Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans

Consumers are paying more for everyday goods and services, like food, computers and streaming.

The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for next year will be the largest since 2023. Retirees will see the extra money in their benefit checks starting in January.

Energy prices have surged since the start of war with Iran, lifting inflation in the United States.

Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.

As Starlink seeks permission to operate in India, a recent protest in New Delhi showed how quickly authorities can cut off mobile internet access.

In a volatile moment for energy markets, more vessels are being hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis and Saudi Arabia traded attacks.

A new alliance seeks legislation to force the biggest entertainment and streaming companies to devote half of their content budgets to independent producers in the U.S.

The hotel doors to breeze through this month – from a spa hotel in Phoenix to a Yorkshire Dales' coaching inn. The post The Best New Hotels Around the World for October 2026 appeared first on Business Traveller.

The arrest of an OpenAI employee accused of planting a bug in an office of the artificial intelligence giant flags another concern for the industry.

The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.

Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.