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Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail

www.silverguide.site – About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation…
Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail
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Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy

www.silverguide.site – HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict…
Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy
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Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?

www.silverguide.site – Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability…
Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?
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Labour’s ‘crab-wise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit | Heather Stewart

www.silverguide.site – The damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016…
Labour’s ‘crab-wise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit | Heather Stewart
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More Britons opt to holiday in UK this summer amid uncertainty over flights

www.silverguide.site – Holiday park firms say such bookings are on the rise because of impact of Iran war on aviation…
More Britons opt to holiday in UK this summer amid uncertainty over flights
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Carmakers scramble to plug £3bn shortfall for UK loan scandal payouts

www.silverguide.site – Filings suggest manufacturers’ lending arms have massively underestimated bill from FCA’s £9.1bn redress scheme…
Carmakers scramble to plug £3bn shortfall for UK loan scandal payouts
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Reeves rightly fears the bond market, but she can afford to ditch one unhelpful rule | Phillip Inman

www.silverguide.site – The chancellor has wisely vowed to drive down the annual deficit, but long-term defence investment must not be delayed…
Reeves rightly fears the bond market, but she can afford to ditch one unhelpful rule | Phillip Inman
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Growing knowledge, growing yield: British wine-making comes of age

www.silverguide.site – Changing climate, new techniques and a homegrown study programme have all helped drive a UK viticulture boom…
Growing knowledge, growing yield: British wine-making comes of age
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Iron will: Australia’s richest person counts the cost as court orders she share mining millions with rival family

www.silverguide.site – Gina Rinehart, who’s been called Australia’s ‘female Donald Trump’, has long fought claims from the family of her father’s business partner – as well as her own children…
Iron will: Australia’s richest person counts the cost as court orders she share mining millions with rival family
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Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators

www.silverguide.site – Chancellor aims to curb households’ rising bills as she consults on reforms to weaken link between gas and electricity prices…
Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators
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Oil price drops below $90 a barrel after Iran says strait of Hormuz is open

www.silverguide.site – Gas price also falls and markets rise amid hopes Donald Trump will succeed in reaching deal with Tehran…
Oil price drops below $90 a barrel after Iran says strait of Hormuz is open
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Oil tumbles 10% and stock markets rally as Iran declares strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude tumbles below $90 a barrel…
Oil tumbles 10% and stock markets rally as Iran declares strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ – as it happened
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Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair

www.silverguide.site – Democratic lawmakers urged Republican leaders to postpone the confirmation hearing of Kevin Warsh…
Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair
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It will take more than £600m a year to boost UK industrial competitiveness | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – Bics fix accepts nose-bleed energy bills are a structural problem but pretends they are an issue for a narrow section of industry…
It will take more than £600m a year to boost UK industrial competitiveness | Nils Pratley
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Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year

www.silverguide.site – ‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027…
Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year
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Metro Bank boss handed record £2.6m a year after slashing 1,000 jobs

www.silverguide.site – Dan Frumkin’s pay package comes after bank’s near collapse and rescue by Colombian billionaire…
Metro Bank boss handed record £2.6m a year after slashing 1,000 jobs
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Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left owing to Iran war, says energy chief

www.silverguide.site – There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEA…
Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left owing to Iran war, says energy chief
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EasyJet warns profits will suffer as Iran war hits bookings and fuel prices

www.silverguide.site – Budget airline says passengers are leaving it later to book flights owing to economic uncertainty…
EasyJet warns profits will suffer as Iran war hits bookings and fuel prices
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UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues

www.silverguide.site – Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disrupted…
UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues
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Tesco warns profits could fall amid Iran war uncertainty

www.silverguide.site – Boss Ken Murphy plays down food inflation fears as supermarket’s annual profits rise by 8.5% to £2.4bn…
Tesco warns profits could fall amid Iran war uncertainty
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