Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-10-21
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The "trillion pound" oil fund the government believes Britain could have built (BBC Business 2026-10-21 23:27:05)
For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.
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The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built (BBC Business 2026-10-21 23:27:05)
For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.
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The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad (BBC Business 2026-10-21 23:12:06)
With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.
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Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules (BBC Business 2026-10-21 22:54:58)
The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.
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Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued (BBC Business 2026-10-21 19:54:57)
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy (BBC Business 2026-10-21 18:01:11)
The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.
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A warning to anyone with credit card debt... (BBC Business 2026-10-21 17:06:28)
Martin’s leading this week’s podcast with an urgent warning for anyone carrying credit card: now is the time to act.
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Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills (BBC Business 2026-10-21 17:06:16)
The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.
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Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule (BBC Business 2026-10-21 17:04:13)
A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
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Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs (BBC Business 2026-10-21 12:17:12)
Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.
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Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge (BBC Business 2026-10-21 10:20:15)
The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.
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Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget (BBC Business 2026-10-21 10:16:17)
Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX (BBC Business 2026-10-21 08:42:49)
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
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What is happening to UK prices? (BBC Business 2026-10-21 08:35:47)
UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.
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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? (BBC Business 2026-10-21 06:36:39)
Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.
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Surging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget (BBC Business 2026-10-21 06:08:04)
Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Elon Musk considering Tesla-SpaceX merger (BBC Business 2026-10-21 05:48:46)
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
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Elon Musk confirms talks to merge Tesla and SpaceX (BBC Business 2026-10-21 05:48:46)
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
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Watch: 'We don't pay' - lawyer advises how to avoid £45,000 illegal-worker fine (BBC Business 2026-10-21 05:00:54)
Mohammad Alias Yousaf made his claim to an undercover reporter posing as a mini-mart owner.
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Why does Elon Musk want to merge Tesla and SpaceX? (BBC Business 2026-10-21 04:13:14)
Musk, who is CEO of both companies, says there is "a lot to be gained" from the merger, which would be the biggest in history.