachel Reeves is limbering up for November with a Budget tha...

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Reeves’ rumoured pension raid spurs expats to shift billions abroad

Reeves’ rumoured pension raid spurs expats to shift bil...

Fears of a pensions tax raid in Rachel Reeves’ November Budget are pushing Brit...

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UK government sets timetable for next wave of rail renationalisation

UK government sets timetable for next wave of rail rena...

Greater Anglia, West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink will be renationalise...