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WOW: Delta Drops Some of the Most Valuable Welcome Offers We’ve Seen
New cardmembers can earn 2 roundtrip, Delta Comfort extra legroom tickets or statement credits + bonus miles, ending November 4, 2026.
Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next
Gate rebrands around Gate Money, which combines accounts, asset conversion, savings and card payments as the exchange broadens beyond its trading base.
Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano PessinaThe Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought UK pharmac…
Bitcoin price drops to $82.7K October low as bond sell-off resumes on Iran nerves
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 to reach month-to-date lows as stocks reversed after all-time highs and bond yields spiked higher.
Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI
AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research expla…
British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980sFor Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire Go…
Job-hopping got workers an 18% raise in 2022. Now it’s 8%—and Gen Z is hurt the most
The pay bump for switching jobs has shrunk to its smallest edge over staying put in seven years, just as more than half of Gen Z professionals say they're ready to jump ship.
Bitmine's Relentless Ethereum Buying Is About to End, Tom Lee Says
Speaking at Token2049 in Singapore, the chairman said Bitmine is about 100,000 ETH—roughly six to seven weeks—from its 5% cap, setting an end date on a buying spree that made it t…
Linda Yaccarino spent 2 years as Elon Musk’s X CEO. She says his ‘insatiable sense of urgency’ is the secret to his trillionaire success
As CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino saw firsthand what has fueled Elon Musk’s path to a trillionaire: treating every deadline like it’s right now.
BBC boss faces barrage of staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks
Matt Brittin fields questions on whether ‘bloated’ senior ranks are being spared and lays out iPlayer overhaulMatt Brittin, the BBC’s director general, has faced a barrage of accu…
Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.
Why the AI age calls for ‘founder mode’
The onset of the technology demands leaders who stay close to the work, move quickly, and rethink what their companies can become.
Meet the two cofounders who went on a 10-month-long trip before starting their $350 million business—they say you should too
They trekked through China, Colombia, and the Philippines—and it made their bond stronger.
How much you need to retire in every state after Social Security—from $644,000 in North Dakota to $1 million in New Jersey
There's no magic retirement number. Here's what you need in every state after Social Security.
Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.
Tether tapped by Kazakhstan’s central bank to explore stablecoin and tokenization
The National Bank of Kazakhstan said it will study a local currency-linked stablecoin and tokenized real-world assets with Tether.
Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan
Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speechUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has announced …
Baby boomers are skipping Florida for the Carolinas in retirement—and cheaper homes are only part of the reason
Florida still ranked No. 3 for boomers in U-Haul's new midyear report, but lower property taxes, cheaper housing, and a quieter pace pushed South Carolina and North Carolina ahead.
South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills
Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’The owner of embattled South West Water has slashed its dividend and…
Will the Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman movies make a dent on tech giant evangelism?
The triple release of The Social Reckoning, Musk and Artificial is less a clear political stance, more like movie studio opportunismHollywood is sending a clear message: it’s a fr…
Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, October 7: Pretty Stable
Mortgage interest rates didn't move much this morning, but today's Treasury auction could change that.
Quantum computers threaten exposed private keys rather than blockchains, Europol warns
EU law enforcement agencies urged developers, exchanges, and users to initiate phased post-quantum migrations immediately to prevent future unauthorized fund transfers.
Exclusive: Portal Ventures-backed Vest raises $13 million to build a proprietary trading firm that shares traders’ profits
Senior executives at Citadel Securities, BlackRock, and KKR also contributed to the round.
Ether is about to lose a steady buyer as Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop token purchases
Tom Lee said Bitmine will be “done stacking” once it owns 5% of ETH, setting an end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid-2025 and made the company the world's largest …