Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to potentially resume as soon as this week….
Name: Iceflation. Appearance: An ice-cold rip-off, with a Flake on top. Ah, here we go – expensive ice-creams. It seems like only yesterday the two eight-year-olds who went viral on TikTok were complaining about having to pay £9 for two screwballs from an ice cream van. It was 2024 – and the cost of licking…
George Kurtz, President and CEO of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (), sold Class A common stock valued at approximately $3.71 million through transactions on July 30 and July 31, 2026. The sales involved a total of 19,900 shares, with prices ranging from $178.72 to $191.45 per share. These transactions were executed in multiple trades, with the…
ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war. Chevron’s net income soared to $12 billion, a nearly 400% increase compared to $2.5 billion in the same period last year. Adjusted earnings came in at $6.06 per share, 50 cents higher than Wall Street’s estimates….
In Britain, young people are expected to become independent in their 20s. Yet the UK’s economic model increasingly denies them the means to do so. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), commissioned partly for the BBC, finds that the proportion of 25-year-olds living with their parents has risen from 25% in the 1990s…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has vowed to deliver a “beating” to Iran in retaliation for what he called a “surprise” attack on US forces, threatening a further escalation of the conflict and rattling energy markets….
Energy prices are up by 19% and retail prices indices (RPI) inflation rose to 4.3%, according to a new report. Guernsey’s RPI and Household Costs Indices (HCI) inflation statistics have been published for the year ending in June 2026. Over the year, the fuel and light group increased by the most, at 19%. The tobacco…
People are selecting from an assortment of premium Lindt chocolates at the Lindt & Sprungli chocolate shop. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cocoa prices are beginning to ease after a record-breaking rally, but don’t expect cheaper candy just yet as the world’s biggest chocolate makers turn to social media-inspired products and other strategies to…
The UK rate of inflation has slowed to 2.6% in the year to June, driven down by lower fuel prices, according to new figures. The June rate of inflation fell from the 2.8% recorded for the year to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Food prices also fell, driven by products such as…
A PREMIUM TIMES nationwide survey shows how global supply disruptions and longstanding domestic bottlenecks combined to drive up the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), leaving consumers and businesses under severe pressure. In June, Lagos fashion designer Lolade Fayemi took her 6kg gas cylinder to refill station in Baruwa, Iyana-Ipaja, with plans to buy 2kg…
