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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meatBritish shoppers are munching more beans, lentils, tofu and tempeh – while cutti…
Nvidia’s massive future spending commitments ‘make the company’s risk profile more complex,’ Saxo says
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John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget
Chancellor pledges ‘fiscal discipline’ as plan to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 deferred until 2027 reviewThe new chancellor, John Healey, will delay setting out when the UK …
Dolly Parton wrote the song we’ll forever play on repeat
Here’s the paradox at the center of it: Dolly looked like someone who had invented herself, while somehow never seeming invented.
Who pays for a shadow fleet oil spill? No one
The most effective way to stop rogue oil tankers may be to call them what they are: an environmental threat.
Deloitte sees a $566 billion lunar economy by 2050
But a market that doesn’t exist yet could yield an even larger payoff.
Scammers are hijacking tap-to-pay donations to turn a $20 gift into a $2,000 charge—here’s how to protect your money
As tap-to-pay makes street donations effortless, fraudsters are quietly inflating charges.
How Britain’s railways are struggling in the heat – and can they be fixed?
Problems including derailments have hit network during one of the hottest and driest summers on record Britain’s railways have faced a string of heat-related problems this summer,…
Bridge founder Zach Abrams sees an opportunity for ‘tokenized local currencies’ across Asia
The Stripe-owned company sees potential in Asia, where trade-heavy economies need faster cross-border payment rails.
Why ‘equal weight’ S&P 500 funds are having a moment—and are up almost 16% this year alone
RSP has topped $100 billion in assets as it outpaces a cap-weighted S&P 500 that's exposed when Big Tech stumbles.
Gen Z’s bedazzling era is the latest Lipstick Index as youths put gems on everything from coffee cups to skincare
Brands are leveraging young women's increasing spending power by jumping on the sparkly maximalism bandwagon.
Gap’s new playbook: Less discounting, more Hailey Bieber
Gap’s sales are improving, but its comeback remains a ‘show-me’ story.
Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will followIf it can happen in Birmingham, it can …
From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille isFrance’s new capital of overtourism
This summer has been a tipping point. But it’s not too late to save what makes this place uniqueWhen I first started visiting Marseille more than 20 years ago, few could have pred…
How did Trump get so rich? – podcast
In the past couple of weeks, the Trump administration has reignited its trade war with Canada, threatened an ‘economic D-day’ against Iran and watched the US national debt surpass…
Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
Anthropic argued designation as ‘supply chain risk’ could cost the company billions of dollars in lost business and reputational harmA US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanc…
Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped offA clampdown on “rogue bailiffs” has been launched by Andy Burnham ami…
Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president’s son to detail firm’s recent success after he joined 1789 Capital as partnerDemocrats on a powerful US congressional committee have launch…
Callaway cuts ties with Good Good Golf over ad depicting violence against woman
Golf giant ends partnership with YouTube groupRetailers have pulled Good Good products from shelvesGarrett Clark says controversial skit was in ‘poor taste’Callaway has ended its …
The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year
Boomers are getting 265% returns from Social Security—and the “great wealth transfer” won’t save Gen Z.
In border states, even Trump’s own party wants the Canada fight to be over
Governors, senators, and automakers in Maine, Vermont, and Michigan have spent 18 months warning the White House a trade war with Canada would bite.
A consultant who once railed against ‘the billionaire boys club’ is now leading opposition to California’s wealth tax
Ned Wigglesworth once blasted big donors for buying influence. Today, he’s helping lead a nine-figure campaign against Prop. 40
Bitcoin is having a great month—but Solana is doing even better as coin soars above $100
Investors have found fresh reasons to buy Solana beyond Bitcoin’s comeback.