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Gold set for steepest weekly drop in six months as trade fears ease and dollar strengthens

Gold set for steepest weekly drop in six months as trad...

Gold prices are on track for their worst week since November 2024, falling 3.3%...

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Aviva warns against forcing UK pension funds to buy domestic assets

Aviva warns against forcing UK pension funds to buy dom...

Aviva CEO Dame Amanda Blanc says mandating pension funds to invest in UK assets...

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£10 million ‘Get Britain Working’ programme launches in York and North Yorkshire

£10 million ‘Get Britain Working’ programme launches in...

A £10m government-backed programme to help people in York and North Yorkshire w...

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Half of UK consumers recognise Made in Britain trademark as demand for homegrown goods grows

Half of UK consumers recognise Made in Britain trademar...

50% of UK adults recognise the official Made in Britain trademark, with 44% say...

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Vinted triples profits to £80m as second-hand fashion boom fuels expansion

Vinted triples profits to £80m as second-hand fashion b...

Vinted reported a pre-tax profit of £80m in 2024, nearly triple the previous ye...

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Microsoft to cut nearly 3% of global workforce amid AI investment pressures

Microsoft to cut nearly 3% of global workforce amid AI ...

Microsoft is laying off around 6,000 employees—nearly 3% of its global workforc...

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Rachel Reeves won’t rule out pension fund mandates as tensions rise over Mansion House accord

Rachel Reeves won’t rule out pension fund mandates as t...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out mandating pension fund investments...

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Over £18M raised: How Crowdfunder and Sport England are shaping the future of community sports funding through matched crowdfunding

Over £18M raised: How Crowdfunder and Sport England are...

Crowdfunder and Sport England have raised over £18 million for grassroots sport...

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Charity services at risk as rising staff costs hit support for vulnerable

Charity services at risk as rising staff costs hit supp...

Vulnerable beneficiaries are being left without essential support as charities ...

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US trade deal is not a win for UK automotive industry

US trade deal is not a win for UK automotive industry

Blick Rothenberg says the new UK-US trade deal fails to create new opportunitie...

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The Power of No: Why, When and How to Say It

The Power of No: Why, When and How to Say It

Running a small or medium-sized business often means navigating a constant stre...

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Bank of England governor urges UK to rebuild EU trade ties as key summit looms

Bank of England governor urges UK to rebuild EU trade t...

Andrew Bailey says UK must rebuild EU trade relationship to boost long-term gro...

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UK investors dump bonds at fastest rate since 2020 amid Trump tariff turmoil and rate cut fears

UK investors dump bonds at fastest rate since 2020 amid...

UK investors pulled £1.2bn from bond funds in April — the fastest outflow in fi...

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Novo Nordisk cuts forecasts as Ozempic and Wegovy sales hit by US copycat versions

Novo Nordisk cuts forecasts as Ozempic and Wegovy sales...

Novo Nordisk has slashed its full-year revenue and profit forecasts for the fir...

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Amazon unveils ‘leap forward’ in robotics with Vulcan, a robot that can feel

Amazon unveils ‘leap forward’ in robotics with Vulcan, ...

Amazon introduces Vulcan, a robot with a sense of touch, marking a major breakt...

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Record 299,000 tax returns filed in first week of new tax year, says HMRC

Record 299,000 tax returns filed in first week of new t...

Nearly 300,000 people filed their Self Assessment tax returns in the first week...