Welcome to the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships! Here we are now at the semifinals stage. Today England takes on Italy in a matchup that should feature Bayern Munich midfielders on each side of the field. The defending champion Lionesses have had a decent tournament so far but were tested hard by Sweden, who raced…
The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs that a rise in government borrowing costs is not “unique” to the UK. Andrew Bailey told the Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday that investors had demanded a higher rate on long-term global government debt owing to President Trump’s volatile tariff policymaking and a general rise…
How Low Can Stocks & Crypto Go? July 21st, 2025 Tariffs, earnings and inflation are in focus Bottom Line: My first rule of money… Never let your money and emotions cross paths. This story is a weekly wake-up call to show you the near-worst-case scenario for stocks and crypto. Why? So, you can plan your…
Higher prices offset a drop in the number of items per shop at Ocado’s retail joint venture with Marks & Spencer. Ocado Retail reported a 16.3 per cent rise in revenue to £1.5 billion in the six months to June 24, driven by improved marketing efforts and a broader range of M&S products. Although the…
Key moments Rise in inflation to 3.6% lessens the odds of a rate cut Sign up for our daily business newsletter here Inflation hits 16-month high The rate of UK inflation rose to a 16-month high of 3.6 per cent in June, official figures showed. The data from the Office for National Statistics is above…
President Macron has concluded his remarks by telling the UK and France to work “hand in hand” to overcome the challenges of our times. Addressing MPs and peers, Macron said he wanted to “renew the French people’s message of friendship and fraternity” and picked out King Charles for praise for his love of France. He…
The bosses of UK statistics bodies are back in front of MPs for another grilling on the crisis at the Office for National Statistics this morning. At a bruising encounter last week Simon Hoare, the Conservative chairman of the public administration and constitutional affairs select committee, said that Sir Ian Diamond, the former ONS boss,…
The FTSE 100 nosed back above 8,800 points this morning, gilt yields fell and the pound recovered some of its losses from yesterday’s flash sell-off. London’s premier index was up 33 points in morning trading, led by a 2.6 per cent rebound for Convatec, the wound-care specialist whose core US market has been rattled by…
Tesla reported a sharper-than-expected fall in second-quarter deliveries, as intense competition and a backlash against Elon Musk’s political activities hit global demand for its aging electric-vehicle lineup. Tesla said it delivered 384,122 vehicles globally in the second quarter, down 13.5 per cent from 443,956 units a year ago. Analysts expected Tesla to report deliveries of…
“It was a good allround performance,” he said. “The first half was a bit tough, heavily contested, back and forth but we stayed consistent. As a team today we just wanted to be better and I thought we were a little bit. “We need to be better rugby players, sharper more accurate. We broke the…