New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend
Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in $927m (£687m) of global ticket sales to make it the second-biggest opening weekend ever as it shot past its estimated $225m production budget.
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China private factory PMI eases in July - RatingDog PMI
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
UK drivers have stolen almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations on average every day since the Iran war broke out and sent prices soaring, according to industry analysis.
The change that may help you get a mortgage as a first-time buyer
If you're working towards buying your first home you might feel like everything is stacked against you - but recent changes could help you get a mortgage.
SpaceX First Earnings After IPO Are Here: How Is the Options Market Positioning? - Benzinga
Attention now turns to the company’s earnings report this week, which could determine whether the stock stabilizes or extends its sharp decline.
Cyber Stocks Jump as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks Ride AI Agent Hack Fears - Benzinga
Concerns about this new form of cybercrime have jumped after the recent events from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. OpenAI recently revealed that one of its AI agents hacked Hugging Face.
Consumer Tech (July 27-31): AI Boom Drives Tech Earnings As Apple, Amazon Lead Markets & More - Benzinga
The Commerce Department has signed letters of intent to provide $874 million in CHIPS and Science Act incentives to seven companies advancing semiconductor technologies for AI and high-performance computing.
Trump's Trade War, Gas Prices, Japan's Debt Crisis and More: This Week in Economy Weekend Roundup: Trump - Benzinga
It’s time for the week’s round-up. Here are the top stories that made headlines over the week.
DRAM Jumps After Situational Awareness Rescue as Analysts Caution Memory Stocks May Fall Further - Benzinga
The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) has staged a cautious rebound in the past few days, moving from this month’s low of $44.4 to $50.3. This rebound happened after Ken Griffin’s Citadel came to the rescue of Leopold A…
Elon Musk's Net Worth Down Nearly $700 Billion Amid Tesla, SpaceX Merger Rumors - Benzinga
Bloomberg data showed that Musk’s wealth dropped by over $18 billion on Friday to $684 billion. At his peak, he was worth over $1.33 trillion, meaning he has lost more than $646 billion. His loss alone exceeds the combi…
Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up
Documents that set out Fifa's plan to part-privatise the World Cup and seen by the BBC show why the deal may have fallen apart.
Stick to spending limits, PM and chancellor tell ministers in joint memo
Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have written a joint letter to cabinet ministers telling them that they must stick within their existing spending limits while funding new pledges.
Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'
Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
The boss of one of the companies recently hacked by out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) says bot makers must be accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
Healey announces his first Budget will be on 28 October
Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq 100 Futures Gain Amid Cooler June PCE Inflation Data and Slower - Benzinga
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 indices advanced, following Thursday’s higher close.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew.
Eurozone inflation edges up to 2.9% in July - Eurostat
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations
US technology firm Anthropic says its AI models hacked into the systems of three organisations on their own, during a private security experiment.
BP puts North Sea business up for sale
BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business.