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As a young man, magazines were my window to the world. That wonder will be lost when all the shops have gone | John Harris
The closure of former WH Smith stores around the UK is sobering on many levels. The publications they sold were there to be perused, to broaden horizonsTowards the end of the 1970…
What is the £100k income ‘cliff-edge’?
The tax-free personal allowance starts to be taken away when you hit six figures, and in England you lose access to childcare subsidiesBelieve it or not, there are downsides to ea…
Netanyahu floats use of blockchain as solution to potential financial sanctions
Ahead of elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could turn to blockchain and crypto to skirt potential international sanctions, to the dismay of opponents and th…
I didn’t move to Mexico to save money. I moved to buy back my future
What a family medical crisis taught me about retirement, caregiving and the value of having choices.
Reality Bites for Gen Xers doing retirement math: just 49% say they’re on track, the worst of any generation
Boomers and Gen Z get the generational fights. The middle child, the first 401(k) generation, has quietly become the least confident saver in America.
Rich Eisen went from SportsCenter to NFL Network to owning his show. Now he’s back at ESPN, betting ’90s nostalgia still sells
The broadcaster and CEO is streaming on Disney+, airing on ESPN Radio, and mining ESPN’s archive for a SportsCenter nostalgia series.
Retail leads the way on paternity leave as government urged to improve offer
M&S and Tesco are among employers offering six weeks, highlighting gap with construction and agriculture“Being able to take six weeks’ paid paternity leave, flexibly, made a huge …
Americans say the economy is bad but keep spending. Don’t mistake the midterm polls for a forecast
Consumer confidence is at its lowest level since 2014, yet spending rose in August. Business leaders make the same mistake with election polls.
The experience economy keeps defying expectations. Maybe we’ve been looking at it all wrong
Covid was supposed to break live events for good. Instead, the more digital life gets, the more people pay to be in the room.
The boss whose twice-bust business appears to be back despite £3m debts
Andrew Woosnam took millions from his recruitment firms before creditors, including HMRC, were left out of pocketCompanies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail, study fi…
Bust companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail again, study finds
Exclusive: research for the Guardian shows ‘pre-pack’ deals with former management also pay far less to creditorsThe boss whose twice-bust business appears to be backInsolvent bus…
‘We like to be first to be second’: How True Religion’s CEO is rebuilding the denim brand for Gen Z and millennials
Michael Buckley has remade the early-2000s premium-denim label with $59 jeans, bedazzled everything, and concerts.
‘Nobody prepared them’: The ultrawealthy worry wealth will dull their heirs’ ‘drive and desire’ and so some aren’t telling them how much there is
A Bank of America study found 61% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals are concerned about their children’s motivation.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says neurodivergent workers will thrive in the AI era. An autistic psychologist says he has a point
Daniel Wendler, the psychologist, warned against putting neurodivergent people on a pedestal.
‘You can’t bring in robots’: the leather firm handmaking everything from wallets to cigar cases
In the third article in a series on high-end British manufacturing, we visit the Ettinger factory in Walsall‘Our town is making jeans again’: reviving jobs and skills in WalesFrom…
Heating oil costs 'more than double' ahead of winter
Middleton in Teesdale has no mains gas supply so many residents use expensive heating oil.
How families are cutting the cost of Halloween as spending grows
Families are turning to homemade costumes, swaps and second-hand outfits to keep it affordable.
Firms 'holding back' on new jobs ahead of Budget
Some businesses say they want to see employment costs come down in the October Budget.
The U.S. military and NASA have power problems. Nuclear microreactors might solve both
Microreactors could power military operations from the Arctic to the moon—and even fuel the search for extraterrestrial life.
Will a new code end 'rip-off parking charges'?
The prime minister says a new code will end "rip-off parking charges" - but will it work?
Nationwide to cut 275 jobs in latest round since takeover of Virgin Money
Exclusive: Bosses tell staff cuts part of effort to ‘simplify’ operations and ‘remove duplication’ across wider workforceNationwide building society is slashing another 275 jobs i…
Cookie theft: how fraudsters get the digital key to your accounts
‘Session cookies’ are a primary target for hackers letting them hijack and use your accountsYou’ve had a busy morning of life admin, logging into various accounts to check balance…
How Pepsi fell behind in the cola wars—and then lost KFC
KFC’s switch to Coke is the latest sign of a decades-long slide, and PepsiCo’s CEO says fixing soda is now a priority.
Budget 2026: No more fat to trim for 'squeezed middle'
As the chancellor finalises his first Budget, how are the "squeezed middle" feeling about costs?