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Oil prices slide after Pakistan announces deal between US and Iran
Oil prices fell in early trade in Asia after Pakistan, which has been mediating an end to the US-Iran war, announced a deal that President Donald Trump said would see the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz shipping r…
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Surge in scams as fraudsters use AI to target people
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Surge in scams as fraudsters use AI to target people
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Policy & regulation
Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
Keir Starmer will ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as “Australia plus”, the Guardian understands.
The world
UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal
The UK and Japan have agreed a multi-billion pound investment deal which UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said will build a "new era of co-operation" between the two nations.
Policy & regulation
Running a small business has become almost impossible | Letter
Rosie Wolfenden says that under the current tax system, and with rising costs, traditional business models are no longer viable
Policy & regulation
Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue
In two weeks, I’m speaking to a group of companies in the packaging industry about issues affecting their businesses this year. I’m going to discuss the economy, navigating higher …
Policy & regulation
Ministers could give billions raised by business rates to England’s regions
Exclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and education
The world
Man who built Guernsey finance charity retires
Peter Neville worked for more than five years to set up Guernsey Community Savings, which first opened its doors in September 2020 to support people who were not able to access mai…
Policy & regulation
Welcome to California: land of plunder and hypocrisy | Mark Arax
From gold to water, California’s wealth was built on extraction. The AI boom is reviving an old question: who pays the price?
Policy & regulation
‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
What are you into? What floats your boat? What music, films, clothes, art, books – anything, really – do you actually like? Do you find these questions more difficult to answer tha…
Policy & regulation
Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM
Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI expert…
Policy & regulation
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
Imagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent disaster, but instead we cut the funding needed to track it. A few million dolla…
Policy & regulation
Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’
Activists argue business model is ‘plantation tourism’ designed to benefit elite and disadvantage most Jamaicans
Policy & regulation
British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel
Keir Starmer says operation involving UK armed forces has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin
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Oil price falls to three-month low and markets rally after US-Iran peace deal – business live
Whilst the deal is very good news for markets it looks like tough conversations will have occur in the 60-day window to ensure the peace is sustainable. As an e…
Crypto
Ark Invest bought more than $500 million worth of SpaceX shares on IPO day
ARK Invest bought nearly 3.3 million shares of SpaceX (SPCX) as Elon Musk's company went public in the largest IPO ever on Friday, building a stake worth more t…
Policy & regulation
Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns
Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action
Crypto
Bitcoin hits a two-week high above $65,500 as the US-Iran deal sends oil sliding
Bitcoin climbed to its highest level in nearly two weeks after the US and Iran reached a deal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, removing the e…
Policy & regulation
Investment fraud in UK soared to more than £220m lost last year, trade body says
Increasingly elaborate investment scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies and wine have soared in the past year with more than £220m lost to the fraud, according…
Crypto
Trump-linked stablecoin used for bonus payouts at White House UFC contest
USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump family's crypto venture World Liberty Financial, has gone from locking retail depositors out of a DeFi lending pool to …
Policy & regulation
Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopen
US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude but analysts warn complex negotiations lie ahead, potentially halting further significant drops
Policy & regulation
Mike Ashley’s Frasers follows Hugo Boss bid with offer for Australia’s Accent
UK billionaire’s fashion group offers £166m for takeover of 77.1% of shares in shoe firm it does not already own
Policy & regulation
Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook | Max von Thun
The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of vision
Crypto
Bitcoin shoots higher on Iran peace deal, with Strait of Hormuz set to open
The US and Iran said they reached an interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal to be signed in Switzerland on Friday.
Crypto
Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered
The pattern works like this. Draw Fibonacci retracements from near zero – BTC began trading at $0.003 in February 2010 – to bull market peaks reached in June 20…
Crypto
Summer of crypto (regs): State of Crypto
Technically speaking, summer hasn't started yet and won't for another week. But it's over 90°F in New York, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to…
Crypto
Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet
Aerodrome, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on Coinbase's Base network, is preparing for what its developers believe could be the next evolution of onch…
Crypto
SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing one of the most consequential of Chairman Paul Atkins' crypto policies, a new approach that grants some…