MarketWatch

Volkswagen’s stock gets boost from plan to double job cuts to 100,000

The German car giant’s supervisory board unanimously approved a plan which envisaged slashing about 50,000 positions.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Science Daily

MIT turns bacteria into living transistors

MIT researchers have created bacterial “transistors” that can be wired together into living circuits capable of performing calculations and directing chemical signals. One day, these biological computers could coat plant roots or leaves, detecting environmental threats and automatically triggering defenses.

science  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Air Baltic Puts Polus-Backed Financing Plan to Bondholder Vote

Air Baltic Corp has asked bondholders to vote next week on proposed stopgap financing backed by Polus Capital Management and Klirmark Capital.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

EQT to Pay $2 Billion for Majority Stake in McGill and Partners

EQT AB has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK insurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus LLC for $2 billion, as the Swedish buyout firm looks to accelerate the company’s global expansion.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

US Stock Futures Steady Ahead of Key August Jobs Data

US stock futures drifted higher on Friday as traders awaited the crucial August jobs report for more signals about the potential for Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

business  Sep 4, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Digested week: Tom Tugendhat is a serious politician. What’s he doing in a Reform-lite Tory frontbench? | John Crace

Want to see how small the gene pool of Tory talent is? I give you Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor. Also this week: Starmer’s Fomo, and telly warsIt’s the end of summer and Kemi Badenoch chose to mark the occasion with a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet. Her aim is apparently to get the Tories match fit in case Andy Burnham calls an early general election, but the vibes are much more rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship. After all, when the gene pool of talent is that small, there’s n

politics  Sep 4, 2026

ESPN

'Lightning in a bottle': Inside the booming world of Circa and NFL survivor pools

In the heart of Las Vegas, bettors try to do the unthinkable: turn $1,000 into $20 million throughout the NFL season.

sports  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Stocks Steady Ahead of Jobs Report; US Retail Diesel Hits Record High | Bloomberg Brief 09/04/2026

US equity futures and Treasuries hold steady ahead of the August payrolls report. US retail diesel prices rise to a record high as the wars roil the market. DeepSeek plans to deploy at least 160,000 of Huawei’s top accelerators at a massive new data center in Inner Mongolia. Mark Haefele of UBS Global Management and Veronica Clark of Citi join "Bloomberg Brief" to look ahead to the jobs report. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Sep 4, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Film Festival Style

From red carpets for her award-winning directorial debut 'The Lost Daughter' to a current run as jury president, take a look at the actress and filmmaker's fashion choices in Venice over the years.

entertainment  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

A Stock-Market Safe Haven Seen as ‘Canary in Coal Mine’ for Risk

Steadily climbing Treasury yields and a potential Federal Reserve rate hike are threatening to produce more rockiness for utilities, a group that traditionally was one of the stock market’s safest sectors before the AI trade changed the equation.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Colgate-Palmolive Stock: Is CL Outperforming the Consumer Defensive Sector?

business  Sep 4, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Black Hills (BKH) Posts Higher Profit While Wall Street Stays Skeptical

business  Sep 4, 2026

BBC Sport

Scarlets release new prop Apoua after torn Achilles

Scarlets suffer blow before new United Rugby Championship season with the loss of summer signing Chris Apoua to an Achilles injury.

sports  Sep 4, 2026

BBC Sport

Fourth-choice Ramsdale will 'support team' - Eckert

Southampton boss Tonda Eckert says Aaron Ramsdale still has a role to "support the team" despite becoming their fourth-choice keeper.

sports  Sep 4, 2026

BBC Sport

Mandhana becomes all-time leading women's run-scorer

India's Smriti Mandhana now has 10,880 runs in all formats, moving past former captain Mithali Raj's tally of 10,868.

sports  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Cocoa Trims Weekly Loss as Deficit Risks Cloud Supply Outlook

Cocoa futures rose in New York and London, trimming a weekly decline, as the market grapples with the prospect of sufficient short-term supplies being followed by a deficit in the season ahead.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Fire Risks Return to Haunt California’s Utilities

Investors may have to accept more volatility in the sector as policy reforms are shelved.

business  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

JD Vance Says ‘Proper and Responsible’ for Fed to Lower Interest Rates

US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday the Trump administration believes “that the Fed should be lowering interest rates," to help make home ownership more affordable. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Sep 4, 2026

BBC Sport

All you need to know about the new WSL season

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team tell you everything you need to know before the new WSL season.

sports  Sep 4, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

India’s NSE Secures Regulatory Approval for Long-Awaited IPO

The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. has received regulatory approval for what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering, clearing a key hurdle in the world’s largest derivatives exchange’s years-long effort to list.

business  Sep 4, 2026