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The Trump administration has automatically enrolled nearly 70 million children in Trump Accounts, tax-advantaged investment savings accounts that come with a $1,000 government seed deposit—but parents must claim the accounts first to access the funds and manage contributions.
Chancellor John Healey faces a £35bn funding gap and must set out credible spending plans in his October 28 Budget, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as higher inflation and defence spending commitments squeeze public finances.
Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov warns that Ukraine's steelmaking industry faces collapse as relentless Russian bombing campaigns combine with a 60% EU tariff quota cut, threatening thousands of jobs and vital supplies to Ukrainian armed forces.
Latest crude oil price movements and market analysis involving Iran, the US, and Saudi Arabia.
BBC Panorama's investigation reveals that Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich's $672 million in assets and evade tax, with backdated records allegedly concealing superyachts, mansions and private jets through offshore company transfers.
Surging demand for AI-native cybersecurity services is fueling record-breaking mergers and acquisitions in 2026, with 117 deals announced in Q3 alone and non-traditional tech buyers joining the race to acquire security capabilities.
Oil prices fell Monday following President Trump's announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, with Brent crude dropping 1.65% and WTI declining 1.92% amid optimism for improved energy supplies.
Christina Zhu, the first woman and first native Chinese person to lead Walmart China, has transformed Sam's Club into the retailer's primary growth engine, generating 70% of China revenue and expanding from 15 clubs in 2016 to 67 in May, even as other foreign brands struggle amid China's economic slump.
The price spike caused by the US-Israel war in Iran poses a major challenge for Chancellor John Healey's first Budget, with an influential think tank warning that higher-than-expected inflation could force difficult choices between spending cuts and tax rises.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings together thousands of founders, investors, and tech leaders October 13-15 in San Francisco to explore how to build enduring companies in the AI era, featuring six curated stages, the Startup Battlefield competition, and extensive networking opportunities.
Despite historically low market penetration in the Asia-Pacific region, cyber insurance adoption is accelerating, with organizations reporting over 100% growth in adoption rates between 2024 and 2025 as ransomware threats and rapid digitalization drive demand.
Voyager founder Dylan Taylor is capping his children's inheritance at eight figures and pledging the rest to philanthropy, joining billionaires like Bill Gates in rejecting generational wealth transfer as harmful to families and society.
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets using confidential Google data about Search trends for 2025, placing bets under the username AlphaRacoon.
Voyager founder Dylan Taylor, who became a billionaire at 53, has decided to cap his children's inheritance at eight figures and donate the rest to philanthropy, following a similar approach to Bill Gates who believes generational wealth transfer is bad for society and future generations.
The CFTC has joined Gemini in filing a motion to vacate the exchange's $5 million settlement from January 2025, contending that current agency management would not have pursued the case under its present enforcement standards and practices.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari emphasized that combating inflation remains the Fed's top priority, warning that consumer prices are "much too high" despite the labor market being in decent shape. Speaking at the Bank of Japan-IMES Conference, Kashkari highlighted the risk of unanchored inflation expectations and cited energy and fertilizer costs as key inflationary drivers.
Federal Reserve official Neel Kashkari addresses current economic conditions including inflation trends and the state of the job market.
Snowflake's stock surged 36% after beating quarterly earnings expectations and announcing a $6 billion commitment to spend on Amazon Web Services over five years, including custom Arm-based Graviton chips for AI workloads.
Federal prosecutors charged Google employee Michele Spagnuolo with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets using confidential internal data about Google's "Year in Search 2025" results.
Uber has raised its stake in Delivery Hero to approximately 37% by acquiring Aspex Management's 14.6% share at a €12 billion valuation, escalating its pursuit of the German food delivery company following a takeover offer last week.