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The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.
Paramount Skydance Clears Its Biggest Hurdle: Inside the $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement
Paramount Skydance's September 21 settlement with 12 states and the Writers Guild removes the main legal barrier to its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover — but the five-year consent decree imposes film quotas, $30 million penalties, and $1.5 billion in US production spending.
The Fed Just Raised Rates for the First Time in Three Years. Here's What It Means for Your Money
On September 16, 2026, the Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark rate to 3.75%–4.00% — the first increase since July 2023 — and signalled the tightening may not be over. We break down why it happened, what the dot plot revealed, and what it means for mortgages, savings, and markets.
Autumn 2026 Beauty Forecast: Suede Skin, Toasted Neutrals, Intelligent Minimalism
Cult Beauty's seasonal forecast predicts velvety suede skin, warm terracotta colour, responsive skincare routines, and the rise of hair zoning.
Hydrinity's New Retinal Pads Signal the Rise of Regenerative Skincare
The professional brand's RetaXome pads and CÉLTHERA overnight cream pair retinal renewal with ceramide-and-ectoin barrier repair.
PDRN Is Moving From Serums Into Makeup — Here's What It Means
The K-beauty ingredient of the year is crossing into colour cosmetics, sun care, and hair care — and forecasters say the crossover is just getting started.
Hyundai to Plug Two Big Gaps in Its EV Lineup With the IONIQ 4 and IONIQ 7 SUVs
A compact B-segment crossover and a family-sized model between the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9 are coming over the next 12 to 18 months. Hyundai's Europe product chief is dropping hints — and the affordable end of the lineup is where the real fight is.
Volkswagen Bets on Xpeng Partnership Again as ID. UNYX 09 Opens Presales in China
Developed from blank sheet to production in just 24 months, the ID. UNYX 09 electric fastback is the second model from Volkswagen's joint venture with Xpeng — and a test of whether the German giant's 'in China, for China' strategy can reverse a 16-year sales low.
Volkswagen's 4-Million-Car Recall: How One Corroding Bolt Became the Biggest Recall Since Dieselgate
A single screw in the steering system can corrode and fracture, potentially robbing drivers of steering control. Across VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat, the campaign spans more than a decade of production — and the US alone accounts for over 200,000 vehicles.
Rivian Recalls Nearly 101,000 Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Glitch — Including Its New R2 SUV
A software prompt urging drivers to re-engage stability control can briefly hide the reversing camera image — a small glitch that breaks a strict federal safety rule. Rivian says more than 95% of affected vehicles already have the over-the-air fix.
Europe Starts Enforcing the AI Act — and Italy Makes Safety Failures a Crime
The EU AI Office's first coordinated inspection wave is demanding engineering evidence from hiring, credit and healthcare AI — while Italy's new Article 437-bis puts AI governance failures in the criminal code.
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Beats the Flagship on Coding at Half the Price
The mid-tier model's 70.6% score on Terminal-Bench 4.0 — ahead of Opus 5.5 — shows how close cheaper models have come to flagship performance on the work developers actually do.