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UK should use private capital to rebuild NHS, say health leaders

Report by NHS Confederation concludes that ministers are likely to need several options to raise capital

Four economic truths that explain the US’s bizarre election

A trip to America’s number 3 shopping mall offers answers to what’s really going on

UN warns it will run out of food for northern Gaza in week and a half

World Food Programme sounds alarm after US told Israel dire humanitarian conditions could put its military aid at risk

Energy suppliers plan winter support for UK customers

Groups under pressure to step up measures as government tries to defuse pensioner fuel payments row

How Europe’s battery champion descended into crisis

Insiders say Northvolt, Europe’s best-funded start-up, has been beset by problems from the start

Can AI help Africa close the development gap?

Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies. But some fear a deepening digital divide

WNBA great Candace Parker wants to buy a team in the league—and an NBA team too

Even after retirement, this three-time champion continues to aim for the biggest goals. Read More

China to boost lending to finish stalled property projects to $560bn

Beijing is trying to restore confidence in economy amid prolonged real estate slowdown

Bankers are at a loss when it comes to biodiversity

The finance industry arguably has a good handle on the implications of climate change, but bankers are struggling to measure ...

Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits

Workers used benefits to buy acne pads, wine glasses and laundry detergent

Barclays names UK ‘conviction stock ideas’ for the fourth quarter — giving two over 35% upside

“UK stocks overall are still very under-owned and look very cheap,” the bank’s analysts say.

Women battle efforts to sideline them from health care and the AI revolution

Day 3 of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit featured discussions about the dual crises of maternal health and childcare and ...

UK graduates face tough jobs market as AI transforms recruitment

Fierce competition for roles has been sharpest in highly paid sectors such as IT and consulting

Companies curb advertising spending in the UK ahead of the Budget

Marketing budgets fail to grow for the first time in 14 quarters, trade body finds

These 9 biotech stocks have doubled this year and are set to double again, analysts say

The bio tech stocks have on average risen by 188% this year and have a median upside potential of 150%.

Wall Street rebounds as corporate earnings boost sentiment

Nvidia shares rose 3.1%, after a sharp decline the previous day. Read More

Reeves expected to focus rise in capital gains tax on share sales

Chancellor likely to increase CGT in her October 30 Budget as part of efforts to close a £40bn funding gap

Harris distances herself from Biden, bashes Trump in tense Fox News interview

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris bashed Donald Trump in a tense interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier while distancing ...

They were sued over grants for Black entrepreneurs. Now, these CEOs are raising millions to fund small businesses

Conservative activists targeted the Fearless Fund and fintech Hello Alice. The suits are behind them, and the funds are back ...

Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan. ...

Trump and Harris campaign donations: four key takeaways

Democratic candidate raises more than her Republican opponent in third quarter

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lucid, Discover Financial and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

Lucid shares tumble following a public offering of nearly 262.5 million shares

Lucid intends to use the proceeds “for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital expenditures and working ...

Defence group RTX to pay $950mn to resolve US charges over Qatar bribes

Prosecutors said the company paid $30mn to a cousin of the Qatari Emir to facilitate weapons sales

Justice Department will ‘very likely’ kill Google’s billion-dollar deal to be the default search engine on iPhones, Jeffries predicts

Jeffries estimates the $25 billion deal makes up 20% of Apple’s pretax profit or about 6.3% of total revenue, representing ...

Vista’s Robert Smith says enterprise software firms will be among the last to profit from AI—but that the gains will be huge

About 80% of Vista’s portfolio companies have deployed or developed a gen AI tool Read More

Uber explored possible bid for Expedia in ‘super app’ growth push

Buying the travel website would be the ride-hailing group’s biggest deal as it looks to diversify

U.S. PTO director says Tesla AI turns everybody into a tall white man

Kathi Vidal called on Tesla’s CEO to fix the flaw if he wants to keep her as a customer: “Elon, ...

A Beyoncé song gave Levi’s a golden opportunity—here’s how the CEO made it a campaign

Michelle Gass also explained how the Queen’s iconic denim jacket ended up on her shoulders. Read More