President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election victory prompted a sharp reversal in financial markets that had expected his opponent to win.

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

Apps that match personalities — for a price — have surged in popularity amid a loneliness epidemic.

The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

In Congress and in several states, officials have been questioning online gambling companies about their use of artificial intelligence.

Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

Surveys show workers and executives have different views on A.I.

Elon Musk sees many artificial-intelligence infrastructure companies being shut out of the debt market, a warning that could weigh on markets.

The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is consuming increasingly enormous amounts of cash at the biggest tech companies.

Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.

Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.

Apps that match personalities — for a price — have surged in popularity amid a loneliness epidemic.

Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.

The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

Data centres are the lifeblood of our digital world, but there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. The BBC explores their rise in charts.

Ticket prices jumped after fuel costs spiked because of the war with Iran, but airlines say even an end to the conflict will not bring fares back down quickly.

A Minnesota group worried that its opposition could expose it to prosecution under the state’s deceptive-practices law. Its lawsuit could have wide implications for limiting speech around elections.

A postman’s son from Kentucky, he worked hard to lose his accent but never forgot his Appalachian roots. “The best stories come from west of the Potomac,” he said.

A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders

Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

The Volkswagen division, which imports all its cars from Europe or Mexico, has been hit hard by U.S. tariffs.

Bill Owens, who left the show after clashing with CBS executives, is joining Newpress, which publishes work from creators on YouTube.

At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.

China's Yiwu has just hit 100 million import orders for 2026, a full 40 days earlier than the previous year. The world's wholesale market is now the world's shopping cart!

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.

China's capital market opening-up is a very positive long-term development that deepens two-way connectivity between China and international capital markets, said Yu Xueyu, CEO of Schroders Hong Kong, in an interview with CGTN.

Plus: Reader responses to a woman returning to the office after two decades of self-employment.

As eating habits shift, the food industry is promoting any opportunity to nibble.

China's industrial growth gains momentum. Strong growth in AI-related manufacturing, emerging industries and equipment investment highlights the country's new development drivers.