Business · 16 October 2026
Elon Musk unveiled the Roadster 2 at a Tesla event, where the car drove up a curved ramp, used SpaceX thrusters to lift, flip, and land back on the ramp.
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Business · 16 October 2026
Ofgem is weighing a market‑stabilisation charge that would require suppliers who win customers with cheaper tariffs to pay a fee to the losing rival, a move aimed at keeping firms from going bust and that could turn ev…
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Business · 16 October 2026
Poundland’s owners have dropped a trio of restructuring specialists onto the board as the discount retailer hovers on the brink of a sale or filing for administration.
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Business · 16 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey’s first budget, due on 28 October, will introduce a new levy on UK banks to help offset the public‑finance hit from the Middle‑East conflict.
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Business · 15 October 2026
A quiet three‑month uptick of 0.7% in UK growth, announced just before Chancellor Healey’s maiden budget, has City traders scrambling to decide whether the spike was a genuine rebound or simply the result of a well�…
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Business · 14 October 2026
In the past 24 hours, three top IMF officials publicly praised the UK’s plan to reduce its annual borrowing, a surprise endorsement that left markets unfazed.
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Business · 13 October 2026
The IMF has nudged the UK’s growth forecast higher just as Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares his inaugural budget, which already signals higher household energy bills and rates in 2027. Markets react with cautious…
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Business · 13 October 2026
Thai owners of Leicester City have asked potential buyers to submit offers this week, marking an exit ten years after the club’s Premier League triumph.
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Business · 12 October 2026
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says Chancellor Rishi Healey will need a £35bn top‑up to keep the government’s spending promises, turning the budget into a high‑stakes financial puzzle.
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