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Treasury yields rise ahead of closely-watched 10-year auction and FOMC minutes

U.S. Treasury yields climbed early Wednesday after retreating in the previous session, as investors awaited a closely watched 10-year note auction.

Chevron CEO warns against 'unwise' diesel export ban, saying it could make things worse

IMF chief warns energy shock, public debt and AI boom threaten global growth – business live

Kristalina Georgieva’s warning comes as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrel Billionaire Mike Ashley ’s Frasers Group has snapped up a stake in the US sportswear brand Under Armour . The owner of Sports Direct acquired an 8.8% stake in the Baltimore-based company, adding to its portfolio of investments in underperforming sportswear brands. Continue reading...

Jaguar unveils new electric car after 'woke' ridicule

Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has launched its new EV.

Jaguar unveils $130,500 electric vehicle two years after controversial rebrand

The launch comes as luxury rivals Ferrari and Bentley also push into EVs, seeking to test wealthy buyer's appetite for going electric.

UK house prices flatline as rising mortgage costs weigh on market

Average cost of home in September was £298,441, says Lloyds – about the same as year earlier and in August Business live – latest updates UK house prices flatlined in September, according to a leading index, as rising mortgage costs started to weigh on the market. The average cost of a home was £298,441, roughly the same as it was a year earlier and in the previous month, according to the tracker from Lloyds previously known as the Halifax HPI. Continue reading...