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US shale bosses vow to hold back drilling despite rising oil price
Producers say Biden’s ‘war’ on fossil fuels and Wall Street’s insistence on capital discipline limit expansion
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Renewable energy stocks hit hard by higher interest rates
Sector falls 20% in two months, with some wind turbine shares weighed down by contracts struck at unfavourable prices
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Sharon White to step down as John Lewis chair in 2025
Decision comes just weeks after UK retailer warned it would take two more years to complete turnaround
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House prices fall across all UK regions for first time since 2009
Data from Nationwide shows high mortgage rates are hitting the property market
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Jeremy Hunt’s risky ‘carrot and stick’ policies could help revive Tory fortunes
‘Shirkers versus strivers’ narrative recalls George Osborne’s measures, which are uncertain to gel with public today
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China hopes Golden Week holiday will deliver economic boost
Surge in consumer spending could spill over into fourth quarter and help ailing property sector
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Construction industry bears brunt of cooling UK labour market
The wider impact of the slowdown on employment is mitigated by an already depleted workforce
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Spotify boss urges UK to enact tougher regulation of tech gatekeepers
Daniel Ek also raises concerns that AI rules made now would quickly become obsolete
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