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Canada invited to become EU’s first ‘associate member’ as Trump trade war intensifies
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Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher
Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.
The Guardian
Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold on Thursday as inflation hits 3.1%, and rents accelerate – business live
Soaring motor fuel costs have pushed UK inflation to a five-month high in August Worryingly, the cost of goods produced by UK factories rose at a faster rate in August too. Producer output prices – or the cost of goods at the ‘factory gate’ - rose by 3.7% in the year to August, up from 3.3% in July. “Rising crude oil and petrol prices increased both the annual cost of raw materials and the price of goods leaving factories respectively.” Continue reading...
BBC Business
New job? Here's how we survived the first few days
Four recent job starters share their tips on what helped them have a smooth transition and survive their first few days.
CNBC
Will AI really destroy humanity? Pioneers who created the tech weigh in
AI pioneers and "godfathers" have weighed in on Anthropic and OpenAI researcher concerns over existential safety risks around the technology.
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Mayors and other local leaders could be given powers to oversee water firms
Move would mean some input on companies’ spending and holding bosses to account over bills and sewage discharges Mayors and other local politicians could be given powers to oversee water companies under plans being considered by the UK government to bring utilities under greater public control. Local leaders would have the power to direct some parts of water companies’ spending and hold bosses to account over bills and sewage discharges as part of the proposals. Continue reading...
CNBC
Crypto exchange Binance takes on tradfi by courting rich investors to join its expanded wealth-management platform
Binance is opening its Capital Connect platform to qualified individual investors for the first time.