UK water regulator Ofwat is accelerating a review into executive compensation rules after companies used retention payments and pay rises to circumvent bonus bans.

Driven by strong performance in the technology sector, the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2026, marking its strongest quarterly expansion since early 2024.

U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Thursday, sending the 10-year note above 5% as rising oil prices and persistent inflation fears heightened expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

A House Oversight Committee report released Tuesday faulted federal prosecutors for mishandling investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, sparking sharp political debate over accountability and future hearings.

Global equity markets face a sharp rotation out of technology shares into defensive sectors like healthcare and consumer staples amid mounting concerns over artificial intelligence spending.

Defectors and political analysts view the frequent public appearances of Kim Jong Un’s young daughter as evidence that North Korea is preparing for another hereditary transfer of power.

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, beating economist expectations and hardening forecasts for a Federal Reserve rate hike in December.

Representative Thomas Massie has reintroduced an eight-count impeachment resolution targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing a House floor vote within two days.

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction, allowing the federal government to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of west Texas.