Food shopping accounts for the biggest proportion of households "basic spending" in Northern Ireland, according to research from the Consumer Council.

That's the highest level since it started monitoring these figures two years ago.

Mum of three Jessica Ireland from Londonderry posts videos comparing the cost of her food shopping on TikTok.

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Food shopping accounts for the biggest proportion of households "basic spending" in NI, according to new research.

How to save on your weekly food shop

From undocumented workers to an arrest in Florida, the business of busking raises questions about money, immigration and the law. Times Square is one of the world’s most profitable entertainment…

The Naked Cowboy’s $150,000 Question: Who Taxes the Art of Busking, and Who Decides When It’s Illegal?

Delta’s CEO has claimed that safety will decide whether its Riyadh launch goes ahead.

Delta’s Riyadh Launch In Fresh Doubt As Passenger Terminal Blast Leaves Many Injured

Four Indian IT giants are among eight tech firms suspended from a key US permanent residency programme. Analysts tell CNA the immediate business impact may be limited, but workers face greater uncertainty.

Trump curbs green card pathway: How Indian IT firms and workers could be affected

The company announced plans to “become a major mobile carrier in the U,S.” in part by buying spectrum and deploying satellites for its Starlink service.

Elon Musk’s growing SpaceX empire sends AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares plunging

Amazon’s October Prime Day sale has officially come to a close, but the savings aren’t going anywhere. Our experts shopped around to find deals that are still up for grabs.

October Prime Day may be over, but 59 of the best Amazon deals are still up for grabs | CNN Underscored

Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, Prime Big Deal Days, is tomorrow, but you don’t have to wait to save with the best deals worth shopping now.

October Prime Day may start tomorrow, but these early deals are worth shopping today | CNN Underscored

Looking out at the green Tepper Quad on Carnegie Mellon University’s Oakland campus, Benjamin McHale pondered what might be next for the elite institution...

Carnegie Mellon students, professors weigh in on Griffin’s $3 billion donation, planned Miami campus

The coordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.

G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat

More swings in the bond market are shaking up stocks on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in afternoon trading Thursday after spending most of the morning lower, at

More swings for bond yields shake up Wall Street, rattle financial markets worldwide

By Sethuraman N R and Yuka Obayashi NEW DELHI/TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 1% on Thursday as recovering crude exports from the Gulf and a surpris...

Oil dips as recovering Gulf exports ease supply fears, US-Iran diplomacy in focus

SpaceXAI is all set to capitalise on any typos that OpenAI users name when looking up Dots.

OpenAI named its new agent system Dots. It's already causing confusion.

World Labs focuses on spatially intelligent AI models that can generate and simulate interactive 3-D environments.

AMD Stock Dips Overnight After $8.2B World Labs Deal — Senior Exec Says It's 'Not The Intent' To Compete With AI Customers

Costco revealed this week how much money in government refunds it received after the US Supreme Court ruled against some of President Trump’s tariffs.

Attention Costco members: Do you want lower prices or a refund check?

We have the scoop on top pre-Prime Day discounts ahead of the October savings event, including tech must-haves, vacuums, fall style upgrades and more.

October Prime Day 2026: Amazon's biggest early deals from Hanes, DeWalt, Apple and more ahead of the Prime Big Deal Days event

The founder of the world's most AI valuable company has the ear of Donald Trump when it comes to the risks and potential of the cutting-edge technology.

Who is Jensen Huang, the AI boss Trump calls at night?

The company debuted its AI “super app” today, following a litany of short-lived rebrands.

Microsoft Thinks It’s Finally Figured Out Copilot This Time

The Nasdaq Composite rose to a new all-time intraday high and closed at a record on Tuesday.

Stocks fall as yields shoot higher, Nasdaq retreats from record: Live updates

Expanded fuel choice could give Californians more flexibility when prices spike.

California fast-tracks E15 gasoline, aiming to shave up to 20 cents off pump prices

"Simply put, we screwed up," DoorDash released in a statement on its website Sept. 22. "Our mistakes meant some Dashers were underpaid or paid late.

DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers

Meta's AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com | TechCrunch

The unsealed material could set a precedent that fuels more lawsuits against AI firms and strengthens publishers hand in licensing talks.

Paywall violation ‘eviscerates’ fair use defense: What OpenAI-NYT twist means for publishers

Meta's new AI agent hit No. 1 on the U.S. App Store on Day 10 of its launch with about 730,000 downloads, a total that left OpenAI's ChatGPT at No. 3 in 2023...

Meta's AI agent, Muse, is chasing ChatGPT's App Store rise — and hit No. 1 with fewer downloads

With AI embedded in every corner of daily life, how does an industry slow development without crippling the people and institutions that depend on it?

‘There is something you can do’: How to slow down AI without crashing the economy - The Boston Globe

The bond market gave the Federal Reserve an ultimatum: Raise rates, or we will.

The Fed was bullied into hiking rates. Now it hopes it didn’t royally screw up | CNN Business

The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.

Coast Guard, FBI boarded Texas-bound oil tanker after ship's network was potentially breached

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump's support for a cut.

Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands

Spot rates are the priciest in history on every VLCC lane following a stunning surge this week. The market is in the midst of a ‘chartering frenzy’ causing ‘seismic shifts’ in rates

Why VLCC rates just went ballistic and how they could go even higher

Nvidia's potential investment could value the ChatGPT rival at around $2 trillion.

Nvidia may bankroll Anthropic's massive IPO

The fuel that keeps the trucking industry moving hit a new record Saturday, and higher diesel prices could start raising prices across a wide range of consumer goods.

Price of diesel hits record $6.05, consumers could pay the price

In an essay, Dario Amodei said Anthropic is giving outside evaluators permanent access to its safety practices.

Anthropic grants outside evaluators permanent access to the company, calls to ‘pace’ AI development | Fortune

More than 12,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, including two deaths, were linked to imported lettuce.

Cyclospora: largest US outbreak of explosive diarrhoea parasite is over, health officials say

Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war are keeping costs elevated

Wholesale prices rise in the latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices climb

Malone Lam and his associates used the proceeds of their crimes to fund a luxurious lifestyle, US authorities said.

Singaporean man pleads guilty in US to massive crypto heist

AAA says gas prices in Massachusetts are at a record high for this time of year post-Labor Day weekend.

Gas prices in Massachusetts hit record Labor Day high

A new TSA PreCheck program is bringing back a pre-9/11 airport tradition: walking loved ones all the way to the gate. Here’s how Gateside works — and why Birmingham families hope their airport is next.

Airport goodbyes return to the gate with new TSA PreCheck program — but not in Birmingham

The 4,000 job cuts cannot be compared to a VW-like existential crisis and, as JLR presents them, are about staying competitive

Jonathan Reynolds is right, Jaguar Land Rover doesn’t warrant use of public money | Nils Pratley

Brian Krebs remembers the moment clearly enough. He and his mother stood at a Hertz counter, handed over their driver's licenses, and waited while a clerk di...

You Handed Your License to the Rental Car Counter for a Few Minutes. That Might Have Been All It Took.

Buffett's warning is worth heeding, but it doesn't mean you should try to time the market.

Warren Buffett Called Today's Stock Market 'a Church with a Casino Attached,' Warning That 'We've Never Had People in a More Gambling Mood Than Now.' Does History Say Investors Should Pull Back? | The Motley Fool

An 18-year-old woman says she was viciously beaten, robbed and left unconscious after an attack caught on video inside a Hollywood 7-Eleven.

18-year-old beaten unconscious, robbed in attack at Hollywood 7-Eleven

Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent. But wage growth is not keeping up with rising inflation.

Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Jumps, an Encouraging Sign for the Economy

TVs, headphones, soundbars, and kitchen appliances are as much as 44% off.

The Best Tech Deals From Amazon's 2026 Labor Day Sale

After a slow but extended selloff on Wall Steet, Google began September with renewed momentum, helped by new AI models.

Google starts September with AI momentum after longest monthly losing streak in over a decade

The aim should not be just to pay the least tax this year. Instead, you want to pay the lowest reasonable tax over your lifetime.

CAPITAL IDEAS: Are Roth IRA conversions the best way to reduce your lifetime tax burden? - The Berkshire Edge

From data centers to Flock cameras to artificial intelligence, Americans are pushing back against the ambitions of Big Tech.

In a rare moment of unity, Americans are fighting Big Tech together

Today, Aug. 27, 2026, the cloud software giant's stock jumped 22.6% after record quarterly results and lifted fiscal 2027 outlook, sparking broad enthusiasm...

Stock Market Today, Aug. 27: Salesforce Surges 23% on Anthropic Partnership and Q2 Earnings Beat

With Nvidia earnings in the rearview mirror, the focus turns to the Fed's Jackson Hole gathering.

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Nvidia, Salesforce earnings boost tech

US consumers reined in their spending in July as inflation remained stubbornly high, new Commerce Department data showed Wednesday.

Consumers pulled back on spending in July in the face of continuing price pressures | CNN Business

Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified due to its sensitivity.

Meta, States Have Discussed Settling Teen Social Media Harm Case

Authorities in Hawaii say they are investigating the death of a flight attendant from Oklahoma.According to Hawaii News Now, police in Honolulu have opened an i

Hawaii police investigating death of Oklahoma flight attendant

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm bond markets is a sign of weakness not strength

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A video appears to show a U.S. Postal Service worker striking a beloved all-white peacock named Sugar in a Pasadena, Calif., neighborhood.

Officials Investigating Postal Worker in Assault on a Peacock

S&P 500 dividend yields are running just above 1%, the lowest reading on record. The payouts haven't shrunk — but stock prices are outrunning them.

S&P 500 dividend yield hits record low near 1% and it has some retirees rethinking their strategies

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as Treasury yields reversed course from the decline seen in the prior trading day.

Dow tumbles 700 points, S&P 500 falls as Treasury plan to subdue yields fails

In April, the FCC ordered Disney’s eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule.

Disney and ABC sue FCC, seeking to stop early license renewal process

Tyson Foods said it’s shutting down its relatively new meat processing plant as it navigates a historic national cattle shortage.

A U.S. food giant that expanded to Utah just 5 years ago is now laying off more than 700 workers

Farley Fire and EMS transported both people to MercyOne Dubuque for treatment.

Victims identified in serious crash under Highway 20 overpass in Dubuque County

During a recent CNBC panel, Huang and some of Wall Street's biggest banks and private credit CEOs announced a potential new way to fund the capital-intensive...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Just Introduced a Bold $500 Billion Plan to Potentially Create Chip-Backed Securities. What Could Go Wrong?

The July reading of the producer price index, which gauges what wholesalers pay for raw goods and materials, is set for release Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

S&P 500 futures tick higher after more encouraging inflation data; Cisco weighs on Nasdaq: Live updates

Paramount, which has a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $81 billion, has discussed creating an editorial board for CNN to ease fears about its journalistic
independence after the merger,&nbsp;The Wall Street Journal&nbsp;reports. California and 11 other states have filed an antitrust lawsuit, claiming that the deal would give one company too much
power over theatrical movie distribution and cable television.&nbsp;The discussions began prior to filing of the lawsuit.&nbsp;&ldquo;We always remain open
to internal improvements to journalistic integrity,&rdquo; Paramount said in a statement.&nbsp;

Paramount Mulls CNN Edit Board To Address Post-Merger Concerns

The conflict between the U.S. and Iran has spread to the Red Sea and another strategic shipping route.

Live Updates: Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to new low as Iran-backed Houthis kill 6 in Red Sea, authorities say

CoreWeave and Nebius have emerged as major beneficiaries of the AI boom and surging demand for cloud infrastructure.

CoreWeave’s Record Q2 Supercharges Nebius Stock Ahead Of Earnings — What Does Wall Street Expect Amid Cloud Boom?

What would you do with a million dollars? One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.

As Powerball jackpot reaches $975 million, Maryland winner becomes third millionaire in 2 weeks

The debate over artificial intelligence has mostly centered on who builds the biggest model first. Mark Zuckerberg wants to reframe it as a debate over

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Saturday's $856 million Powerball jackpot ranks among the game's top 10 largest prizes.

Powerball jackpot hits $856M, Philadelphia players line up for chance at record prize

Today, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shared some changes with Google DeepMind teams.