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Fungi deserve a natural kingdom of their own

Scientists are pushing for their unique contribution to biodiversity to be recognised

Policymakers should not exacerbate the risks of deglobalisation

A fragmented approach to rulemaking in banking around the world has the potential to be destructive

Labour to end profit incentive for rail operators in run-up to nationalisation

Train bosses accuse government of being ‘ideological’ over ending post-Covid scheme letting them keep more cash

Deloitte axes 250 UK employees in performance-related cull

The latest round of job cuts has not been announced across the Big Four firm

Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?

Government still has to tackle how commercial incentives limit supply of new homes

Could anger over abortion rights swing the US election?

Democrats are betting that a backlash against increasingly prohibitive laws will help them win votes in key battleground states

Why international experience is the secret to becoming a CEO on Fortune 500 Europe

Sprawling business operations and succession planning have made globe-trotting a key part of the careers of Fortune 500 Europe’s top ...

How Europe’s tech-shy Fortune 500 is embracing AI

The Fortune 500 Europe has a feeble share of tech companies. But its industrial giants are increasingly turning to generative ...

Germany’s lost decade: How the Fortune 500 Europe giant is flirting with long-term irrelevance

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for Germany’s economy. How can it turn things around? Read More

Shell slips from the Fortune 500 Europe list’s top spot, lending its crown to the troubled Volkswagen

Shell’s record profits in 2022 catapulted it to the top of the Fortune 500 Europe list last year. Could it ...

McDonald’s pulls Quarter Pounders in 10 states as E. coli outbreak kills one and hospitalizes a child–onions likely source of contamination

The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe kidney complications, ...

AI sparks backlash from ABBA, Radiohead, and The Cure–thousands of artists sign letter protesting the use of their work to train robots

AI sparks backlash from ABBA, Radiohead, and The Cure–thousands of artists sign letter protesting the use of their work to ...

Rapper Eminem, frequent Trump basher, stumps for Kamala Harris

The songwriter introduced former President Barack Obama in a surprise drop in at a rally in Detroit, Mich. Read More

Wall Street sees little movement as GM surge offsets losses

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.016%, while the Nasdaq Composite managed a 0.18% gain, led by tech stocks. Read ...

Bill Gates gave $50 million to back Kamala Harris for president: NYT

Bill Gates has typically stayed out of politics, but according to the NYT he’s donated $50 million to elect Kamala ...

Strong US economy and ‘Trump trade’ drive dollar rally

US currency hits highest level since August, as investors bet on growing likelihood of election victory for former president

Rheinmetall to make gun barrels in UK as Anglo-German defence links deepen

Howitzer plan comes amid push to support Ukraine and launch of Berlin-London military pact

McDonald’s hit as Quarter Pounders tied to US E. coli outbreak

Fast-food chain withdraws signature burger from four states after 49 infections and one death

Starbucks shares slide after coffee chain says sales fell again, suspends outlook

The company’s same-store sales slid for its third consecutive quarter, fueled by a 10% tumble in traffic to its North ...

McDonald’s shares fall after CDC says E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders

The CDC said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has led to 10 hospitalizations and one ...

Trump accuses UK Labour party of interference in White House race

Republican ex-president files legal complaint with US’s federal election authority

How Abercrombie & Fitch’s former CEO Mike Jeffries, now accused of sex trafficking, almost ran the company into the ground

It took years for Mike Jeffries’ successor to fix Abercrombie. Read More

Chipotle’s new AI recruiter aims to cut hiring time by 75%

The virtual recruiter, known as Ava Cado, will be available at the chain’s more than 3,500 restaurants in North America ...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: McDonald’s, Seagate Technology, CoStar Group and more

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

Rudy Giuliani must turn over NYC apartment and watches in defamation case

Former mayor and Trump lawyer owes nearly $150mn to two Georgia poll workers he defamed after 2020 election

UK water regulator could be scrapped in ‘root and branch’ review

Environment secretary says new commission will consider all options regarding Ofwat

Starbucks scraps 2025 guidance after fall in sales and earnings

New chief Brian Niccol vows ‘to fundamentally change our strategy’ to return to growth

Philip Morris is a growth stock again as shares hit all-time high on Zyn demand boom

The company’s stock was tracking for a record close and clinched a fresh intraday record.

Donald Trump is eking ahead in the polls as the ‘excitement’s over’ for Kamala Harris

After surging in the polls after Harris’s dramatic entry into the race, the election tightens. Read More