Premier Inn owner to cut 3,800 jobs in savings plan
Whitbread says it will also remodel its 197 hotel restaurants as part of a five-year savings plan. Read More
‘We will kill you and burn your house’: Council staff under attack from High Street gangs
Dozens of Trading Standards officers describe intimidation from criminals running mini-marts and vape shops. Read More
Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to ‘trick’ him in combative testimony
Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. Read More
Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war. Read More
A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung’s succession drama
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea. Read More
Big US tech stocks swing as investors probe AI spend
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft all reported their financial performance at the same time on Wednesday Read More
Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell’s last rate decision as Fed chair
Powell’s news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed’s independence Read More
Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music
Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same? Read More
In five charts – How UAE’s exit could affect Opec’s influence over the oil price
The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE’s departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely. Read More
‘Numbskull, moron and too stupid’: Trump and Powell’s biggest clashes
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows. Read More