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BMW recalls almost 700,000 cars in China on fire safety risk
The recall follows a steep drop in deliveries in China, its biggest market by revenue. Read More
CVS workers strike in California over pay, health care and bad-faith contract bargaining
A pharmacy technician accused the company of “intimidating workers, observing them, getting in the way of them speaking to union ...
China mainland shares rise on rate cut as U.S. markets await big earnings week
China’s mainland shares posted modest gains as a central bank lending rate cut boosted real estate stocks, but investors awaited ...
Most Americans think the economy is bad but they’re split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it
About half of voters have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of Harris, while 46% see her unfavorably. Meanwhile, about ...
Arizona and Massachusetts will decide if the minimum wage should be lower for workers who get tipped
Federal labor law allows businesses to pay tipped workers, like food servers, bartenders and bellhops, less than the minimum wage ...
Three in four Europeans support the use of AI by police and military, study says
Most Europeans support the use of AI technologies like facial recognition by the police and military for surveillance, a report ...
Moldovans back EU accession talks by razor-thin majority
President had hoped for stronger support for European policy
Robinhood is bringing its risky leveraged trading product that made Redditors millionaires—and left others broke—to the U.K.
Redditors’ favorite trading platform is allowing U.K. customers to trade on leverage, but risks abound. Read More
Robinhood rolls out high-risk margin trading in the UK after getting regulator nod
Robinhood said Monday that it’s rolling out margin investing — or the ability for investors to borrow cash to augment their ...
The new corporate green goal: being ‘nature positive’
More companies are committing to protect and improve biodiversity. But some experts fear the potential for greenwashing
Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor
Iran could do with assistance from its powerful ally, Russia. The extent to which Moscow can — and will — ...
Investors pour into photonics startups to stop data centers from hogging energy and to speed up AI
U.K. startup Oriole Networks secures a $22 million Series A investment for its radical vision of a fully photonic data ...
Sikh separatist leader vows to keep fighting India from Toronto
Murder of former head of the Khalistan movement further sours relations between Trudeau and Modi governments
Buy now, pain later — the looming risks of BNPL
Prudential regulators should be monitoring both personal and systemic risks
How Susquehanna’s Jeff Yass mastered the options game
Obsession with odds spawned a trading giant — and shaped the industry’s approach to markets
Power, as well as price, matters in a well-run economy
That’s the lesson to take from both the founding of the Bretton Woods system 80 years ago and the Biden ...
Europe markets watchdog bids to become EU’s version of SEC
Verena Ross calls for more centralised powers in response to appetite for stronger capital markets and investment in bloc
Beirut divided: Israeli strikes fuel Lebanon’s sectarian tensions
Arrival of displaced people from southern areas of country spurs rising paranoia and raises fears of intercommunal violence
Lynton Crosby consultancy linked to alleged document forgery in Deripaska case
Revelations pile further pressure on business intelligence arm of CT Group which has sought to expand its business
Keir Starmer flies to Samoa to answer tricky questions from Commonwealth allies
Slavery reparations and Britain’s shrinking aid budget are up for debate at annual Commonwealth summit this week
The funding crisis threatening England’s special needs education
Cost of specialist school places is placing huge financial strain on cash-strapped councils
Public to be asked for suggestions on how to fix NHS
Wes Streeting says health service is in ‘awful state’ as he launches ‘national conversation’ about its future
Moldova’s vote on EU membership remains too close to call
President Maia Sandu lashes out at ‘unprecedented assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as surprise results come in
Top UK law firms raise hourly rates by 40% in 5 years
Inflation and growth of US firms in London push up charges at British counterparts, according to PwC survey
French state takes stake in Sanofi unit to smooth €15.5bn US deal
Deal for consumer health arm has faced a political backlash over ceding controlling stake to American private equity group
Israel says it will attack Hezbollah’s financial arm ‘all over Lebanon’
Al-Qard al-Hassan is a Hezbollah unit that’s used to pay operatives of the Iran-backed militant group and help buy arms. ...
Is Elon Musk’s $1 million election-season giveaway even legal?
“The problem is that the only people eligible to participate in this giveaway are the people who are registered to ...
Striking Boeing workers make earnings day a cliffhanger for CEO
The outcome of Wednesday’s contract vote won’t be known until hours after Boeing’s earnings, which come out in the morning. ...
Should you buy Nvidia stock now? It may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity
Bank of America reiterated a buy rating on Nvidia stock and raised its price target to $190, implying its market ...
