Tributes to co-founder of John Pye auction house
John Pye, co-founder of John Pye Auctions, has died at age 95. The company he established in 1968 grew into a major British auction business operating across multiple locations.
AI chatbots are offering financial advice. Should you trust them?
About 40% of Americans have consulted AI chatbots for financial advice in recent months, though experts warn the technology handles basic questions better than complex financial scenarios.
Iran war and high living costs fuelling last-minute holiday bookings, Tui says
Travel bookings are shifting to last-minute decisions due to ongoing geopolitical tensions and cost-of-living pressures, Tui reports, citing €60m in war-related losses.
Great Britain braced to pay millions for backup electricity during solar eclipse
Great Britain faces millions in backup electricity costs as a near-total solar eclipse Wednesday is expected to eliminate solar power generation during peak evening demand.
Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage
Telstra CEO Vicki Brady received a $6.8m pay package for the year ending in June, including a $700,000 raise, despite the company cutting her bonus by 20% following a nationwide network outage in July.
Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal
Australia’s largest aluminium smelter will transition to renewable energy by 2033 under a $2.5bn government subsidy deal with Rio Tinto, securing nearly 3,000 jobs in the Hunter region.