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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos to mothball three major chemical sites in Hull
The wholesale price of natural gas has almost doubled in the UK and Europe since July.
Live updates: Oil falls as Iran signals possible Hormuz reopening, bitcoin holds near $86,000
WTI crude oil drops to $89 as reports suggest Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
Binance probed by U.S. federal prosecutors for sanctions violations: Bloomberg
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran.
AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich
It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chinLast week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon sp…
Crypto metric signals altseason as Bitcoin market-cap share stalls below 60%
Glassnode’s Altcoin Cycle Signal printed a new altseason signal after a month of Bitcoin and altcoin market-cap gains.
Suddenly, polls show the Democrats in sight of taking the Senate in the midterms
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Crypto market cap reclaims $3 trillion as Bitcoin, altcoins rally
Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as major altcoins gained, while rising derivatives leverage pointed to growing speculative activity across crypto markets.
The AI race should be less about supremacy and more about sustainability
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US Probes Whether Binance 'Knowingly' Let Iran-Linked Trades Through: Report
Binance says it has a "zero-tolerance policy" for sanctions violations. Prosecutors are asking whether its 2023 compliance fixes held.
Animoca Brands delays IPO plans, suspends merger talks with Currenc
Talks between the two kicked off late last year, with plans for the former to own 95% of the merged company.
Spain battles climate change on several fronts
A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.
White hats outrun Coldcard hackers in 52-Bitcoin evacuation
White hats secured about 40% of the Bitcoin moved in the Coldcard exploit’s second wave, transferring it to a Wyoming trust for victims.
Businesses struggle to profit as fuel prices soar
Fuel prices across the West have risen to nearly £2 per litre amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Crypto’s wild boom-and-bust cycles are fading, Solstice CEO says
Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.
Americans are turning to AI to survive a brutal housing market—37% would let it buy their next home with ‘minimal human involvement’
From estimating home values to comparing mortgage offers, buyers are leaning on AI to survive a market where rates are pushing back toward 7%.
Borrowing surge puts pressure on chancellor ahead of Budget
Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.
Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $1 billion on Monday, the 9th largest inflow ever
Inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs picked up Monday as bitcoin rallied to its highest since January.
Bitcoin ETFs flirt with $1B as inflows hit 2026 high
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion on Monday, their largest daily inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000.
‘Skills nobody can take’: Meet a 20-year-old with a 4.5 GPA who skipped college for technical school to land an ‘AI-proof’ career
Alejandro Rodriguez was a gifted-and-talented student with a 4.5 GPA and every expectation of a four-year degree. He chose to become a Porsche technician instead
Meet the wealth manager who built a $38 billion firm and gave $100 million to the MBA program that launched him
Jeff and Cheryl Thomasson donate $100 million to Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
From the best and worst companies to how to get treated fairly - ask our consumer champion anything
In her weekly column for the Guardian, Anna Tims solves readers consumer problems – ranging from the devastating to the ridiculous. She’ll be online at 3pm to answer your question…
Steve Jobs made Apple iconic. Tim Cook made it a $5 trillion behemoth
Cook made Jobs' iPhone a global juggernaut and expanded Apple into an expansive, cash-generating ecosystem.
Apple’s first 50 years: Charts show how the iPhone maker became a $4.85 trillion giant
Apple’s transformation into a global consumer-tech powerhouse, by the numbers.
The U.S. is backing a $14 billion cable to keep Southeast Asia’s internet out of China’s reach
As the U.S. and China race to build rival subsea networks, countries "may be faced with accommodating two parallel tech stacks," one analyst says.