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Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories

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Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories

High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 9 views

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Stock Market Today: Treasury Yields Slip as Fed Hike Expectations Moderate — Live Updates

Stock Market Today: Treasury Yields Slip as Fed Hike Expectations Moderate — Live Updates WSJ US economy grew 2.2% this spring, more than initially estimated CNN US economy grew at a faster pace than expected in second quarter foxbusiness.com GDP Grew at 2.2% in the Second Quarter Barron's US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says,

WSJ · 16 days ago · 4 views

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US Consumer Spending Rises by Most in a Year, Core PCE Up 0.2%

US Consumer Spending Rises by Most in a Year, Core PCE Up 0.2% Bloomberg.com See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Bloomberg.com · 16 days ago · 7 views

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'It's a strong report': US private sector added 90,000 jobs in September

'It's a strong report': US private sector added 90,000 jobs in September Yahoo Finance Private sector jobs rose by 90,000 in September, better than expected, ADP reports CNBC Gold faces new headwinds as ADP reports strong private-sector job growth Kitco US Companies Added 90,000 Jobs in September, ADP Data Shows Bloomberg.com ADP September 2026 private payro

Yahoo Finance · 16 days ago · 6 views

Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

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Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 3 views

Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests

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Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests

The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 4 views

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Ken Griffin Is Making the Largest Donation to Higher Education in U.S. History

Ken Griffin Is Making the Largest Donation to Higher Education in U.S.

WSJ · 16 days ago

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Mortgage rates jump for the sixth straight week, hitting both refinance and homebuyer demand hard

Mortgage rates jump for the sixth straight week, hitting both refinance and homebuyer demand hard CNBC High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges PBS Rising interest rates impact real estate market Bay News 9 Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market The New York Times How rising mortgage rates are impacting t

CNBC · 16 days ago · 1 views

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Iran loses grip on Strait of Hormuz as US as Tehran calls on Americans to vote out Trump

Iran loses grip on Strait of Hormuz as US as Tehran calls on Americans to vote out Trump Fox News Iran has lost considerable leverage in the Strait of Hormuz.

Fox News · 16 days ago · 1 views

Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years

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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years

A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 4 views

Pie shop owner gets reply from Andy Burnham

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Pie shop owner gets reply from Andy Burnham

Chorley businessman, Paul Bowen received a reply from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after posting a video on social media about the closure of one of his shops due to the state of the high street.

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Micron to report Q4 earnings as memory boom powers on

Micron to report Q4 earnings as memory boom powers on Yahoo Finance Micron earnings hit Wall Street after the bell.

Yahoo Finance · 16 days ago

Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey

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Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey

AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

FlexChar · 16 days ago

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AI in America has a huge 1.7 million job shortage problem

AI in America has a huge 1.7 million job shortage problem Yahoo Finance CEO reveals the 'six-figure jobs' young Americans are overlooking amid labor shortage foxbusiness.com Ford CEO Jim Farley teams with Jamie Dimon on $2 billion initiative as he fears the ‘backbone of the American dream’ is crumbling Fortune MILWAUKEE TOOL JOINS ALLIANCE FOR AMERICA'S SKIL

Yahoo Finance · 16 days ago · 4 views

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Anthropic IPO documents show there really is only one risk with AI

Anthropic IPO documents show there really is only one risk with AI Yahoo Finance Anthropic warns of AI’s ‘existential risk’ to humans in its IPO filing Los Angeles Times Anthropic says its AI models pose ‘existential risk to humanity’ in leaked IPO filing: report CNN EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic IPO prospectus lays bare deep dependence on Big Tech partners Reuters A

Yahoo Finance · 16 days ago · 4 views

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Patients switching to Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill from shots lose more weight in real-world study

Patients switching to Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill from shots lose more weight in real-world study Reuters People switching to Novo's Wegovy pill from obesity injections kept losing weight in real-world study CNBC Novo Nordisk Wegovy pill weight loss switch study results qz.com Ro and Novo Announce Research Collaboration to Generate First-of-its-Kind Real-Worl

Reuters · 16 days ago

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Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage

Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage The New York Times Goldman reaped more than $200mn in fees from hedge fund Situational Awareness Financial Times Goldman Sachs said to have earned over $200M in fees this year from Situational Awareness (GS:NYSE) Seeking Alpha Wall Street Bank Loans To AI Hedge Fund Highlight Market Leve

The New York Times · 16 days ago

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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes The New York Times Meta slashed its federal tax bill nearly 71% by labeling AI data centers experimental qz.com Meta Platforms Claims Billions in Tax Credits for AI Data Center Costs marketscreener.com Meta claims billions in tax credits via AI 'experiment' classification Yeni Şafak English M

The New York Times · 16 days ago

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One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?

One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric? NPR Tesla (TSLA), Ford (F), and GM (GM) Face a Weaker EV Market.

NPR · 16 days ago

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Robinhood is rolling out agentic AI trading accounts for the masses

Robinhood is rolling out agentic AI trading accounts for the masses Yahoo Finance Robinhood’s Next Big Bet: AI Bots That Trade While You Sleep WSJ Robinhood Puts the Power of Hedge Funds in Every Trader's Pocket Robinhood Robinhood just rolled out trading agents to millions—and investing may never be the same Fortune Robinhood Debuts Weekend Trading, Perpetu

Yahoo Finance · 16 days ago

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Stock futures are little changed as traders watch Treasury yields, await data: Live updates

Stock futures are little changed as traders watch Treasury yields, await data: Live updates CNBC US Stock Futures Hold Steady Ahead of PCE Data, Micron Earnings Bloomberg.com Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called lower as oil prices rise; PCE inflation data due; Micron results on tap MarketWatch SNAPSHOT Wall St futures extend gains after econom

CNBC · 16 days ago

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Oil Prices Slip Further as Gulf Exports Recover

Oil Prices Slip Further as Gulf Exports Recover WSJ Oil Prices Fall as Gulf Crude Exports Recover WSJ Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated The New York Times Oil Holds Loss as Middle East Exports Seen Near Pre-War Level Bloomberg.com Oil prices fall as crude exports recover at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports CNBC

WSJ · 16 days ago · 1 views

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OpenAI hit with landmark lawsuit following Hugging Face hack

OpenAI hit with landmark lawsuit following Hugging Face hack Axios OpenAI is sued over rogue AI Hugging Face cyberattack CNBC Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents Axios OpenAI Alerted Chicago It Accessed City Database Amid Reports Of Its Agents Going Rogue Block Club Chicago OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S.

Axios · 16 days ago

Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY

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Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY

Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 4 views

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Paramount Deal Delay Fuels Fears of Costly $52 Billion M&A Debt

Paramount Deal Delay Fuels Fears of Costly $52 Billion M&A Debt Bloomberg.com Paramount Jumbo Bond Sale Adds to Pressure on Treasurys WSJ Paramount Skydance Falls 3% as $44.4B Bond Sale for Warner Deal Reaches Investors; Netflix Ticks Up, Warner Bros.

Bloomberg.com · 16 days ago

Drop in donations puts community pantry at risk

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Drop in donations puts community pantry at risk

St Paul's Pantry in Norton Lees say things are looking "pretty grim" without support.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 4 views

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OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model

OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model BBC Introducing dots OpenAI OpenAI follows Meta into the red-hot market for personal agents.

BBC · 16 days ago

Risks being taken with heating oil orders, firm says

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Risks being taken with heating oil orders, firm says

Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.

FlexChar · 16 days ago

Facing the future without the 'bank of mum and dad'

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Facing the future without the 'bank of mum and dad'

Young people struggling to make ends meet respond to the government's Your First Home scheme.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 3 views

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

FlexChar · 16 days ago

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Student loan borrowers now have until Dec. 31 to snag a discount

Student loan borrowers now have until Dec. 31 to snag a discount USA Today Education Department extends deadline for student loan interest rate discount CNBC Student-loan borrowers now have 3 more months to enroll in a temporary repayment benefit businessinsider.com Borrowers who enroll in autopay can save 1% off federal student loan interest rate | How to a

USA Today · 16 days ago

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Chinese factory activity expands in September amid AI boom

Chinese factory activity expands in September amid AI boom Reuters See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Reuters · 16 days ago · 5 views

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Bonds suffer bruising September, but stocks remain resilient

Bonds suffer bruising September, but stocks remain resilient Reuters Bonds set for bruising September, but stocks remain resilient Yahoo Finance Could There Be a Run on the Bond Market? WSJ The Bond Market Reckoning Has Only Begun Bloomberg.com Thoughts On Global Government Debt With A Focus On The US yardeniquicktakes.com

Reuters · 16 days ago · 2 views

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OpenClaw launches free enterprise control plane for persistent AI agents, backed by OpenAI, Red Hat and Nvidia

OpenClaw launches free enterprise control plane for persistent AI agents, backed by OpenAI, Red Hat and Nvidia venturebeat.com NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to Deployment NVIDIA Newsroom Building Trust Into the Next Generation of AI Agents IBM Newsroom Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort t

venturebeat.com · 16 days ago

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Disney Cuts Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Layoffs as Corporate Streamlining Casualties Mount

Disney Cuts Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Layoffs as Corporate Streamlining Casualties Mount The Hollywood Reporter Disney Hit By Layoffs In Multiple Areas, Hundreds Impacted Deadline Disney laying off around 300 employees in latest cuts under new CEO Josh D'Amaro CNBC Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across multiple departments: report foxbusiness.com Disn

The Hollywood Reporter · 16 days ago · 3 views

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Carney Threatens Legal Action Against Cleveland-Cliffs Over Stelco ‘Betrayal’

Carney Threatens Legal Action Against Cleveland-Cliffs Over Stelco ‘Betrayal’ Bloomberg.com Carney accuses US steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffs AP News Mark Carney blasts U.S.-owned Stelco after Hamilton layoffs, says workers were ‘betrayed’ Toronto Star Cleveland-Cliffs to idle output at Canada steel plant, blames

Bloomberg.com · 16 days ago · 3 views

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Buc-ee’s closes in on first Oklahoma location after co-founder touts business-friendly states

Buc-ee’s closes in on first Oklahoma location after co-founder touts business-friendly states foxbusiness.com New infrastructure approved on I-40 for potential Buc-ee’s site in Oklahoma City kfor.com OKC Council votes 5-2 to fund Buc-ee's interchange despite sprawl concerns The Oklahoman Oklahoma City in talks to bring Buc-ee's to the state KOCO Buc-ee's in

foxbusiness.com · 16 days ago · 2 views

Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

FlexChar · 16 days ago · 3 views

The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US

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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US

Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

FlexChar · 16 days ago

Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals

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Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all meals

The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".

FlexChar · 16 days ago