A fall in December's CPI inflation of 0.1 percentage points to 2.5% is marginal, but by being below expectations it delivered an above-expectations boost to Rachel Reeves.

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There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show.

Elon Musk is being sued for failing to disclose his purchase of more than 5% of Twitter stock in a timely fashion.

Apple AI is sending misleading push notifications about sensitive stories like Gisele Pelicot's mass rape trial, Britain's grooming gang scandal and a prison officer filmed having sex with an inmate.

Chinese demand for steel and iron ore has finally peaked. The industry hopes the energy transition will spark a new boom, but it will be shaped by geopolitical competition

Currency’s decline and its implications for inflation add to doubts about health of world’s fastest-growing major economy

World’s largest oil company in race to build supply chain for metal vital for batteries to power electric cars

Investors shrug off fears that Donald Trump will kill cleantech company’s tax breaks

MSCI’s broad index has dropped more than 10% since reaching a two-and-half-year high in October

It remains very hard to argue that anything meaningful has changed in the UK

More resilient portfolios are needed to tackle the challenges of rising bond yields and market concentration

Palliser Capital accuses OCBC of treating insurer’s minority shareholders unfairly as activist campaigns pick up in Asia

Invesco ETF garners record inflows on growing concerns over Magnificent Seven’s dominance of US market

Flagship fund delivered 4.4 per cent in 2024, versus UK bank rate of 5.25 per cent

Chancellor is trying to reassure bond market after UK borrowing costs rose to highest level since financial crisis

Naaja Nathanielsen says US president-elect’s rhetoric could damage island’s image as stable democracy

Oil major has underperformed its biggest rivals since Murray Auchincloss formally took charge a year ago

China discussing using Elon Musk as broker in TikTok deal