March 14, 2026

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Energy Vault and Peak Energy Announce Strategic Development Agreement to Develop Sodium Ion Storage Solution for “AI-First Data Center Operators”; Includes 1.5 GWh Supply Agreement to Accelerate Global Deployment and Reduce Costs

  • February 9, 2026
  • 7 minutes read

Joint Development of AI-Dedicated Storage: The companies will co-develop a full-stack storage platform—combining Peak Energy’s sodium-ion batteries with Energy Vault’s proprietary digital stack—dedicated to Energy Vault’s AI infrastructure portfolio. This solution accelerates deployment, enhances safety, and reduces costs by eliminating complex legacy systems. Strategic Supply Chain Advantage: Energy Vault secures an initial 1.5 GWh offtake

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Wealth Management

NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn | NatWest Group

  • February 9, 2026
  • 3 minutes read

NatWest has agreed a £2.7bn deal to buy Evelyn Partners, one of the UK’s biggest wealth managers, in the bank’s largest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008. The move signals an attempt to bolster the wealth management business for the banking group, which returned to full private ownership last year, and

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Energy

Octopus Energy ’30 degree’ rule may cut £27 off energy bills

  • February 9, 2026
  • 3 minutes read

Households can potentially save money by making one simple change to their laundry routine Many people have faced increased energy bills this winter (stock image)(Image: Visions via Getty Images) Countless households are grappling with higher energy costs this winter after Ofgem’s latest 0.2% increase to the price cap, which followed a 2% hike between October

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Tax

The hidden tax ID compliance failure costing global companies millions

  • February 9, 2026
  • 5 minutes read

Fonoa is a Business Reporter client A $9 million gap is just one symptom of a frontline compliance failure impacting tax, cashflow and revenue recognition. A leading global SaaS provider, one of the world’s top 50 software companies, recently discovered that roughly 10 per cent of its customer tax IDs were either missing or invalid.

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Wealth Management

NatWest to seal biggest deal since financial crisis with £2.7bn buyout of wealth manager Evelyn Partners

  • February 9, 2026
  • 3 minutes read

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth NatWest is set to complete its biggest takeover deal since the 2008 financial

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Insurance

Insurance Insights: What Coverage You Actually Need in 2026

  • February 9, 2026
  • 4 minutes read

Photo: wavebreakmediamicro via 123RF Insurance offers protection and financial relief when unexpected events occur, including during winter months when icy roads and howling blizzards pose a risk of unforeseen accidents. Health insurance, for example, provides coverage for doctor visits, hospitalization, surgery, slip-and-fall, or winter sports injuries, and more. Auto insurance covers costly repairs following a car

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Energy

New analysis demonstrates how energy from space fuels Earth’s Auroras

  • February 8, 2026
  • 3 minutes read

The Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, are seen in the sky above Kiruna on March 7, 2024 in Kiruna, Sweden. The area is widely regarded as one of the best places in the world to see the phenomenon, which occurs when energized particles from the sun hit the Earth’s upper atmosphere (Image

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Fund

The fund giant selling the dollar

  • February 8, 2026
  • 6 minutes read

Welcome to FT Asset Management, our weekly newsletter on the movers and shakers behind a multitrillion-dollar global industry. This article is an on-site version of the newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered every Monday. Explore all of our newsletters here. Does the format, content and tone work for you? Let me

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Insurance

Has my pet insurance become pointless?

  • February 8, 2026
  • 1 minute read

I have pet insurance for my much loved 13-year-old dog and this year’s premium has risen to £85 a month.  To add insult to injury, the annual premium now exceeds the maximum the insurer will pay out.  Surely this is unfair? A Which? Money member Get expert help with your money questions ‘You could become

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Tax

HMRC alert to check your payslip as tax code changes mean ‘something wasn’t accounted for’

  • February 8, 2026
  • 2 minutes read

HMRC alert to check your payslip as tax code changes mean ‘something wasn’t accounted for’ – Birmingham Live Need to know HMRC has explained how tax codes work after a confused taxpayer questioned a refund followed by a tax code change HMRC has clarified its tax rules(Image: Getty) HMRC has offered clarification on one of

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