The Guardian

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museumThe British Museum privately hosted the Donald Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel in the exhibition space of the Bayeux tapestry earlier this month, the Guardian understands.The museum’s director of development, Charlotte Appleyard, hosted the PayPal founder at a VIP viewing of the tapestry, which is yet to open to the public, on 18 August. Continue reading...

general  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

U.S. Stock Futures Little Changed as Markets Weigh Warsh’s Hawkish Remarks

business  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Victoria Beckham Posts First Operating Profit on Back of Double-Digit Sales Growth

business  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Dollar Gains Could Be Limited as September Rate Hike Not a Done Deal

business  Aug 31, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Embattled Pension Giant ATP Urged to Reassess Danish Stock Bias

Denmark’s state-backed pension fund ATP, which has been under fire over recent investment missteps, should reassess its heavy exposure to domestic stocks, according to an independent strategy review.

business  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflictMending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, and the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food, according to the organisers of a pioneering summit this week.Delegates from more than 60 countries and the UN will gather for the next five days in Paro, in the tiny Himala

general  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Asian Refiners Turn to Argentina as Iran War Disrupts Oil Supply

business  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Will Nvidia Shock the World and Be the First Company to Reach $1 Trillion in Revenue? Here's What the Math Says.

business  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

10 Terrifying Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole Have Spooked Wall Street

business  Aug 31, 2026

Variety

Rintaro Returns to Korea After 17 Years for Busan’s Japanese Animation Special

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled a 13-film Japanese Animation Special program, marking the first Korea visit in 17 years for animation master Rintaro alongside four next-generation directors. Billed as a Special Program in Focus, the lineup puts a spotlight on Japan’s animation history across a full century, mixing formative classics with […]

entertainment  Aug 31, 2026

BBC Sport

Man Utd near deal for Mexico's Bernal

Manchester United are close to signing Mexico international Rebeca Bernal from Washington Spirit.

sports  Aug 31, 2026

BBC Sport

Wrexham close in on Burnley defender Worrall

Wrexham, who are yet to keep a clean sheet this season, are moving to bring in 29-year-old centre-back Joe Worrall from Championship rivals Burnley.

sports  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

US Dollar Price Forecast: Hawkish Warsh Lifts DXY as EUR/USD and GBP/USD Fall

business  Aug 31, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Warsh Speech Doesn't Change View: Von Rotberg

Wolf von Rotberg, equity strategist at J Safra Sarasin, joins Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden on "Bloomberg Daybreak Europe" to discuss his thoughts on US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech Friday at Jackson Hole and shares the speech did not change the firm's outlook for US equities because it was already positioned for September & December rate hikes. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Aug 31, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Richmond Fed’s Tom Barkin on the Surprisingly Resilient Real Economy

The implications of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech are pretty clear: Traders expect a rate hike given the hawkish hints littered in his address, largely focused on inflation. There are still a number of open questions and Warsh's lack of forward guidance does not exactly lend clarity to how the Fed will act in the coming months. Today, we recap the speech — in a conversation recorded from the Lodge at Jackson Hole — with Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin and he expl

business  Aug 31, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Partners Group Is Facing a €6 Billion Wall of Debt Refinancing

Partners Group Holding AG is running short of time to refinance around €6 billion ($7 billion) in debt at three of its portfolio companies, adding to investor scrutiny on one of Europe’s largest private markets firms.

business  Aug 31, 2026

BBC World

Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded.

general  Aug 31, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Social Security at 62 Isn't Always a Disaster. Here's When It Could Work Out.

business  Aug 31, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Warsh Restores Some Fed Credibility: 3-Minutes MLIV

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Aug 31, 2026

The Guardian

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAEUS strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacksWelcome to our live coverage as hostilities between the US and Iran flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran.A supertanker caught ⁠fire and was brought to a complete ⁠halt after ⁠hitting two naval mines in ⁠the so

general  Aug 31, 2026