Business
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement holds breath on mass trial with an almost certain outcome
A Hong Kong court is set to rule whether 16 pro-democracy activists conspired to subvert the state in the Chinese territory’s single largest case...
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American Eagle profit soars, but sales grow slower than expected
American Eagle on Wednesday said it’s making gains in boosting profitability as it works to improve its product assortment and tweak operations.
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McDonald's exec says average menu item costs 40% more than in 2019
A top McDonald’s executive is weighing in on claims that the company has jacked up its prices.
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London markets 'less attractive' than international rivals say boss of tech unicorn Oaknorth
Oaknorth co-founder Rishi Khosla (pictured) joined the criticism of the capital, saying: 'The UK has not done the best in branding over the last...
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City fails to back £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover - despite parent company's board agreeing to the deal
Shares in Royal Mail-owner International Distribution Services rose 13.8p, or 4.3%, to 335p on the announcement - short of the 370p offer price.
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Vaccines tsar sells biotech start-up to US pharma group Merck in £2.4bn deal
EyeBio chairman Dame Kate Bingham (pictured) led Britain's Covid vaccine task force in early 2020 and is the chairman of EyeBio.
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Boost for sunseekers as pound hits highest level against euro for two years
Sterling climbed to just below €1.18 versus the single currency, its strongest level since August 2022 - before later giving up gains.
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Wood Group suitor Sidara makes final offer for oilfield services giant
The Dubai-based firm has put forward a 230 pence per share proposal valuing the Scottish oilfield services giant at around £1.6billion.
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ECB set to press ahead with rate cut next week thanks to German inflation reading
The European Central Bank is expected to push ahead with its first interest rate cut in June despite signs inflation is yet to be defeated.
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Anglo American rules out mining rival BHP's request for extra time to make another takeover bid
FTSE 100 miner Anglo American has rejected rival BHP's request for extra time to table another takeover bid.
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Consumer confidence rises in May but inflation worries remain
Consumer confidence rose in May for the first time in three months according to a report by the Conference Board that shows while Americans’...
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Jury deliberations set to begin in Donald Trump's criminal trial
Jury deliberations will begin Wednesday morning in New York prosecutors' case against Donald Trump, the first criminal trial involving a former...