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…
Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterThe government has asked the media regulator to revisit its rules on phone companies raising their prices in the middle of a contract, after O2 unexpectedly announced it…
ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon
Michael Sheils McNamee,Business reporter and Danielle Kaye,Business reporterOpenAI has signed a $38bn (£29bn) contract with Amazon to access its cloud computing infrastructure, as the start-up continues its run of major…
Rail security to be reviewed after train stabbings, says Heidi Alexander
Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterPA MediaThere will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the transport secretary saidThere will be a review of rail security in the UK…