MARKETS
Anthropic in talks with neocloud Nscale over second multibillion-dollar deal, source tells CNBC
Former OpenAI exec has quietly built $1.5 billion startup, betting AI can revive U.S. manufacturing
U.S. oil surges to top $109, Brent crude at five-month high amid Mideast tensions
Salesforce announces $5.66 billion deal for Braze, sending BRZE stock soaring 50%
ECONOMY
New Bradford railway station will ‘transform travel across the north’
Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family
Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
WORLD
UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement
Chancellor rejects calls to raise Capital Gains Tax in Budget, sources say
'I'm fed up of swiping': Why singles now want to meet IRL
Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing
CRYPTO
French Lawmakers Back Stablecoin Swap Tax by Just One Vote
BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash
Equity weakness could damp demand for bitcoin after biggest ETF inflows in a month
Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre
RETAIL
‘Like, really, really shocked’: why are so many people riffing on this sheep’s sex appeal?
Bank of America fined $1.2bn for money laundering failures
Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life
TRADING
CRISPR Therapeutics Names A.J. Silver CFO As Raju Prasad Departs
Plus500 To Acquire Brazilian Broker-Dealer Guru
Thai Shares May Find Traction On Tuesday