Business
Hong Kong stock rally resumes as oil price fears and Mideast tensions weigh on Europe and U.S.
Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains. Read More
Michael O’Leary questions Britain’s 5 a.m. airport drinking culture as Ryanair boss continues battle with pubs
Ryanair boss O’Leary says airport pubs are to blame for rising air rage on Ryanair flights over the summer. Read ...
Red Lobster’s new 35-year-old CEO says its endless shrimp promotion stressed out workers
The all-you-can-eat promotion also caused financial carnage. Read More
Britain’s defense sector vies for stretched finances ahead of UK budget
British defense officials are vying to secure more funding as Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ upcoming Autumn budget.
U.K. Rolex dealer buys watch site Hodinkee backed by LVMH and Tom Brady
The deal will help Watches of Switzerland capture market share, particularly online in the U.S. Read More
Google’s new voice-activated AI search will allow people to use Lens to ask questions about video and photos
Now, people will be able to use Lens to ask a question in English about something they are viewing through ...
Portugal to put a new twist on cork industry—from footwear, fashion to furniture as global demand for wine wanes
Producers highlight the environmentally friendly properties of cork, which is lightweight, recyclable, waterproof and fire-resistant, to encourage its use in ...
Goldman Sachs says crude could spike by $20 on Iran oil shock
Oil prices could shoot up $20 per barrel if Iranian production sees a hit, said Goldman Sachs.
Maersk slumps 7% as the end of U.S. port strikes weighs on European shipping stocks
Shares of Moller-Maersk slumped more than 8% Friday as European shipping companies fell on the conclusion of a U.S. port ...
Biden’s student loan cancellation plan put on hold yet again after day of legal whiplash
Proponents of student loan cancellation briefly had a glimmer of hope the plan would move forward. Read More
Singapore court charges property billionaire Ong Beng Seng over scandal involving former minister
A court filing said he was due to face two counts, related to the obstruction of justice and abetment.
Why oil prices haven’t skyrocketed on Middle East supply fears — yet
Energy analysts have questioned whether oil markets are being too complacent about the risk of a widening conflict in the ...
‘Screaming into a hurricane’: the fall of India’s most valuable start-up Byju’s
Edtech company’s legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues
Israeli air strikes shake Beirut in expanding campaign against Hizbollah
IDF claims to have killed top figure in Lebanese armed group’s precision missile manufacturing
Can Mark Zuckerberg rise above the political fray?
Meta chief seeks neutral stance ahead of US election. Critics argue he is placating critics such as Donald Trump
UK clothing donations: Only five MPs disclosed gifts in past decade
Register of interests indicates garment gifting not historically widespread
Pension tax breaks: what’s in the Budget firing line?
Analysts lay out the range of options at the chancellor’s disposal as Starmer warns of ‘decisions’ on the horizon
Building new towns needs radical approach to planning and funding says task force chair
Sir Michael Lyons says potential locations for housing developments will be identified next summer
Are you protected by the UK’s new fraud rules?
As the focus shifts from blaming customers to shutting down scammers, most victims will receive automatic refunds. But is it ...
We may have passed peak obesity
Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level
Labour’s new watchdog for workers will need real teeth, business warns
Reforms to employment law could backfire unless the Fair Work Agency can make the rules stick
BA flight cancellations and delays double post Covid
Airline must do more to improve operations, even at expense of financial returns, say industry executives and analysts
Singaporeans often gripe about the city’s metro. Now one of its operators says the ‘Singapore experience’ helps it succeed globally
Rail operator ComfortDelGro will replace HK’s MTR as the operator of Stockholm’s metro next year, as CEO Cheng Siak Kian ...
European ski resorts like Verbier and Courchevel face an ‘existential threat’ from climate crisis, experts warn
The level at which snow dsettles is set to rise by up to 650 meters in the coming decades, threatening ...
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors weigh China stimulus, oil gains
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday following losses on Wall Street as concerns over Middle East tensions kept investors on ...
Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, Reuters reports
Shein plans informal investor meetings soon for its London IPO, as it awaits UK regulatory approval, three sources familiar with ...
TikTok’s parent launched a web scraper that’s gobbling up the world’s online data 25-times faster than OpenAI
The crawler, dubbed Bytespider, is scraping the internet at 3,000 times the rate of other genAI tools like Anthropic. Read ...
Banks are omitting data about race from home loans—preventing researchers from identifying racist lending and its solutions
The National Community and Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) today published its first report since committing not to use ‘stripped’ data Read ...
US dockworkers suspend strike that closed eastern ports
Workers will return after agreement to extend contract until January 15
