While May was the fifth consecutive month of decline for new buyer enquiries, the figure is slightly less downbeat than seen in March and April© Darren Staples/Bloomberg While the housing market ...

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UK food and drink exports to US jump in Q1 – but April figures hit by Trump tariffs

The US president introduced a 10% minimum tariff on British exports on 2 April. And while tariffs were then paused for 90 days a week later, uncertainty around the costs of sending goods to America ...

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Are UK stock markets facing an existential crisis?

It should have been a sure thing given that its customers included the likes of Samsung, TSMC, as well as Intel, yet it’s been snapped up by Qualcomm for what is essentially pocket change of $2.4bn or ...

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Tesco shrugs off looming supermarket price war with market share gains

Sales at Britain's biggest supermarket chain are up 4.6% year-on-year, as own-brand and premium products prove popular.

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FTSE LIVE: Rachel Reeves in crisis as UK GDP falls and markets react

Rachel Reeves is facing a crisis the morning after unveiling her Spending Review, as new figures have suggested that the UK economy shrank by more than 3% in April. It comes after the Chancellor ...

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