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Young women are starting to leave men behind

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Men’s education deficit is increasingly becoming an employment, earnings and outcomes gap, with significant repercussions

Amazon’s crackdown on remote work at odds with Big Tech’s softer approach

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Chief executive Andy Jassy brushes off disgruntled staff with tough five-day office mandate

The Post Office should become humbler and slimmer

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State-owned company that prosecuted postmasters needs to cut costs and offer better rewards

Jenrick accuses UK Treasury of ‘gaslighting’ over migration benefits

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Tory leadership frontrunner says GDP figures ‘juiced up’ by arrivals

Lunchtime gossip used to fuel the City. It’s time for a comeback

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Lack of time, elbow room and alcohol have created a problem in the world’s business capitals

Reform MP faces backlash for giving away salary

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Rupert Lowe promised to donate £5,000 a month to good causes in his constituency

How India’s league is transforming the business of cricket

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The IPL’s success has inspired a flurry of new fast-paced competitions designed to draw in untapped audiences. Can they all survive?

Three big investment questions I’m asking now — and so should you

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As the fourth quarter looms, portfolio risk, US equities and China are all that matters

Oprah, Swift and Clooney: do celebrity endorsements matter in the US election?

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While A-listers come out for presidential candidates, experts say they may not move the dial on polling day

Private equity firms seek new terms to increase payouts on deals

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Lenders are pushing back on ‘high-water ebitda’ provisions and most have been excised from terms

PE firm’s many roles attract scrutiny as car parts maker seeks bankruptcy

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Clearlake Capital bought, sold and continued to own Wheel Pros even as it collapsed under $1.7bn in debt

Two-year UK mortgage rates fall faster than longer-term deals

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Shorter fixed-rate offers move closer to five-year ones as markets price in future Bank of England rate cuts

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Record Indian gold imports help drive bullion’s rally

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Cut in tariffs in late July revives domestic demand for gold jewellery and bars

Lammy seeks emergency boost to aid cash to offset cost of migrant hotels

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Foreign secretary fears domestic drain on development funding will hinder efforts to project UK on global stage

02

Sri Lanka’s elite face voters’ judgment in first poll since plunge into economic crisis

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Leftist frontrunner promises crackdown on ‘corrupt’ politicians and calls for revisiting deals with IMF and bondholders

UK consumer confidence tumbles in anticipation of ‘painful’ Budget

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Starmer insists he is setting out reality of ‘badly damaged economy’ as GfK survey shows sharp fall in household morale

Thursday, Sep 19

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Nike chief executive John Donahoe to step down

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Shares rise after sportswear maker announces Elliott Hill will return to take the top job in October

John Paulson brushes aside Wall Street worries about Trump’s tariff plan

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Hedge fund manager and Republican megadonor shifts position on trade and decoupling with China

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S&P 500 closes at record high after Fed makes jumbo cut to US interest rates

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Global stocks rally as investors bet that the central bank’s move will support US economic growth

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Thames Water seeks extension to debt terms to avoid nationalisation

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The troubled UK utility is going to the High Court to request a deal with its creditors

Waheed Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s image

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Donations to seven cabinet ministers and UK prime minister’s wife have raised eyebrows

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UK hospitals with potentially dangerous concrete to be redeveloped

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The rebuilding of facilities that involve reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is being prioritised by ministers

Axel Springer top team close to making eight times their money in KKR deal

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Group valuation underpinning planned break-up nears €13.6bn, which would trigger bumper payouts to more than 100 managers

Israel’s northern gambit: Netanyahu shifts war focus to Hizbollah

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Exploding devices and air strikes suggest strategy is to force Lebanese militants to rethink military support for Gaza

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Intel’s long-shot turnaround hits a critical stage

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Chipmaker is trying to pull off one of the most complex revivals in tech history

Israel strikes Lebanese targets as Hizbollah chief warns of ‘red lines’ crossed

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Hassan Nasrallah says pager and walkie-talkie detonations are ‘major security and military blow’

Life insurance becomes less boring with creative financial engineering

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As the Fed cuts rates, markets are rallying — but there are long-term risks from experiments

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EU carmakers pressure Brussels to delay stricter emission rules

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Drop in electric vehicle sales puts manufacturers at risk of ‘multibillion-euro’ fines and production cuts