Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Elsewhere this morning, WH Smith has said it wants to raise about £100m as the conflict in the Middle East starts to affect its profit. The high street retailer says it will place up to 26 million shares, or about 20% of its existing sha...
Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in prices Households in England, Scotland and Wales could save nearly £200 a year on their energy bills if the government stepped into the market to act as the sole buyer of electricity, ac...
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing CEO Bonnie Chan highlights how SpaceX's IPO underscores the global companies behind its supply chains, and discussed Beijing's curbs on illegal cross-border investments. She spoke at Bloomberg Invest Hong Kong 2026.
UK pint prices are up 36% since the last World Cup. We look at why beer now costs so much more.
Retired Lt. Col. David Flippo, who was endorsed by President Trump, is projected to win Nevada’s GOP primary for the state’s only Republican congressional seat, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility...