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You need £17,000 for a first home - here's how to do it
Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.
My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.
Walmart CEO says that the retail giant and its AI shopping assistant aren’t using personal information to set prices amid rollout of digital labels
“Whether you’re buying groceries or electronics on a hot afternoon or in a sudden rush for an item, it’s never a reason to charge you more.”
Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home as mortgage rates top 7%? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market over the past decade
"Buying a home also bundles two very important, but very different, decisions: where to live, and how to invest a large chunk of your life savings."
Sand deficit: Coastal erosion is so bad in California that the residents of this mostly Republican city may tax themselves to restore the beach
Coastal erosion has been eating away at the beach in San Clemente, known for nearly a century as a “Spanish village by the sea.”
Giorgio Armani’s will requires the sale of a 15% stake in his empire within 18 months of his death. LVMH, L’Oréal and EssilorLuxottica may split it
Chief Executive Giuseppe Marsocci told reporters backstage at the runway show that there were no favorites and that the stake could potentially be split among all three companies.
The U.S. economy is running hot and stuck on a hamster wheel as GDP growth must outpace borrowing costs—or else get sucked into a debt spiral
"With interest rates on new Treasury bonds and notes at around 5% and medium-term nominal economic growth expected to be closer to 4%, the U.S. is entering a debt spiral."
The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failureThis month, a cross-party parliamentar…
The Guardian view on Manchester City: a strange kind of glory | Editorial
If a guilty verdict on multiple counts of financial misreporting is upheld against the club, its achievements in the modern era will be forever tainted In surveys ranking the Prem…
Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high riskThe vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, suga…
AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control—Here's What We Know
An OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up …
British police arrest five men for allegedly preparing a terrorism attack with explosives on a base used by U.S. bombers for Iran war
RAF Fairford, about 100 miles west of London, is one of several bases in Britain that has been used by the U.S. Air Force under an agreement dating from the 1950s.
Bitcoin's Quantum Problem: Three Ways Researchers Are Trying to Fix It
Three developments this week—a cost breakthrough, a new privacy design, and a custody playbook—show a field moving from theory to logistics, even as "Q-Day" remains hypotheti
As soaring energy prices crush businesses, France rolls out a new $500 million aid package, including help with commuting and heating costs
Fuel prices that have spiked since the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28 are dealing a hard blow to small businesses across Europe.
Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s shift beyond a blockchain in sweeping 2030 vision
Buterin wants Ethereum to do far more work without forcing every computer on the network to repeat the same calculations.
Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England
US-owned firm says average monthly users at its UK arm surged to 700,000 with sales up by a thirdLove them or hate them, Lime ebikes are an increasingly common sight on England’s …
One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is hitting someone with the ‘Lower 48’ label — and it’s central to the U.S. Senate race
The pejorative label reflects a mystique about Alaska, which outsiders often refer to as “The Last Frontier."
As AI giants warn of existential risk, they can also build a competitive moat via safety. ‘It’s genius and they’re all going to make a lot of money’
AI giants can block smaller competitors' growth by positioning themselves as the safest bet for investors, according to Harrison Rolfes, a Pitchbook senior research analyst.
Baby boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes
Millennials need homes, but because of high home prices and mortgage rates, baby boomers have little reason to sell.
Ex-Meta exec says Mark Zuckerberg taught him a lesson in work-life balance. Now he has strict rules for meetings and emails at his $1 billion tax firm
After years at Meta, Martin Ott learned from Mark Zuckerberg working smarter beats working longer: “It is making sure that you’re not about 24/7 constant on, but being deliberate.”
Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’
Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi said the most important skill in life is working hard: “I’m not going to let anyone outwork me.”
SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works
New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities law…