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Affirm sees booming buy-now-pay-later growth, but stock dips after earnings
The company is seeing more of its business shift toward interest-bearing products.Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago -
Nvidia’s stock sets one record but falls short of another
While TSMC issued upbeat commentary on the state of the AI market, Wall Street perhaps already had that confidence.Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Final jobs report before election likely to see hurricane impact — masking some economic gains
The U.S. economy remains on solid footing.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Affirm beats on top and bottom lines
Affirm beats on earnings and revenue in fiscal first quarter.Business - CNBC - 5 hours ago -
Post-Affirmative Action, Is Sustained Campus Diversity Suspicious?
There are perfectly legal explanations for why schools’ demographics might not change after the fall of affirmative action.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
The boom in home schooling
Parents and children unhappy with traditional education are turning to online alternatives after the pandemic opened the door to new ways of learningWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
The US economic boom is a mirage
Its lopsided, brittle quality helps explain why so many Americans will cast votes in angerWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Pope urged at LGBTQ meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care
Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks with LGBTQ activists at the Vatican.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Harris says gender-affirming care decisions should be left to doctors and patients
Vice President Harris on Tuesday said decisions on gender-affirming care should be left to doctors and their patients in an interview with NBC News. The vice president said “we should follow the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
‘Buy now, pay later’ group Affirm launches in the UK
Move comes as British government looks to bring the popular borrowing method under FCA rulesBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Bloomsbury to beat expectations on ‘romantasy’ boom
Publisher reports best-ever first half as sales of authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling continue to soarBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Is the US jobs market still booming?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadWorld - Financial Times - October 27 -
Can the renewables boom withstand Trump?
The Republican candidate’s election victory hit clean energy shares hardWorld - Financial Times - 16 hours ago -
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Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?
Government still has to tackle how commercial incentives limit supply of new homesWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Skincare for tweens is booming. But they already look perfect… | Eva Wiseman
Our kids have embraced body positivity, but has diet culture merely been replaced by the quest for flawless skin?. I didn’t see the aurora, but I tried. At 10 or 11pm, I looked out of my bedroom ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.
Trump has suggested he would dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act, which has reshaped America’s energy landscape. It won’t be easy.World - The New York Times - October 30 -
Trump Is Inheriting Booming Markets and a Decisive Fed
Stocks and bitcoin are smashing records while the labor market deteriorates, U.S. debt balloons, and housing affordability worsens.Business - Inc. - 13 hours ago -
Paxton accuses Texas doctor of providing gender-affirming care in violation of state law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Thursday sued a doctor in Dallas, accusing her of providing gender-affirming care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of the state’s law. Paxton ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Texas attorney general sues second doctor under state's gender-affirming care ban
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a second doctor of violating a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The lawsuit, filed in a ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
My mother nursed a life-affirming 25-year grudge. Hard as I try, I don’t have the attention span | Zoe Williams
It turns out long-held resentments exist even in the animal kingdom. Does that mean they hold an evolutionary advantage?. The best thing that happened to me during the whole of the pandemic was a ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Oysters are back on British menu – but will red tape stifle the shellfish boom?
Dispute over use of invasive species could hit production at seafood farms. You can see them on the specials boards of new restaurants and on chalkboards propped outside bars and pubs. Foodie ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
‘It’s boom time’: Renewable growth is faster in the global south than in rich countries
Energy consultancy RMI says emerging economies could overtake rich nationsWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
Hong Kong’s IPO market could benefit from robo-vehicle boom
If Horizon reaches its $696mn target, it would be the city’s largest initial public offering this yearWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
Anguilla’s .ai Web Address Makes the Tiny Island Money in the AI Boom
Registrations from artificial intelligence company websites let the Caribbean territory tap a rich vein of revenue from a digital gold mine.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom
Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they attempt to keep up with the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) without derailing their highly ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
TSMC profits jump 54% on back of AI chip boom
World’s biggest chipmaker says demand has recovered across all segments despite fears of industry slumpBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
AI Boom Is Real---and Really Profitable---Says Chip Maker TSMC
The world’s largest contract chip maker says revenue from AI-related products is expected to triple this year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
Hollywood Bowl under pressure from boom in darts and mini-golf bars
Bowling alley group posts record revenue and lifts outlook despite UK slowdown due to growth of leisure activity venuesWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Shake-out for US health insurers looms as government boom ends
Long term, the trends remain in insurers’ favour but there are volatile times aheadWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Barbie boom fades at Mattel, but Hot Wheels — and adult collectors — are on an upswing
Mattel Inc. reported mixed third-quarter results, as a drop in demand for Barbie toys weighed on sales overall — but management said it expects a solid holiday season ahead and a toy-centric film ...Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
How Intel Got Left Behind in the A.I. Chip Boom
Intel was for decades Silicon Valley’s dominant chip company. But missed opportunities and poor execution left it on the sidelines in tech’s latest gold rush.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia
Caps on the number of boats allowed to approach whales among measures to be introduced while experts say restrictions don’t go far enough. Lisette Muratore swam with humpback whales for the first ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
How Arm could be the unexpected winner of the AI investment boom
Shares in the British chip designer, which is controlled by SoftBank, have trebled in price over the past year. But its ambitions go much furtherBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Prada continues to defy luxury slowdown as Miu Miu sales boom
Italian group bucks gloom but warns that conditions in Asia are becoming ‘more challenging’Business - Financial Times - October 30 -
Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica's booming krill fishery
The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near ...Tech - ABC News - October 30 -
Microsoft Cloud revenue rises on AI boom but softer outlook weighs on shares
Warnings of slowing Azure growth and rising data centre costs damp initial optimism on tech giant’s quarterly earningsBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Central banks need escape route from cycle of boom and bust
We should debate excessive policy easing and the neglect of credit and debt developmentsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago
