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Venice Eyes Post-MOSE Flood Strategy as Sea Levels and Ecological Costs Mount
Five years after the launch of the MOSE flood barrier system, Venice city authorities are already exploring contingency plans as rising sea levels and ecological damage from heavy barrier use expose the system's long-ter...
Franco Manca to Cut Fifth of Outlets as Sourdough Pizza Boom Fades
Franco Manca, the chain that helped spark Britain's sourdough pizza craze after opening in Brixton Market in 2008, is scaling back by closing more than a fifth of its restaurants. The retreat reflects intensifying compet...
Study Questions Real-World Benefit of Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drugs
A new scientific report has cast doubt on how effectively Leqembi and Kisunla — recently approved Alzheimer's treatments hailed as breakthroughs — actually slow disease progression. The findings complicate the narrat...
Kevin Warsh Senate Hearing to Focus on Interest Rate Outlook
Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday where his stance on interest rates will be closely scrutinized. Trump has signaled he expects Warsh to cut rates, raisin...
Netflix Culture Built by Reed Hastings Faces Test After His Exit
Reed Hastings built Netflix into a streaming giant on a culture of radical candor, requiring employees to give and receive blunt criticism and vigorously defend their ideas. With Hastings no longer at the helm, questions...
Iran War Cements U.S. as World's Most Secure Energy Power, Column Argues
A MarketWatch opinion piece contends that the US-Iran conflict has left America positioned as the world's most energy-secure nation, with Trump leveraging a "buy American" message to energy importers seeking alternatives...
British Wine Industry Comes of Age on Climate Change and New Expertise
A combination of a warming climate, improved viticultural techniques, and a new homegrown study programme has driven a boom in UK wine production. English sparkling wine in particular is gaining recognition, with vineyar...
Harrods Abuse Survivors Demand Justice for Fayed's Alleged Enablers
A group of 50 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for "meaningful consequences" for those they claim facilitated or ignored the abuse. The Justice for Fayed and Harrod...
Opinion: Scrapping U.S. Tax Code for Three Flat Taxes Could Fix Federal Finances
A MarketWatch opinion column argues that replacing the entire federal tax code with three simple flat taxes could simultaneously rescue Social Security, stabilize Medicare, and balance the federal budget. The piece frame...
Turkey Pitches Istanbul as Regional Financial Hub Amid Iran War Gulf Disruption
Turkish officials are actively courting international investors, promoting Istanbul as an alternative regional financial center as the Iran war continues to destabilize Gulf economies. The strategy capitalizes on uncerta...
Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Raises Alarm Over Cybersecurity Risks
Anthropic's new Mythos AI model has sparked serious concern among security researchers and observers, with warnings that it could dramatically accelerate hacking and expose vulnerabilities faster than defenders can respo...
Hidden Ingredients in Everyday Foods Range from Wood Pulp to Heavy Metals
A wide range of common foods contain surprising or concerning undisclosed ingredients, including wood pulp in ice cream, peat in portobello mushrooms, microbial slime, and heavy metals from polluted soils. Scientists war...
U.S. Cities Seek Solutions as E-Bike Injuries Surge
Hospitals across the United States are treating a growing number of serious injuries caused by e-bike crashes, drawing attention from physicians, lawmakers, and road-safety advocates. Cities are debating a range of respo...
Over $1 Billion in Suspiciously Timed Bets on Iran War Raise Insider Trading Fears
Traders placed more than $1 billion in prediction-market wagers that accurately anticipated key moments in the US-Iran conflict, including airstrikes, the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, and a Trump ceasefire announ...
Self-Employed Workers Hit Hard by Maternity Pay Delays and Mortgage Hurdles
Freelancers and the self-employed in the UK face a compounding financial squeeze: statutory maternity pay can be delayed by months while mortgage lenders impose stringent requirements on those without regular pay slips. ...
Trump Family's World Liberty Crypto Token Faces Investor Backlash
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial (WLFI) crypto token has dropped in value following disclosure of a loan linked to the token and sharp criticism from one of its most prominent backers. The controversy adds to g...
Iran War's Economic Fallout to Hit Poorest Nations Hardest, Officials Warn
Senior officials at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington warned that developing countries will bear a disproportionate share of the economic pain stemming from the Iran war. Some nations may require addit...
AI Compute Rationing Seen as Tailwind for Traditional Software Stocks
As AI companies increasingly ration computing resources, one analyst argues the shift is benefiting established software firms. A closely tracked iShares software ETF recorded its best weekly performance in 25 years, ref...
Central Bank Chiefs to Run Lehman-Style Bank Collapse War Game in Washington
Senior central bank and treasury officials from the US, UK, and EU are set to participate in a war game in Washington testing their response to the collapse of a globally significant bank. The exercise comes amid heighte...
UK Staycations Surge as Iran War Deters Overseas Travel
British holidaymakers are increasingly choosing domestic destinations over foreign travel amid rising costs and uncertainty linked to the Iran war. Both the Financial Times and BBC report the trend, with FT noting it cou...