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EU responds to Trump diesel deal with new Russia energy sanctions

22 October 2026 at 17:13
A key focus of the latest proposed sanctions listings is Russia's oil processing, refining, and exporting capacity, with 31 listings spanning the breadth of Russia, from St. Petersburg to Sakhalin.

Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances

Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits

Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-saving plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI.

The job cuts will mean losing about 5% of the bank’s 93,000 global staff, with executives confirming they had already cut 1,000 workers since the start of the year.

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© Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images

© Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images

© Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images

CoreWeave shares sink as bond yields spike and market confidence erodes

22 October 2026 at 02:29
Shares of AI cloud-computing company CoreWeave have fallen 29% in October. CNBC reports that the spreads on the company's credit default swaps are also widening, meaning investors are pricing in higher risk of default on its debt. The slide renews questions about the financing costs behind massive AI infrastructure spending.

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