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What CEOs should actually take away from the Democrats’ midterm sweep
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Drunk and dangerous e-bike riders face on-the-spot fines under crackdown
A consultation will consider fines and other ways to clamp down on dangerous e-bike riders.
South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’
With parts of region served by company in severe drought still, regulators give it six weeks to come up with action planRepeated failures by South West Water to tackle leaks are p…
‘No one cares about the little guy’: Sri Lanka’s fishers still reeling from 2021 toxic plastic spill
A stricken container ship shed tonnes of tiny pellets called nurdles on the west coast. Five years on, locals are counting the cost to marine life and livelihoodsOn the beach in P…
Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse
A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.
Bitcoin miner Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal
Riot has sold most of its bitcoin to fund its move into data centers. Its latest agreement gives Anthropic a way to finance part of the build and collect interest through rent ded…
South Korea seeks 4th crypto tax delay, targets 2029 start
South Korea is seeking a fourth delay to its 22% crypto tax, months after reaffirming plans to begin taxing digital asset gains in January 2027.
France budget rejection sidelines stablecoin tax, wallet reporting
Three adopted amendments, including stablecoin taxation and self-custody reporting, fall away but could be reintroduced in the Senate.
Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America?
Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficultThe photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionai…
Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major AI projectsProtesters across Europe are planning two days of action against …
Meet the AI company retiring your CPA so he can still see you face to face this tax season
Numica has bought seven small accounting firms from owners ready to retire. Software does the books, and the old CPA can stay on to see clients.
Poundland’s US owner says retailer remains ‘vulnerable’, after talks with ministers
Gordon Brothers still in ‘active discussions’ with interested parties and seeking to ‘protect as many jobs as possible’The US owner of Poundland has said the high street chain rem…
Hong Kong passes law requiring crypto exchanges to report customer transactions to tax authorities
Crypto firms must collect customer and transaction data from 2027, with Hong Kong sharing the information with overseas tax authorities from 2028.
OpenAI says its AI can break into Linux at scale. Here's what it means for crypto
OpenAI says its AI found 948 Linux flaws and wrote a working attack for each one. Crypto security voices say decentralization leaves the industry better placed than most to cope.
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs draw $128M as crypto rebounds after midterms
Fidelity led Bitcoin ETF inflows, while BlackRock’s IBIT shed another $201 million, extending its outflow streak to four trading sessions.
Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos helped make Miami a billionaire magnet—but Florida’s new $250,000 homestead exemption barely makes a dent for them
A middle-class homeowner and the owner of a $50 million mansion could save about the same $2,000 a year under Florida’s new property tax cut. Only one of them will notice.
How the Democratic party flipped the House and Senate, in 12 charts
During the 2026 midterm election, Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate.
Bank of England expected to raise interest rates for first time in three years today – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLooking at the latest money market pricing, a UK interest rate rise today is seen as a 98% chance.The Bank of England wil…
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resumes operations after attack, assesses losses
The bank said customer funds were unaffected after attackers accessed its systems through a service provider’s platform.
Prime Infra’s CEO says the Paris 1.5-degree goal is ‘feasible’ for Southeast Asia—if governments are willing to pay for it
Under the Paris Agreement, countries committed to holding the rise in global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels.
Companies need to fortify supply chains for “a flock of black swan” events, says Toll Group executive chairman Thomas Knudsen
Supply chain shocks have piled up since 2020, including the COVID pandemic, Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Trump’s 2025 tariffs.
Ministers to target ‘wild west’ of e-bikes blocking pavements
Exclusive: Consultation led by Department for Transport will consider parking standards, fleet sizes and insurance requirementsMinisters are seeking to end the “wild west” of park…
Binance, Polymarket seek Polygon hard fork to recover $6.8M in stolen crypto
Polygon block producers have already frozen the stolen tokens, but a proposed hard fork would allow the funds to be recovered and returned to their owners.
Democrats won on affordability. Can they deliver it?
Democrats will hold Congress but President Donald Trump still has the power to block their plans.