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‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades
Yields on U.K. bonds have reached 5.81%, and German bonds are also paying 3.76%, versus 5.27% for a comparable U.S. bond. It's a big reason U.S. rates have been drifting higher.
U.S. hits Canada with 50% tariffs, invoking a notorious Great Depression law that has never been used before to impose import taxes
The import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
I helped turn a California bank into one of America’s fastest-growing. Now I’m building a company to serve the people that banking has failed
The financial system was built for a world where everyone had one employer and a paycheck that landed every two weeks. That world is disappearing.
Auntie v influencers: why YouTubers are ready for battle with the BBC
Content creators are fighting proposal to boost traditional broadcasters in video platforms’ all-powerful algorithmsThe millions who subscribe to the content creator Simon Squibb’…
‘Penchant for bling’: can Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley take a bigger slice of luxury retail?
Frasers billionaire bought Harvey Nichols and increased Hugo Boss stake despite tough times for high-end storesWhat billionaire doesn’t love to splash the cash on a luxury item? S…
Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteedThe first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for l…
Meet the sisters who got dumped by their landlords and were down to their last £15,000 before they built an £8 million business
“There were a lot of tears,” Annabel Lui said, recalling that she and her sister talked for 15 hours about what to do. Their dad said "over my dead body."
AI’s Three-Body Problem: no single force can dictate the outcome
OpenAI and Anthropic are one body, China's open-weight models are another, and then there are the application companies built on top of both.
America has a $172 billion child care problem. Investors are overlooking part of the solution
America has spent years debating the cost of child care while millions of families continue competing for a limited number of seats.
This CEO was out to dinner when he caught his AI agent wasting $1,000 in tokens. He says ‘insecurity’ is a bigger problem
"A thousand is not that much, I would say, but for one weekend, it's pretty annoying," Maxio CEO Branden Jenkins told Fortune.
Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
Lightning the humanoid robot clocks 9.32sec in BeijingQuicker than 9.58sec men’s world record set 17 years agoA robot named Lightning has run the 100m in 9.32 seconds, beati…
Plug-in solar: could a low-cost panel cut your bills?
Britons will be able to buy ‘balcony’ systems they can install themselves from 27 August thanks to rule changeDespite this summer bringing hours of sunshine, many Britons have bee…
‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again
Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out onlineWith more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service…
Retired racer Jimmie Johnson credits his multimillion-dollar success to shining his shoes and arriving 10 minutes early: ‘Small things matter’
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson tells Fortune how small habits, support from his parents, and work-life balance have shaped his career.
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacyMeta’s business ca…
Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge
Leaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’Trades unions are warning Andy Burnham that Labour’s policy on cutting zero-hou…
Why am I called The Black Farmer? Because there are so few of us in Britain. I’d like that to change | Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Running a farm is tough – TV’s Clarkson’s Farm shows that – but I know many minorities would love the chance. And we would all benefit Who’d be a farmer? Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon…
The veteran Fortune 500 CEO who turned an 80-year-old AC company into an AI darling
First Dave Cote transformed Honeywell. Then out of retirement he placed a stunning bet on a little known company called Vertiv.
Powering the cloud after 60 years underground: Ormat’s geothermal pivot to AI
Ormat launched two next-gen geothermal projects with Sage Geosystems and SLB in Nevada.
Subterranean salad: underground farmers seek solution to food crisis in disused UK mines
Researchers in North Yorkshire feel the clock ticking as they aim to transform British food productionIt has the vibe of a Bond villain’s underground lair but the workers in hi-vi…
Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show
Experts say fires caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are putting lives at riskFires at recycling centres caused by wrongly discarded lithium ba…
‘We fear lessons will not be learned’: Chloe Moffat’s parents on their fight to hold Treasury to account
Couple considering suing for wrongful death after coroner found disciplinary process materially contributed to suicideWhen a coroner ruled this month that the Treasury “materially…
‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and productionHollywood creative…
‘It exists only for pleasure’: does ice-cream have a future in the age of wellness fads and weight-loss drugs?
As fitness-conscious consumers turn away from processed foods, the industry is scrambling for new ideas, including nutrient-rich lollies and protein-packed tubs. Will they take th…