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More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs
More new students are choosing to live at home for university this year than in the last nine years, new data shows.
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U.S. services sector activity accelerates sharply in August, S&P Global says
The US private sector entered the third quarter at its fastest pace in months, according to preliminary data released Thursday, even as American factories fell back into contraction for the first time since late 2025 — …
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FTSE 100 today: Stocks rise as gold-fuelled mining rally offsets weak retail sales
SYDNEY — The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 28.0 points, or 0.31%, to 9,081.8 as of 12:44 p.m. AEST Thursday, rebounding from a two-week low as a dramatic overnight surge in gold prices lifted mining stocks and a heavy slate of co…
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Canada 'should fight' as US trade deadline looms, Manitoba premier says
One of Canada's provincial leaders has criticised a prospective trade deal with the US and pushed his country to hold out for favourable terms, showing Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a tough battle in getting buy-in o…
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Nasdaq 100 Is About to Make Wall Street Sleepy
On July 7, Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) joined the Nasdaq-100 -- which is the 100 largest non-financial companies by market cap listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It also received a $300 price target …
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UK borrows more than expected in July as Healey prepares for first Budget
The government borrowed slightly more than expected in July, according to figures published as Chancellor John Healey draws up his first Budget.
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Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
Panama Canal's operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño.
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UK private sector growth picks up in August on services
Sharing in Growth has been lauded at the annual Management Consultancies Association Awards. Picking up the prize for Change and Transformation in the Private Sector, the firm helped a Sheffield-based manufacturing firm…
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Stifling heat and broken toilets: TUI River Cruise passengers tell of their holiday hell
Dozens of people have accused TUI River Cruises of operating vessels with faulty facilities including persistently broken air conditioning, after they spent thousands of pounds on holidays.
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How landscape gardening is being electrified
Part of the soundtrack to a day in southern California is the drone of petrol-powered gardening equipment.
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Walmart sales under strain as US shoppers pull back
Sales at the US retail giant Walmart grew at their slowest pace for more than six years in the most recent quarter, suggesting American shoppers are under strain.
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Reform UK proposes tax rebates for firms to boost apprenticeships
Suella Braverman also advised student's "not to get ripped off by the great university scam".
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Bernard Matthews confirms closure of Derby factory
Bernard Matthews Foods says its Shaftesbury Street factory will close by the end of 2026.
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Danone €1bn takeover of Huel approved by watchdog
French firm says the acquisition of Huel will help it grow in the nutritional sector.
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Travelodge boss resigns as chain tackles security after sex assault at hotel
The boss of hotel chain Travelodge, Jo Boydell, is stepping down as the group addresses safety issues after a sexual assault at one of its hotels.
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The US Treasury Doubles Down on Buybacks
The U.S. Treasury announced yesterday that it will at least double its liquidity-supporting buyback operations for Treasury notes and bonds with 10 or more years to maturity. The current per-operation cap of $2 billion …
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Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China's housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.
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Trump threatens 'tremendous economic consequences' on any country helping Iran
President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences" on any country that helps or does business with Iran.
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I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how
At 28, Vivien Wong walked away from an £80,000-a-year accounting job to start making ice cream with her brother.
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India's Gen Z are driving up a mega boom in its beauty market
India's beauty brands have been drawing a lot of interest from global capital recently.
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US retail giant receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
Target has revealed it has received almost $1bn (£733.9m) in tariff refunds from the US government which boosted the retailer's latest profits.
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Remarkably Benign UK Food Prices Keep a Lid on Inflation
A material spike in oil and, crucially, natural gas prices this July would make it harder for the Bank of England to avoid hiking rates. We're pencilling in a one-and-done rate rise this summer
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Track defect found near derailment site - report
A defect was found on railway tracks in East Sussex at the site where a train derailed leaving 30 injured, a report says.
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Eurozone consumer prices grow by 2.9% year-on-year in July - Eurostat
The Euro (EUR) edges lower against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, hitting session lows at 0.8554 following the Eurozone’s preliminary inflation figures from July. The pair has turned negative in the daily chart, but…