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UK Car Sales Jump as EV Price War Starts to Build

5th May 2026
UK car sales jumped 24% in April, giving the market its strongest April since 2019 and taking the country past two million registered battery electric cars. The rebound looks healthy, but the finance story is more complicated: electric car demand still trails official targets just as cheaper models and Chinese competition start pushing prices lower. […]
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Vodafone’s £4.3bn Three Buyout Puts UK 5G to the Test

5th May 2026
Vodafone is buying CK Hutchison out of VodafoneThree for £4.3bn, giving it full control of the UK’s largest mobile operator and one of Britain’s biggest 5G investment plans. The deal values VodafoneThree at £13.85bn including debt, leaving Vodafone to capture the benefits of the merger while carrying the cost if the rollout or integration disappoints. […]
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LVMH Brand Sales Show Luxury Is Wearing Thin

5th May 2026
LVMH is exploring sales of brands including Marc Jacobs, Joseph Phelps Vineyards and a stake in Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, as the world’s biggest luxury group reassesses what still earns its place inside a 75-brand empire. The sales could raise billions of euros. They also show how quickly the luxury market has changed: brands that looked […]
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GameStop’s $56bn eBay Bid Tests the Limits of Meme-Stock Money

5th May 2026
GameStop, a company valued at roughly $12bn, has made a $55.5bn cash-and-stock offer for eBay. The proposal would give the former meme-stock star control of one of the world’s biggest resale marketplaces, but the size mismatch has already exposed the financial problem: investors need to believe GameStop can fund, defend and execute a takeover several […]
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US Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.30% as Buyers Face Payment Squeeze

1st May 2026
US mortgage rates have risen to 6.30%, ending a three-week decline just as more buyers return for the spring housing season. Freddie Mac said the average 30-year fixed mortgage increased from 6.23% last week, while purchase applications are running more than 20% above last year’s level. The squeeze for homebuyers is brutally simple. Borrowing is […]
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OpenAI Stargate: Why ChatGPT’s Data-Centre Bill Is Growing Before a Trillion-Dollar IPO

1st May 2026
OpenAI says Stargate, its huge AI infrastructure buildout for data centres, chips, cloud capacity and power, has already passed its original target of securing 10GW of US AI capacity by 2029. The milestone lands as OpenAI explores a possible IPO that Reuters has reported could value the ChatGPT maker at up to $1tn. For investors, […]
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UK House Prices Rise as Landlords Face Renters’ Rights Act Squeeze

1st May 2026
UK house prices rose in April even as mortgage costs increased and the Renters’ Rights Act began changing the rules for landlords in England. Nationwide said prices climbed 0.4% month on month, taking the average home to £278,880, while annual growth rose from 2.2% to 3.0%. The rise cuts against the pressure building around the […]
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Apple Share Price: Why Record iPhone Sales Still Leave a $4tn AI Question

1st May 2026
Apple has given investors the quarter they wanted: revenue up 17% to $111.2bn, iPhone sales near $57bn, net income of $29.6bn and another $100bn share buyback. The share price now faces a harder test than whether Apple can still sell iPhones. Investors need to know whether a $4tn company can find its next growth engine […]
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Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 3.75%

30th April 2026
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75%, leaving Bank Rate unchanged as policymakers assess the inflation risk from higher oil prices and the Iran war. The decision means the UK’s benchmark interest rate remains steady for now, with markets watching the Bank’s statement and vote split for signs of whether policymakers are […]
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California Gas Prices Hit $6 as Iran War Fuel Shock Deepens

30th April 2026
California gas prices have crossed $6 a gallon, turning the US fuel shock into a much sharper cost problem on the West Coast. AAA listed the statewide average for regular gas at $6.060, up from $6.010 yesterday and $4.778 a year ago. Updated: 05/01/26 The jump gives drivers in California a much harsher version of […]
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Bank of England Rate Decision: Why Mortgages Could Move Even If Rates Stay at 3.75%

30th April 2026
The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 3.75% at noon today, but mortgage borrowers and businesses may still face higher costs if the Bank warns that inflation is becoming harder to control. Brent crude has surged past $125 a barrel amid Iran war disruption, turning the Bank’s rate decision into a […]
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AstraZeneca’s £300m UK Return Shows the Price Britain Paid to Win Back Pharma Money

29th April 2026
AstraZeneca is restarting a £300 million UK research investment after the UK-US pharmaceutical deal changed the commercial case for launching new medicines in Britain. The short answer to why AstraZeneca is investing in the UK again: Britain has agreed to pay more for prospective new medicines, raise medicine-access thresholds and protect tariff-free pharmaceutical exports to […]
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