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Empire State Building's Observation Deck Slump Forces $166M Writedown and Guidance Cut
A slump in international visitors halved Empire State Realty Trust's observation-deck income, triggering a $166M writedo...
ABB Launches Ultracapacitor Platform to Help Irish Data Centres Meet EirGrid's New Grid Rules
EirGrid's tightening rules require Irish data centres to actively stabilise the power grid; ABB's new ultracapacitor pla...
Publix Recalls All GreenWise Frozen Blueberries as E. coli Cases Hit 12
Publix pulled all GreenWise organic frozen blueberry and mixed berry products from eight states after the FDA linked the...
Kroger settles wrongful death suit over dairy manager's suicide
Kroger has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a dairy manager who died by suicide in 2021, closing ...
Loblaw's T&T California Debut Sets Record Sales as Discount Banners Drive Q2
Loblaw's first U.S. T&T store posted record first-week sales, and discount banners Maxi and No Frills powered a 3.3% ris...
AIPAC's Record $30 Million Michigan Bet Could Produce Its Biggest Defeat
AIPAC's biggest-ever single-race investment — more than $30 million to beat Abdul El-Sayed — is at risk, with polls show...
State Pension Age Review Underway — How to Check Your Forecast and Fill NI Gaps
The UK government has launched a fresh review of the State Pension age. Households can still check their forecast online...
UK Government Body Directory Shows the Scale of Its Agency Network
A GOV.UK overview maps how departments link to dozens of agencies, public bodies and tribunals — from the Animal and Pla...
Corn and Soybeans Need Different Storage Strategies, 40 Years of Data Show
A Farm Futures study of post-harvest tactics since 1985 shows soybeans reward on-farm storage far more than corn — and e...
Sylt Property Listings Jump 514% as Holiday-Let Rules Raise Luxury Vacancy Fears
Sylt's for-sale listings have grown 514% since 2022 as authorities crack down on unauthorised holiday lets, yet average ...
Ferrari Luce vs. Dodge Charger Daytona: Podcast Debates Two EVs and Their Heritage
Ferrari's first EV and the Charger Daytona are held up as potential disappointments in a Motortrend podcast that asks wh...
Car-Buying Mistakes That Cost Buyers Thousands, Per a Dealership Insider
A dealership veteran explains why credit, paperwork and timing — not haggling — decide how much you pay, and how buyers ...
BMW M Track Experience Puts Michelin-Shod M5 Through Its Paces at Willow Springs
A day at California's Big Willow with BMW M and Michelin, where a retired factory driver showed what a 5,390-pound M5 ca...
Radar, Lidar and the Race to Meet NHTSA's 2029 Auto-Safety Mandate
Terahertz radar, silicon-photonics lidar and AI-enhanced cameras unveiled at CES 2026 are reshaping how cars will avoid ...
Rivian Narrows Q2 Loss as Cheaper R2 SUV Hits the Road
Rivian's adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $379 million on revenue of $1.66 billion, beating estimates, as the company ra...
An Architect Couple Reimagined a Cape Cod Cottage Above Long Island Sound
Architects Eliot Lee and Eun Sun Chun gutted a dated, vinyl-sided cottage on a Baiting Hollow bluff, kept its foundation...
Desus Nice's New York: Bronx Pride, a Bitten Dresser and the Astor Place Cube
In Curbed's NYQ quiz, 'Desus Pieces' host Desus Nice scores his own New Yorkness—Bronx Zoo trips, jaywalking for tourist...
Retail Roundup: eBay Closes on Depop, King Kullen Gets a Buyer, Sentiment Creeps Up
A busy retail week brings eBay's $1.4B close on Depop, new ownership for King Kullen, expansion plans from Strong Pilate...
AI Insurance Startup Corgi Plans Three 24/7 Cafés in Manhattan
Corgi, a venture-backed AI insurance startup, is bringing its around-the-clock, work-first café concept to New York, wit...
Boot Barn beats Q1 forecasts, lifts FY2027 outlook after 27-store quarter
Boot Barn posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings and sales, opened 27 stores, and raised its full-year net income guida...
Grocers Fight Soft Demand With AI and Discounts as New Jersey Curbs Pricing Tech
Albertsons cut its outlook as cautious shoppers trimmed grocery spending, while rivals lean on AI and personalization — ...
Rentokil Slump, AI Reversals and SpaceX: A Week for UK Investors
The Investors' Chronicle podcast breaks down Rentokil's post-results plunge, the retreat in AI and semiconductor stocks,...
Can Odyssean's Concentrated Small-Cap Portfolio Keep Its 35% Run Going?
Odyssean Investment Trust leads its sector with a 35% annual return driven by a few high-conviction bets. Whether the ru...
Investors' Chronicle Podcast: AI Memory-Chip Prices, India Fund Rally and Cohort's Defence Growth
The latest market podcast covers an AI-driven spike in memory-chip prices, a rally in Indian equity funds and defence co...
Terry Smith's Fundsmith Pivot, Morgan Sindall and Mony: Podcast Takes Stock
Investors' Chronicle breaks down Fundsmith's move to momentum, contractor Morgan Sindall's results and Mony's valuation ...
UK Pet Stocks Seek New Homes as CMA Remedies Move Ahead
A growing £7.2bn petcare market is colliding with the CMA's probe remedies, pushing listed pet businesses toward restruc...
Retail TouchPoints to Host June 9-10 Webinar Series on Practical AI in Retail
Four-session webinar series on June 9-10, 2026 will cover practical retail AI — cross-channel orchestration, tax complia...
Lake Tahoe's Boatworks Mall Heads to Foreclosure Auction After $14.4M Default
The landmark Tahoe City waterfront mall faces an Aug. 12 trustee's sale after its owner defaulted on a $14.4 million loa...
Related's 70 Hudson Yards Arrives as Manhattan Trophy Office Demand Tightens
Deloitte's roughly 900,000-square-foot anchor lease and scarce new supply put Related and Oxford's 70 Hudson Yards on tr...
Brazil Bill Would Exempt Teachers From Income Tax, Testing Fiscal Rules
A Brazilian bill proposes income tax exemption for teachers and education staff. Fiscal responsibility rules and revenue...