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The result was a 118% increase in the price per gram. Customers may see fewer crisps, but shrinkflation isn't just an irritation for consumers. Investors should see something more revealing: it can be an early signal…
Read moreOil prices are holding up at around $88 per barrel after the war of words between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz continued over the weekend. Donald Trump has threatened to seize the narrow waterway and make it…
Read moreThey are fundamental to the development of artificial intelligence models – and the world's biggest technology companies need vast numbers of them to keep ahead. Microsoft is one of them. And, on paper, it seems to have…
Read moreThe property website Rightmove said that for Britain as a whole, average newly listed asking prices for homes had fallen by 2% over the past month, the largest August price drop in eight years. Separate data shows that…
Read moreThe US was forced to pay the highest interest rate on its long-dated bonds for a quarter of a century on Thursday, amid growing concerns over the country’s gaping deficit and stickier-than-expected inflationary pressure.…
Read moreThe third football stadium revolution in England is underway. At least two-thirds of Premier League clubs, and a substantial number lower down the pyramid, have either recently completed a major stadium upgrade or have…
Read moreBut the Prime Minister should heed caution, writes Eliot Wilson The reign of Reform UK at the top of the opinion polls is over. Earlier this month, a survey by YouGov showed the Labour Party in first place with 24 per…
Read moreThe sale of the Ferrari Luce - brainchild of the British iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive - raised more than 35 times the usual price of the car at the event at RM Sotheby's in California. The Luce faced a backlash when it…
Read moreScan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly. There is no card machine, no cash, and - most importantly - for the user, no visible fee. That may be about to change. India has paved the way for banks…
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