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US Fed holds interest rates and defends central bank independence
Two Fed officials voted in favour of an interest rate cut – Stephen Miran, who is on leave from his post at the White House where he leads Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, and Christopher Waller, a Trump appointee whose name has been floated as contender to succeed Powell.
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Starbucks scraps $250,000 cap on bosss use of company jet
It said: “Given Mr Niccol’s chief executive role, the enhanced media attention to which Mr Niccol and Starbucks are subject, and the current threat landscape, the security study for Mr Niccol also recommended that Mr Niccol use private aviation for all air travel, whether for personal, commuting, or business purposes.”
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UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it moves away from Amazon
Parcel delivery giant UPS says it will cut up to 30,000 jobs this year as it further reduces shipments for its biggest customer, Amazon. The world’s largest package delivery company has been scaling back deliveries for the online retail giant, which it says are “extraordinarily dilutive” to its profit margins. UPS says the job cuts…
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Madeleine the boring machine poised to build HS2 tunnel in London
A giant 1,600-tonne machine called Madeleine that will bore a tunnel taking HS2 trains into central London has been switched on. Named after Madeleine Nobbs, the former president of the Women’s Engineering Society, the 190m-long contraption will create a 4.5 mile link connecting Old Oak Common in west London to a proposed expanded station at…
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Guernsey inflation continues to slow, figures show
Matt Judge/BBC The inflation rate has decreased from the 8.5% peak in 2022 The annual rate of inflation in Guernsey has continued to slow, according to the latest figures. In the 12 months to December 2025, the Retail Price Index (RPI) – which shows the cost of living in Guernsey – was 3.4%, the States…
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Pubs to get support package after business rates backlash
Pubs and music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced. Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson said the three-year package was worth £1,650 for the average pub. It comes after a backlash against November’s Budget, which left…
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Trade deal: India and EU announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions
Abhishek Dey and Arunoday Mukharji in India and Jessica Parker in Brussels EPA/Shutterstock (From left) European Council President António Costa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Delhi on Tuesday The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks,…
