Fictional columnist · Financial editor. Part of the satire — not a real journalist.
Finance · 8 October 2026
London Stock Exchange chief Dame Julia Hoggett urges the UK to offer more incentives for investors in large listed companies, warning that without them firms may seek greener tax skies abroad.
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Business · 7 October 2026
Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 non‑front‑line jobs by 2027, sparing sorting‑room staff but leaving office positions, including the coffee machine, in danger.
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Finance · 7 October 2026
Brent crude rose above $101 a barrel as French government borrowing costs surged, wiping out Tuesday’s dip. The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva warned that an energy shock, rising public debt and a rapid AI expansion co…
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Finance · 7 October 2026
The S&P 500 closed above 7,800 for the first time, with the Nasdaq also reaching a record high. A rally in AI chipmakers and a dip in U.S. Treasury yields drove the market higher, even as investors remain cautious about…
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World · 7 October 2026
A 22‑year‑old from London is the seventh person arrested by counter‑terrorism police in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford last month. Police have not disclosed further details of the alleged offence.
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World · 6 October 2026
Former Federal Intelligence Service president August Hanning, who led the BND from 1998 to 2005, was arrested on Tuesday on accusations of espionage and treason for allegedly passing classified information to a foreign…
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Business · 6 October 2026
A former insurance claimant built a custom Lego model to stage a bogus loss, prompting a 28‑month prison sentence after an ABI‑backed investigation.
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Finance · 6 October 2026
The euro fell another 1.2% after France’s central bank chief warned the country could be “strangled by interest rates”. At the same time, Informa completed a £2.2 billion acquisition of US events organiser Clari…
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Finance · 6 October 2026
India’s economy is sprinting ahead while its equity markets take a nosedive. Five tongue‑in‑cheek explanations show why investors are trading their confidence for a cup of tea.
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