V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions
Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action.
Economy
‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households | Richard Partington
A “Burnham bounce” , sunshine and a strong World Cup run for the England men’s football team. Could this be a turnaround moment for Britain’s struggling consumer economy or yet another false start for the UK’s splutteri…
Electrolyte lemonade to probiotic pop: do the new generation of ‘functional drinks’ live up to the hype?
They make grand claims about beauty benefits or extra energy – and even actor Gillian Anderson has her own brand. We investigate what they’re really doing – and put them to a taste test
Gatwick Airport left without running water after major outage
Passengers at both terminals of Gatwick Airport are being affected by a water supply issue, with toilets reported to be out of order and restaurants closed.
5 big analyst AI moves: Several top picks named into Q2 earnings
Artificial intelligence penny stocks sit at the intersection of two things traders love: volatility and a big story. These stocks trade at low prices, often under $5, and they belong to small companies trying to carve o…
UniCredit CEO says deal with Commerzbank likely as talks resume
FRANKFURT/MILAN, July 8 (Reuters) – One of Europe’s most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its prize, after it disclosed it was nearing contro…
‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales
Late opening hours and England’s progress to the semi-final of an expanded World Cup helped provide the best football-related uplift of recent years for pubs, figures suggest.
Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees
Adrian Howe’s family believe that fears his deal would be financially ruinous led him to kill himself
Primark's new 'supermarket tactic' to woo customers in online price war
It is something I keep hearing shoppers say when I ask them whether they shop at the fast-fashion giant.
Rental searches for pet friendly properties drop after law change
Rightmove searches for rental properties that allow pets have plummeted since law changes gave renters more rights.
BofA lifts cybersecurity stock targets to reflect long-term growth outlook
It's not about the iPhone 17 this time — Bank of America Securities has confidence that new products will power growth through the end of the decade, and has dramatically hiked their Apple stock target.
Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian
Payments to Reform UK first revealed by the Guardian are now being investigated by the Metropolitan police.
Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential campaign, touts support from Milei, Netanyahu
SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, on Saturday formally launched his bid to challenge President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October’s elect…
Goldman Sachs raises TOPIX 12-month target to 4,500 on weaker yen outlook
Following Goldman Sachs' upward revision of the TOPIX target, Citi has also joined the bullish camp for the Japanese stock market. Citi believes that Japanese equities may temporarily peak in the short term, but still h…
New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal.
Kuwait’s KPC signs $16 billion lease and leaseback deal for oil pipeline network
Kuwait Oil Company Signs US$ 16.0 Billion Infrastructure Partnership Involving Its Crude Oil Pipeline Network With a Consortium Comprising Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Red Scare? The democratic socialist mayor of New York City spent this week talking about red tape.
‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
A humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program, along with an AI teaching assistant, at Salamanca high school in Salamanca, New York, located on the Allegany territory of the Seneca nation.
Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman
If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax
Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?
This week the tech world was gripped by a story that has it all - and which started like a sci-fi thriller.
Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?
This week the tech world was gripped by a story that has it all - and which started like a sci-fi thriller.
Samsung Elec, SK Group seal $950 billion deals as South Korea hosts AI powers
NVIDIA Corporation operates as a data center scale AI infrastructure company in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Compute & Networking, and Graphics segments. …
China fines Trip.com $700 million for abusing online travel dominance
Shares of Trip.com Group plunged sharply on Thursday after China’s top market regulator said it had opened an antitrust investigation into the online travel services provider, triggering the company’s steepest selloff s…
ADHD has rewired the workplace. This is what it means for bosses and workers
The deputy store manager at Lidl, who'd told his bosses he'd been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), was called to a disciplinary meeting after breaking company rules by using equipment he h…