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IAG’s profits take off as British Airways owner announces €1 billion share buyback
The group said that while corporate travel increased last year, IAG forecast that “it will not fully recover to pre-Covid ...
Trump says ‘its 10 plus 10’ as he doubles down by imposing another tariff on Chinese imports
President Donald Trump says has not seen any progress on the halting the spread of illegal drugs and plans to ...
Gen Z is ‘task masking’ to look as busy as possible in the office. Experts warn they’re self-sabotaging
Gen Z workers are using the increased focus on in-office presence to “task mask”. But experts warn it could lead ...
Senior German MP warns of ‘successful’ foreign manipulation of vote
Head of Bundestag intelligence committee calls on government to be clear about impact of malign actors
CEO Leena Nair traveled 48 hours cross-country to do an MBA that launched her career. Now, she leads one of the world’s biggest fashion houses
“As far as my family was concerned, that was another planet,” Chanel’s Leena Nair said. The bet paid off as ...
Singapore charges three with fraud in cases reportedly linked to smuggling of Nvidia chips to China
Officials in Washington are reportedly scrutinizing chip shipments to Singapore following the recent success of Chinese startup DeepSeek. Read More
A teacher’s union calls for Larry Fink’s BlackRock, Fidelity, State Street, and Vanguard to check on Tesla as the stock sinks ‘faster than a Cybertruck in quicksand’
The American Federation of Teachers, with $4 trillion managed for retirees and others, wants asset management CEOs to do their ...
As Stellantis posts 70% profit plunge, fresh inventory data suggests U.S. price cuts may be working
Data from AI agent CoPilot shows inventory has fallen faster than prices in the last year for Jeep, Ram, and ...
Citigroup erroneously credited client account with $81tn in ‘near miss’
Incident comes as US bank seeks to assuage regulatory concerns over its risk management processes
Quantum computing is struggling to reach its silicon moment
Despite breakthroughs from Amazon and Microsoft, the industry is still a long way from building practical machines
Are the new investment products any good?
Index funds have saved investors billions in fees. Now the industry is tempting them with more expensive options
Sterling outshines rivals on stronger economic data
Pound is on course for best month against dollar since September as Trump trades unwind
The Bangladeshi politician who built a shadowy global property empire
FT investigation: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his family bought 482 properties overseas costing $295mn. The new government wants some of that ...
Singapore billionaire’s son denies board coup, blames aide
In his latest salvo, Sherman Kwek accused his father of being influenced by Catherine Wu, an adviser to the board ...
Tencent fires up AI race with model it says outdoes DeepSeek
The Hunyuan Turbo S AI model is designed to respond as instantly as possible, distinguishing itself from the deep reasoning ...
Asia will lead the way on carbon pricing. Companies need to be prepared
Asian businesses will need to prepare for a world where they pay for their emissions—and adjust their strategy accordingly. Read ...
OpenAI launches long-awaited GPT-4.5 — but ‘Orion’s’ capabilities already lag competitors
GPT-4.5 represents the end of an era for OpenAI, as the action shifts to reasoning models Read More
Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders
President Trump’s picks to lead the Department of Labor sat for questioning from the Senate this week, but his deputy ...
US stocks lose more ground as jitters grow over tariffs and economy
Lukewarm response to Nvidia’s earnings left market vulnerable to drop in consumer and business sentiment
After chiding US allies, Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Starmer
UK leader hails ‘very productive discussion’ but president declines to back plan for Ukrainian peacekeepers
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in bid to ward off tariffs
Rafael Caro Quintero had been sought since 1985 for the murder of an American agent
US and UK in talks on trade deal that could spare Britain from tariffs
Donald Trump says America is looking to forge pact as ‘quickly as it can be done’
The DOGE-fueled firing of AI experts at the FDA endangers lives and worsens the hospital crisis
The FDA fired AI experts who conduct approvals for medical devices and might not get them back. Read More
Data centre operator CoreWeave lays groundwork for IPO
Executives have met with investors this week to test waters on an offering that could value the company at $35bn
Will a 24-hour ‘economic blackout’ make a difference? Why shoppers are shunning Amazon, Walmart, and Whole Foods
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money on Feb. 28 as an act of “economic ...
Early mRNA vaccine trial results show potential breakthrough in fighting one of the deadliest cancers
“The latest data from the Phase I trial are encouraging,” said the study’s lead author. Read More
Microsoft urges Trump to rethink AI chip export controls
Company president Brad Smith warns the new rules will force American allies to buy Chinese products
OpenAI reveals GPT-4.5 amid flurry of new AI model releases
The San Francisco-based company said its latest product has fewer so-called ‘hallucinations’
How the Tate brothers won US backing for their release
‘Manosphere’ links with Trump’s circle preceded push for Romania to lift travel ban
Target is trying to rekindle shoppers’ passions with Warby Parker and Champion collaborations
The cheap-chic retailer has fallen way behind Walmart, but has a plan. Read More
