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Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods
World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are includedThe US and China have released reciprocal lists of good…
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push members to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesSale…
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
With the budget a month away, chancellor gives little indication in conference speech of where money will come from to reindustrialise BritainHealey vows to stick to fiscal rules …
Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor
John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.
Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time
Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narrative…
With gas at $4.47 per gallon, Trump set to relax Biden-era emissions standards
The administration says looser mileage rules will lower sticker prices while critics warn the savings could be erased by higher fuel costs
Tom Lee's Bitmine Buys Another $47M of ETH, Taking It to 4.9% of Ethereum Supply
Bitmine has staked 84% of its tokens, a position it projects will generate some $358 million a year in staking rewards.
White House jokes that Trump could sell weapons to China and Taiwan at the same time
The unusual offer came amid tensions over a paused $14 billion Taiwan arms package and Beijing’s push for Washington to stop the sales
Mortgage Rates Today, Monday, September 28: A Little Lower, But Still Above 7%
TL;DR: Rates fell today, but they’re still solidly above 7%.
Malaysia waits until its durians are fully ripe — and fully smelly. China’s $7.5 billion market looks on hungrily
The prime Malaysian fruit’s shelf life is at most two to three days, a pungent, dated delicacy.
Four ways to keep your energy bills down
Household energy bills are due to rise again in October but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.
AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns
AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in…
Strategy Sets New BTC Holdings Record After $143M Bitcoin Purchase
Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm bought 1,665 BTC last week, taking its holdings above its previous record to 847,666 BTC.
Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143M as BTC stack hits 847,666
Strategy sold 1.47 million MSTR shares for $246.2 million, using the proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and STRC preferred stock repurchases.
Chainlink updates its crypto bridge tech months after a $292 million hack at a rival exposed risks
The new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same single-point-of-failure vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges.
Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record highBusiness live – latest updatesPr…
The crypto pirates have become the Navy. Now what?
The crypto industry has gotten deeply immersed in the ways of Washington, D.C.—raising questions about what it really stands for.
BTC price eyes best Q3 in nine years: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 to start the week amid US-Iran war developments but remains up more than 40% for Q3 ahead of key inflation and jobs data.
THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin
CoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5 million theft.
Bank of America wants AI to do treasury’s grunt work
As AI takes over the manual side of treasury work, the job is shifting toward analysis, oversight, and judgment.
At OpenAI, a 9-month search raises questions about the CCO’s place at the table
OpenAI has operated without a chief communications officer for nine months.
Morning Minute: SEC Clears Token Buybacks for Crypto Networks
The Gary Gensler era is long gone and now the SEC is providing clarity on what crypto protocols can and can’t do with their tokens.
John Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live
The chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young peopleLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire H…