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Meet the CEO whose century-old company never laid off employees through the Great Depression, the recession, or Covid
The company even mapped out employees' zip codes to help choose a location for a larger facility with more digestible commute times.
Asia’s aging population will redefine retirement, care—and independence
Adults in Asia are increasingly prioritizing autonomy, health, and financial security over maximizing the inheritance they leave behind.
My abusive and aggressive partner left me but O2 insists I meet him in person
I need to take him off my family account, but it says the only way is for him to join me for a joint call with O2My partner packed up and disappeared with his children while I was…
How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily | Jeremiah A Carew
A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to NasaA year has…
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis findsHouseholds in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save more than …
Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail ConsortiumThe pace of price rises in UK shops rose to its highest level in two y…
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026The number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas by w…
‘A huge learning curve’: apprentices on the benefits and pitfalls of vocational training
While many young people have found jobs and built careers, some have struggled to complete their coursesThe crisis in the youth employment market, with almost a million young peop…
Child trust fund firms face review over efforts to find who owns £1.5bn worth of pots
Exclusive: FCA pressures firms to do more to sort 760,000 accounts as watchdog urges families to use free tracking serviceChild trust fund providers are being put under the spotli…
From Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop
An EU export ban on Dutch tech giant ASML’s machines could force the pause we all needAt this point, it should be clear that AI is a choose-your-own-adventure book where every opt…
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
Report calls for legally binding targets to cut microplastic pollution as soil ‘is a complex living ecosystem’The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat…
UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven yearsA house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on aver…
Pabst offers reward after beer heist from California warehouse: ‘Ps, this is real’
Company is offering cash reward for 40,000lb stolen cargo, and turns theft into lighthearted social media promotionPabst is offering a reward after tens of thousands of cans of it…
Young Kalshi users have traded an estimated $3.9B on sports and parlay-type contracts this year, exposing a loophole that lets them bet before age 21
Critics warn prediction markets let 18-year-olds make sports wagers while bypassing state betting age limits.
PBR promises thieves who return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer by next Tuesday ‘no questions asked.’ That won’t stop California prosecutors
That's roughly 34,000 cans of beer worth about $70,000, according to police.
America’s high school graduating class is projected to shrink 13%. Colleges are already feeling the squeeze
Rising costs and steep tuition discounts are squeezing college budgets just as the pool of prospective students begins to shrink.
‘I bet on myself. Literally’: Ex-Congressman George Santos banned for life from Kalshi after making $17,839 from insider trading
Following the ban, Santos said "thanks for the lifetime ban from your gambling platform," in a post on X.
Bitcoin is back—and so is Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which made its first buy in two months
The company’s return to buying follows a summer downturn spent raising cash and selling Bitcoin.
Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life
Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union addressGeorge Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career colla…
More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reformAndy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential ser…
The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly | Editorial
New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed “Hook, hold, harvest and hide” was how Megan O’Neill, a lawyer for the US st…
Ray Dalio was so broke early in his career he had to borrow $4,000 from his dad—and learned 2 lessons that set him on the road to billionaire status
“Nobody does everything perfectly, not even Warren Buffett,” Dalio told David Rubenstein in conversation at the 92nd Street Y.
UAE intercepts Iranian drone over its waters in ‘dangerous escalation’ from Iran war—and threatens responding ‘decisively to aggressors’
Trump has stressed last week that he is "not in a hurry" to get Iran back to the negotiating table.
Gas topped $4 daily in August for the first time. New U.S. strikes on Iran are sending oil prices even higher again
Brent crude jumped more than 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments.