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18/12/2025 02:30:37 PM
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Evening
Standard
18/12/2025 02:30:03 PM
Footsie closes in on 10,000 as inflation eases: Investors pin their hopes on a string of interest rate cuts
UK isolated with its 'aggressive' plan to sell only electric cars as EU waters down its own targets
Europe's move means that the UK 'is now completely out of line', according to David Bailey, a car industry expert and professor at Birmingham business school.
Mobile firm Three took £1,250 over 15 YEARS after contract ended - but won't refund me: SALLY SORTS IT
BofE set to cut rates as inflation eases
FTSE 100 soars towards 10,000 again
EWIT urges investors to block Saba takeover
Paddy Power Betfair agrees £2m settlement
Canada gives green light to Anglo Tek merger
Easing wage growth boosts case for rate cut
No reprieve for Reeves: Never mind the spin on inflation figures - we still don't feel any better off, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
The fall in inflation is expected to have cleared the way for the Bank of England to shave a quarter point off rates to 3.75%.
Jaguar boss says it is '100% committed to electric future' - we take a ride in the £140,000 Grand Tourer that will start the switch
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My neighbour is building a kitchen extension and they want to temporarily remove part of my garden fence to give their builders more space to work.
FTSE 100 soars towards 10,000 again as investors ramp-up interest rate cut bets after inflation eases
The FTSE 100 rose sharply as investors shrugged off losses suffered earlier in the week after fresh inflation data lifted expectations for interest rate cuts.
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Counterfeit Christmas: These are the 12 dupe presents to dodge, says DAN HATFIELD - from knock-off toys to fake handbags
Counterfeiting is no longer a fringe problem. It is a vast, highly organised criminal enterprise that costs the UK dearly.
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Bloomberg
18/12/2025 02:30:16 PM
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ExclusiveUS Readies New Russia Sanctions If Putin Rejects Peace DealThe new measures could be unveiled as early as this week.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to Attend EU Leaders Summit Thursday
ExclusiveErdogan Asks Putin to Take Back Missiles to Win US Favor
EU Seeks ‘Buy European’ Rules for Russian Asset Loan to Ukraine
Merz Says German Troops Could Counter Russia in Ukraine
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BP Makes O’Neill First Female Big Oil CEO in Bid for Revival
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ExclusiveNovartis, Roche Near US Drug Price Deal in Easing of Swiss Trade Tensions
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Markets WrapAsian Stocks Fall as Investors Retreat From Tech
World-Beating 55,000% Surge in India AI Stock Fuels Bubble Fears
OpenAI Discussed Funding at $750 Billion Value, Report Says
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Ukraine’s Peace Deal Is Stuck on Territory for Good ReasonBy Marc Champion, Columnist
The Death of Gasoline Has Been Greatly ExaggeratedBy Javier Blas, Columnist
Angela Rayner as British Prime Minister? It's a Worrying ProspectBy Rosa Prince, Columnist
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Elliott Said to Build a $1 Billion-Plus Stake in Lululemon
SpaceX’s Record IPO Plan Pushes Obscure Fund Into Spotlight
Warner Bros. Slams Ellisons, Urges Investors to Reject Their Bid
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Bitcoin’s Silent Exodus Hits Crypto as Long-Time Buyers Cash Out
Lufthansa’s Dreamliner Business-Class Limit to Last Longer, HB Reports
How New Social Media Checks Would Change Travel to US
Pop Mart’s 40% Stock Rout Shows Growing Labubu Crash Worry
Oscars Show Moving to YouTube After Half Century on Disney’s ABC
The Prosperity Gap Between Big and Small BusinessesBankruptcies and loan delinquencies among small businesses are heading higher, and layoffs are mounting.
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Japanese Bonds Draw Largest Foreign Inflow in Eight Months
India Becomes World’s Most Active Market for Large-Language Models as AI Firms Eye Growth
Goldman Seeks to Buy Part of Hong Kong Builder New World’s Loan
The World Is Losing Trust in Women Leaders
Isaacman Wins Senate Vote to Become Trump’s NASA Chief
SpaceX Said to Notify Employees of Quiet Period Ahead of IPO
SpaceX Sets $800 Billion Valuation, Confirms 2026 IPO Plans
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Chip Shortage Lingers as Honda to Halt Output in Japan, China
Apple Makes Changes to iOS Software in Face of Stricter Japanese Rules
Fermi’s Prospective Data-Center Tenant Was Amazon, Insider Says
Chime Joins Firms Matching Worker ‘Trump Account’ Contributions
Medline IPO Is Needed Win for PE Backers After 2021 Buyout
BlackRock to Match ‘Trump Account’ Contributions for Employees
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US Approves $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan, Risking China Anger
Trump Plans Military Bonus, Housing Reform to Ease Price Anxiety
China Backs Venezuela After Trump Orders Oil Tanker Blockade
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US Admits Liability in Helicopter-Jet Crash Over Potomac River
Optus Criticized for Failures in Fatal Emergency Call Outage
RFK Jr. Slashes Funding for the American Academy of Pediatrics
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Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Project Cuts Draw Federal Probe
Colorado Shutoffs Risk Leaving Some in Dark for Days
Pacific Northwest Gets Brief Break Before Storms Return Thursday
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Australia’s Debt Manager Cuts Issuance Target on Revenue Uplift
NYC High Line-Area Building Floats $53 Million Bankruptcy Sale
Border Patrol Returns to Haunt Chicago’s Economy Before Holidays
Chicago City Committee Passes Revenue Plan Without Head Tax
NYC Must Spend $700 Million to Cut Class Sizes
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JPMorgan Steered Black Advisers to Poorer Areas, Suit Alleges
Mamdani Gets 74,000 Resumes in Sign of New York City’s Job-Market Misery
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CNN
Money
18/12/2025 02:30:24 PM
Correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
LinkedIn ‘Wrapped’ is reminding people just how crummy the job market is
Senators demand AG Pam Bondi recuse herself from Warner Bros. antitrust review
Correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
LinkedIn ‘Wrapped’ is reminding people just how crummy the job market is
Senators demand AG Pam Bondi recuse herself from Warner Bros. antitrust review
Warner Bros. chose Netflix over Paramount — again. Now what?
$1 billion in de minimis tariff revenue has been collected since loophole closed
Warner Bros. Discovery advises shareholders to reject Paramount’s offer. But the battle isn’t over
The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029
Executives at subprime auto lender Tricolor face fraud charges following bankruptcy
‘Never been done before’: What to know about Europe’s controversial plan to use Russia’s frozen assets
California may halt Tesla sales due to ‘false advertising’ in use of term ‘Autopilot’
Welcome to home robotics limbo
What to know now about changes to your 2025 taxes
Trump promised a blue-collar jobs boom. The opposite is happening
The No. 1 cause of America’s affordability problem just got worse
Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month
Howard Stern puts an end to the guessing game, signs new deal with SiriusXM
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year takes aim at poor AI content
Why 2026 could be the year of anti-AI marketing
Trump sues the BBC for billions for defamation over editing of January 6 speech
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Trump enters Warner Bros. fight, says it’s ‘imperative that CNN be sold’
Takeaways: Powell says the Fed has delivered enough rate cuts for now
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Pro-AI super PAC launches first candidate ads
A new threat to affordability – just in time for winter
MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
Battle of the Davids: The future of Hollywood is playing out before our eyes
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US government launches ‘Tech Force’ to hire AI talent
Trump signs executive order blocking states from enforcing their own regulations around AI
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