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The cookware specialist recorded a revenue increase of 7.5% for the 28 weeks to 13 October 13, bringing its total revenue for the first half of the year to £28.3m.  The group outperformed the market by 5% and put this success down to its focus on broadening product ranges and investing in brand reach. ProCook’s strong performance in the golden quarter saw its like-for-like revenue increase by 4.2%.  The retailer attracted 315,000 new customers and will exceed its ambition of opening 10 new stores in the full year – opening 12 new fascias this financial year.  ProCook chief executive officer Lee Tappenden…

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersHello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York.OpenAI has made another move to accelerate the development of new data centres, announcing a partnership with chipmaker AMD that could lead to it taking a 10 per cent stake in the company over time. The ChatGPT maker will buy tens of billions of dollars’ worth of AMD chips to power new data centres.As…

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal has shared investment tips for young investors, who are in their 20s and 30s, stressing that the power of compounding, what he calls “magical”, can help build a Rs 100 crore empire over time.  In an interview with Pinkvilla, Mittal shared the investing tips for beginners. “If you are in your 20s or early 30s, what people don’t understand is that the trick to making real wealth is compounding. The human brain doesn’t understand compounding very well, and therefore we look for quick-rich schemes, which is a disaster,” he said.  When asked which sector beginners should…

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s forces struck a crude oil processing unit at a Bashneft refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, with drones early Saturday, according to a person familiar with the matter.  The giant complex, part of the Rosneft energy group, is located about 1,750 kilometers (1,090 miles) from Kyiv and about 1,200 km east of Moscow. It was the third strike this year at that location, according to the person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. Rosneft PJSC’s Bashneft unit has three oil processing facilities in Ufa — the Novoil, Ufimsky and Ufaneftekhim refineries — with a total processing capacity of 23.5 million tons…

Wheaton Precious Metals president and chief executive, Randy Smallwood. (Photo: Wheaton Precious Metals) Gold could climb to $5,000 an ounce within a year and double that by the end of the decade, according to the head of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. “I’m confident that we will see gold over $5,000 within the next year,” chief executive officer Randy Smallwood said Friday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. “It’s a trajectory that could easily put it up to $10,000 an ounce before the end of the decade. It wouldn’t surprise me at all.” Smallwood’s bullish outlook comes after spot gold hit…

Walmart stands out as a defensive stock, consistently outperforming the S&P 500 during past recession-driven market crashes and interest rate cut cycles. Learn more about WMT stock here. Source link

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully disrupted several clusters of illegal crude oil refining sites in the creeks of Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State, through a precise, intelligence-driven operation. The airstrike, conducted by the Air Component of ongoing counter–oil theft missions, is part of sustained efforts to combat economic sabotage and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region. NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed in a statement that the operation was executed on October 7. He noted that the coordinated mission followed credible intelligence, which identified active illegal refining sites concealed within…

Published: 12:00 pm, 3 October 2025 Our staff and presenters are taking on some demanding challenges this year. It won’t be easy for them, but it’s all for a tremendous cause — and we’ll be cheering them on every step of the way. Pob lwc! — Garmon Rhys, BBC Cymru Wales Interim Director Glittering, albeit gruelling, challenges await household names from BBC Cymru Wales’ presenting team in this year’s BBC Children in Need fundraising campaign. The big day falls on Friday 14 November, and ahead of it, Catrin Heledd, Behnaz Akhgar, Trystan Ellis-Morris, Emma Walford, and Derek Brockway are among…

Ceramic stack system with multifunctional ceramic foam and LED array for efficient, photocatalytic purification of industrial process and wastewater. Credit: Fraunhofer IKTS. Access to clean water is essential for life, yet even in wealthy countries, harmful pollutants are slipping into the water cycle. Everyday substances like pesticides, drug residues, industrial chemicals, dyes, microplastics, and “forever chemicals” (PFAS) have been found in groundwater, rivers, and even drinking water. A report from Germany’s Environment Agency showed that by 2023, 40 different pharmaceutical ingredients had already been detected in drinking water alone, with even higher levels in untreated water sources. Current treatment plants…

Researchers at The University of Manchester have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in catalyst technology.They have developed a new catalyst which has been shown to have a wide variety of uses and the potential to streamline optimisation processes in industry and support new scientific discoveries.Catalysts, often considered the unsung heroes of chemistry, are instrumental in accelerating chemical reactions, and play a crucial role in the creation of most manufactured products. For example, the production of polyethylene, a common plastic used in various everyday items such as bottles and containers or found in cars to convert harmful gases from the engine’s exhaust…