SOYBEANMEAL:CFD: US Soybean Meal Futures Live Price Graph

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

Oct 7, 2026, 7:16 PM

‘The Twilight Zone’ Created a Blueprint for Surviving Our Surreal Moment

With “The Twilight Zone,” Rod Serling created a durable blueprint for understanding our surreal reality.

Oct 7, 2026, 7:00 PM

Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee

Jamaal Howard’s lawyers are seeking information about the lethal injection drug, the same medication used in Tennessee’s failed attempt last week.

Oct 7, 2026, 6:57 PM

LIV Golf Loses Jon Rahm in Blow to League’s Bankruptcy-Exit Plan

LIV Golf’s top-ranked professional, Jon Rahm, is quitting the bankrupt golf tour and views its proposal to give players a majority ownership stake in the newly established enterprise as “unacceptable,” according to his lawyer.

Oct 7, 2026, 6:53 PM

Boots Sold for $8.9B As Canada’s Westons Re-Enter UK

Bloomberg's Liana Baker joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." The Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family agreed to buy health retailer Boots for $8.9 billion including debt, in another change of hands for the pharmacy chain and a UK return for the former Selfridges owner. (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct 7, 2026, 6:50 PM

Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says

In a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber".

Oct 7, 2026, 6:47 PM

Kirkland & Ellis to stop disclosing financial performance

World’s highest-grossing law firm with $10.6bn in 2025 revenue volunteered data for leading industry profit ranking

Oct 7, 2026, 6:36 PM

Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speechKemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich.The Tory leader also said couples would be able to leave an additional tax-free sum of £1m to their families, as the party attempts to shore up its traditional base in southern England. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026, 5:58 PM

Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense | Heather Stewart

The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthyKemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put Gordon Brown off calling a snap general election.In practice, Osborne’s plan involved a £1m threshold for inheritance tax – and given the global financial crisis had blown a hole in the public finances by the time the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition came to power in 2010, it never came to pass. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026, 5:16 PM

China slaps down EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports

European Commission now considering temporary limits to control surging shipments that could trigger serious trade conflict

Oct 7, 2026, 4:56 PM