Business
Your Gen Z and millennial employees hate when you use these corporate buzzwords
The most annoying corporate jargon making young employees roll their eyes has been revealed—and “circle back” is the worst offender. ...
2024: The year the remote work dial shifted in European bosses’ favor
Countless bosses have called workers back into the office full-time as the power shifted away from workers in 2024. Read ...
Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions
Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say
German medical cannabis companies aren’t coming down from their high—they‘re predicted to bring in $1 billion in sales by 2028
Germany’s “traffic light” coalition is no more; but when it comes to cannabis, its legacy is here to stay. Read ...
Workers won’t accept less than $81,000 for a new role right now—despite fearing they’ll be jobless soon
Despite fears they may be jobless soon, today’s job seekers’ average reservation wage is $81,147—up by almost $20,000 since March ...
UK mobile users had least reliable experience in G7 in 2024, data shows
Research highlights impact of poor network performance on consumers
Year in a word: Slop
AI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content first
‘Waste of time’: how Starmer fumbled his first months of power
Plunging poll ratings have sapped morale as UK Labour government crawls towards Christmas break
UK’s listed builders on track to build fewest new houses in a decade
Contraction poses challenge for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government
Germany joins EU’s ‘ultra-low’ fertility club
Europe’s most populous country sees fertility rates fall below crucial threshold of 1.4
We should all sing the praises of City of London churches
These historic buildings remain important places of sanctuary, heritage and inspiration for many
Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals
Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows
Britain’s £2 billion shoplifting spree sparks security overhaul
Britain’s retailers, who have traditionally had few effective ways to tackle shoplifting, believe they will be able to turn the ...
Exclusive: Ireland’s housing crisis is making a third of residents consider moving to a more affordable country
A RE/MAX survey finds Irish people among the most likely to consider moving abroad as an affordability crisis strikes across ...
UK launches review of targets for sales of electric vehicles
Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stalls
Fed says it is weighing changes to bank tests for systemic risk
Overhaul could alter the models for hypothetical losses, averaging results over two years to cut results’ volatility
China’s in the driver’s seat as EV sales are set to keep growing into 2025
China “will add nearly twice as many EV sales next year as the rest of the world combined,” predicts Rho ...
Dogecoin tumbles over 25% as memecoins battered by crypto pullback
Memecoins often experience harsher selloffs than ‘more established’ cryptocurrencies. Read More
Airlines see busiest Christmas season on record
Consumers in UK and US still prioritising holidays and travel over other discretionary spending, say industry bosses
Chemical company head faces criminal charges for Flint River spill that caused miles of contamination
Critical maintenance and upgrades at the facility allegedly were mismanaged and neglected. Read More
Economist predicts Trump’s tariffs won’t just be for leverage like his first presidency: ‘I don’t think many countries would be able to negotiate their way out of it’
Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics spoke recently about what will happen to the economy under Trump. Read More
Can Trump buy Greenland? What to know besides ‘no’
Until a century ago, these kinds of transactions were not unusual: Before the Alaska purchase, the US bought the territory ...
Is Honey a scam? The popular money-saving browser extension touted by YouTubers like MrBeast is accused of ripping off customers and influencers
PayPal purchased Honey for $4 billion in 2020. Read More
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to NY state murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
Mangione also faces federal charges, which could carry the possibility of the death penalty, while the maximum sentence for the ...
CFPB sues Walmart, fintech partner for illegal account openings
The companies are accused of opening expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers without their consent. Read More
Matt Gaetz accused of paying for sex and using drugs by US congressional panel
Explosive report says Donald Trump’s former nominee for attorney-general also had sex with an underaged girl
Nordstrom family to take chain private in $6.25 billion deal
Shares in Nordstrom fell as much as 1.3% on Monday in New York. Read More
Analysts expect the usual ‘Santa Claus rally’—but watch out if it fails to come
The second half of December is typically the second-strongest period of the year for U.S. equities, according to Bank of ...
Fleeing the country and rationing testosterone: Transgender Americans’ new reality under a Trump presidency
Approximately 1.3 million adults and 300,000 youths identify as transgender in the U.S., and among them, it’s clear that a ...
Damning 37-page report says Matt Gaetz ‘regularly’ paid for sex and used drugs while he was a member of Congress
Gaetz has denied all wrongdoing. Read More
