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Secret Service reviews apparent Iranian state media threat against life of Barron Trump
Iranian outlets have circulated threats against Trump’s family since the U.S. assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The S&P 500’s earnings surge looks incredible. Two companies explain why
The index is on track for its strongest earnings growth in years—but Alphabet and Amazon are doing much of the heavy lifting.
Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war
Trump gives "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America," and he may not be "doing much business" with the province.
UN warns world is ‘dangerously close’ to letting machines autonomously target and kill humans
International efforts have produced few limits as military technology advances at “record speed” amid conflicts from Ukraine to Sudan
Lindsay Clancy case: forensic psychologist testifies that an 18-minute hallucination that lasts as long as 3 murders is not psychosis
A forensic psychologist says Lindsay Clancy's hallucination conveniently began and ended with the 18 minutes it took to kill her children.
Louisiana girl, 8, dies from rare brain-eating amoeba that thrives in freshwater
Lillian Smart died a day after her birthday; state health data ties the rare, fatal infection to extreme heat and dropping water levels, not just bad luck.
Current price of oil as of August 25, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Workers are lying less about AI—but they’ve developed a worse habit
A new WalkMe survey finds employees have largely stopped faking AI expertise. But CEO Dan Adika suggests that's not progress, but unearned confidence.
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully runningThe carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exc…
Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve
America’s energy security is facing its own "300" moment, when Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force.
Private equity’s $860 billion zombie company problem
The zero-interest-rate era left private equity with thousands of companies it can't exit, can't sell, and can't quite kill.
Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
"If you tell the debt markets: 'Hey, we think we're gonna be able to grow our way out of this,' and then a year later they're not seeing any improvements from that, then it's a cr…
The data-center backlash has broken into the midterms but the industry’s problem is larger than communications: America needs a new bargain
The companies building and using data centers should pay the costs they create. In return, states should give responsible projects certainty and speed.
In U.S.-Canada trade war, Trump says they are ‘the worst’ and Canada’s top trade envoy tells him to ‘kiss my ass’
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
Fishy business: who really profits when sardines go viral? - video
Once a cheap store-cupboard staple, sardines are fast becoming a luxury food item. Last year, #SardineGirlSummer saw influencers promoting the health benefits of sardinemaxxing, w…
US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds
There has been a 76% increase in under-construction gas-fired projects amid ‘frenzy’ to build more datacentersThe US has surged ahead of China in the building of new gas-fired pow…
AI is giving Trivago and its CEO Johannes Thomas a new playbook on how to beat back disruption
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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common senseProf Devi Sridhar is chair of gl…
The Fed doesn’t know who’s financing the $3 trillion AI boom
The Fed spent the past few years relearning the dangers of underestimating inflation. The challenge now is complexity and financial innovation.
Lego sales rise as World Cup and F1 ranges prove to be winners
Danish toymaker also scores success with KPop Demon Hunters, Star Wars and botanicals productsBusiness live – latest updatesLego sales have risen by more than a fifth as tie-ups w…
US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
Trump ally should cut budget deficit rather than try to suppress bond yields, says billionaire Stanley DruckenmillerScott Bessent’s attempt to calm the bond markets and push down …
Bosses are convinced Gen Z fakes Wi-Fi outages and sick days to sneak off in summer—but 1 in 2 senior managers are guilty of the same thing
New research has found that even senior have been calling in sick and sneaking out of work to enjoy the warm weather this summer.
Four firms control more than half of the world’s seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back and returning to the bartering system
Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF dominate the global seed market. Growers in Italy are saving and trading seeds outside that system.
Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the ‘springboard to success’ for the next generation
The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation's gift to 12 UNCF schools comes as HBCUs brace for a federal pullback.