2 h. ago Tecogen CEO Opens Door to Investors: Key Meetings Scheduled at Prestigious Roth London Conference

Tecogen CEO Opens Door to Investors: Key Meetings Scheduled at Prestigious Roth London Conference  Stock Titan

Economics

13 h. ago Greggs launch new front in the Pasty Wars: Bakery chain bids for seventh Cornish store in county where locals have dubbed it 'the Devil's Spawn'

Greggs had long struggled to establish itself in the home of the pasty with past attempts being abandoned due to the strength of local opposition.

Events

63 h. ago Matalan to revamp store chain with new openings in £25 million investment

The value retailer said physical shops remained ‘at the centre’ of its transformation programme.

Economics

5 d. ago Government moves to drop Sheetz discrimination case as Trump targets key civil rights tool

Federal authorities are moving to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws

Politics

8 d. ago France opens terror case after Tunisian hairdresser shot dead in ‘racist act’

Inquiry is first since anti-terrorism prosecution unit set up to investigate potential links of crime to ultra-rightFrench prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a man in the south of France, who they say posted racist videos online, allegedly shot dead his Tunisian neighbour.Hichem Miraoui, 45, a Tunisian hairdresser who lived in the village of Puget-sur-Argents, near the Mediterranean town of Fréjus, was shot five times near his home late on Saturday and died at the scene. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Trump admin opens bombshell investigation into aging Biden's final days in office and prolific use of autopen

Donald Trump's administration ordered an investigation into Joe Biden's final days in office - and the results could result in family members paying the ultimate price for their crimes.

Politics

9 d. ago UK supermarket chain known as ‘Waitrose of the North’ set to close store

The BBC reports that the lease of the branch, which is located on Marshall Way, is likely to be taken over by Tesco

Politics

1 week ago Aldi's full list of 30 stores getting complete overhaul from Scotland to Kent

Budget supermarket Aldi has unveiled bold plans to revamp 30 stores across the UK in the coming months - and to open 10 brand new locations as part of a £650 million investment

Politics

2 w. ago High street chain to shut another store in weeks ahead of eight other closures

The Original Factory Shop is shutting its Chester-le-Street store in County Durham on June 28 with devastated shoppers taking to social media to express their upset

Politics

2 w. ago Shoppers say it's 'so sad' as beloved fashion chain New Look closing high street store today

The retailer has not confirmed the reason behind the move, it is also uncertain how many staff members will be impacted or whether anyone has been issued a redundancy notice

Politics

2 w. ago Discount chain with 178 UK shops puts Scottish store up for sale as more to close

The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has listed one of its stores for sale after announcing that eight branches will close in the coming weeks

Economics

2 w. ago Trump’s alleged corruption shouldn’t be investigated because ‘it’s out in the open,’ Mike Johnson says

Johnson hailed Trump as ‘the most transparent president’ and railed against the ‘Biden crime family’ during a recent CNN appearance

Politics

2 w. ago Robert Forster: ‘You improve as a person as you get older. I think that’s a fact’

The lauded singer-songwriter takes a wander along the Brisbane streets that formed him and the Go-BetweensWhen I meet former Go-Between Robert Forster at a cafe in the centre of Brisbane for a walk around his home town, it’s no surprise to see a book on the table in front of him. It is The Café With No Name, by Austrian novelist Robert Seethaler – a gift for his wife, Karin Bäumler.Forster picked it up, somewhat reluctantly, from a chain store. A great indie bookshop, he says, is “the one thing that I really miss in Brisbane – the thing that makes me go, this is not a world-class city”. He remembers a time when it was, but it’s not when you might think. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Every person that clashed with him has left’: the rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman

From Elon Musk to his own board, anyone who has come up against the OpenAI CEO has lost. In a gripping new account of the battle for AI supremacy, writer Karen Hao says we should all be wary of the power he now wieldsThe short-lived firing of Sam Altman, the CEO of possibly the world’s most important AI company, was sensational. When he was sacked by OpenAI’s board members, some of them believed the stakes could not have been higher – the future of humanity – if the organisation continued under Altman. Imagine Succession, with added apocalypse vibes. In early November 2023, after three weeks of secret calls and varying degrees of paranoia, the OpenAI board agreed: Altman had to go.The drama didn’t stop there. After his removal, Altman’s most loyal staff resigned, and others signed an open letter calling for his reinstatement. Investors, including its biggest, Microsoft, got spooked. Without talent or funding, OpenAI – which developed ChatGPT and was worth billions – wouldn’t even ex...

Politics

3 w. ago Justice Department investigates Chicago's hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago in response to comments made by Mayor Brandon Johnson at a church Sunday, praising the number of and naming Black people in top positions in his administration

Events

3 w. ago Criminal probes into water firms hit record high as Tory record blasted

The Government has announced 81 criminal investigations have been opened over sewage spills and other breachers since the general election

Events

3 w. ago Prosecutors open investigation related to Hope Florida Foundation

Prosecutors have opened an investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit behind the welfare program that has been touted as the signature achievement of Florida first lady Casey DeSantis

Events

3 w. ago Britain's first black fire chief 'took his own life' a week after investigation was opened into 'lies on CV', inquest told

Britain's first black fire chief took his own life a week after a fact-finding investigation was launched into claims he had lied on his CV, an inquest heard.

Events

3 w. ago Stock markets drop and bond yields rise after US credit rating downgrade; EC cuts eurozone growth forecast – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS credit rating downgrade could add to pressure on government debtEconomic risks are weighing on the US dollar today, reports Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown:‘’Like a long weekend hangover, a headache of worry is seeping into sentiment today. The FTSE 100 has opened lower, as investors mull over the downgrading of the US sovereign credit rating on Friday.Moody’s stripped the US of its triple-A rating, citing the growing US fiscal deficit, and the higher borrowing costs the administration will be forced to pay. Given the pledge by Trump to cut taxes, it’s feared the situation could deteriorate further. More of a sombre mood is expected on Wall Street when trading opens later, with futures indicating falls of around 1% for the S&P 500 and 1.3% for the Nasdaq. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Stock markets drop and bond yields rise after US credit rating downgraded by Moody’s – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS credit rating downgrade could add to pressure on government debtEconomic risks are weighing on the US dollar today, reports Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown:‘’Like a long weekend hangover, a headache of worry is seeping into sentiment today. The FTSE 100 has opened lower, as investors mull over the downgrading of the US sovereign credit rating on Friday.Moody’s stripped the US of its triple-A rating, citing the growing US fiscal deficit, and the higher borrowing costs the administration will be forced to pay. Given the pledge by Trump to cut taxes, it’s feared the situation could deteriorate further. More of a sombre mood is expected on Wall Street when trading opens later, with futures indicating falls of around 1% for the S&P 500 and 1.3% for the Nasdaq. Continue reading...

Economics