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Your dog is part of the climate change problem: ‘I can adopt 100 bunnies that will not be close to the emissions of a...
It turns out many Americans aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change.A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car that uses gasoline...
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Another NBA blockbuster as Portland Trail Blazers sell to group led by billionaire Tom Dundon for reported $4.25 billion
The Portland Trail Blazers have reached a landmark sale agreement with a group led by Tom Dundon, the billionaire owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, Sportico was first to report. The deal is reportedly valued at $4.25 billion, joining...
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Walmart, once ordered to ‘eat the tariffs,’ is giving employees a year-round 10% discount to help them eat
In its largest employee perk rollout in years, Walmart is extending its 10% grocery discount to cover nearly all food categories for its 1.6 million U.S. workers—marking a significant boost to benefits at the nation’s largest private employer. Announced...
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Crowdfunded companies are ‘ghosting’ their investors – and getting away with it
Imagine you invest US$500 to help a startup get off the ground through investment crowdfunding. The pitch is slick, the platform feels trustworthy and the company quickly raises its target amount from hundreds of people...
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UK economic growth slows in second quarter
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK economy expanded 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, surpassing expectations but underlining the challenges facing chancellor Rachel Reeves...
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Elon Musk broadens his long-running feud with OpenAI’s Sam Altman by bringing in a third party: Apple
Elon Musk’s long-standing battle with OpenAI has a new participant: Apple.On Tuesday, Apple found itself the latest target of Elon Musk’s legal threats when the xAI CEO accused the tech giant of using unfair means to promote OpenAI’s ChatGPT...
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‘I am overwhelmed by the need to stay on top of where the deals are’: Back-to-school shopping turns into China tariff-dodging exercise
Feeling nostalgic for the days when going back to school meant picking out fresh notebooks, pencils and colored markers at a local drugstore or stationary shop? The annual ritual is both easier and more complicated for today’s students.Big retail chains generate online lists...
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‘I was just dumbfounded’: Trump kicks 15 high school students out of FEMA Youth Preparedness Council
After a few frightening incidents seeing family and friends collapse in Phoenix’s grueling heat, Ashton Dolce, 17, began to wonder why his country’s leaders were not doing more to keep people safe from climate change.“I was just dumbfounded,” Dolce said.He...
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Goldman Sachs doubles down on tariff research that infuriated Trump, saying average Americans will bear two-thirds of the costs
Goldman Sachs is refusing to back away from its analysis that Americans—not foreign exporters or overseas governments—are bearing the majority of costs from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Wall Street giant doubled down this week on chief economist...
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Thaksin Shinawatra: Thai court rules that ex-PM must serve one year in jail
Thailand's top court has ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a year in jail, in yet...