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Bitcoin plunges 28% from all-time high as Trump pump turns into slump

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Trump’s tariff threats are weighing on the crypto market as investors flee risky assets. Read More

Will the police really try to find your stolen iPhone?

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Even with the resources to chase after all our stolen handsets, let’s not kid ourselves it would solve the problem

What is at stake in the US-UK trade talks?

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President Trump has raised the prospect of a deal that could help Britain avoid tariffs

A new Supreme Court case could change how employment law is practiced—and how HR leaders do their jobs

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A straight woman says she faced discrimination after two LGBTQ+ employees obtained jobs she claimed they did not deserve. Read ...

Starmer faces darkening mood among Labour MPs after aid cuts

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Resignation of Anneliese Dodds shows challenges for prime minister as he pursues tough choices

Tesla manager who spoke up against Elon Musk’s Nazi joke confirms he was fired

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Exercising his free speech on social media cost Jared Ottmann his job at Tesla. Read More

Bath & Body Works beat 2024 expectations, but its stock fell 12%. Its CEO says she was ‘surprised’ to see Wall Street’s reaction

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Tariffs and uncertain consumer spending dampened Wall Street’s enthusiasm for the retailer. Read More

Exclusive: Former House Financial Services chair Patrick McHenry joins crypto firm Ondo Finance

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McHenry continues to advocate for crypto legislation, including for stablecoins, in Congress. Read More

UK house prices rise more than expected in February

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Average cost of £270,493 is 3.9% higher year on year as buyers try to get ahead of stamp duty changes ...

Political scientist Bjorn Lomborg: ‘You can’t spend on everything’

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The ‘sceptical environmentalist’ used cost-benefit analysis to argue against emissions cuts. Now he has turned his attention to overseas aid

The Upfront Summit, less than two months after the fires, draws tech’s elite to Los Angeles

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The Upfront Summit, known for its glamour and LA-long ethos, was held this year at the Intuit Dome. Read More

Companies may be rolling back their diversity policies but investors keep voting down anti-DEI shareholder proposals

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Investors at Costco, Apple, and John Deere have all rejected anti-DEI proposals within the past month. Read More

Development minister resigns in protest at Starmer’s aid cuts

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Move by Anneliese Dodds comes after prime minister announces plan to shift resources to defence

Rightmove pushes for growth as web traffic bump signals property revival

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Property listings group says house-hunters spent 1bn more minutes on its site last year

The Malaysian company behind Resorts World Las Vegas gets a new CEO—the first from outside the founding family

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Tan Kong Han, currently CEO of Genting Plantations, becomes CEO of Genting Berhad on Mar. 1 replacing Lim Kok Thay, ...

Germany’s winning conservatives push for ‘speedy’ grand coalition talks with Social Democrats

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Merz’s conservatives won Sunday’s elections with 28.5 percent of the vote, while the SPD of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz scored ...

Nvidia says America’s trade war with China is hurting revenue, warning Trump’s tariffs have added a big ‘unknown’ to its future outlook

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CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia sales in China are half of what they were before export controls. Read More

Prada heiress who took the fashion label to new highs with Miu Miu, is eyeing Versace—but she won’t be the only one

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“Versace is on everyone’s table,” said Miuccia Prada, the owner of the eponymous brand founded by her grandfather. Read More

GSK could double CEO Emma Walmsley’s pay to $27 million in bid to bring U.K. exec salaries in line with the U.S.

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The British pharma giant said Emma Walmsley’s current pay could put off candidates for her eventual successor. Read More

Wall Street worried that new tariffs will turn the Trump bump into a slump—analysts warn the bulk of action is yet to come

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Even unfilled tariff threats are beginning to alter consumer and business behavior, with markets stumbling on news of yet more ...

Why AT&T’s CFO is hoping Congress will extend Trump’s corporate tax cuts

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act factors into how companies are determining future planning. Read More

How severely could U.S. tariffs impact Europe? These sectors are likely to be hit hardest

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Steel, cars, agribusiness, aerospace, luxury, chemicals and pharmaceuticals are likely to experience the most significant impact from Trump’s tariffs. Read ...

A former JPMorgan employee has accused the bank of obscuring the true size of its trading business to evade capital requirements

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JPMorgan was accused of evading capital requirements created to prevent another financial crisis—a claim the bank denies. Is the Fed ...

Trump’s China tariff shock sparks a global market sell-off

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Deborah Elms, head of trade policy for the Hinrich Foundation, said: “I do not know anyone who anticipated another 10% ...

Meet the 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs leading companies with over $228 billion in combined revenues

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Black CEOs represent 1.6% of the largest U.S. corporations. Read More

Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz: Why CEOs need ‘moral imagination’

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Also: The “Trump Slump” has arrived, Tesla shareholders take aim at Musk. Read More

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica signals strategic shift to key markets after second consecutive annual loss

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Telefonica has been through a turbulent period since Saudi group STC took a 9.9 percent stake in September 2023. Read ...

Stocks are at crazy heights: 4 experts on whether now is the right time to rebalance

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The answer depends on your goals, risk tolerance, current asset allocation. Read More

A special one?

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Keir Starmer’s little wins with Donald Trump don’t add up to victory

Bank of England rate setter warns of higher UK inflation risk driven by wages

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Deputy governor Dave Ramsden says interest rate cuts must be gradual