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Thursday newspaper round-up: Nvidia, Rishi Sunak, M&S

(Sharecast News) - Shares of Nvidia rallied to record highs on Wednesday, with the artificial-intelligence chipmaker's stock market valuation hitting the $3tn mark and overtaking Apple to become the world's second most valuable company. The chipmaker's stock was up 5.16% at $1,224.40, giving Nvidia a market value of $3.01tn at market close. Apple's market capitalization was at $3.00tn at market close as its stock climbed 0.78%. - Guardian The UK's statistics watchdog has opened an investigation into remarks made by Rishi Sunak about the economy "going gangbusters" amid concerns that politicians could misuse economic data in the run-up to the election. Sir Robert Chote, chair of the UK Statistics Authority, will examine whether the prime minister repeated comments that were "taken out of context" and exaggerated the Conservative party's economic record. - Guardian

Germany has announced €23bn (£20bn) in income tax cuts to help struggling households with inflation. Christian Lindner, the German finance minister, on Wednesday laid out plans to raise income tax thresholds. The move will be worth €430 for every working adult in Germany over the next two years. - Telegraph

A decision to award the contract to run the National Lottery was "unfairly favourable" to Czech bidder Allwyn, lawyers for former Daily Express owner Richard Desmond have claimed. In the High Court on Wednesday, lawyers for the media mogul's Northern & Shell alleged there were conflicts of interest during the bidding process to run the prize for the next decade and that the competition was "seriously flawed". - Telegraph

A director of Marks & Spencer Group (M&S) is quitting the retailer's board after being blindsided about the poaching of its new finance chief from another company he chairs. Sky News has learnt that Andrew Fisher, a long-serving M&S non-executive director, only discovered late in the recruitment process that M&S intended to hire Alison Dolan from Rightmove, the listed digital property portal, as its chief financial officer. - Sky News

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Monday newspaper round-up: Coal power plant, Deloitte, RBS scandal
(Sharecast News) - Britain's only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years. The power plant will come to the end of its life in line with the government's world-leading policy to phase out coal power which was first signalled almost a decade ago. - Guardian
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(Sharecast News) - Ministers have been urged to intervene to stop football clubs from setting their own rules on curbing gambling advertising, after research showed Premier League fans were bombarded with nearly 30,000 gambling messages on a single weekend. Clubs in the top flight have so far avoided compulsory restrictions on gambling sponsorship, instead addressing public concern through voluntary measures such as a ban on front-of-shirt logos, starting in 2026. - Guardian
Thursday newspaper round-up: JLR, electric cars, Royal Mail
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves is pushing for the UK's tax and spending watchdog to upgrade its national growth forecasts to reflect the economic boost Labour says can be achieved from its blitz of planning reforms. In a development that could open up additional spending headroom for the chancellor before next month's budget, the Treasury has held talks with the Office for Budget Responsibility to try to persuade its officials that unblocking the planning system could drive up growth. - Guardian
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Visa, Caroline Ellison, Brookfield
(Sharecast News) - Business leaders have warned that the government's plans for a major global investment summit are in danger of falling flat, amid growing frustrations over high costs of involvement and its timing two weeks before the budget. As a central plank in Labour's proposals to drive up investment in Britain, the party pledged in the general election campaign to host the summit within the first 100 days of winning power to show that the UK would be "open for business" under a new government. - Guardian

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