Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-08-10
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'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men (BBC Business 2026-08-10 23:32:10)
Women can make higher returns but only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men.
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Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI infrastructure (BBC Business 2026-08-10 22:31:42)
The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.
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Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects (BBC Business 2026-08-10 22:31:42)
The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.
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Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces (BBC Business 2026-08-10 21:33:51)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
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Jeff Bezos and Liverpool explained (BBC Business 2026-08-10 15:48:35)
BBC Sport's Sam Harris breaks down the potential new investment of Jeff Bezos into Liverpool.
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Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products after salmonella outbreak (BBC Business 2026-08-10 15:10:33)
Food producer Taylor Farms is recalling sandwiches, sauces and dips across 26 US states after a salmonella outbreak.
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Consortium advances talks for stake in Liverpool (BBC Business 2026-08-10 13:16:51)
A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
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Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 20g bigger than today's (BBC Business 2026-08-10 12:38:55)
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
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New school uniform rules won't cut costs, says mum (BBC Business 2026-08-10 12:38:30)
Michaela Wilson says she has "no idea why schools don't just sell iron-on branded badges".
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Water outage forces Chessington theme park to close (BBC Business 2026-08-10 10:54:28)
Chessington says all tickets booked for Monday can be used on a future date.
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Ban on 'subscription traps' brought forward by three months (BBC Business 2026-08-10 09:57:54)
The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs.
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Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee (BBC Business 2026-08-10 09:34:20)
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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'You could smell someone' who worked at Raleigh (BBC Business 2026-08-10 05:10:15)
The company was more than just a employer. For years, it was part of the fabric of Nottingham.
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Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week (BBC Business 2026-08-10 05:00:32)
Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.
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Could your tattoo stop you from getting a job? (BBC Business 2026-08-10 00:40:48)
A quarter of the UK population – including the new prime minister – have at least one tattoo, but they still divide opinion in the workplace.