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McDonald’s suffers drop in sales as customers shun Big Macs

McDonald’s has suffered a drop in sales for the first time since...

Ofgem to encourage flexible use of cheap off-peak energy

Ofgem is pushing ahead with plans to make it easier for British homeowners to reap the benefits of using electric car chargers and heat...

Sir Tim Martin nets £10m thanks to share sale – South West

Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin added £10m  to his personal fortune after selling of shares in the company he founded. The Devon based entrepreneur,  who...

Bitcoin nears $70,000 as investors digest Trump crypto comments and look ahead to central bank meetings

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCryptocurrencies rose to begin the final week of July  as traders digested a slew of political developments that...

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises to Nearly $70K After Trump’s BTC 2024 Speech

Donald Trump pledged to "never sell" the U.S. government's seized bitcoin, in addition to announcing his intention to maintain a "strategic national bitcoin reserve,"...

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin nets nearly £10m from share sale

The founder of JD Wetherspoon has sold almost £10m worth of shares in the pub chain.Tim Martin, who is also the chair of the...

Ofcom clamps down on millions of scam ‘spoofed number’ calls from abroad

Millions more scam calls from abroad that use spoofed UK landline numbers are to be blocked after the telecoms regulator finally ordered a long-overdue...

Mobile phone providers ordered to crack down on scam calls

In 2024, the proportion of UK landline users reporting a suspicious call...

Ofgem appoints Elexon to oversee burgeoning flexible electricity market

Britain's energy regulator has today set out fresh proposals aimed at building greater flexibility into the power grid, in a bid to better support...

Abbott baby formula ruling deals blow to Reckitt Benckiser

A court ruling against an American rival in the United States sent shares in Reckitt Benckiser to their lowest level in more than a...

Bank of England forecast to slash interest rates this week in ‘close call’ decision

The Bank of England is predicted to cut interest rates in a matter of days in a boon for homeowners and debt borrowers.On Thursday...

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