One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
A million more homeowners face higher mortgage bills than the Bank of England had previously expected due to the impact of the Iran war.
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Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks
Gamblers who spend more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo a financial risk assessment, the industry regulator has announced.
Traders Sue Polymarket Over 'No' Ruling on Strategy Bitcoin Sale
Two Polymarket traders are suing the prediction market platform, claiming it rewrote a market's rules after the fact to deny them a winning payout tied to Strategy's Bitcoin sale.
Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play
The product, BTC Yield, is available inside Binance Earn and is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin.
Morning Minute: Strategy Turns Net Seller
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Budget Energy announces 9.5% price increase
Budget Energy is the latest energy provider to increase its prices, with a 9.5% hike announced for thousands of customers next month.
Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
The 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield has surged to a 30-year high of 2.85%, adding 18 basis points since the start of the month and raising borrowing costs across other major developed markets.
Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a 19-fold jump in its profits, driven by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips.
Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
When there are 564,000 fans packed in to see the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, it can mean a lot of uneaten food goes to waste.
E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
The cost of damages paid out to people injured in the UK by e-scooters and e-bikes has topped £110m, the BBC has learned.
BONK faces $20 million treasury drain after attacker spends $4 million to pass malicious proposal
Onchain governance was heralded a few years ago as the future of how communities run themselves. But a multimillion attack on the memecoin BONK shows the cost of putting a treasury at the mercy of a public vote anyone c…
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew inflows on Monday
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $265.69 million on Monday, the largest daily inflow in over a month and the second in three sessions after July 2 broke a long run of outflows, per SoSoValue data. Ether ETFs added $20.6…
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
XRP stalls near $1.14 as breakout attempt struggles for volume
XRP is still trying to turn last week’s rebound into a cleaner breakout, but the move is struggling for follow-through. Buyers stepped in after a sharp drop toward $1.11 and drove the token back toward resistance, yet X…
Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale
Bitcoin held in the low $63,000s on Tuesday after an overnight push above $64,000 faded, a round trip that left the token roughly flat on the day but still up about 6% over the week.
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring.
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
UK Foreign Secretary Warns of 'AI Hiroshima' if Policymakers Don’t Act
Governments risk repeating mistakes made during the dawn of the nuclear age if they wait to create laws governing artificial intelligence, warned UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say
Comparing student loan repayments to phone contracts or cinema tickets "amounted to mis-selling" by government, a group of MPs has said.
Banks accused of failing most vulnerable customers
Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator.
Robots available for rent: But what can they do?
In hospitals across the US, patients and staff have become accustomed to seeing a one-armed, four-foot high, friendly-looking white robot going about its business.
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring.
Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
In Beijing's Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages …
Bitcoin Hits Highest Price in Weeks as Bernstein Analysts Maintain 'Ambitious' $150K Target
Since reaching a new all-time high price last October, Bitcoin has failed to meet lofty future price targets from enthusiasts and analysts alike, falling nearly 50% since that time.