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Tax-avoiding firms face higher investment costs due to lack of transparency

Companies that engage in aggressive tax avoidance may be saving money in the short term, but they are paying a hidden price in the eyes of investors. According to a new study by the University of Portsmouth, tax transparency is rewarded in capital markets while secrecy raises the cost of finance.

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Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, who criticised ‘zealous’ young climate activists, moves to BP

O’Neill tapped to lead global oil and gas giant, which has broken from net zero strategy and will ramp up fossil fuelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeg O’Neill, the Woodside Energy CEO who has previously criticised young people for taking an “ideological” stance against …

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Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.

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Trump media group agrees $6bn merger with Google-backed fusion energy company

Trump Media & Technology Group’s shares rise 37% after deal with TAE Technologies

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Trump Media to Combine With TAE to Build Nuclear Fusion Business

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. and TAE Technologies Inc. agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion.

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Saudia Arabia’s STC commits to five-year network upgrade programme with Ericsson

Five-year framework agreement focuses on cloud-native networks, AI-driven operations and advanced 5G capabilities as the operator aligns infrastructure investment with Vision 2030 goals

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Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen

EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen

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Angola Gets $753 Million US, South Africa Loans for Lobito Rail

Angola secured $753 million in financing to speed up development of the Lobito rail corridor, ending months of delays tied to talks over government guarantees.

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Private Credit Gives European Banks Backdoor into Property Deals

Back leverage, an increasingly popular form of financing, is raising concerns that creditor protections are being eroded

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My petty gripe: office parties feel like work because that’s what they are

And don’t get me started on office Secret SantasAs we head into the so-called silly season – that sun-drenched summer of drinks and parties, barbecues and socialising – there’s a shadow looming over the festivities.The office Christmas party. Continue reading...

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UK financial watchdog to increase scrutiny of home and travel insurers

FCA responds to super-complaint from Which? amid concerns over poor customer service

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Sleep Cots and Graham Crackers at Elon Musk’s Child Care Program

Mr. Musk has ambitions to remake education, but his latest effort to open an elementary school in Texas appears to have faltered.

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New York hedge fund approached by Warner shareholder to buy CNN

Standard General’s Soo Kim is considering purchasing or investing in WBD’s television networks

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How a Swiss compromise could save UBS billions

A proposal from a cross-party group of politicians could break the deadlock with the country’s biggest bank

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Goldman Seeks to Buy Part of Hong Kong Builder New World’s Loan

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has sought to purchase a portion of New World Development Co.’s loans at a discount, an indication of how one potential investor would value the debt of a builder that’s become a poster child of Hong Kong’s property woes.

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Ares Backs Dubai Multifamily Office in Gulf Private Credit Push

Ares Management is providing a $100 million facility to Dubai-based multifamily office Patrimium, as global finance firms step up their pursuit of private credit opportunities in the Gulf region.

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Bulgarian tender awards more than 4 GWh of energy storage capacity across 31 projects

Bulgaria’s second standalone energy storage procurement exercise of 2025, worth close to BGN 229 million ($137.2 million), received a lot of interest and there are 30 project proposals included in a reserve list, the government said.

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Changing the Game: Hasbro's Strategic Transformation

Chief Financial Officers now play a critical role in shaping corporate strategy and positioning organizations to meet future challenges. This episode profiles Gina Goetter, CFO and COO of Hasbro. She's the architect of the company's transformation, while diversifying its manufacturing footprint and …

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Japan’s $580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

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David Zaslav Could Make So Much Money Out of Messing Up Warner Bros.

No matter which megacorp emerges as the studio's new owner, the Warner Bros. Discovery boss will likely rake in hundreds of millions.