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Read moreTravelodge boss quits amid backlash over hotel sexual assault
The group said on Thursday that Boydell will depart with immediate effect after 13 years in the role, thanking the chief executive for her “dedication” to the group. However, Boydell had faced widespread criticism for…
Read moreRelax, everyone: Elon Musk has a mantra to make the climate crisis go away | Emma Brockes
Like murmuring the rosary, or putting our fingers in our ears and humming, this phrase is to be mumbled on repeat – "the Kardashev scale, the Kardashev scale" – a buzzy concept in tech, much favoured by Elon Musk, and…
Read moreUS national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade
The rise reflects years of heavy spending under both the Trump and Biden administrations, along with higher interest payments that have steadily added to the total. In 2016, the national debt stood at just under $20tn.…
Read moreJD Sports shares crater after ‘King of Trainers’ warns on profit
The sports and fashion retailer saw sales performance improve in the UK, but a slowdown in the US and intense discounting by rivals is dragging on the firm’s profit, it said on Thursday. The FTSE 100 group downgraded its…
Read moreBillionaire Ackman slams US Open ticket prices as absurd
A day one ground pass will set fans back $363, or £268. This will not give fans access to the show courts, with tickets for those set at an even higher price. an equivilant ground pass at Wimbledon will cost fans £33.…
Read moreFounder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
Hui's sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande's collapse, which shook China's property sector and hit investors and domestic banks hard. Hui and his businesses "seriously disrupted" the Chinese…
Read moreIs £5bn now the entry ticket into Premier League football?
It may have taken 34 years but the Premier League has at last clawed its way into the financial big time. The reported £5.5bn valuation placed on Liverpool FC by a consortium of new investors that includes Amazon’s…
Read moreFTSE 100 Live: Stocks slide as Trump threatens ‘crushing economic operation’ on Iran
Oil prices are holding over $91 as the US and Iran remain embroiled in conflict over which nation is controlling the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has insisted oil continues to flow through the narrow…
Read moreOxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business
The charity said it had no plans to close warehouses or shops but insiders fear that Batley, which houses Oxfam's main textile recycling centre, will shut as part of a cost-cutting drive because the West Yorkshire site's…
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