Business
Ikea profits down nearly 50% as fears of Trump tariff threats spook the Swedish retailer
Ikea took the unlikely approach of cutting prices as costs were rising. Now, Trump’s tariffs could open up a whole ...
German Fortune 500 companies have announced over 60,000 layoffs this year, but the biggest employee cull is still to come
German giants including Bosch, Thyssenkrupp, and Deutsche Bahn have axed thousands of jobs this year. Read More
Australia passes tough social media ban for kids under 16 with $32 million fines for platforms that don’t comply
Social media firms have described the laws as “vague”, “problematic” and “rushed”. Read More
Gobbling meat is fueling a climate crisis. Here’s how to cut back
In industrialized countries like the U.S., people often consume far more meat than dietary guidelines recommend. Read More
Cranberry sauce is America’s least favorite Thanksgiving food with 50% calling it disgusting—so why is it a tradition?
A 2021 survey found that cranberry sauce is the least favorite Thanksgiving dish, with 29% of American adults saying they hate ...
‘Alaska Turkey Bomb’ pilot drops frozen birds to rural residents who can’t run to the grocery store for Thanksgiving
For the third straight year, a resident named Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane ...
A ‘money talk’ be the best gift to give your family this holiday season, experts say
“You can take 15, 20 minutes to have a sidebar conversation.” Read More
Protein Diet Coke is all the rage. Is it actually healthy for you?
People are mixing protein shakes and Diet Coke—and loving it. Read More
Parents are stealing their children’s identities to access debt—and destroying their kids’ credit scores in the process
“You trust your parents. This is not what they should be doing to their children.” Read More
Fully autonomous planes could be coming to a flight near you—and that’s not a good thing
Manufacturers are already pursuing new technologies they say would allow a single pilot to actively fly a commercial plane. Read ...
With Trump’s return to the White House, innovation is the only way forward for Europe
With rising trade barriers and American isolationism, Europe must lead the way for liberal, free-market capitalism, which history shows benefits ...
China releases 3 Americans imprisoned for years as US returns 4 people to China
One of the Americans had been facing the death penalty. Read More
Steve Jobs thought devices would become ‘a bicycle for the mind’—but their effect on our brains is similar to that of smoking and junk food
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our ...
11 benefits of chia seeds from gut health to weight loss
The tiny speckled seeds offer more than a simple nutritional boost. Read More
Bank of America’s guide on how to handle awkward economy and politics chat over Thanksgiving dinner
Bank of America has put together a guide on how to talk mortgages, Trump and the deficit this Thanksgiving. Read ...
Gen Z men could ditch real women for AI, warns Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt after a tragic suicide involving a chatbot
A mother recently sued an AI company after her 14-year-old killed himself after his chatbot demanded the boy not cheat ...
The €550 million lawsuit against Meta by Spanish media publications set to begin October 2025
Meta has been slapped with a lawsuit for allegedly violating EU data protection rules. Read More
Russia uses cluster munitions to take out Ukraine’s power
Large-scale attack prompts emergency shutdowns and blackouts as temperatures fall to below zero
China’s carmakers don’t see the country’s fierce price war ending anytime soon as they press suppliers for discounts
Both BYD and SAIC Motor reportedly asked suppliers for 10% discounts amid fierce competition in China’s oversaturated EV sector. Read ...
Nearly half of master’s degree programs leave students financially worse off—and just one subject results in a starting salary over $100k
“Even the MBA, one of America’s most popular master’s degrees, frequently has a low or negative payoff,” the report warns. ...
Trump claims Mexico’s president agreed to ‘stop migration’—but she suggests Mexico was already doing its part
President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. ...
Net migration to the UK hit record 900,000 in 2023
Figure has subsequently fallen 20 per cent as a result of policies introduced by the previous Conservative government
L’Oréal heiress and Europe’s richest woman has lost more of her wealth than most other billionaires. But that isn’t stopping her from loading up on investments
L’Oréal’s shares have dropped 25% since the start of the year, causing Francoise Bettencourt Meyers’s fortune to slide by $26 ...
Trump’s first-term tariffs did little to affect the economy, but this time he’s talking about going much bigger
The data show the first-term tariffs never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche ...
Despite criticism around workers’ rights, Primark boss defends the budget fashion chain’s model that led to its first-ever billion-pound profit
“I don’t buy the story that we can’t be ethical buying from Asia,” said Primark CEO Paul Marchant. Read More
Canada is already examining retaliatory duties on U.S. exports after Trump’s 25% tariff threat
When Trump imposed higher tariffs during his first term in office, Canada announced billions of new duties in 2018 against the U.S. ...
EU chief launches a ‘personal’ initiative to help Europe’s troubled car industry on which millions of jobs rely
This will bring key sector players around the table “to design solutions together as this industry goes through a deep ...
Fox News dodges defamation suit filed by former Marine who said he got death threats over stories saying he was government agent at Jan. 6 insurrection
Raymond Epps, a former Marine, was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent causing trouble near the Capitol ...
French bond yields surpass Greece’s amid budget concerns
Investors fear dispute over planned tax rises and spending cuts could topple government
Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro reveals how he led the team to an undefeated season. ‘A football club has to be managed much like a business’
Before finally taking a job in sports, Carro worked for two decades at in the corporate world at German media ...
