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World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected
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Investment bank Jefferies’ profit more than triples: CEO says the ‘cherry on top’ is that ‘financial stars are aligning’ after crippling inflation
The company cites resurgent interest in M&A and optimistic markets for placing it in the “best position ever” in the firm’s 62-year history.
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Elon Musk is pushing to remove dates from X posts and planning new $8 sign-up fee
The change under consideration, which Musk says is for aesthetics, would remove vital information from the X timeline and potentially exacerbate the site’s issues with misinformation.
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Southern California’s wildfire smoke is full of toxic chemicals. Here are the major health risks to residents
What to know about wildfire smoke.
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FTC’s Khan urges agency to ‘stay aggressive’ after she goes
A progressive icon, Khan became the youngest person ever to chair the FTC at age 32 after an article she wrote about how to rein in Amazon.
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Tesla board that gave itself nearly $1 billion in excess compensation must now return money
Tesla directors settled a nearly five-year-long legal dispute that represents the latest critique of the board’s lax governance under Robyn Denholm.
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UK government seeks to soothe bond market nerves after borrowing costs soar
Treasury vows to stick to its fiscal rules and says gilt markets functioning ‘in an orderly way’
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BlackRock quits climate change group in latest green climbdown
World’s largest money manager had staked out position as sustainable investment leader