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Independent UK - Business

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'Are we prepared?: BoE expert predicts global stock market falls

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Stock markets fall again as investors warned over more war volatility

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Oil tops $100 a barrel after Trump orders Strait of Hormuz blockade

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High street retailer reports losses as Iran war creates tough trading

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UK drivers could be denied car finance compensation over legal battle

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London stocks drift lower as Middle East tension simmers

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HSBC sees shareholder pushback against chair at AGM amid climate action concerns

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Burberry bets on British heritage and Gen Z as turnaround to be scrutinised

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Intertek rejects higher £8.9bn approach from Swedish suitor

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TG Jones faces administration if not restructuring by end of July, lenders told

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STV staff walk out on strike on day of Holyrood election count

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British Airways' parent company expects £1.7bn hit from higher fuel bill

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Oil prices rise as US and Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

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Shopping visits fall as Middle East conflict takes toll on consumer confidence

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Blue chips falter amid wait for Middle East deal

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Boost for electric car market as petrol costs soar due to Iran war

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Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman

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Poundstretcher restructuring plan needed to avoid administration, court told

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Barclays shareholder meeting targeted by Palestine and climate activists

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Paddy Power owner Flutter mulls ditching London listing after shift to US

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Airline defies Iran war disruption to record profits

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Revealed: The five high street banks with the most customer complaints

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UK builders hit by surging costs of fuel and materials as output drops

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Maersk hikes shipping prices to offset cost hit from Iran war

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'Dramatic rise in food prices' ahead as farmers feel Iran war squeeze

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Shell profits rocket above £5bn amid surging oil price due to Iran war

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Sportswear giant warns Iran war could push up price rises

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AI is killing the Great Resignation

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Oil prices fall sharply towards $100 on hopes of Iran deal

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Deliveroo launches restaurant booking service in London

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Arsenal's win over Atleti sparked 'record broadband traffic spike'

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Up to 150 former WHSmith stores to close with hundreds of jobs at risk

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Stocks soar and oil sinks on fresh peace deal hope

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Why fast-growing organisations never stop governing

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Protesters take aim at Aviva as shareholder meetings face disruption

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World Cup could give UK pubs a £275m boost if England reach final

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Oil prices drop below 100 dollars a barrel on renewed hopes over peace deal

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Novo Nordisk shares soar as sales of Wegovy weight loss pill fly

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Government needs to act on Middle East impact on retail, industry warns

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UK services industry faces 'short-lived' rebound as costs rise sharply

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Boss of B&Q owner quits to join European supermarket giant

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Wetherspoon issues warning over 'substantial' cost increases

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Diageo sales grow unexpectedly as Guinness boom helps offset US weakness

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Retailer Next warns of price hikes as costs increase due to Iran war

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AI has a management problem, not a data problem

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Why so many UK B2B businesses are getting left behind

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How customised AI is delivering real-world impact

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Celebrating data integrity: the force behind powering responsible AI

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The future of healthcare is closer than we think

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Supermarkets warn food costs due to Iran war will keep soaring

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Oil prices fall as Trump pauses Project Freedom to seek deal with Iran

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Campaigners call for ban on use of herbicide glyphosate at harvest

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UK long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high amid rising inflation

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FTSE 100 pulled down by banks amid Iran war worry

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Pret A Manger opens its first UK drive-thru restaurant

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OneFunded: The UK prop firm built around the trader

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Popular pizza chain to close restaurants in major restructuring plan

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Two British pubs closing every day amid tax and cost pressures

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RAC issues petrol price warning as costs highest since Iran war began

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Franco Manca confirms 16 restaurant closures after restructuring approved

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UK is 'most exposed' to jet fuel shortage and vulnerable to rationing

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Around two pubs in Britain closing each day after tax hikes, figures suggest

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Jim Ratcliffe criticises UK and Europe amid new US oil and gas deal

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Economic growth forecast for island of Ireland despite fuel supply turbulence

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Fuel price rises caused by cost of oil rather than retail margins – watchdog

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Vodafone takes full ownership of VodafoneThree venture in £4.3bn deal

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Bank signals interest rates could rise as Iran war to push up cost of living

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Automotive industry records 'rebound' from tax rises

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HSBC profits dip amid credit fraud charges and Iran war

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AB InBev toasts beer boost as it looks to World Cup summer

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EQT launches upped £8.9 billion takeover offer for Intertek

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HSBC profits worse than forecast after jump in bad debt provisions

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Markets slide as Trump-Iran tensions rattle oil prices and stocks

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Growth Kitchen eyes £100m in sales as unique concept taps into delivery boom

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Heineken to boost British pubs with £44m investment before World Cup

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Oil prices hold steady after Trump says US to help ships leave Hormuz

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