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Hunter Biden laptop meme coin crashes after volatile debut

Hunter Biden laptop meme coin crashes after volatile debut

Hunter Biden's controversial $LAPTOP meme coin suffered a violent collapse on its market debut, shedding nearly all of its opening-day gains within minutes.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 22:34 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Oil surges above 100 dollars a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks

Oil surges above 100 dollars a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks

International oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel following new military strikes between the US and Iran that severely disrupted critical Middle Eastern shipping routes.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 20:12 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Brent crude oil rises above $100 a barrel as Iran conflict intensifies

Brent crude oil rises above $100 a barrel as Iran conflict intensifies

Brent crude futures surpassed $100 a barrel as escalating military clashes between the U.S. and Iran severely disrupted Gulf shipping lanes.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 19:04 ·Maeve Turner 6 min read
Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as Iran war escalates, stocks tumble

Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as Iran war escalates, stocks tumble

Brent crude oil prices surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since July as escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran disrupted global energy markets.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 17:05 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to warn UK chancellor against bank tax hike

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to warn UK chancellor against bank tax hike

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned UK Chancellor John Healey against increasing taxes on the banking sector, cautioning that it could drive investment and jobs out of the UK.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 14:40 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Oil prices pass $100 amid intensified Middle East hostilities

Oil prices pass $100 amid intensified Middle East hostilities

International benchmark Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel as intensified military actions in the Middle East disrupted vital crude export routes and rattled global markets.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 11:37 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Nats air traffic control failure causes days of UK flight disruption

Nats air traffic control failure causes days of UK flight disruption

A technical fault in the National Air Traffic Service flight processing system caused widespread travel chaos across the UK, grounding flights.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 10:39 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
OpenAI Says 10,000 AI Agents Solved Navier-Stokes, Mathematicians Dispute Claim

OpenAI Says 10,000 AI Agents Solved Navier-Stokes, Mathematicians Dispute Claim

OpenAI announced that an internal model deployed 10,000 autonomous agents to resolve the Navier-Stokes problem, sparking an academic dispute.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 09:35 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Meta launches Muse personal AI agent to execute tasks across apps

Meta launches Muse personal AI agent to execute tasks across apps

Meta has officially debuted Muse, a personal artificial intelligence agent designed to transition users into an era of autonomous, task-executing software.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 07:43 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Port Hedland mining workers weigh strike action over pay demands

Port Hedland mining workers weigh strike action over pay demands

Port Hedland iron ore workers and Collie coal miners are weighing strike action over pay disputes and workplace law changes, threatening regional operations.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 06:41 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Kazakhstan, WCO plan to develop modern customs cooperation model

Kazakhstan, WCO plan to develop modern customs cooperation model

Kazakhstan and the World Customs Organization are partnering to establish a modern regional customs framework to streamline transcontinental trade routes.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 05:44 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
OpenAI AI solves Navier‑Stokes problem in 88 hours, sparks credit dispute

OpenAI AI solves Navier‑Stokes problem in 88 hours, sparks credit dispute

OpenAI's unreleased AI model has solved the Navier-Stokes mathematical puzzle using autonomous agents, sparking a credit dispute with NYU mathematicians.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 05:35 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Sensex Falls 555 Points as Oil Nears $100 and US Yields Rise

Sensex Falls 555 Points as Oil Nears $100 and US Yields Rise

Global equity markets suffered heavy losses as escalating geopolitical tensions pushed Brent crude close to $100 a barrel and US Treasury yields climbed.

Business ·9 Sep 2026, 02:35 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Trump warns Canadian firms of US procurement exclusion over trade dispute

Trump warns Canadian firms of US procurement exclusion over trade dispute

President Donald Trump has warned that Canadian firms could be barred from U.S. federal procurement contracts unless Ottawa guarantees equal market access.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 22:34 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
A U.S. ban on Bombardier sales could ‘massively’ disrupt American aerospace

A U.S. ban on Bombardier sales could ‘massively’ disrupt American aerospace

President Donald Trump threatened to bar Bombardier business jet sales in the United States unless the plane maker moves its operations stateside.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 21:43 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Amgen Falls 10 Percent After Novartis Cholesterol Trial Failure

Amgen Falls 10 Percent After Novartis Cholesterol Trial Failure

Amgen shares fell 10% after a series of clinical trial failures at Novartis triggered a class-wide re-evaluation of experimental cardiovascular drugs.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 17:44 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Apple CEO John Ternus faces AI test ahead of foldable iPhone debut

Apple CEO John Ternus faces AI test ahead of foldable iPhone debut

Newly appointed Apple CEO John Ternus takes center stage at the company's product showcase to debut its first foldable iPhone and navigate pressing AI challenges.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 15:37 ·Maeve Turner 4 min read
Jaguar Land Rover cuts 4,000 jobs over two years

Jaguar Land Rover cuts 4,000 jobs over two years

Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover is eliminating 4,000 positions over a two-year period, triggering widespread anxiety across the West Midlands.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 14:35 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Propertymark warns UK housing market faces crunch time ahead of Budget

Propertymark warns UK housing market faces crunch time ahead of Budget

The UK housing market faces a critical autumn as major lenders reprice mortgage deals upward amid surging wholesale costs and impending fiscal policy updates.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 12:39 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read
Pranav Construction IPO subscribed 16.29 times on day two

Pranav Construction IPO subscribed 16.29 times on day two

Pranav Constructions IPO saw robust demand on its second day, surging to 16.29 times coverage driven heavily by non-institutional and retail investors.

Business ·8 Sep 2026, 11:45 ·Maeve Turner 3 min read