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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.
‘Mamma mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at Nintendo
Profit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game firm records quarterly sales drop Nintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were buoyed up by a long-awaited refund on Donald Trump’s tariffs. The company said profits surged 53.5% to ¥147.4bn (£694m) over the three months to June, substantially beating expert forecasts for ¥77.8bn.…
Most Americans view rising living costs as biggest barrier to a better life, survey finds
When asked to detail what would make a better life in three to five years, 60% of US adults said greater financial security Americans may seem increasingly divided on beliefs and values, but in a new survey of more than 30,000 adults from across the country spanning generations and economic classes, a majority of Americans agree there’s a significant barrier to achieving a better life: the rising…
Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm Donald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records, as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster. Trump claims that the BBC’s 2024 documentary on the January…
How tech is helping in the battle against wildfires
Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.
The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it
Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.
'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition
AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.
Zinc dresses and ice creams - how to survive a heatwave wedding
The wedding industry is facing last-minute costs to cope with the heat and October bookings are up.
India wants to join the strawberry superpowers
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry
Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
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Watch: U's fans told house prices put players off
At a fans' forum, the director of football reveals high property costs are a "big challenge".
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Andie Dikosavljevic Takes The Double At The Pro Pickleball Association Ho Chi Minh City Open
Andie Dikosavljevic Takes The Double At The Pro Pickleball Association Asian Tour's 2026 Ho Chi Minh City Open
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Musk’s Starlink boasts of doubled subscriber base, but mainstream remains a far-off destination for the satellite internet service
These are the circumstances in which choosing a SpaceX-operated Starlink setup over fiber, cable and 5G may make financial sense.
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Are You The Helpful Manager Or Just Annoying?
As leaders, we can be guilty of thinking we’re helping when what we’re really doing is annoying the pants off of our team members.
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Popsicle Crowns Stassi Schroeder As The Flavor Feud Champ
Inside Popsicle’s Strategy For Pairing Stassi Schroeder, Drew Afualo And Ashlee Simpson
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‘Subsidies for fossil fuels ... are pouring fuel on the fire’: your questions on fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis answered
Reporters Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington discussed their story on oil firms’ profits amid the war in Iran and the climate crisis and answered your related questions PCMcGarry asks: Given the…
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Cultural Exchange As A Competitive Advantage In International Business
Cultural exchange is one of the most underrated competitive advantages in international business. Here’s what leaders who get it right do differently.
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Taylor Swift’s Former No. 1 Hit Mounts A Surprising Return
Taylor Swift's "Opalite" returns to three charts in the U.K., becoming both a bestseller and a streaming smash again in the country.
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‘My wife and I are both retired’: Should we dip into our $2.3 million investments to pay off our 2.9% $300,000 mortgage?
“Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.”
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If you can answer this one question, you’ll never worry about money again
YNAB founder Jesse Mecham’s new book has a simple system to end the paycheck-to-paycheck struggle.
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A historically strong stretch for the U.S. stock market is about to begin
Some investors are worried that this AI-powered bull market might be getting a little long in the tooth as it approaches its fourth birthday.
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Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says town centres have been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
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I looked into buying a house in Singapore as an investment. Here’s why I didn’t — despite the 2% mortgage rate.
I looked across the world to see how far our savings would go and whether diversifying our investment portfolio by purchasing a rental property might make more financial sense.
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‘House Of The Dragon’ Book Changes Keep Showrunner ‘Up At Night’
'House of the Dragon' showrunner Ryan Condall is sharing his thoughts about how difficult it is to deal with book changes and making the show work in spite of them.
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Trump Accounts May Accept Pre-Tax Paycheck Contributions With Employers Matching
An earlier poll found that only a few companies would seek out a Trump Account contribution program.
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Roger Federer Is No Longer A Billionaire After Sneaker Brand Shares Slump
Federer’s net worth fell below $1 billion as the share price for On Holding fell 19% after missing net sales expectations.
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Great Leadership Is A Choice
While some are born leaders, great leadership is a choice anyone can make by practicing key principles, being sensitive to context, and embracing curiosity.
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The Who’s Signature Hit Becomes A Bestseller Again Decades After Its Release
The Who brings “Baba O’Riley” back to a pair of sales charts in the U.K. At the same time, one full-length, 'Who Are You," returns as a bestseller as well.
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‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state?
“He has never been particularly generous or nurturing.”
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Summer Box Office Tops $4 Billion—For Only Second Time Since Covid
The last time the box office hit a $4 billion summer was when "Barbenheimer" revived a slumping post-Covid film industry.
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Webtoon’s Growth Is Slowing But Its Ambitions Are Growing
The mobile comics platform's surprising recent financial performance sugarcoats some troubling market dynamics. Will new strategic moves pay off?
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AI is killing worker confidence, but there’s no sign it’s muscling people out of their jobs on a massive scale
Mark Zuckerberg says we’re lucky to live in an “incredible moment,” but many workers are having a hard time stomaching the uncertainty.
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Is inflation really slowing? Fed rate hike hinges on July price report.
A surprising decline in U.S. jobs last month isn’t enough to discourage the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates soon, but a tame inflation report for the second straight month could do the …
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You’re Not Tired. You’re Living Beyond Your Biological Design
For 300,000 years, the human body evolved to survive in an environment that demanded movement, sunlight, social connection, recovery, problem-solving, and real rest.
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The ‘Reacher’ Season 4 Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Is In
'Reacher' is back this week with season 4, and its Rotten Tomatoes review score from critics is certainly eyebrow-raising.
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Solving The Shoebox Problem
Many of today's enterprises have a shoebox problem: fragmented, incomplete, and duplicated records, forcing customers or employees to connect the dots themselves.
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Crucial Lessons From Tom Holland’s Domination Of The Indian Box Office
As Western entertainment increasingly begins to look towards Indian markets, international journalist and consultant Hannah Abraham details lessons they would do well to learn from.
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Republican Senators Release Fauci Texts On Safety Of COVID-19 Vaccine For Pregnant Women
The texts show Fauci discussing the possibility of COVID-19 vaccine risks for pregnant women, though Fauci noted there was limited data at the time—and studies have since found no link between vacc…
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How Left-Wing Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Has Divided Democrats
Piker has campaigned with a number of progressives who have defeated incumbents this primary season.
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Google And Meta Shipped AI Tools That Fake Evidence—Then Pulled Them Days Later
Google pulled AI image generation from Google Earth one day after launch because of fraud concerns. A digital forensics expert on what happens next.
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American Immigration Enforcement Needs More Rule Of Law And Less Fury
American immigration enforcement is increasingly seen as fanaticism by those who are being pursued. Even those who support ICE are not happy. What is the right approach?
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Wall Street thinks inflation is under control. Here’s why investors shouldn’t buy it.
Uncle Sam needs inflation, not just economic growth, to escape today’s debt crisis.
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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Luke Combs Enjoys One Of His Biggest Chart Weeks As His Tour Ends
Luke Combs sees multiple albums return to the U.K. charts and several climb to new peaks, including 'This One’s for You' and 'What You See Is What You Get.'
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Oil prices hover near $90 a barrel and gold hits two-month high as Trump makes new demands on Iran – as it happened
US president demands compensation for damage incurred by US, complicating standoff with Tehran Oil prices have see-sawed: Brent crude jumped more than 2% to just over $90 a barrel, the highest leve…
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Axe stamp duty? How Andy Burnham could change property tax
The new PM could bring in revenue for social care or defence with a land levy or by reforming council tax Residential property is the largest store of wealth in the UK, and has long been a target f…
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‘I unexpectedly came into some money’: Is putting $20,000 into CDs a smart move?
“I want to make the process as straightforward as possible for my beneficiaries to access the funds.”
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Finally, An Update On The ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Release Date
'Pluribus' season 2 is taking forever to start filming, but there is new information from Vince Gilligan that gives us season 2 release date info.
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Ariana Grande Hits No. 1 For The First Time On One Chart
"Petal" debuts at No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart, earning Ariana Grande her first champion on the genre-specific list.
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Tesla Recalls 20,000 Cars For Too-Bright Headlights
The company doesn’t currently have a fix for the problem.
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Houthi Strike Kills Three On Red Sea Cargo Ship, Report Says
Three crew members on a cargo ship reportedly died after an alleged Houthi attack on Tuesday.
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AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
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The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead
Small businesses pay hidden toll after money-transfer rule change to curb illicit activities near the US-Mexico border Last April, the Trump administration rolled out its latest tool in the fight a…
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HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’
Largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US reported $6.8bn in profits, while employees find it difficult to make ends meet Union workers with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit h…
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Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting. In just the past few weeks, media have reported that Puerto …
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Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse
Rooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate and Spain also enjoying strong bookings Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it Hotel prices have surged in key European c…
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Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 56% bigger than today's
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
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‘A horrible nightmare’: the shocking story of the eBay harassment scandal
Jaw-dropping documentary Whatever It Takes details an aggressive stalking campaign targeted towards a couple whose reporting criticized the tech company When Massachusetts husband-and-wife team Ina…
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The Global Story
Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?
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