Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as traders fear attacks from Yemen and Iran creating ‘two-chokepoint problem’The Houthi attacks …
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Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?
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Oil price touches $95 as US-Iran conflict escalates; UK inflation cools faster than expected – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLloyd’s of London has said its former chief executive John Neal breached compliance rules …
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Oil price rises above $90 as US and Iran exchange fire and Houthis threaten naval blockade in Saudi Arabia – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMore on the cost of living: new figures show that UK grocery inflation eased …
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The BBC hears from people about the risks and rewards of investing in technology shares.
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Gilt yields edge higher as Andy Burnham promises to ‘meet fiscal rules’ as prime minister – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsInvestors will be watching the bond market carefully today as Andy Burnham is set …
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Colombians who grow cocaine’s raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops.
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Global tech stocks fall as chip sell-off deepens; mortgage rates rise amid renewed Middle East tensions – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsEuropean stocks are still falling this morning, with the Stoxx Europe 50 – which …
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Government brings British Steel under public ownership; oil price rises to $85 as US-Iran tensions escalate – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe market is still digesting the news that current home secretary Shabana Mahmood has …
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China grows at one of lowest rates on record; Thames Water has funds to survive to year end – as it happened
Thames Water says it has £515m cash in the bank as its debts swell to £18.5bnThe CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority …