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The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
Business

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.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Paramount Skydance Clears Its Biggest Hurdle: Inside the $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement
Business

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 β€” but the five-year consent decree imposes film quotas, $30 million penalties, and $1.5 billion in US production spending.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Anthropic's Leaked IPO Filing Reveals $42 Billion in Losses β€” and Warnings That Its AI Could Pose 'Existential' Risks
Business

Anthropic's Leaked IPO Filing Reveals $42 Billion in Losses β€” and Warnings That Its AI Could Pose 'Existential' Risks

A confidential draft prospectus seen by Reuters reveals Anthropic's 2025 revenue soared 1,088% to $4.59 billion β€” while losses hit $42 billion and the company warned its own AI could pose β€œexistential” risks. The potential $2 trillion IPO would be the biggest ever.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
The Fed Just Raised Rates for the First Time in Three Years. Here's What It Means for Your Money
Business

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% β€” the first increase since July 2023 β€” 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.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Autumn 2026 Beauty Forecast: Suede Skin, Toasted Neutrals, Intelligent Minimalism
Beauty

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.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Hydrinity's New Retinal Pads Signal the Rise of Regenerative Skincare
Beauty

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.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
COSRX's 5 Peptide Lip Collection Brings Skincare Science to Your Lips
Beauty

COSRX's 5 Peptide Lip Collection Brings Skincare Science to Your Lips

The derma skincare brand's nine-product lip line β€” tinted treatments, barrier balms, and an overnight mask β€” launches exclusively at Ulta.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
PDRN Is Moving From Serums Into Makeup β€” Here's What It Means
Beauty

PDRN Is Moving From Serums Into Makeup β€” Here's What It Means

The K-beauty ingredient of the year is crossing into colour cosmetics, sun care, and hair care β€” and forecasters say the crossover is just getting started.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Shark Beauty's Celestial Skies Collection Brings Beauty Tech to Sephora's Holiday Shelves
Beauty

Shark Beauty's Celestial Skies Collection Brings Beauty Tech to Sephora's Holiday Shelves

The limited-edition line created with Claudia Sulewski dresses four bestselling devices in midnight navy and gold β€” and signals beauty tech's shift from specifications to design.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Hyundai to Plug Two Big Gaps in Its EV Lineup With the IONIQ 4 and IONIQ 7 SUVs
Automotive

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 β€” and the affordable end of the lineup is where the real fight is.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Volkswagen Bets on Xpeng Partnership Again as ID. UNYX 09 Opens Presales in China
Automotive

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 β€” and a test of whether the German giant's 'in China, for China' strategy can reverse a 16-year sales low.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Volkswagen's 4-Million-Car Recall: How One Corroding Bolt Became the Biggest Recall Since Dieselgate
Automotive

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 β€” and the US alone accounts for over 200,000 vehicles.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read