Small firms cite labour and operating costs as reasons for scaling back hiring, the UK's statistics body says.

Former Komatsu chief Sakane dies at 85

Gold slips on firmer Treasury yields, oil prices; Fed minutes in focus Reuters

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows Reuters

Rodney Mims Cook Jr showed Russian officials pictures of his ‘dacha’ at Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum

Morning Bid: Bond investors in revolt as Iran threatens to go 'fully offensive' Reuters

Specialists are racing to salvage a sinking shadow-fleet tanker off Oman that has caused a massive oil slick. Personnel have already boarded the Caroline Bezengi, a Suezmax that has grounded off Oman’s southern coast. Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of maritime risk management firm Marisks spoke to Bloomberg

Google wins $10M bid for Spirit Airlines’ business data to improve AI models - report

FTSE 100 Live: UK Payrolls Fall as Businesses Cite Cost Pressures

Virtualware has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Virtalis Holding, a Manchester-based virtual reality and RT3D visualization software company