Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays under new plans
Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses
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ECB raises interest rates to 2.5% and warns Iran war is fuelling inflation
Borrowing costs climb in Europe and oil tops $105 a barrel as bank says growing price pressures in eurozone wi…
Researchers halve quantum resource benchmark for key operation in Bitcoin, Ethereum attack
The resulting benchmark is less than half Google's previously reported level, though the two approaches use di…
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Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement
Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. I would like to thank President …
Nasdaq to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward as firms expand partnership
Nasdaq Ventures agreed to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, expanding their tokenized equity infra…
OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member
US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation
Monetary policy decisions
The Governing Council today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. The conflict…
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Ryanair will dispute passenger’s claim he was sucked out of window
Ryanair has said it will be “disputing” that any part of a passenger’s body was sucked outside when a window o…
Glencore’s former head of oil pleads not guilty to bribery charges
Billionaire Alex Beard and his former deputy appear in London court over alleged payments to African officials
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says bitcoin has bottomed for current cycle, expects uptrend over next two years
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that Bitcoin may have passed its bottom in the current market cycle and that…
Houthis close in on stranglehold over key Bab al-Mandeb Strait - Reuters
A container ship approaches the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait on January 18, 2024 in Obock, Djibouti. Photo: VCG
Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
The supermarket chain Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December.
Announcement of the publication of the Governor's interview transcript
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Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP team cites sniper bots, thin liquidity for 99% crash on launch day
The LAPTOP project said it will add pool incentives and expects early prediction-market burns to cut supply.
Trump promises $5,000 dividend to every U.S. adult if GOP wins midterms
To incentivize voters to cast ballots for Republicans, President Trump used his convention speech to promise a…
Trezor says third-party security breach led to phishing emails from legitimate domain
This follows last month's security breach at shipping provider ShipMonk, which exposed the personal informatio…
Iran war could last through end of Trump’s term- WSJ citing advisers
A credible signal that the Iran conflict could extend well beyond the midterms, rather than resolve quickly as…
Bond market rebuffs US treasury’s plan to buy back $6bn in government debt
The US treasury moved to cut the cost of borrowing on Wednesday only to be swiftly rebuffed by the bond market…
DoubleZero adds Kalshi’s election markets ahead of November midterms
Kalshi's elections and politics markets went live on the market data delivery platform DoubleZero Edge on Wedn…
Solana treasury firm SkyAI faces board challenge from would-be acquirer Forward Industries, shareholder group
SkyAI’s proposed equity plan would authorize 5.145 million shares for stock-based compensation, representing r…
Bitcoin miners are missing the crypto rally as exchanges, stablecoins surge
Among tracked companies, only one bitcoin mining company has outperformed the cryptocurrency: Canaan (ticker C…
Christine Lagarde: The choice facing Europeans
More than two centuries ago, the poet Johann Paul Friedrich Richter described Berlin as “more a part of the wo…
Hyperliquid Policy Center backs CFTC in fight over perpetual futures, asks court to drop CME’s case
The Hyperliquid Policy Center accused CME Group of stifling innovation and urged a court to dismiss the exchan…
Flooring firm goes into administration
Birmingham-based Headlam said it had also closed 28 of its 76 trade counters, but that it would continue to tr…