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Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it | John McTernan
The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive governmentNowhere was the confidence of the prime minister, Andy Bu…
The Fed is watching AI token prices. Here’s why CFOs should, too
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh flagged token prices as a window into AI's economics.
Target’s missteps have alienated consumers and shaken investors. Executive Chair Brian Cornell should step down
Target’s annual meeting results should send a clear message to the Board that investors are hungry for fresh leadership to help the company regain lost ground.
The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance schemeFrom the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like …
‘Just really shocking’: One of America’s top Social Security advisors is unsettled by how many people are withdrawing early
Martha Shedden says panic over the program's finances is pushing clients into early claiming decisions they'll regret. She also says: don't blame Boomers.
Robinhood Chain beats Ethereum in daily revenue as memecoin trading takes over
The two-month-old network processed a record 5.52 million transactions on Aug. 30 as users launched 22,600 tokens and memecoin trading tools drove most of the $2.66 million in rev…
How long should a CEO get to turn around a struggling company?
Nike’s Elliott Hill is approaching the end of his second year in the corner office.
ADP CEO: the real conversation on jobs and AI is how do we prepare for what comes next?
The organizations that have a clear understanding of what the data tells us – that the workforce is shifting, not shrinking – will be the ones that thrive.
Sberbank plans to add ether and USDT as collateral for crypto-backed loans: Report
The Bank of Russia recently included ETH and USDT in a draft list of cryptocurrencies approved for public trading on Russian exchanges.
Here's 1 metric on U.S. debt that makes bitcoin's bull case look stronger than ever
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 31, 2026
Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks so far in 2026, as more protocols are turning their revenue into buybacks to return more value to token holders.
Ireland Bars Crypto From State Savings Scheme Targeting $203B in Deposits
Shares, bonds, funds, ETFs and insurance products will qualify for the tax-advantaged accounts, which open next year.
‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires
Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’As the food service industry was pushed on to the frontlines of the …
I’m working with Venezuela to kill its inflation. Trump’s secret oil deal with Delcy Rodriguez is illegitimate — and unhelpful
If you have to wait 558 years to produce and sell a barrel of oil, that barrel is virtually worthless in today's dollars.
Business has lost the trust of a generation. I hear about it at my dinner table
A colleague told me, half-terrified, that her son's becoming a full-blown socialist. Our kids have been taking notes on the new (broken) social contract.
Markets pivot to September Fed rate hike: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin approached the August monthly close below key resistance with markets once again pricing in a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in September.
U.S. strikes on Iran fail to stir bitcoin, on track for best month since November 2024
Bitcoin held steady despite a broader risk-off move after the first U.S. strikes against Iran for weeks sent oil higher and stocks lower. The cryptocurrency has gained 24% this mo…
Stablecoins are crypto’s killer app—but no one can agree on who will use them
Airwallex is the latest giant company to plow into stablecoins—even as the business case for them is still emerging.
Trump threatens to blow Kharg Island ‘to smithereens’ as U.S. and Iran trade fresh strikes in the Gulf, driving up the price of oil
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
Why a 1963 bank case should not decide the Paramount/Warner deal
In United States v. Philadelphia National Bank, the Supreme Court blocked two banks from merging at a time when the market was simple to measure.
Airwallex president Lucy Liu on the company’s plans to be ‘IPO-ready’
The company, which claims to have over $1 billion in annualized run rate revenue, once talked about having a U.S. IPO in 2026.
Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public lands belong to all of us. Noone should plunder those lands for profitDo people still say a car was “sold for parts”? Because the US is being sold for parts or just handed …
Crypto.com's Cronos Halts Entire Blockchain After $75M Tectonic Exploit
Some $6 million reached Ethereum before validators froze the chain, stranding the rest on a network that still is not producing blocks.
GXO CEO: Better robot hands, not Olympic-level humanoids, are what businesses really need
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