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Under-pressure LSEG boss comes out fighting as he announces record £3bn share buy-back and brushes aside investor fears over AI

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The under-pressure boss of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has come out fighting as he announced a record £3bn share buy-back and brushed aside investor fears over AI.

Ocado cuts 1,000 jobs in £150m cost-cutting drive after warehouse disappointments

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Around 5 per cent of its global workforce is being slashed. The technology group is battling to turn around its fortunes after investors have been left disappointed in recent months.

French energy giant snaps up Britain's biggest power network in £10.5bn deal

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Engie deal has emerged nearly a year after Britain's Competition and Markets Authority gave Spain's Iberdrola the green light to snap up an 88 per cent stake in Britain's Electricity North West.

WPP plots to cut £500m a year in costs as it merges agencies in sweeping turnaround plan

Today

Job cuts at WPP are on the cards, with 'deduplication of support functions', real estate roles and other jobs in the firing line. The number of jobs at risk is unknown.

Spring Statement needs to bring calm to Britain's cycle of chaos, says ALEX BRUMMER

Today

Since Labour arrived in office in July 2024, the build-up to any fiscal event by Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accompanied by frenzied speculation.

Drastic Dave strikes: Diageo shares sink as it slashes dividend

Today

It is the first update from Dave Lewis at the helm of the Guinness maker, which also owns Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker. The former Tesco boss said there was 'significant work ahead'.

The Tasty 20 FTSE 100 stocks that have ALL risen more than 50% in a year

Today

Analysis of Refinitiv data reveals the 20 best-performing blue-chip shares in London over 12 months are all up by more than a half.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: You'd have TRIPLED your money if you'd bought this sky-rocketing fund I tipped three years ago... This is where to invest next for stellar returns

Today

Move over artificial intelligence, it's time for investors to consider exposure to space technology in order to fuel their investment portfolios, Isas and pensions.

I discovered a hidden camera filming me in my holiday apartment, can I claim a refund? DEAN DUNHAM replies

Today

I rented an apartment in India for a week. On the second day, I noticed there was a small camera filming the living room. It was trained on the front door.

How we live on less than £250 a week: The budgeting tricks from the Britons living on the state pension

Today

Scores of readers have written in to share ideas for budgeting and savvy tricks to enjoy life without overspending while living on the state pension.

Rolls-Royce to return £9bn to investors as profits soar

Today

British engineering giant Rolls-Royce reported a £3.46billion underlying operating profit on sales of just over £20billion.

These UK roads generated the most penalty charge notices for drivers last year

Today

It has been revealed that £42,194,821 was collected by councils for traffic and parking offences committed on the 10 worst offending streets alone in the financial year 2024/25.

Chinese car giant famous for its viral 'Temu Range Rover' launches new £29,000 SUV with Kate Moss lookalike as the face

Today

Chinese car giant Chery has gone down the copycat campaign route to launch its new Omoda 7 SUV.

More than half of millennials CONVINCED they will become wealthy - compared to just 16% of Gen Z

Today

More than half of millennials believe they are on track to become wealthy, three times that of Gen Z.

Flying Footsie on course for best start to the year since 1998

Today

On another bumper day for investors, the blue-chip index rose above 10,800 for the first time, closing up 125.82 points or 1.18 per cent at a record high of 10,806.41.

Renters turn to Esher and Kilmarnock amid sky-high city rents as demand in unfashionable spots soar

Today

Esher, a Surrey commuter town, saw one of the steepest rises in demand from flatshare tenants in the past year.

One in 20 young savers clean out their Junior Isa at 18, but a third ADD to their account

Today

Parents considering opening Junior Isas can be encouraged by news that most young adults don't plunder their savings at once, says AJ Bell.

Burnley is booming! Lancashire town named Britain's hottest property market as prices soar

Today

Burnley is Britain's hottest property market right now, according to exclusive data by specialist analytics firm, Bricks&Logic.

Buy the Corfu home renovated by Amanda Holden and Alan Carr in latest TV show for £588,000

Today

The latest property to star in Alan Carr and Amanda Holden's BBC overseas renovation TV show is now on the market.

John Lewis axes ill-fated build-to-rent housing plan to refocus on shops and supermarkets

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The partnership was aiming to build 10,000 rental properties under a blueprint launched by previous chairman Dame Sharon White in 2020.

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