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Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship' (BBC Business 2026-01-10 11:41:06)
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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'Out of stock': What went wrong at luxury retailer Saks? (BBC Business 2026-01-10 03:13:16)
Saks Global, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is expected to imminently file for bankruptcy protection, leaving questions about the retailer's future.
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'Unprecedented' numbers seeking debt help post-Christmas, say charities (BBC Business 2026-01-10 00:08:52)
Debt charities say that calls have risen compared with last year as people are urged to seek help.
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable' (BBC Business 2026-01-09 23:55:07)
Oil executives expressed caution, with one executive saying Venezuela had seized their assets twice.
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Trump's Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises (BBC Business 2026-01-09 22:07:18)
"Today it's uninvestable," Exxon chief executive Darren Woods says of Venezuela.
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X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says (BBC Business 2026-01-09 19:44:59)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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EU reaches South America trade deal after 25 years of talks (BBC Business 2026-01-09 19:35:38)
Some farmers in Europe opposed the deal, but the EU Commission said it had listened to their concerns.
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US calls Argentina peso bet a 'homerun deal' (BBC Business 2026-01-09 17:39:08)
The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.
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Decide on X ban within days, government tells Ofcom (BBC Business 2026-01-09 17:05:16)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Decide on X ban within days, government tells regulator (BBC Business 2026-01-09 17:05:16)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Changes to Elon Musk's AI Grok 'insulting' to victims, says No 10 (BBC Business 2026-01-09 15:04:37)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Martin Lewis on 'the most dangerous form of mainstream debt in the UK' (BBC Business 2026-01-09 15:03:39)
Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.
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US job creation in 2025 slows to weakest since Covid (BBC Business 2026-01-09 14:46:32)
Employment growth for the world's largest economy eased significantly last year.
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Limiting Grok AI image edits to paid users 'insulting' to victims, says No 10 (BBC Business 2026-01-09 13:06:11)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes (BBC Business 2026-01-09 10:46:15)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes (BBC Business 2026-01-09 09:02:11)
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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Businesses call to be included in any pub rates backtrack (BBC Business 2026-01-09 07:19:36)
Shops, pharmacies and music venues want any climbdown on business rates for pubs to apply to them too.
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Ofcom urged to use 'banning' powers over X AI deepfakes (BBC Business 2026-01-09 06:00:44)
It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images.
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More businesses call to be included in pub rates backtrack (BBC Business 2026-01-09 00:16:29)
High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have said that the axing of planned increases to business rates for pubs should apply to them too.
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Excel: The software that's hard to quit (BBC Business 2026-01-09 00:07:59)
Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.