INVESTMENT

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UK business investment surges at fastest pace in two years, defying tax hike fears

UK business investment surges at fastest pace in two ye...

UK business investment rose 5.9% in Q1 2025—the strongest growth since 2023—off...

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NatWest nears full reprivatisation as taxpayer stake falls below 1%

NatWest nears full reprivatisation as taxpayer stake fa...

The government’s stake in NatWest has dropped below 1%, marking a near-complete...

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Gold set for steepest weekly drop in six months as trade fears ease and dollar strengthens

Gold set for steepest weekly drop in six months as trad...

Gold prices are on track for their worst week since November 2024, falling 3.3%...

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Aviva warns against forcing UK pension funds to buy domestic assets

Aviva warns against forcing UK pension funds to buy dom...

Aviva CEO Dame Amanda Blanc says mandating pension funds to invest in UK assets...

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Jaguar Land Rover celebrates decade-high profits as EV plans gather pace

Jaguar Land Rover celebrates decade-high profits as EV ...

Jaguar Land Rover posts its highest profit in a decade, with £2.5bn for the yea...

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Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs in global savings drive amid luxury slowdown

Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs in global savings drive amid...

Burberry plans to cut nearly 18% of its global workforce, with 1,700 jobs at ri...

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Fuel Ventures backs Community Wolf with £340k to scale WhatsApp-based public safety platform

Fuel Ventures backs Community Wolf with £340k to scale ...

Fuel Ventures leads £340k investment in South African startup Community Wolf, e...

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£10 million ‘Get Britain Working’ programme launches in York and North Yorkshire

£10 million ‘Get Britain Working’ programme launches in...

A £10m government-backed programme to help people in York and North Yorkshire w...

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Half of UK consumers recognise Made in Britain trademark as demand for homegrown goods grows

Half of UK consumers recognise Made in Britain trademar...

50% of UK adults recognise the official Made in Britain trademark, with 44% say...

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Microsoft to cut nearly 3% of global workforce amid AI investment pressures

Microsoft to cut nearly 3% of global workforce amid AI ...

Microsoft is laying off around 6,000 employees—nearly 3% of its global workforc...

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Vinted triples profits to £80m as second-hand fashion boom fuels expansion

Vinted triples profits to £80m as second-hand fashion b...

Vinted reported a pre-tax profit of £80m in 2024, nearly triple the previous ye...

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Rachel Reeves won’t rule out pension fund mandates as tensions rise over Mansion House accord

Rachel Reeves won’t rule out pension fund mandates as t...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out mandating pension fund investments...

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Barriers faced by disabled entrepreneurs cost UK economy £230bn, report warns

Barriers faced by disabled entrepreneurs cost UK econom...

A new government-backed Lilac review reveals that systemic barriers faced by di...

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Employers slash hiring plans as wage costs rise and economic uncertainty deepens

Employers slash hiring plans as wage costs rise and eco...

UK hiring confidence falls to decade-low levels outside the pandemic, as rising...

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UK hiring confidence hits 10-year low amid wage pressures and economic uncertainty

UK hiring confidence hits 10-year low amid wage pressur...

UK employers are cutting back on recruitment as rising minimum wages, higher NI...

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Employers show strong interest in ‘Dutch-style’ CDC pension schemes promising higher retirement payouts

Employers show strong interest in ‘Dutch-style’ CDC pen...

More than 200 UK employers are exploring collective defined contribution (CDC) ...