Musk’s xAI nears $9.3bn equity and debt dealNews Feed
Investors undeterred by unravelling of billionaire’s relationship with Trump
Data collection on England’s grooming gangs is a ‘disaster’, says CaseyNews Feed
Author of report into child sexual exploitation complains to MPs about ‘incomplete and unreliable’ statistics
US retail sales fall by most in 2 years as Trump tariffs distort spendingNews Feed
Weakness also attributed to temporary ‘drags’ including wet weather in country’s east
Merz plan won’t fix Germany’s pensions crunch, warns BundesbankNews Feed
Government reforms fail to address long-standing incentives that encourage shorter working lives, says central bank
Brussels to loosen merger rules for defence companiesNews Feed
European Commission also to give reassurances about arms makers’ compliance with environmental standards to attract investment
Britain’s legions of brokers fight onNews Feed
Consolidation has further to go and there may well be another casualty or two
EU should be open to resuming Russian gas imports, says AustriaNews Feed
Vienna’s olive branch comes as Brussels proposes to completely ban gas imports from Russia by 2028
Best summer books of 2025: Sport, Health and WellnessNews Feed
Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their best mid-year reads
Poundland aims to shut up to 150 storesNews Feed
Two distribution centres also set to close as part of restructuring plan after chain’s sale for less than £1
Central banks struggle with dodgy dataNews Feed
Stresses in data collection are impossible to ignore. Plus, the first signs of tariff inflation show up