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White House proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists

Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed asking federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements with the goal of preventing them from sharing confidential information with journalists. The office of personnel management (OPM), the human resources office for the US government, released...

Oil price rises back above $100 a barrel as energy market may be past ‘point of no return’

Oil rose back above $100 a barrel on Tuesday, after fresh US strikes on Iran dashed hopes of a Middle East breakthrough, with experts saying that whatever the outcome of peace talks, the global energy market may now be...

BP removes chair Albert Manifold over ‘serious’ governance and conduct concerns

BP has removed its chair, Albert Manifold, with the oil company’s board saying it had serious concerns about “important governance standards, oversight and conduct”. The FTSE 100 company announced Manifold’s departure with immediate effect on Tuesday, without giving further details....

Son of Mango founder steps down to fight allegations over father’s death

Jonathan Andic, son of the Mango founder Isak Andic, is stepping down temporarily as the fashion group’s vice-chair after being named a suspect in the investigation into his father’s death. In an open letter published on Tuesday, Andic strongly protested...

Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants

Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses. Tens of thousands...

Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal

Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Monday and stock markets rose on hopes that the US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 6% to $97.43 a...

Amtrak is smashing ridership records. Is it ready to handle the World Cup?

Sebastian Caillat didn’t know how fascinating the dental industry could be until he sat next to a dentist on an Amtrak ride from college in New York City to his childhood home in Washington DC in 2023. They spent...

A college degree once ensured prosperity – but gen Z is finding ‘just not much out there’

Jes Vesconte graduated from one of California’s most prestigious art schools, did a Fulbright in Germany and got a master’s from Columbia University. Yet Vesconte, 29, is struggling to afford everyday life. Amid freelancing and working service-industry jobs, they are...

Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year

Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to return to prewar levels any time soon, even if the US and Iran agree to a lasting peace deal tomorrow. As the war with Iran enters its third month, drivers have...

Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair as Trump faces backlash over economy

Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as chair of the US Federal Reserve, tasked with steering the world’s largest economy as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over Americans’ financial wellbeing. Warsh, hand-picked by Donald Trump, takes charge of the...
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McKinsey surveyed C-suite executives and found they believed only 4% of their staff used AI for at least 30% of daily work; the real...

McKinsey’s 4-to-13 per cent comparison is a small statistic with a larger organisational message: some executives are measuring workplace...
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