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St Albans | Cameron Smith has enjoyed the perfect tune-up to defend his British Open title, ending a win drought with another money-spinning victory at the latest LIV Golf event at the Centurion Club.

US equity futures fell and European stocks wavered at the start of a week in which inflation and interest rates will be in focus after soft price data raised fresh worries about China’s economic recovery.

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Ocado said on Monday its first robotic warehouse in Asia, built for Japanese partner Aeon, has gone live. The warehouse, or customer fulfillment centre (CFC) as Ocado calls them, has begun taking orders from customers across the Kanto region for Aeon's «Green Beans» brand.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he won't be ordering City firms where to invest their money as he looks to unlock more capital for fast-growing firms and bolster sluggish UK growth.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Credit: UK Parliament

₹2,000 and ₹2,200 a bottle, depending on the state it is being sold in. “Some years ago, nobody in the world believed we could make world class beverages. Look at where we are now.

AP. “But buyer and parents beware because it’s a serious health concern for the kids it so feverishly targets." PRIME, a highly popular energy drink endorsed by two prominent YouTube stars, made waves upon its release last year.

Khagam', has come out in a graphic novel format in English, to cater to Gen Z readers. 'Khagam', which tells the scary tale of an arrogant man gradually turning into a snake, is the first English graphic novel based on one of Ray's short stories, though more are likely to follow. Ray better known as the movie maestro who put India on the global map, was also a versatile artist-designer and best-selling author.

Bond markets were still shaky after a recent vicious sell-off drove yields to multi-year highs across the developed world, making equities less attractive in comparison. The surge in yields put pressure on popular carry trades in the currency market which saw the Japanese yen rally sharply late last week, largely at the expense of the U.S. dollar.

dollar was on the back foot on Monday after a miss in U.S. jobs data scaled back market expectations on how much further the Federal Reserve would need to raise rates, while focus in the Asia day was on China's inflation data release. The U.S.

Joe Biden confirmed the decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine as part of a military aid package worth $800 million. He acknowledged the difficulty of the decision but emphasised Ukraine's need for ammunition. He also stated that he had discussed the matter with allies beforehand.

Biden was in Britain on Monday for a brief visit to his key ally during which he will meet King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before going on to a NATO summit in Lithuania. Ahead of the visit, the White House said Biden would seek to «further strengthen the close relationship» with Britain. The king will host Biden at Windsor Castle, a royal residence west of London, where they are due to discuss climate issues, long a subject close to Charles' heart.

LONDON (Reuters) — Pay pressures in Britain's labour market cooled further in June, according to a survey of recruiters published on Monday that could help ease some of the Bank of England's (BoE) concerns about inflation pressure.

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TORONTO (Reuters) — Talks in Pacific Canada between striking dock workers and their employers have resumed after four days away from the negotiation table, a statement on Saturday by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) showed.

PTI. "An outreach was conducted through the ministry and meetings and video conferences are being set up with the leadership of these companies," the news agency quoted an official as saying, who added there is also a plan to engage with people of Indian origin (PIO) under the initiative.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey rejected the need for an inflation target higher than 2%, warning that changing the goal would «unpick expectations.» He told a conference in Aix-en-Provence in France that the BOE has flexibility built into its remit that can give the central bank longer to bring price growth down but that it was «critical that flexibility isn't confused with not pursuing 2%.» The BOE is grappling with inflation at 8.7%, over four times its remit. It raised rates by a surprise half point to 5% last month.

Creativeland Asia Group is looking to create a multi-million-pound content fund in partnership with global investors, the company's founder, Sajan Raj Kurup, told ET. “We are looking to build a global content fund. It will be aglobal consortium of investors who are willing to put money behind a certain type of content,” Kurup said. The company, which recently launched Creativeland Studios, is planning to build a strong content pipeline of long-form content like films and web series. The launch of its content studio coincided with the acquisition of a 62% stake in London-based Creators Inc for over Rs 30 crore. The Creators Inc. acquisition will give the company access to directorial talent from British and American filmmakers like Guy Ritchie, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Philip Barantini, Colin Tilley, and Mark Osborne. The advertising firm, which closed FY23 with a top line of over Rs 130 crore, has acquired over 45 book titles and scripts in India, the UK, and the USA over the past three years.