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Spending £1m on an annuity that dies with you would once have been the definition of madness.

Mining shares dominated the FTSE 100's risers on Friday, buoyed by a jump in gold and copper prices after disappointing US employment data. Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES), the Mexican silver and gold producer, led the blue-chip index with a gain of 2.4% to 2,951p. Copper producer Antofagasta PLC...

Philip Young was on a 9,000-mile road trip from Boston to Seattle when ChatGPT was first launched in November 2022.

Germany's cabinet will approve the first draft of the 2027 budget on Monday, with total borrowing of €203.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 3 (Reuters) - Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on Friday he was "not necessarily optimistic" on defence cooperation in Europe as countries are under pressure and have

Andy Burnham will stifle investment unless he sets out his tax plans and names a chancellor, the City has warned.

Delivery company Evri is suing the BBC for about £1.2m over a Panorama programme featuring complaints by drivers and customers. The firm claims it was libelled in a 15-minute section of Evri: Where's My Parcel?, which aired in December. Evri says the segment wrongly suggested it used "exploitative business practices" and misled a parliamentary committee by giving assurances its couriers weren't paid under the minimum wage.

Climate change has become an “existential threat to UK aviation”, Heathrow Airport’s own sustainability director has warned.

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter, a 25% jump on a year earlier and a decisive beat against a consensus of roughly 406,000. On any conventional reading, it was the rebound the company badly needed after a bruising start to the year. The stock fell about...

EnergyPathways PLC (AIM:EPP) this week was accepted for a gas storage licence at its MESH project in the North Sea and revealed it had begun work programmes to progress the project. It comes as EnergyPathways advances long-duration energy storage development towards a targeted final...

Marks Electrical CFO to resign, Craneware's FY set to miss targets, £0.8m write-off as claim fails for Litigation Capital

With Andy Burnham on the verge of entering Number 10, the threat of an income tax rise is growing.

‘Home fee’ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for British loans

At a time when Big Tech's AI spending spree is worrying markets, prices for AI use are drifting lower.

Jet2 will unveil its full-year financial results on Wednesday after a period of disruption for the travel industry.

UK services activity posted the steepest drop since early 2023 in June as companies struggled with the conflict's fallout.

By Emma Rumney LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Extreme heat in Europe is testing the assumption that hot summers mean a boost in sales of alcohol, with studies showing drinkers less inclined to reach for a

British new car registrations rose 15% in June from a year earlier, with battery electric vehicles accounting for nearly 30% of the market.