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Cobertura contínua das últimas notícias econômicas e financeiras. Os preços do petróleo caíram mais de 5% esta manhã quando os EUA pausaram ataques contra o Irã pela segunda noite consecutiva, com oficiais militares aconselhando Donald Trump a interromper sua campanha de bombardeios.

O CEO Chris O'Shea defende os planos da Centrica enquanto a empresa relata aumento nos lucros de varejo. A dona da British Gas afirmou que a maioria das famílias preferiria conversar com um chatbot de IA do que lidar com a equipe da empresa, conforme se prepara para cortar 1.300 empregos.

O grupo Meliá diz que as sanções de Donald Trump tornaram 'impossível' manter qualquer um de seus 34 sites abertos. A rede encerrará todas as operações em Cuba até o final da semana devido a grandes dificuldades em fazer negócios na ilha sob crescente pressão dos EUA.

O investimento de £200 mil surge após colheitas na Grã-Bretanha serem afetadas por inverno úmido, geada de primavera, granizo e ondas de calor.

A medida permitiria que empresas de Wall Street e outras instituições lucrassem potencialmente ao ver os posts do presidente em primeiro lugar. A empresa de mídia de Donald Trump planeja cobrar por acesso especial de alta velocidade a posts no Truth Social, incluindo possivelmente os seus próprios, afetando a segurança nacional e os mercados financeiros.

Donald Trump’s tariff threat recasts Brazil’s attempt to protect its democracy as unfair commercial practice – and gives Bolsonarism a Washington stageLast June, Brazil’s supreme court responded to the online lies that helped fuel Jair Bolsonaro’s failed far-right coup attempt in 2023. It ruled that social media platforms could be held liable for some users’ posts, forcing firms such as Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to remove hate speech and anti-democratic content. A month

Gates has denied any ties to Epstein’s crimes and has not been accused of any wrongdoingBillionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett will donate about $6bn to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday.Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshir

If Starmer won’t act then his successor should – by restricting the power of a small group of mega-donors Just as Nigel Farage kicks off a summer of “arguing with a bin”, as Rachel Reeves called it, Labour’s bill to clean up politics returns to the House of Commons this week.As more questions emerge about the financing of Reform and Farage’s mega-donor chums – through the brilliant reporting of Guardian colleagues – MPs should seize the opportunity to toughen it up. Continue reading.

Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny with growing calls for donations cap beyond those from overseas investorsThe question of who funds politicians and political parties – and why they want to give money to get people elected – is an extremely heated one. In principle, UK voters can support their chosen politicians through donations or benefits, as long as those candidates and their parties keep within spending limits during an election period, which is designed to stop powerful inter

Exclusive: Interviews of Farage aide and his mother believed to be part of investigation into donations to Reform UK before 2024 electionNigel Farage’s aide George Cottrell and his mother, Fiona Cottrell, have been interviewed under criminal caution by Scotland Yard detectives, the Guardian understands.The interviews are understood to form part of an ongoing investigation into donations to Reform UK before the general election in July 2024. Continue reading...

George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donationsPolice are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster and ally of Nigel Farage.The investigation concerns two donations of £250,000 made by Fiona Cottrell, whose son George has often accompanied Farage to Reform events and media appearances. The May 2024 donations are under investigation over whether they were intended to

Questions swirl about origins of gifts, loans and donations as even party supporters wonder if it can weather the stormUK politics live – latest updatesWhy is Farage quitting as an MP, only to stand again?Scrutiny is mounting on Reform UK’s finances.On Tuesday, amid an investigation by parliamentary standards into an undisclosed £5m gift, Nigel Farage announced he would resign and trigger a byelection in his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea. Continue reading...