Central Banks Signal Higher-for-Longer Rates as Oil Near $110 Fuels Inflation Fears
Anyone hoping for cheaper borrowing this year is being given a sobering message. With Brent crude trading around $110 a barrel and long-dated US government...
Month : October 2026
Google Cloud Outage Locks Revolut and UK Bank Customers Out of Accounts, Raising Fresh Questions for Regulators
Cards were declined at tills, apps would not open and some customers could not reach their money after a power failure at a Google Cloud...
Wall Street Rallies as Dow Jumps 500 Points, but Oil Above $110 and Tech Earnings Keep Investors on Edge
Wall Street’s blue-chip index jumped more than 500 points on Tuesday as strong company earnings and a pullback in oil prices outweighed lingering anxiety about...
Chinese Tech Giants Line Up $35 Billion in Nvidia Chip Orders as Supply Falls Short
Three of China’s biggest technology companies have placed orders worth more than $35 billion for an Nvidia graphics card built to comply with US export...
SpaceX Posts First Profit as a Public Company as Musk Backs Tesla Merger Talks
SpaceX has reported its first quarterly profit since becoming a listed company, and Elon Musk used the occasion to back the idea of combining the...
UK Inflation Climbs to 3.5% as Fuel Costs Squeeze Households Ahead of Budget
Britain’s annual inflation rate climbed to 3.5% in September, its highest level in almost a year, as dearer petrol and diesel pushed up the cost...
Whole Foods Market Forecasts 2027 Food Trends: Terroir, Bitter Flavors and “Beautrition”
What will fill our shelves and plates in 2027? The grocery chain Whole Foods Market has offered its answer, publishing a forecast of eight trends...
US Shoppers Push Back on AI-Assisted Pricing as Lawmakers in 30 States Weigh Limits
Americans are already frustrated by high prices. Now many are also unsettled by how those prices are set. As grocery chains and restaurants adopt digital...
HDFC Bank Profit Beats Estimates but Shares Slip as Axis Bank Falls Despite Jump in Earnings
India’s bank earnings season delivered a mixed message on Monday. HDFC Bank’s results beat expectations but failed to lift its shares. Axis Bank fell sharply...
China’s Economy Grows 4.5% in Third Quarter, Beating Forecasts but Leaving Weak Demand Unresolved
China’s economy gained speed in the third quarter, growing 4.5% from a year earlier and beating forecasts. The figures from the National Bureau of Statistics,...