UncategorizedShein CEO’s wealth slumps $15 billion after whittled-down IPO fwadmin / August 31, 2026 Shein is set to go public in Hong Kong on Tuesday at just over a quarter of the $100 billion it was worth in 2022.
UncategorizedBattle for Hormuz: U.S. forces take first military action against Iran in a month, striking rocket launchers being used to deploy sea mines fwadmin / August 31, 2026 The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.
UncategorizedIran’s president admits ‘we have many problems’ and missiles ‘are of no use’ as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran’s grip on Hormuz fwadmin / August 31, 2026 “People are on the edge now; if I put more pressure on them, they might fall off the edge. We have to be careful that no one falls off.”
UncategorizedBrexiters’ effort to resettle Chagos Islands hit by lack of proper boat fwadmin / August 31, 2026 Nigel Farage-backed expedition is part of attempts to block UK’s contentious deal giving sovereignty over the archipelago to Mauritius
UncategorizedUS and Iran exchange fire for the first time in more than a month fwadmin / August 31, 2026 Oil prices rise after American military hits an island in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran retaliates in Jordan
UncategorizedChinese factory slump eases, but weak services signal uneven recovery fwadmin / August 31, 2026
UncategorizedBig Tech profits get $160bn boost from gains on stakes in other AI companies fwadmin / August 31, 2026 Analysts say large paper windfalls on investments in OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX have muddied the tech sector’s earnings metrics
UncategorizedAmericans feel they have lost their agency fwadmin / August 31, 2026 People increasingly blame large corporations for the sense that they have ever less control over their own lives
UncategorizedAlejandro Betancourt: the man who would be Trump’s ‘viceroy’ in Venezuela fwadmin / August 31, 2026 The US has turned to a wily and divisive insider to help it develop the country’s oil reserves