Stocks Close Higher on M&A and AI Optimism
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday rose +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) rose +0.37%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) rose…
Soybeans Rally into Monday’s Close
Soybeans posted 16 to 21 cent gains across the front months on Monday. There were 207 deliveries issued on Friday night, taking the total to 884 for the month. The…
Corn Posts Gains on Monday
Corn futures found strength during the day session on Monday, with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at the closing bell. NASS reported that the US corn crop was 95% in…
Starbucks to sell majority stake in China business
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterStarbucks says it is selling a 60% stake in its business in China as part of a $4bn (£3.04bn) deal with investment firm Boyu Capital.Under the agreement, the…
Africa tech: The start-up with science kits for young Africans
Stemaide CEO, Prince Boateng AsareStemaide's goal is to bring science and technology skills to all young Africans.Started in 2022 in Ghana, it has developed a science kit that will work…
More people ditching Buy Now Pay Later loans in favour of family help
Colletta Smith,Cost of living correspondent and Elaine Doran,ProducerBBCCarla McLoughlin regularly borrows from familyPeople turn to family and friends for money more often than Buy Now Pay Later loans, a new…
Reeves says Budget will be ‘fair’ as tax rise speculation mounts
Budget will be 'fair' says Reeves as tax rises expectedJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterPA MediaTax rises could mean reversing a core election manifesto pledge of not raising VAT, National Insurance or income…
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Online pornography showing strangulation or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls.It follows a review…