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Today I will discuss the role of technology in the future of finance.[1] I will seek to outline the conditions needed for technological innovations to genuinely enhance the economic efficiency of the …
The UK government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will nonetheless dismay environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs.
Billionaire, on SpaceX earnings call, says ‘special committees’ exploring idea but no agreement reached yet
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have “absolute power” to force Manchester City’s owners to sell if they are ultimately found to have run the club improperly, the watchdog’s chair has sai…
Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials
Our dependence on internet services of a few key tech companies leaves us vulnerable to cloud failures, bugs and more, experts say
Kemi Badenoch has said Labour will not have the "courage" to make the public spending cuts she argued were necessary to bring down debt and fund defence.
Flutter says one in 10 UK and Ireland workers at risk of redundancy because of a ‘material increase in betting and gaming duties’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) convened the Autumn SEC-FSA Financial Regulatory Dialogue in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2026.The SEC–FSA Dialo…
Conflict in Middle East is pushing jet fuel costs higher and many carriers are not hedged against such increases, Michael O’Leary says
Unemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in the final snapshot of the jobs market before John Healey’s first budget next week.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to facilitate …
Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes ahead
The UK's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest for more than year, but job vacancies have continued to fall as smaller businesses cut back on recruitment, official figures indicate.
Almost without exception, banks complain about the high cost of regulation. Do they have a point? Or are these costs essential for the stability of the banking system?
A new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has announced.
President Donald Trump has been boasting about the performance of the US economy ahead of the midterm congressional elections, claiming he has boosted incomes, reduced inflation and created jobs.
Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
Neso control room staff accused senior executives of covering up extent of blackout risks during June heatwave
American warship sank in 1944 with approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions onboard
Former BBC presenter says programme starring Martin Clunes gave a misleading and unfair account of his downfallBritain’s media regulator is investigating a complaint from the former BBC news presenter…
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on November 9, 2026, to discuss the use of machine-understandable data and Super Intelligence (SI) and related ris…
North Sea workers are preparing to strike at oil rigs across the ageing basin over the coming weeks in a sign of growing tensions between trade unions and oil companies.
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand