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Fuel prices drop to lowest levels in nearly three years
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Currys boosted by AI-curious customers as it takes 50% laptop market share
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Tycoon Caring close to clinching £1bn sale of Ivy Collection
The billionaire businessman Richard Caring is close to clinching a sale of his collection of Ivy restaurants, paving the way for a new owner of some of London’s biggest celebrity haunts.Sky News has learnt that Mr Caring, who began exploring an auction late last year, is on the brink of signing a deal with Si …
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Telegram chief releases first public comment since arrest
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has admitted his encrypted messaging app is not perfect but strongly denied it was an “anarchic paradise” as he broke his silence following his arrest in France.Writing on the platform in his first public comments since his detention, the chief executive argued the approach taken by the French authorities was “misguided” …
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Economy needs ‘£1trn investment over 10 years to achieve 3% growth rate’
The UK economy would need investment of £1trn over a decade for an annual growth rate of 3% to be achieved, according to a business lobby group.The Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT), which represents leaders in the financial services sphere, said £100bn a year must be found to help the country catch up after trailing …
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New Body Shop owner lines up financing as rescue deal looms
The new owners of The Body Shop are lining up tens of millions of pounds in new financing as they finalise a deal to buy the chain out of administration.Sky News has learnt that Aurea, an investment company led by Mike Jatania, a cosmetics entrepreneur, is in advanced talks to secure more than £30m in …
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Royal Mail shake-up could see Saturday deliveries scrapped in bid to save service
Ofcom is assessing potential reforms for the UK postal service, suggesting modifications to second class letter deliveries as part of a strategy to rejuvenate Royal Mail. The impetus for these considerations comes from a “national debate” initiated earlier in the year about how to ensure the postal service can be kept affordable, efficient, and sustainable …
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ASOS offloads Topshop stake amid battle with Asian rivals
Shares in ASOS, the online fashion retailer, have risen sharply after it revealed a sell-off in its Topshop brand and guided that annual profits would come in at the top end of forecasts.The company, which has been struggling in the face of tough competition, said it would offload a 75% stake in the Topshop operations …
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Silicon Valley star A16Z eyes stake in British start-up 11xAI
One of the world’s most prominent technology investors is considering taking a stake in a British artificial intelligence (AI) start-up which builds automated digital workers.Sky News understands that Andreessen Horowitz – commonly known as A16Z – is targeting an investment in 11xAI, which launched last year. A16Z backed companies including Airbnb and Facebook when they …
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New car market declines for first time in more than two years
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UK housebuilding grows at fastest pace since 2022 mini-budget
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Fact check: China built more wind and solar than the rest of the world in 2023
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