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Health
Peter Thiel–cofounded Palantir will overhaul the U.K.’s public health service in a deal worth up to $413M—and people are worried
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 22, 2023
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Retail
Self-checkout counters encourage shoplifting among middle-class Brits, Marks & Spencer chairman says
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 21, 2023
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Retail
Burberry joins LVMH and Gucci in the luxury slump as brand says it may miss its revenue target for the year
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 16, 2023
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Finance
Barbie movie added close to $100 million to the struggling British economy
By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 16, 2023
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Retail
McDonald’s received 400 workers complaints, including over harassment and bullying, in the last 4 months—and its U.K. boss calls some ‘truly horrific’
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 15, 2023
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Retail
British Champagne? The U.K.’s wine industry is an unlikely winner as its European peers reel from extreme weather
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 12, 2023
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Finance
Fortune 500 Europe reveals the continent’s capital for big-money businesses
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 8, 2023
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Finance
Rolls-Royce CEO who once described the company as a ‘burning platform’ is planning to cut up to 2,500 white-collar jobs
By Prarthana PrakashOctober 17, 2023
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Finance
London Stock Exchange CEO says the U.K. has itself to blame for not attracting senior talent due to lower pay: ‘We’ve hamstrung ourselves’
By Prarthana PrakashOctober 5, 2023
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Politics
Rishi Sunak considers cutting the U.K.’s ‘most unfair tax’—but doing so would help Britain’s ultra-rich the most, says economic research report
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 27, 2023
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Tech
Top AI institute chair and ex-Amazon exec thinks AI will disrupt employment as we know it—but it’ll make the world wealthier and more skilled
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 14, 2023
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Lifestyle
Surge pricing but for drinking—one of the U.K.’s largest pub owners is hiking prices on evenings and weekends
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 12, 2023
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Finance
British renters will suffer 25% price hikes over the next 4 years as landlords pass on spiraling interest rate costs, broker predicts
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 11, 2023
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Lifestyle
Britain is among the least work-oriented countries in the world—but that may not be enough to explain its flat-lining productivity
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 7, 2023
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Europe
Britain’s second biggest city declared itself bankrupt because it can’t afford nearly $1 billion it owes to women it underpaid in the past
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 6, 2023
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