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Business & Economics Correspondent @SkyNews. Previously health, sport and newspapers. Stories, tips & trivia welcome at [email protected]

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A £100 energy payment, a bank tax rise and cheaper gherkins: @pkelso unboxes the Budget using a real red box, lent to Sky News by Barrow Hepburn & Gale, makers of the iconic red Budget boxes since the 1860s. trib.al/5VTEWeK
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AI giant Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude chatbot, has filed papers to sell shares to the public for the first time. The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month in what could be the biggest ever initial public sale of stock. Sky's business correspondent, @pkelso, runs through the key takeaways of the 335-page IPO pitch. trib.al/TKpyQVV
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The Anthropic IPO prospectus has been published. Here’s what you need to know (short version: save the world, or make trillions trying) youtu.be/giokryTGj_A?is=tcXG…
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BREAKING: The controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea has been approved by Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh. Business and economics correspondent @pkelso reports from Aberdeen with the latest.
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Chinese EVs and hybrids are flooding the UK market and around the world, so can British carmakers continue to compete for a place on our roads? Sky's @pkelso looks at how UK carmakers are coping.
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Who should buy ‘Public Interest’ English Footballs Biggest Scandal ? Available everywhere online for pre order now !!
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Public Interest English Footballs Biggest Scandal Find out what really happened and how the justice system let me down !! Pre order now ! Thank you ! google.com/goto?url=CAESdgHr…
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Big tech has poured hundreds of billions into the AI race. Now some bosses want to slow down - and money may be part of the story. Sky's @pkelso explains. 📺 trib.al/7Urx79M
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Rising oil and gas prices, as well as rising air fares increasing, have driven a rise in UK inflation - with latest figures for August showing the CPI at 3.1% @pkelso analyses the factors fuelling inflation news.sky.com/money
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The UK's largest car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to cut 4,000 jobs. Sky's @pkelso explains what challenges the auto industry is facing
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BREAKING: Ofgem has announced a 4% rise on July's price cap, which will see billpayers in a typical dual fuel home pay £1,723 - up from the previous cap of £1,663. Sky's @pkelso has more on the story.
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Inflation rose to 2.9% in July, and there's bad news for fuel bills this winter too. New data has also revealed how prices have changed in surprising ways over the last five years. Sky's @pkelso unpicks the latest figures using the Sky News Economic Pressure Tracker. 🔗trib.al/1joc9jH
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Sad to learn of death of John Horam, only MP to represent three parties in Commons. I first knew him as Gateshead West MP after he defected from Labour to SDP. Later Tory MP for Orpington & peer. Served as Labour & Tory minister. Softly spoken. Always courteous & helpful.
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Prime minister Andy Burnham has announced a 5% VAT cut on electricity bills on his first day in office, which will save average households £45 a year. But what does the measure actually mean for you? Sky’s @pkelso explains
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Andy Burnham’s electricity VAT cut will save average households £45 a year, but at £850m it’s a universal price cut spread very thin & precisely the sort of untargeted support Rachel Reeves spent months resisting instagram.com/reel/DbEN3nYum…
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Thames Water has warned funding is due to dry up by November and further money will be dependent on the views of incoming PM Andy Burnham, as its major lenders seek to shore up its financial future. Sky's @pkelso looks at the numbers.
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