Filed from the London desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
Finance · 4 days ago
ECB chief Christine Lagarde will step down months before France’s presidential election, stirring the City’s markets and leaving bankers wondering if the next leader will be a calm tide or a stormy wave.
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Business · 4 days ago
A senior Lloyds Banking Group officer scoffed at the chancellor’s plan to use bank levies to ease household energy costs, arguing the tax hike is more a political gesture than a financial solution.
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Business · 4 days ago
Think‑tanks and the latest budget forecast both warn that living‑standard growth is grinding to a halt, making the years ahead painfully stagnant.
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Business · 4 days ago
Poundland has filed a notice to appoint administrators, a formal step that brings the discount retailer one step closer to possible collapse. The move has set shoppers wondering how many £1 bargains they can still snag…
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Business · 4 days ago
The Guardian’s live Q&A with Hilary Osborne and Heather Stewart unpacked the 2026 budget, while Chancellor John Healey’s voice echoed through the chat promising to “prepare for the challenges ahead”. The sessio…
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Business · 4 days ago
Poundland has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, signalling that the future of the high‑street discount chain is now uncertain.
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Finance · 4 days ago
Profits at the UK’s largest mortgage lender nearly doubled thanks to higher interest rates, while a major oil producer also lifted earnings by billions as crude prices rose.
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Finance · 5 days ago
The chancellor’s ‘no‑harm’ budget saw gilt yields ease and the pound remain steady, prompting a sigh of relief from City traders.
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Finance · 5 days ago
Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 employees and still posted a $92.3 bn quarterly revenue with $36.6 bn profit, beating Wall Street expectations. Azure’s cloud division grew 48% year‑on‑year and the company�…
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