Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design
The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.
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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
Plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton revealed
Marston's Brewery could close in Burton-upon-Trent, under plans revealed by its owners.
U.S. weekly initial jobless claims edge down to 197,000
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America’s Jobs Market Has Stopped Hiring Without Starting to Fire
Experts have been predicting that AI will decimate knowledge workers for several years, but the overall unemployment rate in the U.S. remains near historic lows. Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his co-authors say that the…
Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
The Chrysler Building, one of the most distinctive high-rises in Manhattan's skyline, will undergo a major renovation as part of a multi-million-dollar sale deal.
Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
Asos has told its customers hackers are in possession of detailed profiles of potentially millions of the online store's users.
'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
French finance minister Roland Lescure has invited Britain to "come all the way" back to the EU, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham signalled a second Brexit referendum was "possible" in a future Labour election manifest…
New electric car 'make or break for Jaguar'
Prof David Bailey says there is a lot riding on the Type 01 in terms of jobs and investment.
Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.
AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
Samsung Electronics says it expects a nine-fold surge in its quarterly profits compared with a year earlier, driven by surging demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.
We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips
Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.
The wildlife winners set to appear on your banknotes revealed
Banknotes are getting a nature makeover - and the Bank of England has revealed the four creatures that will feature on our money.
Europe’s Fiscal Cracks Are Turning US Dollar Strength Into a Structural Trade
As a second and more punishing wave of US sanctions hits Iran, the Islamic Republic is dusting off an old playbook for circumventing such penalties and maintaining a crucial level of oil exports and other trade. A new i…
What independence could mean for oil-rich Alberta's economy
Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.
OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.
Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.
Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed
Five former Barclays traders sentenced in one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions overturned following a long-running legal battle.
Boots sold in $8.9bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
Boots, the High Street pharmacy and retail chain, has been sold in an $8.9bn (£6.7bn) deal to the holding company of Canada's billionaire Weston family.
Worried Consumers Keep Spending: Here’s Why
For nearly four years, economists have been predicting that consumers would fail the economy. To their point, sustained high inflation, the fastest Fed tightening cycle in decades, and more recently, surging gasoline pr…
Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel
Asahi and Kirin confirmed their premises were searched by Japanese competition authorities.
Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office jobs
Postal service firm Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 2,500 head office and other support jobs by the end of 2027.
Incredible or catastrophic? Jaguar unveils its polarising electric car
Two years ago, JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy. Its bizarre teaser ad was described as "woke" and its "Barbie pink" concept car was ridiculed.