Dairy Queen Rival Bankruptcy Shocks Customers: Closing Fears Hit Low-Income Areas With Packed Locations
Dairy Queen rival's franchisee files for bankruptcy, fuelling fears of store closures in low-income communities where packed locations offer affordable jobs and treats.
Kim Kardashian's Skims Rated 'Worse Than Shein' As Report Flags Health Risks In Viral Plastic Thong
Kim Kardashian's Skims ranks below Shein in a new accountability report, with its viral Faux Hair Micro String Thong raising potential chemical and health risks.
Viral Ex-DoorDash Employee Criminally Charged, Faces Possible 10-Year Prison Time
Olivia Henderson, the former DoorDash employee who accused a customer of sexual assault, was arrested and criminally charged.
Elon Musk Reclaims Top Spot As Larry Ellison's $101B AI Gain Evaporates, Accused Of 'Ruining' Twitter Algorithm
Oracle's Larry Ellison briefly unseated Elon Musk as the world's richest person after a massive OpenAI deal, but a 30% stock crash erased his gains.
Editor's Pick
Latino Businesses Drove Major Economic Gains With Near-$120 Billion In Output Last Year: Report
Furthermore, the report found that minority-owned certified businesses produced nearly $600 billion in total output
Google And Disney Restore ESPN And ABC Access After YouTube TV Blackout Fallout
ESPN and ABC return to YouTube TV as Google and Disney resolve their contract dispute, restoring major sports and entertainment channels for subscribers.
Goldman Sachs Supports General Counsel Amid Controversial Jeffrey Epstein Correspondence
Goldman Sachs defends top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler after controversial emails with Jeffrey Epstein surface.
Regions
Colombia Gives In To US Deportation Flights To Avoid $53.5B Trade War
Colombian President Petro blocked US deportation flights, prompting Trump's tariff threats, but after escalating tensions, Colombia agreed to accept the flights, avoiding a trade war.
US Seizes Record $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Global 'Pig Butchering' Scheme Linked to Chen Zhi
Seized US Canned Food Company Looks to China, North Korea as Russian Sales Crash
China Retaliates Against Canada With Hefty Tariffs On Key Exports
China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian goods in response to Canada's trade restrictions on Chinese products.
Novo Nordisk CEO Faces Investigation After Senate Reveals Ozempic And Wegovy Cost Up To 13 Times More In The US
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will face a Senate hearing over the high prices of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic in the US.
China Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Imports, Launches Google Antitrust Probe
China Bans Taiwan’s Fruit and Seafood Imports, Igniting Trade Dispute
Deals
Funding
AI Startup Funding Surging Despite Sting of High Interest Rates
AI startups are riding a wave of fresh capital in 2025—even as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at multi-decade highs. Instead of slowing down, the sector is posting some of its boldest funding figures yet, fueled by surging demand for both AI infrastructure and specialized applications.
Cost Over Climate: Australians To Spend AU$80B On Energy Upgrades
On average, households plan to spend AU$7,500 on energy-efficient upgrades over the next five years, which could add up to more than AU$80 billion nationwide. About 50% of Australians want to make their homes eco-friendlier, driven mostly by a desire to reduce energy costs.
Australian Superannuation Funds Rethink US Bets Amid Dollar Volatility
"Like every other fund, we are questioning our exposure to the U.S. It would be fair to say that we've hit peak exposure and will be reducing over time," said John Pearce, chief investment officer of UniSuper, said.
Trump UK Trade Deal Pumps Crypto: $ETH Skyrockets, $BTC Hits $103K, $XRP Surges
President Trump has announced a trade agreement with a long-time ally, pumping crypto prices, including Bitcoin, which had been struggling to return to $100,000 in recent weeks.
People
Within 10 Years, Many Jobs Could Vanish, Warns DeepSeek Senior Researcher at a Chinese Conference
DeepSeek senior researcher Chen Deli has warned that AI could replace most human jobs within a decade, urging tech firms to act as "guardians of humanity" during his speech at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.
UK Pension Age Changes: Workers Warned They May Work Until 80
The UK Pension Age Changes debate intensifies: Experts warn workers may have to work until 80. The £15.5bn triple lock cost makes the system unsustainable.
UK Banks Slash Mortgage Rates Before Key Bank of England Vote — Analysts Predict Shock 0.25% Cut
Major UK lenders have cut mortgage rates ahead of the Bank of England's upcoming decision, igniting a competitive mortgage market just days before the MPC meeting.
