Thursday, 13 August 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
Water companies have been given the green light to increase bills for customers by an extra £3.4bn in coming years to meet increased pressures on infrastructure and the environment.
Flock, the US surveillance firm, is rolling out new safeguards to prevent police misuse of its technology which, its founder and chief executive admits, should have happened sooner.
Twitch has been criticised by users after it emerged the popular streaming platform allowed their content to be used to train Amazon's artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Facing acute labour shortages, ageing demographics and chronic productivity problems, Japanese companies should be fertile ground for the take-up of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, compared with the US and UK, adopti…
It’s been just over one year since Liberation Day—when the US administration announced sweeping tariffs on all trade partners to reduce imbalances—but trade deficit hasn’t narrowed while trade has been diverted.
US prices rose 3.4% in the year to July, slightly lower than the 3.5% in the year to June, new figures show.
August 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Hill & Smith PLC posted 8% revenue growth to $606.7m in H1 2026, led by 14% organic constant currency expansion in US operations. Underlying operating profit climbed 8% to $102.9m while mar…
Donald Trump is being sued by two US media groups over a new Truth Social service that charges up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts.
Bakeries once run by an 89-year-old chain part-owned by comedian Romesh Ranganathan will reopen under a new name after the sites were sold.
Inflation slowed a bit in July, a hopeful sign that could help temper the steady upward creep of mortgage rates.
The first locations where households living close to new upgraded electricity pylons and substations will receive a £250 annual discount on their bills have been revealed.
Media, broadcasting, and digital services company E.W. Scripps SSP missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 9.2% year on year to $490.4 million. Its GAAP loss of $12.68 per share was si…
Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.
The city is no stranger to complaints about soaring prices during August - but are costs on the rise?
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he accepts his announcements aimed at tackling the cost of living are not enough on their own and hinted at further support.
Tributes have been paid to the co-founder of an auction business which grew into an "industry leading company".
If you have used a free version of ChatGPT or any of its AI rivals, then you are obviously getting a good deal.
Would you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself?
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a "small revolution" for the sales industry.
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
A woman who paid £400 for a Prada handbag on Vinted later discovered it was a fake.
A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance â and the discovery has gone viral amid claims it highlights the effect of "shrinkflation".
It's a familiar experience: racing against masses of anonymous netizens online to get yourself on the list for an in-demand event.