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Trump oblivious to voter fury about data centers, saying ‘the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous’
“It is yet another dimension in which the White House appears tone deaf,” said James Henson of the Texas Politics Project at UT, Austin.
Army unit offers ‘special 4 day pass’ to play Grand Theft Auto VI for reenlisted troops as part of ‘unique incentives program’
At least 20 soldiers have signed up for the bonus off-days—with eligibility tied to serving at least two more years in uniform.
Senators demand answers from TikTok About ‘depraved’ experiment
The company withheld an algorithmic safeguard from roughly 15 million users, including minors, according to a confidential internal document.
Bessent becomes most interventionist Treasury chief in decades
Expanded bond buybacks and yen purchases mark an unusually activist approach, but widening deficits could limit its effectiveness
The AI industry is getting better at spotting dangerous behavior. It is less clear that labs know how to stop it.
Recent incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta show what happens when increasingly capable AI agents are tested in flawed environments. A new assessment finds leading labs…
Scott Bessent on the national debt: ‘There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number’
"We can grow our way out of that," the Treasury Secretary told CNBC on Thursday.
Gen Z forced to rewrite the American Dream in the ‘Great Postponement’: Fixer-uppers, side hustles and doing life out of order
"We've not seen challenges in terms of affordability like this in more than a generation," said Wharton professor Susan Wachter.
Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty Reform UK’s new economic adviser has previously called the pensions tr…
Facing weary customers, Walmart will use its nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices
Walmart passed on tariff-related costs last year and is now trying to lower prices as shares fell nearly 9% after its U.S. sales growth hit a six-year low.
Bill Ackman’s $400 million brain institute was inspired by his daughter—and built outside elite universities, which he says are losing talent
The billionaire investor said campus politics and funding cuts have made academia less attractive
JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat amid tepid trainer market
Latest profit warning is particularly disappointing in a World Cup year, which should have given the business a sporty buzzJD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of livi…
Lack of water storage is an urgent national security issue | Letters
Readers respond to the crisis facing Britain caused by the lack of reservoir capacity and hotter summersYour reporters came up with a good list of urgent climate policies in respo…
Unite’s mixed message on global heating | Letters
The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson. Plus a letter from Alan Gray Of the mass walkouts of transport drivers in parts…
Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company after jump in earnings
Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales increased 7% to £4.3bnSpecsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by fou…
Moderna co-founder is a billionaire once again at $1.7 billion—he once turned down 20 high-paying job offers to ‘have more of an impact on the world’
Billionaire biotech pioneer Robert Langer advises workers to do what makes them happy over money and job security: “If you give up too easily, that's not good.”
The four-day week is here thanks to GTA 6—some employers are giving staff a one-off shorter week to steal cars in the long-anticipated video game
Twenty soldiers have already accepted a U.S. Army offer for pass to play GTA VI—but they must commit to a two-year reenlistment.
Nneka Ogwumike’s WNBA legacy isn’t just her 11 all-star nods. It’s a 364% pay raise for the players
The president of the WNBA players' union is retiring after 15 seasons—and a labor agreement that's historic across professional sports.
Another Democratic primary, another shocking DSA upset as Angie Nixon adds to moderates’ heartburn over seemingly unstoppable wave
“If you’re surprised by tonight’s election results, you haven’t been paying enough attention,” said Britney Whaley of the Working Families Party.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Me…
As U.S. debt hits $40 trillion, Americans will foot the bill: $700 a month for retirees, and homebuyers could take a $53,000 hit, report finds
"Addressing the national debt deserves to be a high priority for both voters and lawmakers, to benefit all Americans."
Exclusive: Venezuela, sick with hyperinflation, engages the ‘money doctor’ Steve Hanke for a dose of dollarization medicine
The Johns Hopkins professor has spent five decades traveling the world, fighting for the cause of sound money. He's taking on his biggest dragon yet.
Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under ‘very challenging circumstances’Business live – latest updatesThe East Sussex railway line on which a train der…
Your next oil change is becoming a bigger part of car dealers’ business as profits cool and service departments make up the difference
Dealers are chasing service revenue as pandemic-era profits from selling cars fall back to Earth.
‘Game-changer’ GLP-1s could fix America’s obesity crisis—but 2 inequalities stand in the way
Wells Fargo Industry Insights' Robin Wenzel says the drugs are rewriting healthcare economics, but the math doesn't "pencil out" too often.