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Hargreaves Lansdown could be dropped from FTSE 100 Index in reshuffle
It has been reported that financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) is set to drop out of the UK’s FTSE 100 Index. This would end the Bristol-based company’s more than 12-year stay in the blue-chip stock market index. As things stand HL will be relegated to the midcap FTSE 250 index when the quarterly changes …
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Pensions, taxes, wages and alcohol duty: The top announcements
Here are the main announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement to MPs: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts an average inflation rate of 2.8% by the end of next year and 2% by 2025.The OBR sees “overall” UK growth in 2023 of 0.6%. Economic growth of 0.7% is expected in 2024, doubling to …
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How the chaos at OpenAI has unfolded – and why it matters
Sam Altman – the public face of ChatGPT maker OpenAI – has returned to the company just days after his shock ousting.Not being “consistently candid in his communications” was the charge laid at his feet by the board when the stunning decision to remove him was announced on Friday. But within days, the 38-year-old was …
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National insurance to be cut from 12% to 10% – but tax burden to remain at record high
National insurance is to be cut by two percentage points, the chancellor has announced.In a boost to employees’ pay packets, Jeremy Hunt told the Commons that the main 12% national insurance rate would fall to 10% from 6 January – saving those on an average salary of £35,000 over £450 a year. In his autumn …
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Ousted Sam Altman to return as OpenAI chief executive
ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it has agreed a deal for Sam Altman to return as chief executive after he was ousted by its board.The agreement “in principle” involves a new board being installed, the company said. In a post on X, OpenAI said: “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return …
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Inflation, tax cuts, pensions : All you need to know about the UK’s economic plans for 2024
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Financial crime and Russian oligarchs: How Cyprus vows to crackdown
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Autumn statement unlikely to put big dent in tax burden – here’s why
It’s autumn statement time.Once upon a time, these winter budgets used to be brief updates on the fiscal forecasts, never overshadowing the far more substantial main budget in the spring. Or at least so we’re told. In practice, for as long as I’ve been covering economics, the autumn statement (or, as Gordon Brown used to …
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Housing crisis biggest concern for voters at Dutch election
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Women’s football revamp thrown into doubt after rebellion
Hopes of establishing a unified commercial structure for the top two tiers of women’s football in England have been dealt a blow after Championship clubs indicated their rejection of a proposed funding and governance model.Sky News understands that a majority of sides in the game’s second division have rejected proposals for a “newco” to take …
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Two million Britons to get pay rise from April
The national living wage will rise to £11.44 per hour from April.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he is accepting the recommendation from the Low Pay Commission – an increase of £1.02 from the current rate of £10.42. According to the Treasury, it is the largest ever cash increase to the rate – and is equivalent …
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Bank of England governor dismisses prospect of interest rate cuts
Markets are underestimating how persistent inflation will be in the next year and interest rates are likely to remain high as a result, the governor of the Bank of England has said.Andrew Bailey told MPs that Bank rate is likely to be kept at an elevated level for a “significant” period in order to bring …

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