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Severe drought declared in six areas of England as public water supplies under threat
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U.S. Treasury dismisses IMF debt warning and 'messy' forecasting
The exchange comes as U.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion and 10-year Treasury yields remain above 5%, intensifying scrutiny of the fiscal outlook.
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Wholesale prices jumped 6.3% annually in September, biggest gain since 2022
September producer prices were expected to increase 0.6% month-over-month and 5.5% annually, according to the consensus estimate by Dow Jones.
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Nvidia, AMD, Micron fall as AI stock sell-off deepens
A sell-off in global technology hardware stocks deepened Thursday.
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Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
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Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget
The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.
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Merck CEO tells CNBC he expects breakthrough cancer vaccine will become faster to make
His comments come after Merck officially opened its new 120,000-square-foot research facility in the Greater Philadelphia area.