Ryanair introduced a policy change offering free adjacent seating for parents and children at the rear of planes following a consumer watchdog probe over its mandatory fees.
UK food and drink exports plummeted to a near decade-low, driven by a 28% drop in US trade from tariff disputes and ongoing post-Brexit friction with the EU.
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe won shareholder backing for board reappointment after apologizing for the company's first annual loss in 70 years, driven by EV costs.
SpaceX plans to launch a Starlink retail mobile service for US consumers, potentially building its own network to compete with major carriers like Verizon.
Mercedes is cutting costs at the expense of its German employees. The automaker is postponing a July bonus payment to next year and wants to increase the 35-hour workweek without raising pay. Management blames uncompetitive labor costs and falling profits, which dropped by 17.2% in Q1. Meanwhile, Volkswagen is facing an even bigger crisis. VW plans to cut 100,000 jobs
Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating Microsoft for auto-enrolling users into a costlier Microsoft 365 plan with AI tools without proper notice.
Apple and Xbox announced steep price hikes some near 20%, blaming a global shortage and doubled costs of memory and storage chips driven by the AI data center boom.
Nissan shareholders voted down the reappointment of outside director Motoo Nagai. Renault abstained due to independence concerns over Nagai's ties to major lender Mizuho. Eleven other board members were approved.
A Danish court ordered the state to pay TDC NET $12 million for forcing the removal of Huawei fiber gear, ruling the security directive violated constitutional property rights.
American Airlines is upgrading its A319 and A320 fleets for summer, adding more premium seats, larger overhead bins, and USB-C power at every seat.
Meta paused a tool logging employee keystrokes and screens for AI training following a 1,600-worker petition and internal data privacy leaks.
General Motors is expanding its Brazilian investment by $675 million, raising its total commitment to 10.5 billion reais through 2028.
Rockstar Games has officially opened Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders on PS5. Launching November 19, 2026, the Ultimate Edition includes exclusive in-game content and one month of GTA+.
The Bank of France warns that the $1.5T private credit market mirrors the 2008 subprime crisis. Its opacity and securitization make tracking defaults difficult. While AI and tech exposure increases risk, banks are less heavily indebted today than during the previous financial crash.
Tokenized SpaceX perpetual contracts have triggered over $50 million in liquidations as the asset struggles near its Nasdaq opening price
Micron's fiscal Q3 2026 results showcase a massive, AI-driven structural shift, lifting the company out of its traditional commodity cycle into a high-margin technology leader. Revenue scaled to a record $41.46 billion—a staggering 346% increase over last year's $9.30 billion—fueled by an intense hardware supply deficit for artificial intelligence infrastructure. This immense pricing power translated directly to the bottom line, yielding
Starting April 2027, cash interest in stocks/shares ISAs will be taxed at 22%. A new, more flexible first-time buyer ISA will replace the Lifetime ISA.
Japan's new economic plan urges the Bank of Japan to keep rates low to fuel demand. This explicit nudge risks tension, potentially delaying future interest rate hikes.
Apple's potential deal to use Intel as a contract chipmaker faces significant delays, with analysts predicting production is two to three years away.
Starbucks reported a 6% global comp sales boost for Q2 fiscal 2026, driven by a 4% rise in customer traffic. The recovery centers on its Green Apron Service initiative, which leverages better staffing, precise scheduling, and new operational metrics like the Grow scorecard to accelerate speed without sacrificing order accuracy.
HKEX and HKMA are piloting e-HKD for 24/7 after-hours derivatives margin payments, solving late-day clearing friction.
JPMorgan removed Anthropic's AI from its approved list for Hong Kong staff over license terms and rising US-China tech tensions.
Deutsche Bank AI slashed project times from two years to six months using a strict token quota model for its global tech engineers.
Nissan launched the second-generation Kicks in Japan, featuring a third-gen e-POWER hybrid system, e-4ORCE AWD, and pricing from 2,999,700 to 4,248,200 yen.