Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
Business and Economics Reporter at Sky News
Business and economics reporter @SkyNews. [email protected]. Arguably better at LinkedIn :0 https://t.co/ibEZJRcH3r
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4 days ago |
news.sky.com | Michael Drummond |Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
Every day, 21 million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel in the Middle East that is crucial to global trade. Now Iranian politicians want to block it, potentially sending energy prices surging. One possibility is that Tehran could attempt to close the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz - and the Iranian parliament has voted to do just that.
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1 week ago |
news.sky.com | Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
The head of Britain's biggest energy supplier has claimed his competitors oppose proposals for so-called postcode pricing because they financially benefit from the current system. Octopus Energy chief executive Greg Jackson told Sky News his business's rivals were against customers being charged based on where they lived, rather than on a national basis, because they would lose out on profits.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 weeks ago |
centralfm.co.uk | Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
The standard measure of economic output (GDP) contracted a sharp 0.3% in April, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. During the month, Mr Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" applied steep tariffs to countries around the world and sparked a trade war with China, the world's second-largest economy. The outcome is worse than expected by economists. A contraction of just 0.1% had been forecast by economists polled by the Reuters news agency.
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2 weeks ago |
mkfm.com | Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
The standard measure of economic output (GDP) contracted a sharp 0.3% in April, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. During the month, Mr Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" applied steep tariffs to countries around the world and sparked a trade war with China, the world's second-largest economy. It's worse than expected by economists. A contraction of just 0.1% had been forecast by economists polled by the Reuters news agency.
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Another one of the most read stories, from earlier this week. Ostensibly good news except the latest upgrade is still a downgrade from economic growth projections in October and January.
IMF upgrades UK economic growth forecast - but issues tariffs warning https://t.co/bK413TlLZS
A most-read story on @SkyNews. Aside from being the largest fine Ofwat issued, it was also the 1st penalty for dividend payments, which didn't take into account performance for customers and the environment. Tone shift from govt and regulator is clear. https://t.co/tRX6eCYIwY
RT @SkyNews: Tens of thousands to get compensation over forced prepayment meters 🔗 Read more https://t.co/Co9Gfl2Qi7