Foreign Investment Surge: UK Companies See Record Overseas Takeover...
π Key Facts β 74% increase in foreign takeovers of British companies in 2025 β Record-breaking year for international acquisitions in U...
π Key Facts β 74% increase in foreign takeovers of British companies in 2025 β Record-breaking year for international acquisitions in U...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
Macy's plans to close stores over several years. kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images Nearly 300 US retail stores, including Macy's and Kroger locations, are set to close by the end of 2026. Major cha...
Brands including Chili's, Starbucks, and Cracker Barrel have undergone revitalization efforts this year. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Many major restaurant chains have been undergoing revitalization and ...
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...
Delivering food or driving passengers for Uber isn't the only type of gig work anymore. PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS Gig work has never been more widespread — and more challenging. Over the pas...
π Key Facts β ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, plans a $23 billion AI spending initiative. β The expenditure aims to build AI inf...
π Key Facts β Tory Bruno has abruptly resigned as CEO of United Launch Alliance. β He served in the role for 12 years. ...
π Key Facts β Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.6 billion, fifth-largest in US history. β Payout options: Annuity over 30 years or lump...
π Key Facts β Instacart is ending all item price tests effective immediately. β Retailers can no longer use Eversight technology for pr...
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...
π Key Facts β Argentinaβs libertarian leader Javier Milei seeks tax and labour overhaul after midterm victory β Mileiβs βchainsawβ mini...
π Key Facts β Hanwha Ocean shares jumped 10% following the announcement. β Trump stated that the South Korean firm will build frigates ...
π Key Facts β Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for Intersect Power. β Intersect Power is a data center and clea...
Contemporary Amperex TechnolΒogy Ltd (CATL), the worldβs biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries, is set to restart a major lithium mine in eastern China, in a move that could ease raw material co...
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026. Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several destinations plan to raise or introduce tourism taxes ...
Brian Niccol has spent his first year as CEO of Starbucks making a series of changes, big and small, to improve operations at the coffee giant. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Brian Ni...
Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...
π Key Facts β Under President Trump, the SEC has backed down from nearly all its fights with crypto firms. β The biggest lawsuits and i...
π Key Facts β Pipeline infrastructure could be salvageable following a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. β Turning the tap back on for gas sup...