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Live news: Brent Crude slides below $110 as Iran deal hopes grow and Brazil stocks sink
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 as investors await Microsoft and Amazon earnings alongside rate decisions from the Fed, BOJ and ECB
Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US
Latest example of unauthorised behaviour shows AI model bypassed paywall to access data as part of statistics project Business live – latest updatesAnthropic sued for allegedly us…
‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far
As the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under TrumpWith the midterm elections fast approaching, many Americans have th…
Should we tip on takeout? We weighed all angles and the answer is …
Adding gratuity doesn’t always make sense, but the obligation to has been entrenched as a societal normYou arrive at a pizza place to pick up your order. The credit-card screen as…
AI agents are shopping like never before—and tools like Mastercard’s ‘Pay for Machines’ could turbocharge the trend
The sudden emergence of personal agents like Muse is a "turning point" for agentic commerce, Mastercard's Head of Product says.
BTC price risks $80K loss into FOMC, earnings: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin bulls fought for $80,000 support over the weekend ahead of a heavy week of US tech earnings and inflation data.
How they lost the cola wars: Pepsi generates twice the revenue of Coca-Cola, yet its market cap is only half as big
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Calpers pulls back from big tech as AI jitters deepen neocloud sell-off
California’s pension fund shifts toward private equity as investors question tech valuations and the payoff from soaring AI spending.
Securitize’s tokenized stock value halves as Circle widens lead
SECZ’s onchain market cap fell to $208.6 million as Circle-linked tokens reached a combined $383.6 million across several issuers in the $3.3 billion tokenized equities market.
If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan
Andy Burnham has railed against neoliberalism – the historic shift must start with this week’s budgetAndrea Egan is the general secretary of UnisonAfter Keir Starmer, things could…
Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget
Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.
Drive reindustrialisation from No 10 North or risk failure, MPs tell Burnham
Ninety-plus Labour MPs warn civil service lacks skills to drive growth where it is needed and plan should be steered by Louis Haigh from ManchesterBusiness live – latest updatesAn…
PepsiCo started losing the cola wars when its CEOs lost focus
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Fed, ECB and BOJ interest-rate decisions, Coinbase earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 26.
Bitcoin ETFs break 2-week outflow streak with $301M comeback
US spot Bitcoin ETFs finished the week with $301 million in net inflows after a strong three-day start gave way to heavy withdrawals.
Singapore urges suppliers to ‘honor commitments’, as Indonesia slashes gas exports to the country by 9%
On Oct. 23, Indonesia decided to slash pipeline gas exports to Singapore by 9%, blaming domestic shortages.
AI cloud computing companies face ‘guppy-level death’, Elon Musk warns, as funding dries up – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The flow of fu…
Over 11 million bitcoin has no known owner. Here's what it means
The large number of coins held in unidentified wallets shows that retail investors have been in this market for years, observers said. But this interpretation comes with a caveat.
Stung with a parking fine for an 18-second airport stop to tackle a wasp
No matter what the cause, airports are ruthless in issuing PCNs if a car stops in a red zone. But there is a get-out clauseI had to stop my car for 18 seconds in a red zone at Lee…
What will a pedestrianised Oxford Street mean for transport?
A stretch of Britain’s most famous shopping street is to be vehicle-free as part of £150m government-backed schemeMuch of Britain’s most famous shopping street will be closed to t…
Salon owners urge Budget VAT cut as staffing pressures grow
Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.
We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan
We’ll revive the in-person shopping experience with a transformation of the area, inspired by the John Lewis and Selfridges founders who first set up thereSadiq Khan is the mayor …
Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say
Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understandsBritain’s largest employers have told the government th…
42% of America’s recent college grads are working jobs that don’t need a degree. From Kathmandu to Paris, young people are taking to the streets
The New York Fed data measures "underemployment." One historian calls this “elite overproduction” — a final stage before social upheaval.