Nvidia reports strong growth from bumper AI chip sales
Group’s earnings are a bellwether for the health of the artificial intelligence sector
UK investors pull out of London stock market at record pace
Outflows come as inflows from foreign investors help propel FTSE 100 to record high
Fed officials ‘strongly’ divided on December rate cut
Minutes from US central bank’s October meeting point to schism on direction of monetary policy
Hawkish Fed minutes indicate rising worries over inflation on FOMC
Many participants at the rate-setting meeting saw growing upside risks to prices, with only a few disagreeing
Lloyd’s investigates promotion of female executive close to then-CEO
Insurance marketplace calls in lawyers to probe potential failings days after collapse of John Neal’s appointment to AIG
Christian tech group tests investors’ faith in AI deals on Wall St debut
Shares in company backed by former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger waver after scaled-back IPO
Greater Manchester to launch £1bn public investment fund
City region aims to capitalise on sustained economic growth with first fund of its kind
Musk’s xAI nears $230bn valuation in fundraising deal
Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company plans to raise $15bn
Palestine Action trial shown video of activists allegedly wielding sledgehammers
Prosecutors say there was a ‘meticulously organised’ attack on an Israeli defence company’s UK site
UK offers 1% of Brussels’ €6.7bn demand to join EU defence fund
Move raises doubts about whether deal can be done before November 30 deadline
Netanyahu visits Israeli troops in Syrian territory
Prime minister says forces will hold on to land seized from neighbour as military strikes Gaza and Lebanon
Target could yet win US retail’s ‘most improved’ prize
Retailer carries expectations low enough that even modest progress could produce meaningful upside
Zelenskyy needs to change the way he governs
Ukraine’s president must act decisively to repair trust lost over corruption scandal
UK inflation falls to 3.6% in October
Figure strengthens case for Bank of England rate cut next month
US stocks edge higher ahead of Nvidia results
Wall Street shares have seen big swings this week as investors brace for all-important earnings from AI bellwether
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
Proposal envisages major concessions by Kyiv and rollback of American military assistance
Trade policy is central to the green transition
Governments must address the fact that imported ‘embodied’ emissions make up a large portion of their carbon footprints
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Saudi Arabia leads $900mn funding round in Luma AI as US ties deepen
Kingdom’s Humain unit drives investment as Riyadh steps up bid to become global force in generative AI
Quantum computing needs its own industrial revolution
The path to scalable computers is paved with high-tech equipment not just high-impact academic papers
Kering must kick Gucci habit, chief Luca de Meo tells staff
Boss sets out in memo need for luxury group to reduce ‘over-dependency’ on Italian brand
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European diesel prices jump on sanctions threat and supply disruptions
US sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies have added to fears of shortages from refinery shutdowns
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