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Cost-of-living gap between UK’s rich, poor hits record

  Bloomberg The gap in inflation experienced by the richest and poorest households in the UK has expanded to its widest level in at least 16 years, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think-tank. Soaring energy bills as well as higher food costs have sent the UK’s overall inflation rate to a 40-year high of 9%. But headline ...

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Apple to boost pay for US employees

  Bloomberg Apple Inc is raising salaries for workers in the US by 10% or more as it faces a tight labour market and the spread of unionisation efforts across its retail stores. The Cupertino, California-based company is expanding its overall compensation budget this year, it said in a statement. It will hike minimum hourly pay for its staff to ...

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Futures mixed as traders weigh Fed, China outlook

  Bloomberg US equity futures were mixed and bonds gained on Thursday as traders weighed Federal Reserve minutes that struck a less hawkish note with downbeat remarks on China’s economy by Premier Li Keqiang. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 fluctuated amid mixed corporate news. Nvidia Corp. fell more than 5% in premarket trading as China’s Covid-19 lockdowns ...

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