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Key Figures Shaping Retirement in 2026

America is aging rapidly: by 2030 one in five Americans will be 65 or older, and by 2034 older adults are expected to outnumber children. The oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026. The average age men stop working is about 64, and for women it has risen to 62.

Barcelona

Barcelona Is Ready to Welcome the World: MWC26 Takes Place on 2–5 March 2026

Barcelona is once again preparing to become the global capital of innovation and connectivity. Registration for MWC Barcelona 2026 is now officially open, inviting industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from around the world to join one of the most influential technology events on the planet. The event will take place

Business

Eight major business and economic questions heading into 2026

DealBook editors lay out the biggest business and economic questions for 2026, from artificial intelligence to politics and oil. Can A.I. move beyond pilots and reshape industries? An M.I.T. study found that despite $30 billion to $40 billion in A.I. spending, 95 percent of organizations reported

Business

Study: Actual U.S. Tariffs Much Lower Than Announced, but Costs Fell Heavily on American Firms

President Trump raised U.S. import tariffs to levels not seen in a century, and prices and business strains followed. Yet the economic effects have been smaller than some analysts expected after April announcements of broad, double-digit tariffs. A working paper by economists at Harvard and the University of Chicago

Business

Sanctions drive Russian wine boom, but taste test still favours Western vintages

Western sanctions have cut off export markets for Russian wine but fuelled a surge in domestic demand, creating growth opportunities for local producers. At Nikolaev & Sons in Russia's Krasnodar region near the Black Sea, co-owner Mikhail Nikolaev says the estate specialises in sparkling wine from Chardonnay and

Automotive

Stellantis brings back V‑8 Ram TRX as part of U.S. turnaround

Stellantis said it will revive the V‑8–powered Ram TRX, offering a 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX late in 2026 with a starting price of $99,995 and a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that brings the on‑the‑road price to $102,590. The TRX returns after a

Business

Buffett endorses Greg Abel and says Berkshire best positioned to last 100 years

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is better positioned than any company to endure over the long term as he handed the CEO reins to Greg Abel, whom he strongly endorsed. Buffett made the comments in a special interview with Becky Quick, parts of which aired on CNBC on Friday. The

Business

Berkshire shares slip as Greg Abel takes over as CEO after Buffett era

Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett's six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of Greg Abel's leadership. Class A shares fell 1.7% in afternoon trading on Abel's first day as CEO, after Buffett officially

Business

Meera Sodha’s radicchio risotto with Chianti

Cookbook writer Meera Sodha offers a winter risotto that pairs bitter radicchio di Chioggia with a large glass of Chianti and a dusting of vegetarian parmesan, the wine giving the rice a juicy red finish. Sodha notes that bitter ingredients lift the darkest months and lists radicchio among her favourites,

Business

Berkshire shares fall as Greg Abel becomes CEO and Buffett steps aside

Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett's six-decade tenure and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel. Class A shares fell 1.7% in afternoon trading on Abel's first day as CEO, following Buffett's

Business

Charlotte's Power City Index tops U.S. metros for stock returns in 2025

Charlotte, North Carolina, had the strongest metro stock performance in 2025, with its Power City Index rising more than 22% and edging out Silicon Valley. The Power City Indexes (PCI) were created a decade ago and track the 11 or 12 largest market-cap companies headquartered in 36 U.S. metro

World

Richard Pollak, Founding Editor of More Magazine, Dies at 91

Richard Pollak, the founding editor of More, an irreverent journalism review that in the 1970s criticized the mainstream press, died on Dec. 27 in Stockholm. He was 91, his wife, Diane Walsh, confirmed. The couple had moved to Sweden in May to live near their daughter and grandchildren. More launched

Business

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AI

Wall Street Sees More Gains for S&P 500 but Flags AI, Inflation and Policy Risks

The S&P 500’s bull market entered a fourth year and Wall Street analysts expect another strong 2026, with FactSet’s aggregate price target at 7,968.78 — roughly a 16 percent rise from the index’s year-end close of 6,845.50. Forecasters point to a growing

Tesla

BYD Overtakes Tesla as World’s Top Electric-Car Seller After U.S. Policy Shift

China’s BYD surpassed Tesla as the world’s largest seller of electric cars in 2025, highlighting a shift in the global EV market after U.S. policy changes removed federal incentives. Tesla said it delivered 1.64 million cars worldwide in 2025, down from almost 1.8 million in

Business

Devyani and Sapphire Foods to merge, combining Yum! Brands franchises in India

Shares of Devyani International rose as much as 5.3% after it announced plans to merge with rival franchisee Sapphire Foods India, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in the region. The deal would combine two of Yum! Brands' largest franchise partners in India into a single operator

Business

Britain’s car boot sales reborn as fashion-forward vintage hubs

On a crisp Sunday in south-west London, the playground of a primary school has been transformed into a bustling Balham car boot sale, drawing families, pensioners, fashion influencers and TikTok creators. Organisers Steven Lopes and Erin Murphy, who launched Balham and a sister car boot in Peckham in 2019, have

Sports

U.S. Start-Up Seeks to Break China’s Grip on Rare-Earth Processing

Phoenix Tailings, a Boston-area start-up, has begun producing rare-earth metal at a small plant in Exeter, N.H., turning taupe-colored powder into rough ingots that can be used for electric-vehicle motors and military equipment. Rare earth elements such as neodymium and dysprosium are essential for powerful magnets, lasers and medical

Health

Airlines Cancel Hundreds of New York Flights Ahead of Predicted Snow

Major carriers pre-emptively canceled hundreds of flights at Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty after forecasters warned of up to nine inches of snow, leaving thousands of holiday travelers scrambling to rebook. FlightAware recorded more than 400 inbound and outbound cancellations across the three airports on Saturday and nearly 900

Business

Short interest in Trump Media rises after recent rally, S3 Partners reports

Short interest in Trump Media has climbed following a recent rally in the stock, according to S3 Partners. The data from S3 Partners indicates that traders increased bets against the company's shares after the price run-up. No additional details or figures were provided in the material supplied. Key

Business

European stocks gain as FTSE briefly tops 10,000 and tech, defense drive rallies

Britain's FTSE 100 briefly surpassed the 10,000-point mark for the first time on Friday before settling 0.2% higher at 9,951, extending gains after a strong 2025. Analysts cautioned that the psychological milestone needs solid underlying support to hold. "Passing any large round number on

Sports

Kazakhstan’s Tengiz Expansion Completed as Chevron Faces Export Risks and Contract Talks

Chevron and partners have completed a roughly $48 billion expansion of Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, boosting capacity by about one-third to around one million barrels a day. Tengiz is a giant field containing an estimated 25 billion barrels, with the adjacent Korolev field holding about 1.6 billion barrels.

Business

Singapore Q4 GDP surges 5.7% on strong manufacturing performance

Singapore's economy expanded 5.7% year on year in the fourth quarter, the highest growth rate since 2021, driven mainly by a sharp rise in manufacturing output in the three months through December, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said. Manufacturing grew 15% in the quarter, up from

World

Kevin Hassett’s Turn Toward Trump Raises Questions About Fed Independence

Kevin Hassett, the White House director of the National Economic Council, has shifted from a longtime conservative economist who championed free trade and immigration to a vocal defender of President Trump’s trade and immigration stances. The evolution has put Mr. Hassett near the top of Mr. Trump’s shortlist

Sports

Fed Officials Split Over Timing and Size of Future Rate Cuts

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting show a sharp division among policymakers over how much further to cut interest rates and when to do it as they weigh rising unemployment against elevated inflation. The record of the meeting highlighted Chair Jerome H. Powell’s challenge in building consensus