BusinessJapan TimesBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minNew shinkansen model delivered to TaiwanThe N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.Japan Times
BusinessThe GuardianBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minThe weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognition For 11 years, from 1929 to 1940, the Soviet Union did…The Guardian
BusinessThe GuardianBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minNew UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflationLatest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to show this…The Guardian
BusinessCNBCBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minSecret outperformer: Dispelling the 'myths' about an unloved stock marketEuropean markets fly under the radar when compared with larger and more liquid U.S. markets, but Goldman Sachs offered to dispel some of the myths them.CNBC
BusinessTASSBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minFlight from Damascus lands in Moscow as Syria, Russia reopen air service — airportThe direct air link between the cities was suspended in December 2024 amid the situation in the Arab republicTASS
BusinessABC NewsBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minShe designed jumpers worn by Princess Diana and Olivia Newton-John, then lost everythingEighties knitwear designer Liz Newman walks into a gallery space hung with the quirky, colourful jumpers made from patterns she created decades ago - she thought these designs were lost forever.ABC News
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minChina Plans to Speed Up New Energy Recycling, Waste Rules: CCTVChina is accelerating the establishment of rules governing the recycling and reuse of wind and solar equipment and aims to set up a closed-loop system for waste from the industry before 2030, China Central Television reported on Sunday.Bloomberg
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minMost US voters say they are worse off under Trump — FT pollDemocrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm electionsFinancial Times
BusinessSouth China Morning PostBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minHow Cambodian worker exodus exposes Thailand’s fragile labour modelAfter last year’s border conflict with Cambodia, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers left Thailand, exposing how dependent parts of its economy had become on cross-border labour. Thailand has tried to ease the squeeze by holding on to…South China Morning Post
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minMiner Ferrexpo caught up in dispute between oligarch and KyivIron ore group is trying to raise cash while sanctions-hit shareholder fights to maintain his stakeFinancial Times
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minAre Americans making peace with the spectre of socialism?Democratic socialist candidates are winning primary battles as voters turn to progressive policiesFinancial Times
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 16, 2026 · 1 minEuropean companies count the costs and gains of extreme heatBusinesses flagged effects of extreme heat, drought and wildfires on a record share of earnings calls in recent weeksFinancial Times