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Are consumers pulling back on spending? It depends which CEO you ask

Companies like PepsiCo have warned about a weak low-income consumer, while Delta Air Lines and Chipotle have benefited from their ...

Infected blood inquiry finds ‘chilling’ cover-up of decades-long scandal

Sir Brian Langstaff accuses NHS, ministers and officials of ‘a lack of openness, transparency and candour’

Red Lobster files for bankruptcy

Seafood chain Red Lobster has been weighed down by significant debt and long-term leases.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S., UK court rules

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against his extradition to the U.S., a high court in London ...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, Nvidia, Li Auto and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.

Controversial blockchain firm Prometheum launches long-awaited Ethereum custody

Prometheum aims to launch a digital asset trading platform later this year under current SEC regulation. Read More

Earn interest and get cash back with Evergreen Bank

Evergreen Bank: Ideal for customers looking for good APY and reimbursed ATM fees Read More

Elon Musk still hasn’t finished his 10% layoffs at Tesla and employees are ‘walking on eggshells every day’

Musk has yet to give staff an “all clear” indication that the job cuts are over, leading co-workers to darkly ...

Trump trial heads into home stretch as Michael Cohen returns for hush money testimony

A big question looming over the hush money trial of former president Donald Trump is whether the Republican will take ...

Gen Z fueling limited-time flavors like Sour Patch Kids Oreos and pink lemonade-flavored Kit Kats

Food companies are responding to the changing and expanding tastes of consumers while also trying to keep brands relevant and ...

The relationship between Xi and Putin is built to last

A shared antagonism towards the US will prevent tensions between China and Russia from coming to the fore

Britain expands AI safety institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings

The U.K. said Monday it will open a U.S. counterpart to its AI safety summit, a state-backed body testing advanced ...

Chinese state media hints that Beijing might ‘hit back’ against European probes by targeting wine, dairy and aircraft

The EU is investigating Chinese subsidies across a range of industries, threatening tariffs for electric carmakers and keeping firms out ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: An ‘embarrassing’ amount of your success in your 20s depends on your attitude

But aspirational workers need to follow through on a can do attitude with action, Jessy added. Read More

BoE could be close to cutting rates as inflation eases says deputy governor

Ben Broadbent believes direct effects of pandemic and war in Ukraine have now ‘faded’

Why we support ICC prosecutions for crimes in Israel and Gaza 

From Lord Justice Fulford, Judge Theodor Meron CMG, Amal Clooney, Danny Friedman KC, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Elizabeth Wilmshurst ...

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.

Airbnb boss insists being the butt of SNL skit didn’t ‘sting’

“The brand is a noun and verb used all over the world.” Read More

U.K. to allocate billions to compensate victims of infected blood scandal after 30,000 contracted HIV and hepatitis C

Rishi Sunak is due to make a statement on Monday afternoon and apologize to those affected by one of the ...

UAW head Shawn Fain accuses Mercedes Benz of ‘egregious illegal behavior’ in union’s loss at Alabama car plants

The union already has filed unfair labor practice complaints against the company alleging that management and anti-union consultants tried to ...

Ebrahim Raisi, president of Iran, 1960-2024

Conservative cleric and protégé of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a contender to become the Islamic republic’s next supreme leader

Monday’s analyst calls: Micron gets an upgrade, hospital stock to rally more than 25%

A chipmaker was among Monday’s biggest analyst calls along with a hospital stock.

TikTok-owner ByteDance takes the lead in the race to have China’s most popular ChatGPT-like app

Doubao, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot released in August, surpassed Baidu’s Ernie Bot in downloads last year and now has more ...

Many voters remember a solid Donald Trump economy but is that reality?

Americans are more likely to say that as president, Trump helped the country with job creation and cost of living. ...

Despite a dip in U.K. IPOs, London is still Europe’s share sale capital

“Ultimately, the market we’re really up against is New York.” Read More

Beijing is spending $42 billion to save its slumping real estate sector. Analysts say it’s nowhere near enough

The decline in China’s sales of new homes accelerated in recent months, with households increasingly preferring to buy in the ...

Utilities are doubling their 5-year electricity demand projections—but high interest rates and California’s NEM 3.0 have U.S. solar in a holding pattern

Multiple macroeconomic and legislative challenges are slowing the growth of residential solar. Read More

Elon Musk travels to Bali to launch Starlink in Indonesia, his first trip after years of wooing from the Southeast Asian country

Indonesia’s president has tried to court Musk and his billions for years. Now, Musk says it’s “very likely” his companies ...

Italy seizes dozens of tiny Fiat EVs for allegedly violating ‘Made in Italy’ rules as relations between Stellantis and government sour

The vehicles were blocked at the port of Livorno after being assembled in Morocco. Read More