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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance hits back at SEC lawsuit, saying allegations ‘simply wrong’ – as it happened
US watchdog SEC says company mixed billions in customer funds and secretly sent them to separate company controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao
Lauren Aratani
05, Jun, 2023 @7:09 PM

Oil price up after Saudi Arabia cuts output; UK mortgage rates and car sales rise – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic financial news, as Brent crude hits $78/barrel and new car market records longest period of growth since 2015
Graeme Wearden
05, Jun, 2023 @2:23 PM

FTSE 100 posts biggest jump since March as US economy adds 339,000 new jobs – as it happened
US economy added more jobs than forecast last month, with March and April’s data revised higher too, but unemployment rate has jumped to 3.7%
Graeme Wearden
02, Jun, 2023 @3:45 PM

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator may face jail over alleged insider trading
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking a prison term and a near-£1m fine for ex-Sega developer Yuji Naka
Oliver Holmes
01, Jun, 2023 @4:22 PM

Eurozone inflation falls to 6.1%; Brexit a ‘historic economic error’; US private payrolls rise – as it happened
Eurozone inflation eased more than expected last month, as former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers warns Brexit helped to drive up UK inflation
Graeme Wearden
01, Jun, 2023 @3:46 PM

‘Golden shares’ to safeguard sustainability at Tony’s Chocolonely
Chocolate maker appoints ‘mission guardians’ with power to veto changes to ethical strategy
Sarah Butler
31, May, 2023 @7:07 PM

British Land to drop out of FTSE 100 in reshuffle but Ocado survives
Developer hit by higher interest rates and 2022’s mini-budget but online retailer buoyed by stronger sales at M&S
Graeme Wearden
31, May, 2023 @6:49 PM

London IPO of soda ash firm could net Turkish billionaire’s family £650m
Ciner Group announces plans for 10% flotation of shares in WE Soda that may be big enough to propel company into FTSE 100
Rupert Neate
31, May, 2023 @6:28 PM

Mild recession forecast in UK, as trade deals with Australia and New Zealand worry farmers – as it happened
Higher borrowing costs and tighter lending will slow global growth sharply this year, Moody’s warns
Graeme Wearden
31, May, 2023 @3:12 PM

Terrible news for Sunak and Hunt puts election victory all but out of reach | Larry Elliott
Praise from the IMF and optimism on inflation have given way to echoes of last autumn’s turmoil
Larry Elliott
28, May, 2023 @9:12 AM

Tech stocks surge as wave of interest in AI drives $4tn rally
Shares in some firms involved in AI technology more than double in value as traders bet on massive growth in industry
Graeme Wearden
26, May, 2023 @4:45 PM

Jeremy Hunt backs interest rate hikes even if they cause recession; UK retail sales jump – as it happened
Chancellor says “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down high prices behind cost of living crisis, as mortgage rates climb
Graeme Wearden
26, May, 2023 @3:55 PM
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