China’s energy strategy vindicated by Iran war

Playbook is likely to be adopted by other countries, shaping markets

Anthropic CEO Says AI Backlash Is ‘Fundamentally a Crisis of Trust’

Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.

How Ralph Lauren won the workwear wars as America returned to the office

People are hanging up the casual aesthetic of the pandemic years to dress up again

The billionaire threatening to upend Wall Street

Mark Walter’s much-copied strategy of leveraging insurers to build an empire has drawn regulatory scrutiny

Most US voters say they are worse off under Trump

Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections

UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on

Profits forecast to decline this year as developers resort to bulk sales to shift homes in sluggish market

BlackBerry: From phone dinosaur to tech champion

A decade after the disappearance of its handsets, the company’s future rests on car and security software

World’s largest carmakers seek to avert motor oil crisis

Shortage of Group III base oils prompts auto manufacturers to turn to new blends

Jane Street lost $15 billion in its first down month in a decade

Jane Street posted roughly $15 billion of losses in July — its first monthly slump in about a decade — as AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness swooned and dragged down asset prices across equity markets, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims

A sales force of more than 100 agents allegedly cold-called thousands of prospective investors with sleek, scripted pitches for shares in the most exclusive private tech companies in the world, including SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity, while promising repeatedly there would be no hidden fees.

Before employers shift more healthcare costs to workers, they should ask hospitals a question

American employers are approaching an uncomfortable choice: absorb another large increase in healthcare costs or pass more of it on to workers. Mercer projects that employer health-benefit costs will rise 6.7% in 2026, the steepest increase in 15 years, pushing the average cost above $18,500 per employee. Nearly half of large employers expect medical plan changes in 2027 that will increase employees’ out-of-pocket costs.

Everything we know about how biggest Wall Street banks are using AI

Wall Street banks like JPMorgan, Citi, and Goldman Sachs are investing billions in AI, reshaping workflows and culture.