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China’s factories are finding eager buyers abroad even as weak consumer spending and a prolonged property slump weigh on growth at home
An oil stockpile warning is putting airlines, retailers and consumers back on inflation watch as higher fuel costs threaten to move from energy markets into ticket prices and delivery charges. The story is

British retail sales volumes fell 0.5% in July after a stronger June, suggesting households paused spending as the World Cup and early-summer boost faded.

Theme parks have long been seen as a bellwether for consumer confidence. Disney’s domestic parks and cruises revenue rose 11 percent in the latest quarter

Rich countries spend 41 times more on each child's education. AJLabs looks at the classroom inequality around the world
Alphabet is once more lifting its AI investment plans, underscoring how expensive the race has become even as Wall Street keeps asking when the returns will show up.
Tesla’s revenue grew 26%, but higher operating costs and capital spending are pressuring results as the company works toward Cybercab, Semi and Megapack
A struggling British festival industry is trying to capitalize on Gen Z's willingness to spend on comfort and experiences, moving away from greasy burgers, warm beer and grim toilets toward hot tubs and £80 rosé.
Alphabet posted a sharp rise in profit as heavy AI investment coincided with stronger performance across its businesses, especially cloud computing, according to the New York
UK inflation cooled faster than expected to 2.6% in June as food and fuel prices dropped, with new Chancellor John Healey calling it welcome news while stressing there is still much more the government should do.

Pakistan collected a record Rs1.567 trillion through the petroleum levy in FY26 as lower interest costs and provincial surpluses reduced the fiscal deficit.

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday notified an additional burden of Rs9.8 billion on electricity consumers for the August billing period due to a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of 75 paisa per unit. Th

A multistate Salmonella outbreak has been linked to recalled shell eggs. Consumers should check plant codes, date ranges and affected retailers.

Samsung and SK Hynix shares fell by more than 10% as a sell-off in AI-related stocks intensified, driving South Korea's stock market down amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition.
A leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation linked to the Iran war could leave the UK facing hard choices at the next autumn budget
After IBM's stock fell on weaker mainframe sales, the company says AI spending is squeezing enterprise hardware budgets for now rather than replacing the
Andy Burnham has outlined a left-leaning agenda and a promise to be pro-business, but key details on utilities, energy bills and housing remain unclear

ING says the UK jobs market is cooling, with hospitality and retail shedding jobs, vacancies falling and private-sector pay growth lagging, reducing pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom regulator is working on a uniform policy that would allow consumers to transfer an e-SIM between phones at least 10 times without paying a fee, a Senate committee was told on Thursday amid
ExxonMobil and Chevron reported combined second-quarter profits of $26.5 billion as conflict-driven oil prices lifted producer earnings and increased costs for motorists.
U.S. markets hovered near record territory as oil volatility, high Treasury yields and July inflation data kept investors cautious.
Samsung's newest foldable phones arrived with a familiar design philosophy and an unfamiliar price tag, as the South Korean tech giant passed rising AI-driven component costs directly on to consumers. H2: What Samsung

Nonprofit financial counselors say there has been a significant increase this year in the number of borrowers seeking their advice

US wholesale inflation paused in July as cheaper energy and food offset increases in services and construction, new federal data shows.