Economy & Markets
Rest of Market Overtakes Big Tech After AI Surge
Lede: After dragging the market in September, artificial intelligence stocks cooled in October, allowing the broader market to outpace Big…
Trump Highlights Energy Sector Gains as Gas Prices Set Records for 2025
While President Donald Trump campaigns nationwide to boost Republican candidates in next week’s midterm elections, he continues to praise the…
CoreWeave AI Stocks Rise as Anthropic Restores Market Confidence
CoreWeave and other AI stocks rose after Anthropic’s actions restored investor confidence in sustained AI spending trends. Now that investors…
Anthropic I.P.O. Poised to Benefit Banks, Chipmakers
An upcoming public offering of shares by Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company, is expected to create financial gains for several…
China Intervenes to Stabilize Stocks as Market Declines Continue
In response to ongoing losses in Chinese stock markets, the Communist Party has deployed a national team of state-owned investment…
UK Emergency Stockpile Advice Drives Surge in Basic Supplies Sales
UK households, urged by government emergency stockpile advice, have cleared shelves of tinned food, bottled water, wind-up radios and torches,…
UK Launches Warm Home Loans for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps
A new government-backed scheme is making low- or no-interest loans available to households across the UK to fund energy-saving upgrades…
UK Fridge Disposal Crisis Linked to Rising Temperatures
Increasingly hot UK summers are driving a fridge disposal crisis, as standard refrigerator-freezers fail when indoor temperatures exceed their rated…
UK wealth fund and business bank gain funding amid scrutiny calls
A regulator to keep the National Wealth Fund and the British Business Bank on mission is starting to look essential.…
Budget 2026: Chancellor Faces Economic Pressure Ahead of First Budget
Lede Chancellor John Healey faces a challenging Budget 2026 backdrop marked by economic uncertainty and pressure on UK households and…