Downing Street has accepted all recommendations for changes made by an inquiry which found the Southport killings could have been prevented and identified “fundamental failings”, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said. Mahmood said the government would do “whatever is needed to protect the public” as she accepted the recommendations from the first phase of … Read more
UBS has cut its Brent crude forecast after indirect talks between the United States and Iran reduced fears of further disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices lower for a third consecutive session. Brent futures fell 0.9% to $70.91 a barrel on Thursday morning, while US West Texas Intermediate dropped 0.9% to $67.99. … Read more
Bayer has consolidated its US glyphosate operations into a new business called Ruveon, creating a dedicated commercial structure for Roundup products days after a major US Supreme Court victory reduced one of the company’s most significant litigation risks. Ruveon will control pricing, market strategy, production and logistics for the US glyphosate business while remaining within … Read more
The latest season of the animated series begins with the mutants scattered across three different timelines. It’s time to reunite with everyone’s favorite gang of mutants in ‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2. This season’s first three episodes were released simultaneously on Disney+ on Wednesday. The animated series picks up the X-Men’s story from the Season 1 … Read more
Kevin Warsh joined Christine Lagarde, Andrew Bailey and Tiff Macklem at the European Central Bank’s annual forum in Sintra on July 1, bringing the new Federal Reserve chairman onto the international stage as four major central banks confront renewed inflation pressure. The policy panel formed part of the ECB Forum on Central Banking, held in … Read more
Bending Spoons has priced its initial public offering at $29.00 per share, placing the Milan-based technology group on course to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker BSP on July 1, 2026. The offering covers 57,971,015 ordinary shares. Bending Spoons is selling 34,398,640 shares, while existing shareholders are offering a further … Read more
Read the marketing and a modern crypto casino sounds like a fintech product. Instant settlement, near-zero fees, frictionless onboarding, even a small amount of free Bitcoin to get started. The vocabulary is borrowed straight from payments and neobanking. For a finance-minded reader, the useful exercise is to separate the genuine financial innovation from the activity … Read more
Michael Gold grew up in Queens with no money, a father who shuttered his business for a health insurance policy, and a mother who got sick. He entered finance for the reason most people do. “You get in because, ‘Oh, this is where you make money,’” he says. What he found on the other side … Read more
The character of Enola Holmes is much more imitable than her famous brother, which has made fans speculate whether she was based on a real-life person. ‘Enola Holmes’ is back on Netflix. The third installment of the popular franchise puts the clever detective in the midst of a new mystery. The series might not be … Read more
A sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted. The Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was one of the UK’s best-known and most loved trees. It was criminally felled for no apparent reason on a stormy night in … Read more