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13/02/2026 08:10:15 AM
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Evening Standard
13/02/2026 08:10:01 AM
MPs lambast Capita bosses over civil service pensions chaos: Enormous case backlog blamed for meltdown
Bank of England under pressure to slash interest rates as growth slows to a crawl
Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed gross domestic product grew by just 0.1% in the final quarter of last year - worse than expected.
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Schroders agrees £9.9bn US takeover
Unilever pins hopes on beauty brands
Chancellor faces backlash over 'holiday tax'
Wealth managers get caught up in AI selloff
Heathrow boss warns it will lose top spot
Kraft Heinz abandons plans to split
Barratt Redrow shares fall after dividend cut
Logic says: Relx, don't panic - unfortunately logic may be in short supply, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
Relx was until recently an unsung super-hero share with a strong track record - probably the best company many investors had never heard of.
What investors need to know about the UK stock market as it hits record highs: INVESTING SHOW
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates - here's why it could trigger a new 'domino effect' downwards
Nationwide Building Society has announced it is cutting mortgage rates by up to 0.16 percnentage points.
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Savers almost £300 worse off every year by sticking with big banks offering sub-par easy-access rates
Big banks now on average offer 1.19% on easy-access savings accounts versus 4.12% offered by the best buy savings accounts.
Social media platforms now make nearly £4bn a year from scam adverts with deepfakes rife
Often, these scams promote false products or investment opportunities by impersonating legitimate organisations, or well-known figures using deepfakes.
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Amount of money held in Isas likely to have tipped over the £1trillion mark with most held in investments
Lloyds set to close another 95 branches over the next year
Furious savers are quitting Hargreaves Lansdown over its new fee hike - so will YOU be worse off?
Spanish home with its own MOUNTAIN and 690 acres goes on sale for €1.5m

Bloomberg
13/02/2026 08:10:06 AM
Markets WrapAsian Stocks Drop After US Selloff, Gold ReboundsThe S&P 500 fell 1.6% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 2%.
Former Karaoke Company Drags Logistics Into the ‘AI Scare Trade’
Real Estate Stocks Sink as Worries About AI Risks Spread
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Goldman Sachs Lawyer Ruemmler to Leave Over Epstein Ties
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Evolving Aerial Tactics
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Ukraine Gets $35 Billion in Military Aid Pledges After Attacks
ExclusiveRussia Memo Sees Return to Dollar System in Pitch Made for Trump
Olympics Bans Ukrainian Over Helmet Showing Dead Fellow Athletes
Trump’s Strike Options
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Trump Says He Sees Iran Talks Resolving ‘Over The Next Month’The US president said it would be "very traumatic" for Iran if it failed to reach an agreement.
Bloomberg OpinionSchroders Exit Makes the City of London Even More Like WimbledonBy Chris Hughes, Columnist
AI Can Be Transformational and Still Be a BubbleEditorial Board
Barclays’s Multi-Billion M&A War Chest Is No Reason to PanicBy Paul J. Davies, Columnist
Salesforce and Friends Deserve This AI SqueezeBy Parmy Olson, Columnist
Nuveen’s Road to Schroders Deal Started in Minnesota Municipal Bonds
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ExclusiveBroker Clear Street Postpones IPO Citing Market ConditionsThe Wall Street broker built on cloud computing technology is postponing its IPO after cutting the target by nearly two-thirds.
AI Angst in US Stocks
ExclusiveOpenAI Claims DeepSeek Distilled US Models to Gain an Edge
Russia Poised to Pause Rate Cuts Amid Growing Inflation Risk
Europe Launches Its Most Powerful Rocket With Amazon Satellites
ExclusiveVenezuela Plans to Grant More Oil Blocks to Chevron, Repsol
UK’s Top Civil Servant Quits in Fresh Upheaval for Starmer
The Legal Weed Business Is Booming. Bank Access Isn’tFor cannabis companies, cash is still king, credit cards are off-limits and loans are prohibitive.
Fibermaxxing Is a Diet Trend Even Nutritionists Can LoveFiber-boosted sodas, mac and cheese, and even candy are showing up on supermarket shelves.
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Copper Rebounds From Selloff as Trade Slows Into China’s Break
Octopus Australia to Spend Over $10 Billion on Green Energy Over Five Years
PBOC’s Rising Focus on Overnight Rate Spurs Talk of Policy Shift
Curling Wants to Be the Next Pickleball — If It Can Find the Ice
The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Population Decline
Europe Launches Its Most Powerful Rocket With Amazon Satellites
Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Has Motor Issue During Satellite Launch
US Labor Board Gives Up Oversight of SpaceX in Victory for Musk
Epstein Was Adviser Behind Funding of Starlink Rival OneWeb
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China Is Snapping Up Overseas Assets Again From Puma to Metals
Bitcoin Under Pressure in Asia After Standard Chartered Warning
Malaysia’s Solar Leader to Ramp Up Output as Battery Prices Drop
Upstart Issuer F/m Says It Found a Way to Fit ETFs In 401(k)s
Millionaire Tax Tests a State’s 93-Year Aversion to Income Levy
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Philippine VP Duterte’s Impeachment Attempts Face Hurdles as Her Popularity Holds
North Korea Warns of ‘Terrible Response’ to More Drone Incidents
Thai Markets Surge as Anutin’s Historic Win Sparks Reform Bets
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Why China Is Retreating Further From US Treasuries
How Trump Is Scrapping the Legal Bedrock of Climate Rules
Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
How Could UK Premier Starmer Be Forced From Office?
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Cnooc to Lift Offshore Wind Power Capacity by 40% This Year
New York, New Jersey Expect US to Unfreeze Tunnel Funding
Rivian Offers Investors Hope It Can Withstand a Bleak EV Market
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Trump Scraps Climate Stance Backing Emissions-Cutting Rules
France to Scale Back Solar, Wind Plans as Power Demand Slows
Trump's EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for 'Decades'
Why the Hotel Bakery Is Becoming as Popular as the Hotel Bar
What ‘Wuthering Heights’ Says About Hollywood’s Reboot Obsession
Growing Up, They Wanted to Drive a Ferrari. Now, They’re Wealthy Enough to Buy One
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Japan, US Far Apart on $550 Billion Fund Projects, Akazawa Says
Yen Set for Best Week Since 2024 as Fiscal Concerns Put on Hold
Australia’s Fiscal Bonanza Now Rivals Mining Boom, Westpac Warns
New Zealand Net Migration Sinks to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade
Detroit Auto Rep Warns Carney That China EV Plan Risks US Trade
Texas Airspace Closure Fallout Grows, Senators Seek Answers
NFL’s Houston Texans to Shift HQ to New Suburban Development
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Pregnant Women Die at Higher Rates When States Restrict AbortionStudy examines the impact of changes starting in 2005
IBM to Triple Entry-Level US Hiring With Roles Recast for AI Era
Renault’s Alpine to Focus on F1 After Dropping Endurance Racing
Ratcliffe Apologizes for Language Choice in Migration Remark
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Borrowing for he $3 Trillion AI Data Center Build-Out

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13/02/2026 08:10:09 AM
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