HS2 trains will be able to run all the way to Euston after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, committed to funding tunnelling work to the central London station. She said the government would “get a grip” on HS2 between London and Birmingham, and guarantee funds to start work on the 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel from Old Oak…

Starbucks’ new Oleato coffee beverages. Starbucks Starbucks’ controversial line of olive oil-infused drinks will leave U.S. stores in early November. The decision to remove the Oleato drinks from domestic menus predates newly installed CEO Brian Niccol, who arrived at Starbucks in early September, a company spokesperson said. However, it aligns with Niccol’s strategy to simplify…

Reddit on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit for the first time in its 20-year history. Shares of the company, popular for its user-led communities known as subreddits, rose more than 35% as markets opened the next day. The company reported nearly 100 million monthly users, an increase of 47% from the year prior, and a…

An Airbus A321XLR Neo passenger aircraft performs a flying display at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Paris, France, on Monday, June 19, 2023.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbus said Wednesday that it has handed over its first extra-long-range narrow-body aircraft, the A321XLR, marking another step in an era of smaller…

Subway was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Monday that claims the chain’s advertisements “materially overstate” the amount of meat and cheese in its sandwiches. The lawsuit, on behalf of the Queens resident Anna Tollison, asks justices in the US district court for the eastern district of New York to certify the claim as a…

The pace of US economic growth slowed over the summer but continued its two-year expansion, according to data released on Wednesday, days before millions of voters decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is best placed to lead it forward. US gross domestic product (GDP) – a broad measure of economic health – rose by…

The UK’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, outlined some details of the autumn 2024 budget in parliament on Wednesday. Reeves said it would raise £40bn, and that the Conservatives did not disclose full information about spending pressures at the time of the last budget. Reeves said those details would have made OBR forecasts ‘materially different’ Budget 2024:…

Germany’s economy grew in the three months to the end of September, ending fears that Europe’s largest economy would slip back into recession. Predictions that the German economy would shrink for a second consecutive quarter proved unfounded as gross domestic product increased by 0.2% in the third quarter after a 0.3% contraction in the previous…

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, holds up her ministerial red box before the press at Downing Street before delivering her budget statement in the House of Commons. Reeves, the first woman to hold the post of chancellor of the exchequer in the UK, will set out Labour’s first budget in 15 years Autumn budget live Source:…

Renderings of plans for a new development at the Bahia Mar marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Courtesy: ArX Creative A team of developers including Related Group is launching a $2 billion development at the largest marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, aiming to create a “mini Monaco,” according to executives. The new development at the Bahia…