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• Micron and Qualcomm released positive financial forecasts, triggering a massive $400 billion rally across AI-related chip stocks. • The surge is driven by strong demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI-capable processors as companies integrate artificial intelligence into consumer devices. • This rally underscores the critical role of hardware infrastructure in the AI boom, signaling robust investor confidence in the semiconductor sector's growth.

Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodPeter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party while he was its chief executive.Murrell stole the money over a 12-year period, splashing out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV, Montblanc pens and luxury watches, a set of Lalique salt and pepper grinders and 2kg of coffee granules. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government supportFour hundred thousand children in the UK were supported by baby banks in 2025, an 11% increase from the year before, prompting warnings from charities that they “cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty on this scale” without government support.New research from the Baby Bank Alliance, set up by Save the Children UK to represent and advocate for more than 400 baby banks across the country, found that an average of 1,096 children were being supported by each member every day, with some essential items soaring in demand. Continue reading...

• Indian stock markets trended upward today, with the Sensex gaining 400 points and the Nifty climbing above the 24,100 mark. • All NSE sectoral indices saw growth, led by Nifty IT at 1.09%, followed by Nifty Oil and Gas at 0.75% and Nifty India Defence at 0.67%. • Individual stock performance was highlighted by Kirloskar Oil, which surged by 14%, while Nifty FMCG and PSU Bank recorded the smallest gains of 0.17%.

New research suggests GLP-1 users are buying fewer snacks and treats such as crisps and chocolateBusiness live – latest updatesWeight-loss drugs are saving users’ households more than £400 a year on grocery bills, according to new research, which found use of GLP-1s has nearly tripled in the past two years to 1.9 million adults.Just more than 6.3% of households in Great Britain now include at least one GLP-1 user, according to the survey from Worldpanel by Numerator. This marks a sharp rise from 4.1% of households in 2025 and 2.3% in 2024. Continue reading...

• The BSE SENSEX dropped over 400 points and the NIFTY50 opened at 23,229 as Indian equity markets experienced a gap down opening. • The decline was driven by cautious investor sentiment resulting from mixed global market cues and negative indicators from Nifty futures. • Bajaj Finance and Eternal were identified as the top losers among the stocks during this trading session.

• Indian stock markets plummeted on Tuesday, with the Sensex falling over 400 points and the Nifty dropping below 23,250. • The downturn was driven by escalating US-Iran tensions and persistent selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), causing declines of over 1% in the Auto, Realty, and Consumer Durables sectors. • Despite the broader crash, Nifty IT gained nearly 2%, while 1,650 stocks on the NSE declined compared to 887 that advanced.