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Booked Off—Why Literary Travel Is Surging In 2026

Reading and travel are intrinsically linked but book travel is on the up—where people choose destinations explicitly to read, with other people, in search of community.

China Gives Coal Room to Grow in New Five-Year Energy Plan

China is leaving room for coal consumption to grow in coming years, as the stability of the world’s largest energy market continues to outweigh climate concerns.

UK food and drink exports fall as US tariffs and Brexit trade friction bites – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Energy news (2): Britain’s electricity grid operator has warned that the power supply could be squeezed tonight, as the country continues …

Key Kazakh Field Cuts Oil Output After Drones Hit Russian Plant

Kazakhstan’s giant Karachaganak oil and gas field cut crude production by more than a quarter after a drone attack forced the shutdown of a processing plant in Russia that handles its gas.

Emerging Market Stocks Slide Most in Three Weeks on Tech Selloff

Emerging-market stocks slumped the most in almost three weeks, dragged lower by a global tech selloff that hammered South Korean equities and triggered a 20-minute trading halt.

European Natural Gas Edges Higher as Traders Monitor Hormuz Risk

European natural gas prices inched higher after an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz renewed fears about safe passage through the critical waterway.

Palm Oil Climbs on Higher Exports and Indian Demand Expectations

Palm oil advanced on rising Malaysian exports and expectations of better demand from the biggest buyer India as festival season nears.

Lundin Oil Executives Accused of Complicity in War Crimes

For one of the first times since Nuremberg, a court is considering whether executives should go to prison for doing business with a brutal government. Lundin Oil’s former chairman Ian Lundin, and A…

Stanley: Oil Market Complacent over Hormuz

There are renewed concerns about safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz after an attack on a cargo ship. Meanwhile, oil was on track for a weekly decline after transits through the Strait accele…

Lescure Sticks With 5% French Deficit After Watchdog Rebuke

Finance Minister Roland Lescure reaffirmed his commitment to lower France’s deficit after the country’s fiscal watchdog rebuked the government’s pending plans.

Zalando Plunges as Regulator Probes Retailer’s Accounts

Zalando SE plunged after Germany’s financial regulator opened a probe into the online fashion retailer’s 2025 report over suspected violations of accounting rules.

Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Shock Container Ship Attack

An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfa…

A Chip Wreck in Markets: Markets Snapshot

Micron's earnings numbers came at a delicate moment for the AI industry. Shares of chipmakers and other technology companies had been hammered in recent days on fears that a spending boom was falte…

Homes for sale near lidos, lakes and ponds in England and Scotland – in pictures

From a London tower near reservoirs to a Plymouth townhouse close to a historic saltwater lido Continue reading...

Do new Isa rules mean I have to pay tax?

Changes due to take effect next year for stocks and shares Isas have become become clearer, prompting concern The way you can invest in Isas will change next April , and for under-65s that will mea…

FTSE 100 Futures Fall as Tech Weakness Hits Sentiment

Where to Invest 10 Lakh Rupees Amid a Fragile Recovery

Indian markets are showing signs of recovery, but volatile oil prices, a delayed monsoon, and uneven stock valuations could eat into those gains. Against the fragile calm, four financial experts po…

Apple's Price Hikes Shake Tech Sentiment | Insight with Haslinda Amin 06/26/2026

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominen…

CORTIS Joins Janet Jackson And Mark Ronson At Singapore F1 Grand Prix

CORTIS is coming for Singapore. The rising quintet have been confirmed as the only K-pop act on the opening night of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2026.

Charity celebrates 50 years of 'transformative' holidays

Sheffield Family Holiday Fund provide much-needed holidays for families facing adversity.

What's Driving Tech Selloff as Korea Issues Trading Halt

Bloomberg Intelligence's Anurag Rana and Javelin Wealth Management's Polka Mishra discuss what's driving the tech selloff in Asia. (Source: Bloomberg)

Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’

Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among locals Wolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German automotive magnate, appears to have abandoned pla…

Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds

Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning New research shows that the unreliability of fossil fuel supply chains and consequenti…

Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity

High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth Monique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where she work…

Demant’s Latest AI Hearing Aid Fuels Best Quarter in 26 Years

The rollout of a new hearing aid equipped with artificial intelligence is driving the shares of Denmark’s Demant A/S to their best quarterly performance since 2000.

Asian Stocks Slump to a Two-Week Low on Tech Rout | The China Show 6/26/2026

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and Avril Hong give global…

The Wall Street equivalent of roster-cut day happens Friday. It’ll be one of the biggest volume days of the year.

FTSE Russell is undertaking its semi-annual rebalancing — what the index provider calls its reconstitution — and the size of the undertaking could impact markets, say analysts.

UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck

International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move again A United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz afte…

AI Cost Reality Check Jolts Tech Stocks as Apple Raises Prices

Asian technology stocks slumped after Apple raised prices for its products, stoking concern that rising component costs will curb demand for devices and eventually slow the memory chip rally that h…

Legal Tech Needs To Change Now

Legal technology is facing a existential crisis even as it flourishes

GSMA Ltd. CEO Hoffman on Mobile Technology

John Hoffman, the CEO of GSMA, says China is well positioned to shape the next era of communications, particularly in the field of agentic AI. He speaks on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress in…

Lingyi iTech Rises in Hong Kong Debut

Kathy Zeng, Chairwoman of Apple supplier Lingyi iTech, says the company has secured major clients in both the US and China as it expands into the humanoid robotics sector. She speaks with Bloomberg…

Brexit: An Oral History – podcast

This week marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran Stacey looks back on the Brexit vote that changed the country forever…

‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units As heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a…

Canada’s Quebecor Makes Last Push to Thwart Corus Debt Swap

Quebecor Inc. urged Canada’s broadcasting regulator to hold a public hearing on the proposed takeover of Corus Entertainment Inc. by its lenders — arguing that a better option is to allow Quebecor …

Drone Startup Elroy Air Is Said to Near $800 Million SPAC Deal

Elroy Air Inc., a cargo drone startup aiming to replace delivery trucks, is in advanced talks to go public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle that will create a company with an enterprise …

Tech Volatility Spills Into Asia | The Asia Trade 6/26/2026

"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, …

Empty LNG Tankers Mass Outside Qatar as Exports Tick Higher

Empty liquefied natural gas tankers are lining up outside of Qatar’s massive export plant in the Persian Gulf as the supplier seeks to quickly increase production following early progress in US-Ira…

Supreme Court Leaves IRS Free To Chase Taxpayers Forever Over Preparer Fraud

The decision means the time to assess unpaid taxes can remain open when the tax preparer committed fraud—even if the taxpayer didn’t know about it.

Korean Stocks Tumble 9% on Chip Selloff, Triggers Trading Halt

South Korean stocks were hit by a second trading suspension this week as chipmakers plunged, highlighting the market’s sensitivity to swings in global artificial-intelligence sentiment.

SpaceX FOMO is officially over. Space stocks across the board are getting punished.

Investors seem to be having second thoughts about the lofty valuations in the sector, an analyst said.

Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister on Friday, the lat…

‘The Bear’ Season 5 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Series Cooks Up Satisfying Final Episodes

"The Bear," starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is back with its fifth and final season Thursday night, and most Rotten Tomatoes critics are fulfilled by what they’ve s…

California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know

Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposed Full story: California billionaire tax heads to ballot The proposed billion…

California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes

Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measure California’s billionaire tax, explained: what you need to know California voters wil…

Gold Hovers Near $4,000 After Soft Inflation Print Slows Decline

Gold traded either side of $4,000 an ounce on Friday after the latest US inflation print tempered expectations for an interest-rate hike, capping a tumultuous week that saw bullion slump to the low…

Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield custom…

Scientists Tickled Gorillas And Found A 15-Million-Year-Old Clue To How Humans Learned Speech

A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.

Warning over power bank fire risk on flights as summer holidays begin

Lithium battery fires are the number one safety risk to aircraft, yet the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.

Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.