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After four months as our do-it-all family car , we’re obliged to say au revoir . Production of the reborn R5 started in October 2024 and, two years later, there’s still a buzz around this French supermini. Even friends…
The FTSE 100 firm reported earnings of $8.5bn (£6.3bn) for the third quarter, a near-quadrupling compared to the same period last year, smashing analyst estimates. The company has halved its debt over the past year to…
In his maiden Budget this week , the Chancellor said he would lift the threshold at which small firms receive business rates relief from £12,000 to £18,000, exempting some 70,000 more companies from the tax. He also said…
The UK’s largest grocer said today it would sell its operations in the two European countries to Ahold Delhaize for €1.2bn (£1bn), in what marks the company’s latest retreat from the global expansion it had pursued in…
Binance said on Thursday that some $6.3bn (£4.7bn) had been impacted by the attack, half of which has been frozen but still in its control. The other half remains in the hands of the hackers, according to the crypto…
She had to tell her sister. "Have you seen this?" messaged Doran, excitedly. Nearly 30 years ago, a 10-year-old Doran had sat in front of her family's TV, reading out the dialogue on screen to her sister, a year younger…
Natwest shares fell after the bank delivered its third-quarter following a muted quarter for profit growth. The FTSE 100 bank recorded a pre-tax profit of £2.2bn, broadly in line with internal consensus and up 1.9 per…
The new GT acts as a counterpoint to the performance-oriented DBX S in the lineup, with bespoke styling and design details. Aston Martin CEO Adrian Hallmark said: “DBX GT is aimed at customers who prefer assured elegance…
Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from the change announced in the budget , with the chancellor confirming the tax-free "trading" allowance will increase from £1,000 to £3,000 in April 2027. The number of Britons…
You have to go back to 1984 and the US state rescue of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company to pinpoint the moment that “too big to fail” entered the popular lexicon. More than two decades later, the…