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Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why.
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Bereaved families could face 'unjust' tax bill after civil service pension delays
The chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee says families should not be taxed through no fault of their own.
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Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year
The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen.
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Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans
Concerns financial contracts known as derivatives were incorrectly logged, potentially boosting Barclays’ profits The Bank of England is reportedly looking into Barclays’ handling of loans linked to the embattled private credit sector. The Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority, started reviewing the matter earlier this year after concerns were raised by a Barclays insider, according to the Financial Times. Continue reading...
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Violent street protests in France and Italy trigger stock and bond sell-off and send euro lower – business live
Roaring exports lift China’s economic growth Chris Beauchamp , chief market analyst at investing and trading platform IG , said: Investors worried about political flashpoints will be watching France nervously. Given the country’s precarious financial situation, the riots of recent weeks may only be a foretaste of what is to come should any government attempt to reform public spending. While other European markets enjoyed a stronger period last week, the CAC continued its miserable performance. But betting on France’s recuperative powers has been the way to go in previous crises - can the Fifth Republic pull off a similar trick again? Continue reading...
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French unrest compounds debt crisis fears. Paris-listed stocks, bonds and the euro fall
"It looks like either the bond markets riot, or the people riot, or both," one analyst told CNBC.
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AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and preparations for a stock market listing Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing. The company announced it would commit the shares, worth around $48bn (£36bn) at its latest valuation in May, subject to shareholder approval. It will add a further 2% of its stock to the fund for every 50% increase in its value above an undisclosed baseline. Continue reading...