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Pet food sold nationwide recalled over salmonella risk
Albright's Raw Pet Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is recalling its Chicken Recipe for Dogs Complete and Balanced due to the risk of salmonella contamination.
Oil price predicted to remain above $100 for rest of year
Investment bank JP Morgan expects oil to remain in the "low $100s" even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen next month.
Gordon Chang warns Chinese EVs entering US via Canada could become ‘rolling spy machines’
Gordon Chang calls Chinese EVs "rolling spy machines," warning Canada's lower tariffs could let surveillance vehicles reach the United States border.
British Steel: more questions than answers on the future | Nils Pratley
Hard decisions over a possible sale and future subsidies loom now full nationalisation is on the cardsFull nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech“One of the proudest things we have done in government,” said Keir Starmer in Monday’s big speech about the decision a year ago to reca...
First-Time Home Buyers Are Staying on the Sidelines as Costs Rise
The effects of the war in Iran have raised mortgage rates and lowered consumer confidence, making it even harder for house hunters.
TikTok launches £3.99 subscription for no ads in UK
Those who don't subscribe will be able to use the platform for free - but be shown personalised ads by default.
UK government borrowing costs rise as Starmer ‘fails to reassure bond markets’ – as it happened
Yields on 10- and 30-year British government bonds have risen today, as investors digest possibility of leadership challengeUK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bidsGovernment bond yields are...
Cut employee national insurance to win back voters, Labour report says
Radical economic reforms such as cutting national insurance and overhauling capital gains tax are Labour's only ways of winning back voters they have lost to Reform and the Greens, a report will warn.
UK government borrowing costs rise as Starmer ‘fails to reassure bond markets’ – business live
Yields on 10- and 30-year British government bonds have risen today, as investors digest possibility of leadership challengeUK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bidsGovernment bond yields are...
Ovo energy customers urged not to panic as takeover planned
All existing tariffs will be honoured in full under a planned deal that could create one of Britain's largest energy suppliers.
Refinery tax relief sought from ECC
Minister says upgradation stalled; sales tax exemption key to viability
EPZ duty structure leads to double taxation
Steel makers demand duties only on value addition in export zones
Pak-China sign $13b in MoUs, JVs in 2 years
A separate MoU was signed between KCCI and China's IBI Group
PSX sheds 610 points in cautious trading
Uncertainty about ME peace negotiations fuels stock offloading
FinMin eyes tech-led tax overhaul
ICAP proposes documentation, group taxation measures as budget consultations continue
Gas firm rejects costly spot LNG bids
Saves $22-50m; Qatari LNG tanker en route to Port Qasim
SMEDA vows regional SME cooperation at D-8
CEO stresses technology, market access; D-8 meeting targets $500b intra?trade by 2030
Remittances expose Gulf dependency
Saudi Arabia, UAE account for over half of $34b inflows amid regional tensions
‘It’s Getting Unfriendlier’: International Students Race to Find Jobs
Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States.
Will a Ban on Bromated Flour Change New York Bagels and Pizza?
Bromated flour, which makes breads and crusts stretchy and springy (and cheap), is among the carcinogens forbidden in pending state legislation.
PM extends austerity drive till June 13 to deal with impact of Middle East war
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended the countrywide austerity drive till June 13. The Middle East war, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, has given rise to a global oil crisis. In order to deal with the situation, the government had announced unprecedented auste...
AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report from Google.The findings from Google’...
UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’
Bond yields creep higher on concerns about potential for political instability and rising inflationBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe cost of government borrowing has crept higher as Keir Starmer’s crucial speech failed to dispel investor “jitters” in the bond markets...
Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war
The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.