'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
Rachael Bews says she told on the way her child would not be allowed on site. Amazon has apologised for not communicating its policy clearly.
Banks accused of pushing customers away from basic accounts
Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator.
One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.
Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks
Punters who bet more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo an assessment, the regulator says.
Package holidays to Dubai and Egypt cheaper as European prices creep up
Family deals to many non-European destinations are cheaper this summer than last, as travel nerves have slowed bookings.
Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks
A union says workers are "in the crosshairs" of automation as AI is being tested across ports.
Airbnb data identifies illegal social home sublets
Nearly 6,000 social homes are thought to be illegally listed on short-term rental platforms.
Victims of 23andMe data breach to get $47m payout, judge rules
23andMe compiles genetic profiles of people through DNA testing kits, but it was heavily criticised after a 2023 hack.
From mouthwash to hair dye: How weight-loss jabs are changing shopping habits
The BBC looks at how spending habits have shifted as users report feeling less hungry.
Hundreds of jobs at risk as John Lewis plans to cut some services
No final decision has been made but the job cuts will happen in the autumn if the redundancy plans are approved.
Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
Millions of phone calls from customers were "likely mishandled" over nearly a three-year period, the regulator says.
Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.
Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale
The token touched $64,400 overnight before easing back, still up about 6% on the week. A fresh missile strike on a Qatari gas ship in the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil and tested the late-June peace deal as Asian tech sold off again.
XRP stalls near $1.14 as breakout attempt struggles for volume
Buyers defended the session lows and pushed XRP back toward resistance, but muted overall volume left traders waiting for confirmation above $1.13-$1.14.
BONK faces $20 million treasury drain after attacker spends $4 million to pass malicious proposal
The attacker bought enough of the memecoin's tokens to pass a governance proposal that sent the group's holdings to a wallet they controlled, then began selling.
Live markets: Iran returns to the headlines, hitting markets
Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew fresh inflows Monday as the bid starts to return.
Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
Japanese bond yields continue to rise, lifting their U.S. counterparts and posing a potential headwind for risk assets.