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The price of unleaded hits 160p a litre, according to motoring group the RAC, as oil prices remain elevated.
Read full storyAnalysts on Wall Street generally reiterated their "buy" ratings on the stock and raised price targets after its earnings report on Thursday.
Read full storyIt comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
Read full storyChina's factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July, as the export rush that powered a second-quarter rebound began to unwind.
Read full storyBillions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?
Read full storyShares of Apple plunged on a warning of slower sales in the coming months.
Read full storyCould you live communally in a disused building in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? Property guardians show us around.
Read full story"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.
Read full storyIBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company's investments in quantum computing should begin to have "a measurable impact" on revenue and earnings by 2028 or 2029.
Read full storyStocks rebounded on Thursday, with the Nasdaq snapping a 6-day losing streak. Microsoft and semiconductors helped drive the gains.
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