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- Exxon signs preliminary agreement with Venezuela to assess oil opportunities
Exxon signs preliminary agreement with Venezuela to assess oil opportunities Reuters
- Take-Two lifts annual revenue, profit forecasts as 'GTA VI' launch nears
Take-Two lifts annual revenue, profit forecasts as 'GTA VI' launch nears Reuters
- Honda to build new $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs
Honda to build new $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs Reuters
- Hims & Hers to offer unapproved peptides after US eases curbs
Hims & Hers to offer unapproved peptides after US eases curbs Reuters
- Cyber: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
‘Not particularly complex’ defrosting hack has been attributed to Iran, with presumption it is linked to others across Europe Iranian hackers like to send a message. In 2023 a state-backed group interrupted TV streami...
- Boeing to cut about 5% of its commercial plane workforce
Company will cut jobs through a mix of layoffs and attrition as it moderates the pace of ramping up jet production Boeing will cut about 5% of its commercial plane workforce as it moderates the pace of ramping up jet ...
- The Guardian view on Jensen Huang’s affair: why did Trump ignore the warnings?
The AI chip boss’s actions raise urgent questions about corporate influence, national security and the US president’s willingness to listen to intelligence warnings It could be the plot of a spy thriller. One of the m...
- Boeing to cut 5% of commercial jet workforce amid production struggles
Boeing to cut 5% of commercial jet workforce amid production struggles Reuters
- How to get the buzz back on Britain’s high streets
Readers respond to an article about the decline of town centres Sammy Gecsoyler’s report from Rotherham ( ‘It’s just vape shops, nail shops, charity shops’: can anything save the British high street?, 4 November ) tel...
- Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
The chipmaker faces business risks and political scrutiny due to its over-reliance on founder and CEO Jensen Huang Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row? Too big – and too well-connected – to sa...
- Labour’s Brexit red lines ready for ‘dignified retirement’, says their co
Exclusive: MP Chris Ward believes ditching pledges and forming closer ties with EU would protect it from global threats One of the architects of Keir Stamer’s Brexit red lines has called for Andy Burnham to abandon th...
- I wrote Labour’s Brexit red lines. This is why it’s time to scrap them
The world has moved on since 2020 – in uncertain times, closer ties to Europe are the best way to peace and security Chris Ward is Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven If offering the public some “breathing ...
- Lilly's weight-loss pill improves sleep apnea in late: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
Lilly's weight-loss pill improves sleep apnea in late-stage trial Reuters
- EU sues IBM and two European firms over troubled entry/exit border system
Lawsuit filed last year against IBM, Atos and Leonardo after delays to delivery to troubled new system The EU has filed a lawsuit against IBM and two other companies involved in its troubled border-management system, ...
- Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile
Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028 Thames Water has asked creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company scrambles to keep itse...
- ‘Obvious risk of further tragedy’ at rail crossing type at which Amazon driver died, inquiry finds
Call for overhaul of manually operated level crossings after delivery worker was killed by passenger train in Kent An Amazon delivery driver was killed by a train after he drove his van on to railway tracks at a manua...
- Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?
Donald Trump praised the chipmaker’s CEO despite reports he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish Nvidia has launched an investigation into allegatio...
- Economic relief is on the way, Democrats say. But what, how and when?
Winning candidates promised to cut costs, rein in corporations, curb billionaire power and improve the economy Don’t worry, cash-strapped Americans, “relief is on the way”, the senator Chuck Schumer promised last week...
- Rare call for more electricity supplies as wind power drops across Europe
Neso issued ‘electricity margin notice’ for gas power plants in Britain to fire up and boost generation this morning amid energy shortfall The government body tasked with keeping the lights on issued a rare call for m...
- Fixing UK’s youth jobs crisis demands much more investment, TUC boss warns
Paul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this week Fixing Britain’s youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase inves...
- Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy
Jensen Huang also admitted to having been "unfaithful" to his wife and says he will cooperate with a security investigation.
- Cryptocurrencies slide to two: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms Reuters
- Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says
Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says Reuters
- Government 'looking seriously' at banning under: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.
- Egypt seeks faster progress on Libya gas, refining and power projects
Egypt seeks faster progress on Libya gas, refining and power projects Reuters
- Saudi civil defence gives all: In-Depth Editorial Investigation Highlighting Critical Strategic Developments and Future Trajectories Across the Sector
Saudi civil defence gives all-clear after alerts in Eastern Province Reuters
- He spent $50,000 on Labubus but now the craze is dying
Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.
- 'My mortgage is going up £200 a month': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.
- PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.
- The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.