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BUSINESS LIVE: AstraZeneca eyes $80bn in sales; Credit card market probe; Kingfisher 'big ticket' squeeze
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are AstraZeneca, Kingfisher, SSP Group, Pennon, CVS Group and Naked Wines.
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Screwfix owner Kingfisher suffers 'big-ticket' spending crunch
Screwfix's parent company reported turnover rose by just 0.3 per cent at constant currency levels to £3.3billion in the three months ending April...
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AstraZeneca targets $80bn in yearly revenues by 2030
AstraZeneca achieved $45.8billion in turnover last year, in line with a goal set ten years ago, largely thanks to rising demand for its oncology...
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Scarlett Johansson says she was 'shocked, angered' when she heard OpenAI's ChatGPT voice that sounded like her
Actor Scarlett Johansson said Monday that OpenAI used an "eerily similar" voice to hers for their new ChatGPT 4o chatbot despite having declined...
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Trump allies meet with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials as pressure builds on prime minister
O'Brien was accompanied by John Rakolta, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Ed McMullen, a former U.S. ambassador to...
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'Don’t roll your eyes': Trump defense witness gets judge's warning. What you missed on Day 19 of the hush money trial.
After days of trying to dismantle Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen’s credibility, the defense began presenting its own case, calling two...
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FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg to resign after damning workplace harassment probe
The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said he will resign after a probe found a widespread culture of sexual harassment and...
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Liz Truss blames the Bank of England - but it was markets that decided her mini-Budget was a disaster
Was it really the establishment that foiled Liz Truss's growth plans, or misguided thinking and botched delivery? Alex Brummer takes a look.
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No more delays on rate cuts: Bank Of England must stop the groupthink, says MAGGIE PAGANO
It's looking like a racing certainty that interest rates will be cut this summer, and hopefully, in time to celebrate next month's Midsummer's Day.
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Sajid Javid eyes job at Shein as the Chinese fast fashion giant prepares for London listing
Shein is preparing to list on the stock market in London and the Chinese firm's executive chairman Donald Tang met with Javid (pictured) for talks.
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Now video game giant is buyout target: £2bn deal for London-listed firm
The board of Aim-listed Keywords Studios yesterday said it would accept a £2bn offer from Swedish buyout giant EQT.
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Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light owner's stock amid boycott
On the same day Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold shares in Anheuser-Busch amid a conservative boycott of Bud Light, he bought Molson Coors...