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If you’re looking for a wild card out of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, forget about interest rates and focus on the balance sheet. The run-off of the Fed’s $7.6 trillion in holdings of Treasurys, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and other assets could soon be set for a tapering and ultimately a halt. During his post-meeting

Unilever, the consumer goods firm behind brands including Marmite and Domestos, has revealed plans to cut 7,500 jobs across its global operations. The UK-based firm, which employs around 128,000 staff, said the proposed losses would come mainly from office roles as technology advanced. It admitted that the UK, where it has 6,000 workers, would be

UnitedHealth Group Inc. headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. Mike Bradley | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare. “We continue to make significant progress in restoring the services impacted by

Every household must be engaged by the government in the shift to clean heating as uptake of heat pumps to replace boilers is running at less than half of expected levels, the public spending watchdog has warned. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) described assumptions on consumer demand for heat pumps, which use

The debate over whether Chinese-owned TikTok can operate in the U.S. is back with fervor, revealing more about the risk for Chinese stocks in a U.S. presidential election year. The committee that led the legislation on TikTok that passed the House of Representatives last week has another bill aimed at restricting Chinese biotech companies, among

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is nearing a deal with one of Britain’s biggest high street lenders to overhaul its banking arm as a financial services and loyalty ‘superapp’. Sky News has learnt that M&S and HSBC, whose UK arm owns M&S Bank, are close to announcing a new long-term relationship agreement that will pave the

Pedestrians are walking past a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, on March 14, 2024.  CostFoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tesla on Friday said it will increase prices for all Model Y cars in the United States by $1,000 on April 1, the automaker said on its website. “Prices will increase by $1,000 for all Model

Sainsbury’s has said it is suffering “technical issues affecting some stores” and impacting its ability to fulfil the “vast majority” of online deliveries today. The supermarket chain said it was “experiencing technical issues affecting some stores, our Groceries Online service and our ability to contact customers”. “Unfortunately, we will not be able to fulfil the

Workers assemble cars on the line at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. David Butow (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images) David Butow | Corbis News | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla has settled a racist discrimination lawsuit in which a federal jury previously awarded $3.2 million in damages to Owen Diaz, a Black man

Bitcoin has suffered a sharp pullback from record highs. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency fell to $66,885 in the early hours of Friday – down 9%. Only yesterday, the digital asset had been touching an unprecedented price of $74,000. Image: Bitcoin’s price over the past week. Pic: CoinGecko It is difficult to pinpoint a single reason

Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questions witnesses with ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) during a hearing about working hours in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited

John Lewis has returned to profit for the first time in three years but staff face another year with no bonus. The company behind Waitrose grocery shops and the John Lewis department stores recorded a profit of £56m, after a loss of £234m in the previous financial year. Money blog: Bank transfers could be delayed

Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour, during a CNBC interview on “Mad Money” on Feb. 28, 2018. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Under Armour announced on Wednesday that CEO Stephanie Linnartz is stepping down from her role just over a year after she started, and founder Kevin Plank will return as the brand’s chief executive. Linnartz

Growth returned in the UK economy in January, according to official figures. The measure of everything produced in the UK – a metric called gross domestic product (GDP) – rose 0.2%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It’s the first official economic growth announcement since a recession was declared last month as there were

Some expected — and unexpected — names are joining the bitcoin frenzy. As bitcoin has rallied to all-time highs in recent weeks, turbulent crypto currencies have regained some relevance among traditional investors. These actions have also had a ripple effect among some stocks tied to trading digital currencies — as well as a handful of

Pet owners could be paying too much for medicines or prescriptions, the competition watchdog has said. It follows a review into the UK’s £2bn veterinary industry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after concerns pet owners are not getting value for money. The CMA said it had identified several concerns in the vet market