Newspaper - Business & Finance - September 30, 2026

COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

AI-powered sign language customer experience
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Opting to barter

Opting to barter

The strongest argument for it is the potential to conserve foreign exchange
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Men in the kitchen

Men in the kitchen

Time spent cooking and cleaning has doubled for American men in the past two decades to 31 minutes a day last year...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Crypto hackers from North Korea

Crypto hackers from North Korea

Crypto exchange Bitget suspects North Korean hackers may be behind a security breach that affected about $351.6m in...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Livestream shopping

Livestream shopping

The US livestream shopping industry is forecast to reach nearly $20bn in sales this year, more than double that of...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Insuring data centres

Insuring data centres

Data centres are worth vast sums of money, which is why the premiums tied to them are expected to increase to $25bn...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Recreating Death Star?

Recreating Death Star?

The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by George Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars”, is 300,000 square...
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
Tale of two private jets

Tale of two private jets

When the premier of Canada’s Ontario faced backlash over the purchase of a plane, he reversed his decision.
Updated 28 Sep, 2026 05:29pm
Signs of textile revival

Signs of textile revival

Textile production itself declined marginally by 0.03pc, but wearing apparel expanded 22pc.
Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

ICMA cautions against petrol price volatility
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Online safety in education

Online safety in education

When more children spend more time online, protecting them from technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse becomes
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Declining finance flows

Declining finance flows

Agrifood systems absorb one-fourth of climate-related losses, yet finance for the sector is declining, with flows...
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Xbox’s falling popularity

Xbox’s falling popularity

While video games have never been more popular, Xbox is not growing, with its revenue of about $23bn declining and...
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Cost of war for US households

Cost of war for US households

According to the analysis by Moody’s Analytics, $1,760 is the estimated total added cost imposed on the average US...
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Japan’s rate hike

Japan’s rate hike

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25pc, its highest level in 31 years and its...
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Leveraging CPEC for CBAM

Leveraging CPEC for CBAM

Cooperation can drive the development of renewable-energy equipment, digital monitoring technologies and carbon-accounting
Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:44am
Lost opportunities post-9/11

Lost opportunities post-9/11

Pakistan’s real problems were swept under the carpet, and when the honeymoon with the US ended, we had inadequate investment, no power, no gas, weak growth and high inflation. And the cycle continues.
Updated 14 Sep, 2026 07:46am
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