
Millionutbytte for Thomas Giertsen
Komikeren har nå over 100 millioner kroner plassert i aksjer og fond.

Pengebingen Berkshire Hathaway krympet i andre kvartal
Kontantbeholdningen er likevel på hele 344 milliarder dollar.

Pengebingen til Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway krympet fra rekordnivåer i andre kvartal
Saken oppdateres.

Pengebingen til Berkshire Hathaway krympet i andre kvartal
Kontantbeholdningen er likevel på hele 344 milliarder dollar.

Må sette opp prisene etter USA-toll: – Blir dessverre dyrere
15 prosent importavgift blir for mye å sluke for Det Norske Brenneri alene. Brennevinskonge Odd Johan Nelvik håper fortsatt på nulltoll.


Good, mad and ugly: the US economy’s performance under Trump – in charts
Despite president’s claims of an economic boom, picture is chaotic – healthy GDP growth but weak jobs figures According to Donald Trump’s White House, the US economy is booming, inflation is dead and jobs are surging. A blizzard of economic reports has cast a pall on such claims in recent days. This week’s data on Trump’s early economic record was mixed – good, mad and ugly – with jobs numbers so weak he reached for the catchphrase he once used to build himself into a reality TV star: you’re fired. Continue reading...


UK food inflation: why your barbecue meat is becoming more expensive
Burger, sausage and chicken prices soar, while cost of cheese slices, brioche buns and soft drinks also rises The weather is not the only thing putting a dampener on impromptu barbecues as consumers balk at the soaring cost of burgers, sausages and chicken to put on the grill. At nearly £4, a four-pack of supermarket own-label beef quarter-pounders costs 53%, or £1.37, more than this time last year, according to the price analysts Assosia. With steak and kebabs also off the menu because they are too pricey, Britons are switching to poultry. Continue reading...

– Har du en bedrift, så er du rik. Det kjenner jeg meg ikke igjen i
SYKKYLVEN (E24): Møbelfabrikkeier Olaug Brunstad mener formuesskatten er med på å kvele skapergleden langs kysten i Norge.

Norge får høyere tollsats enn konkurrentene: – Vil være skadelig
Forskjellen på tollsatsen til Norge og de andre landene som eksporterer sjømat bekymrer næringen.


Supreme court hands partial win to car finance companies over compensation claims
Ruling deals a blow to many consumers and the claims industry as judges dismiss compensation save for the most serious cases The supreme court has partly overturned a lower court decision on the car finance commission scandal, closing the door to compensation except in more serious cases. In their ruling, a panel of justices led by the supreme court president, Lord Reed, only upheld one consumer’s case, originally filed by borrower Marcus Johnson. Cases brought by two other consumers – alleging that commissions paid to car dealers were bribes and that dealers owed a duty of loyalty to the customer – were rejected. Continue reading...


Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance
US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative Barclays has become the second UK bank to withdraw from a UN-backed net zero target-setting group, claiming that a wave of defections by international lenders meant it was no longer fit for purpose. It marks a fresh blow for the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), after HSBC left in early July. It came months after a wave of exits by US banks, which departed in the run-up to Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. Continue reading...


Adani promised Australia billions from its Carmichael mine but it hasn’t paid a cent in tax. How did we get here?
The coalmine generated millions in revenue in its early days but recorded an operating loss – a pattern that would repeat at scale Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It was entirely foreseeable, and has resulted in billions of dollars in forgone revenue for Australia. But just how did policymakers fail to extract a single cent in company tax from Adani’s Carmichael coalmine, even though it opened during the start of a commodity price boom? Continue reading...


First Thing: Stock markets fall as US announces new tariff rates on dozens of countries
Donald Trump orders levies ranging from 10% to 41% but extends deadline to next week. Plus, how did Labubu dolls became a ‘social currency’? Good morning. Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of trade partners, in his latest attempt to reshape the global economy. Which countries have higher rates? Rates were set at 25% for India’s US-bound exports, 20% for Taiwan and 30% for South Africa. Switzerland faces a rate of 39%. The deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico was extended by another 90 days. What has Israel said? As Gaza has slid into famine this summer, Israeli officials have variously denied the existence of mass starvation, claimed without evidence that Hamas steals and hoards aid, or blamed hunger on UN distribution failures, sharing pictures of aid pallets awaiting collection inside the border. Continue reading...

Wall Street faller etter jobbtall
Svake jobbtall i USA drar ned amerikanske futures i førhandelen.

Wall Street faller etter jobbtall: - Økt faren for resesjon
De tre ledende amerikanske indeksene dras ned etter at jobbtallene for juli skuffet markedet. Frykten for resesjon sprer seg blant investorer, mener forvalter.

Wall Street falt etter jobbtall: – Økt fare for resesjon
De tre ledende amerikanske indeksene endte ned etter at jobbtallene for juli skuffet markedet. Frykten for resesjon sprer seg blant investorer, mener forvalter.


Heathrow’s third runway ‘is going to be empty’ if it means high fees, says BA owner
IAG warns price paid per passenger could double under airport’s plans to invest almost £50bn in expansion Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway Why is Heathrow’s third runway back on the agenda? What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? Heathrow’s third runway “is going to be empty” if high charges are levied on airlines and passengers to foot the bill, the airport’s biggest customer has warned. British Airways’ owner, International Airlines Group (IAG), said the price paid per passenger could double under plans revealed on Thursday by Heathrow to invest almost £50bn in expansion and upgrades, including a £21bn third runway and new terminals. Continue reading...


US adds 73,000 jobs in July amid economic pressure from Trump’s trade war
July jobs growth slowed amid rising signs Trump’s tariffs are weighing on trade, prices and hiring US politics live – latest updates The US economy added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected, amid ongoing concerns with Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg had predicted the July jobs report would show a drop in added jobs of around 109,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in June. Continue reading...

Svakere jobbtall enn ventet fra USA: 73.000 jobber skapt utenfor landbruket i juli
Nonfarm payrolls omtales ofte som «månedens viktigste tall». Nå er juli-fasiten klar.

Toll mot Norge: – Prisene og renten skal ned
USA innfører 15 prosent toll mot Norge. Hva har det å si for lommeboken din?


Labour MPs urge Thames Water to recover £2.5m paid to executives in April
Exclusive: Letter to water company sets out demands, including resolving most severe cases of pollution Thames Water should claw back £2.5m in bonuses that were paid to executives in April, 27 Labour MPs representing constituencies served by the utility have urged. The MPs said it was “disgusting” that the company was hiking water bills “to pay for executives’ failings when those same executives were receiving multimillion-pound bonuses”. Continue reading...

Usikkerheten er over, leve galskapen
USAs toll på norske varer betyr alvor.

Uendret prisvekst på 2 prosent i eurosonen
Prisveksten i eurosonen kom inn et lite knepp over hva som var ventet i juli.


Car finance scandal: UK supreme court poised to give ruling on hidden commissions
Verdict could could pave way for millions of motorists to claim compensation for mis-selling The UK’s highest court is poised to give its verdict on the £44bn car finance scandal, which could pave the way for millions of motorists to claim billions of pounds in compensation for mis-selling. The supreme court judgment, which will be handed down after financial markets close at 4.35pm on Friday, will decide whether or not to uphold a finding by the court of appeal in October that hidden commissions paid to car dealers by lenders were unlawful. Continue reading...

Obos-prisene i Oslo steg 0,3 prosent i juli
Så langt i år har OBOS-prisene i hovedstaden steget med sju prosent.

USA: – Et arbeidsmarked som gradvis avkjøles
Arbeidsmarkedet blir nøkkelen for hva den amerikanske sentralbanken gjør med styringsrenten fremover, mener både seniorstrateg og makroøkonom.

Varsity satser trolig hardere i USA: – Har sittet på gjerdet
Donald Trumps tollsatser skremmer ikke caps-gründerne. Enn så lenge.


UK house prices rebound as market recovers from June dip
Average price of property rises 0.6% in July to £272,664, says Nationwide House prices in the UK returned to growth last month, as the market recovered from a dip in June after the end of a tax break on stamp duty. The average price of a home rose 0.6% in July to £272,664, bouncing back from the biggest month-on-month fall in more than two years in June, according to Nationwide. Continue reading...

Oslo Børs: Hovedindeksen faller etter tollnyheten
USA innfører 15 prosent toll på norske varer. Samme dag peker pilene nedover for Oslo Børs.

USA innfører toll mot Norge – hovedindeksen ned på Oslo Børs
Samtidig faller også laksegiganten Mowi. – Sjømatsektoren er en av de som virkelig rammes, sier analytiker Christian Olsen Nordby.

USA innfører toll mot Norge – hovedindeksen faller på Oslo Børs
Samtidig synker verdien til flere lakseaksjer. – Sjømatsektoren er en av de som virkelig rammes, sier analytiker Christian Olsen Nordby.


AustralianSuper divests more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from socially aware option
The ‘highly significant’ decision comes after criticism of superannuation funds increasing their investment in the gambling industry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s largest superannuation fund has divested more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from its “socially aware” option, after sustained criticism of its support for the gambling industry. The decision was made after a review of investments to ensure the fund was meeting the expectations of its ethically minded members. Continue reading...

Arbeidsledigheten økte til 2,2 prosent i juli
Det viser ferske tall fra Nav.

Sjeføkonom om USA-toll mot Norge: – Alvorlig for bransjene som rammes
Marius Gonsholt Hov i Handelsbanken mener det er USA som vil få de største problemene som følge av sine egne tollsatser.

USA-tollen mot Norge: – Alvorlig for bransjene som rammes
Sjeføkonom Marius Gonsholt Hov tror det er USA som vil få de største problemene med sine toller. Samtidig stiller norsk eksport fortsatt sterkt, mener analytiker Oddmund Berg.

Bitcoin til nye høyder: – Måtte ta grep
Nordnets Else Sundfør kan skjønne om investorer begynner å få høydeskrekk. Samtidig spår kryptosjef Torbjørn Bull Jenssen at bitcoin skal mye høyere innen året er omme.


Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as most imports held at 10%
Spokesperson for Australian trade minister says ‘no country has reciprocal tariffs lower’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian goods imported into the US will continue to attract the baseline 10% tariff, with Australia dodging any tariff increase in the latest round of Donald Trump’s global trade war. On Thursday night US time – Friday morning in Australia – Trump issued an executive order confirming new tariff deals for several trading partners, as well as revised tariffs for a number of other countries. Continue reading...


Trump imposes tariffs of 10% to 41% on dozens of countries, hours before deadline
High levies affecting some of world’s poorest countries are to go into effect in seven days, while Mexico granted 90-day extension Trump announces sweeping new tariff rates – US politics live US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations, as he extended the deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico by another 90 days. Rates were set at 25% for India’s US-bound exports, 20% for Taiwan and 30% for South Africa ahead of Trump’s self-imposed deadline to strike trade deals with countries around the world by 1 August. Continue reading...

Trump øker tollsatsene på norske varer til 15 prosent
USA bekrefter at Norge fortsatt rammes av 15 prosent toll på alle varer, mens Canada får økt toll til 35 prosent.

Trump innfører toll på norske varer til 15 prosent
USA bekrefter at Norge fortsatt rammes av 15 prosent toll på alle varer, mens Canada får økt toll til 35 prosent.


Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway
Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth Why is Heathrow’s third runway back on the agenda? Heathrow has submitted its “shovel-ready” plans for a third runway as part of a £50bn investment, as the government said expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth. The 2-mile (3.2km) runway expansion would cross a diverted M25 and allow more than 750 additional flights a day over London, helping bring the total annual number of passengers to 150 million. Continue reading...


Apple quietens Wall Street’s fears of China struggles and slow AI progress
Tech giant sees double-digit revenue rise, with huge gains in iPhone sales, despite stock-price drop and looming tariffs Apple has been under pressure this year. It’s playing catch-up to its fellow tech giants on artificial intelligence, it’s seen its stock fall by double digits since the year began, it closed a store in China for the first time ever this week, and looming US tariffs on Beijing threaten its supply chain. On Thursday, the company released its third-quarter earnings of the fiscal year as investors scrutinize how the iPhone maker might turn things around. Despite the gloomy outlook, the company is still worth more than $3tn, and it beat Wall Street’s expectations for profit and revenue this quarter. Apple reported a massive 10% year-over-year increase in revenue to $94.04bn, and $1.57 per share in earnings. That’s substantially more than the $89.3bn in revenue and $1.43 per share that analysts predicted and is the company’s biggest revenue growth since 2021. Continue reading...

Erling (25) fra Bryne tjente millioner på investeringer
Fotballesset puttet kula i kassa på aksjemarkedene i fjor.

Apple omsatte for 94 milliarder dollar – aksjen stiger i etterhandelen
Tek-kjempen leverer bedre enn forventningene. Dette er den sterkeste inntektsveksten siden desember 2021, ifølge CNBC.

Amazon omsatte for 167,7 milliarder dollar
Tek-giganten Amazon håver inn i andre kvartal. Likevel faller aksjen i etterhandelen.

Ferske toll-beregninger: – Trump har skutt seg selv i begge beina
De nye tollsatsene vil føre til høyere inflasjonen i USA, men lavere i de fleste andre land, ifølge nye beregninger.

Skal bygge «gigafabrikk» i Narvik: – Ledende i Europa
Samtidig som regjeringen jubler over Akers planer, frykter flere for strømprisen. –Fullstendig hodeløst, sier Sofie Marhaug i Rødt.

Wall Street endte ned
Wall Street åpnet opp etter solide resultater fra tek-kjemper, men snudde ned utover torsdagen.

Aker-aksjen hoppet etter AI-nyhet
Selskapet skal etablere AI-anlegg i Narvik med Open AI som kunde.

Resultathopp for Subsea 7
Oljeserviceselskapet tjente 360 millioner dollar på driften.

Ford venter toll-smell på 2 milliarder dollar
Bilprodusenten tror Trumps tollsatser blir en halv milliard dollar dyrere enn ventet.

Meta omsatte for 47,5 milliarder dollar
Facebook-eieren leverer bedre tall enn ventet. Aksjen stiger i etterhandelen.

Microsoft omsatte for 76,4 milliarder dollar i fjerde kvartal
Teknologikjempen slår forventningene og klatrer 7 prosent i etterhandelen.

Hermès-aksjen stupte til tross for sterke salgstall
Aksjen til luksusgiganten Hermès falt 4,7 prosent onsdag, til tross for at selskapets salgstall overgikk forventningene.

Tror ikke på rentekutt i USA: – Trump er tydelig på hva han vil
Amerikanerne er ventet å holde renten i ro, før blant annet «månedenes viktigste tall» legges frem. Her hjemme er det arbeidsledighet og shopping som står i fokus.

Reagerer på is-priser: – Alt har blitt dyrt
Familien Molland fikk sjokk på ferietur i Oslo etter å ha betalt 278 kroner for fire softis.

Har solgt luksusbiler for to milliarder: – Kundene blir yngre
Hos Olav Medhus dukker både gründere og lottovinnere opp for å sikre seg drømmebilen – så snart pengene er på konto.

Argeo-konkursen: Skylder over én milliard
Det Oslo Børs-noterte oljeserviceselskapet med over 2.600 aksjonærer, fikk ikke inn nok friske penger. – Jeg forventer betydelige krav fra kreditorene, sier bostyrer.


Private equity fund offers car tycoon €1.1m to settle claim over investment cash
Big Motoring World founder Peter Waddell says Freshstream made him forfeit sum as it saw him as a nuisance A private equity company accused of ousting a multimillionaire used car salesman from his own business has offered to pay €1.1m (£950,000) to settle a separate case with him. Peter Waddell filed his first high court claim against Freshstream last year, alleging that the investment firm used an independent investigation into contested sexist, racist and abusive comments “as a means of securing [his] exclusion” from his used car empire, Big Motoring World. Freshstream had acquired a one-third share in Big during 2022. Continue reading...

Analytikere: Gjør dette med Tesla-aksjene
Dette mener nær 50 analytikere at investorer må gjøre med Tesla-aksjen nå.

Jan Petter Sissener: Her ville han investert 100.000
Jan Petter Sissener deler sitt beste økonomiråd, og styrer unna norske investeringer.

Kan bli solgt for 3,4 milliarder: – Verdens mest eksklusive eiendomsklubb
John Fredriksens «Old Rectory» ryktes klart for salg. Ifølge London-megler Ali Khadir handler slike boligsalg om arv, innflytelse og langsiktig posisjonering.

Turistene strømmer til, tross stigende priser
– Det er stort sett nesten fullt hus hver dag, sier hotelldirektør


Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution
Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25 The pay of water company chief executives in England and Wales rose by 5% in the last financial year to an average of £1.1m, despite a ban on bonuses for several companies and widespread outrage over the sector’s poor performance. Total pay reported by water companies reached £15m in 2024-25, up 5% on £13.8m the previous year, according to Guardian analysis of 14 companies’ annual reports. Continue reading...

Advarer om oljeaksje: – Svak utbyttekapasitet
Analytiker mener Oslo Børs-selskap vil bli slått av konkurrentene på utbytter. Disse aksjene foretrekker han isteden.

Dette selskapet er mer interessant enn noen gang
Min verdivurdering viser at ved et positivt syn har denne aksjen en 347 prosent oppside.

Barnefamilier sliter med økonomien: – Jeg sier bare sannheten til barna
Dilekshen Yasharova (28) gjør sitt beste for å gi barna en god sommer.


Feeling flush? Americans can Venmo government to help pay off US debt
Method of payment a recent addition as US treasury gives kind-hearted citizens chance to help reduce $36.72tn debt John F Kennedy’s sage words from his inaugural address are forever seared into America’s political consciousness: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Continue reading...


Nationwide boss’s £7m pay package is an ‘obscenity’, says member of mutual
Rise of 43% in Debbie Crosbie’s maximum payout approved at building society’s AGM despite controversy A £7m pay package for the Nationwide chief executive, Debbie Crosbie, has been labelled an “obscenity” and hypocritical by members of the mutual, even as it gained approval at the building society’s AGM on Friday. Concerned members who tuned into the online-only meeting on Friday morning criticised the board’s plan to increase Crosbie’s maximum payout by 43%, saying the move was out of touch and did not align with the mutual’s principles. Continue reading...

Rekorduke på Wall Street
– Markedet kan fortsette å stige, mener analytiker.

S&P 500 stiger for femte dag på rad
Børsene i USA stiger videre etter sterke resultater.

Russland kutter renten – største kutt på tre år
Sentralbanken senker styringsrenten med hele to prosentpoeng.


Samaritans closures show brutal reality of financial crisis for UK charities
Household names are having to take drastic action as they lack resources to meet rising demand for their services A week ago the voluntary sector was being love-bombed by ministers at launch of the civil society covenant, an agreement designed to cement the role of charities in the government’s economic growth plans and social renewal mission At one level, it was a heady moment of optimism for a sector used to being patronised and ignored. A few days later, news that the mental health charity Samaritans is to close about half of its 200 branches over the next few years was a reminder of the cold, hard economic reality gripping much of the sector. Samaritans is just the latest household name UK charity to take drastic action to stave off financial crisis. Continue reading...


Reeves risks missing fiscal targets and should consider tax rises, says IMF
Chancellor’s plans could be knocked off course by global crisis, poor growth or interest rate shocks, report says Business live – latest updates The International Monetary Fund has said the UK government risks being knocked off course in meeting its targets to repair the public finances and urged Rachel Reeves to give herself more leeway through tax or spending measures. In a final version of an annual report on the UK economy, the Washington-based organisation said changes introduced by the chancellor to the government’s deficit reduction plans had enhanced the credibility and effectiveness of fiscal policy. Continue reading...


AI-backed medical debt company claims payment plans can help US healthcare costs
PayZen’s model relies on buying hospital debt at discount as Republican cuts set to leave millions without insurance The CEO of the artificial intelligence-backed medical debt purchasing company PayZen believes payment plans can be part of the solution to America’s high-priced healthcare, even as consumer rights advocates warn third-party financial agreements lack transparency. The company is just one in a sea of healthcare financing companies, whose executives see “acceleration” in conversations with cash-strapped hospitals facing historic Republican-led healthcare cuts. Continue reading...

Europeiske bilmerker sliter mot kinesiske konkurrenter i Europa
Kinesiske bilprodusenter har nesten doblet sin markedsandel i Europa på bare ett år.


Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs
Manufacturer cuts profit margin range for year as German car exports to US fall sharply Business live -latest updates The German car manufacturer Volkswagen has said Donald Trump’s US import tariffs have cost it more than £1bn in the first half of the year. Volkswagen said it had made strong progress realigning the company, which is considering cutting 35,000 jobs by 2030, but that it had suffered a €1.3bn (£1.13bn) “decline in operating result primarily due to high costs from increased US import tariffs”. Continue reading...


NatWest investors given £1.5bn weeks after full privatisation
Profits rise 4.4% at lender, which plans to distribute interim dividend of 9.5p a share on top of fresh £750m buyback Business live -latest updates NatWest will give a further £1.5bn to shareholders only weeks after the UK government sold the final part of its stake in the once bailed-out bank. The high street lender on Friday announced plans to distribute an interim dividend of 9.5p a share, worth a collective £768m, on top of a fresh £750m share buyback in the second half of the year. Continue reading...

Puma-aksjen raste 16 prosent i Frankfurt
Investorene er skuffet over selskapets resultatvarsel.

Puma-aksjen raste 16 prosent
Investorene er skuffet over selskapets resultatvarsel.

Puma-aksjen raser 18 prosent i Frankfurt
Selskapet solgte mindre enn ventet i andre kvartal og senker prognosene for 2025.

Puma-aksjen raser 18 prosent i Frankfurt – venter underskudd i år
Saken oppdateres


Warm weather and live events give lift to retail sales in Great Britain
Shoppers flock to stores in June for food, drink and merchandise, and also go on short breaks Business live -latest updates Sunny summer weather and a packed schedule of events including Wimbledon, concerts by Oasis and Beyoncé, and international cricket and football sent shoppers flocking to retailers and supermarkets last month. Retail sales volumes in Great Britain rose by 0.9% in June, bouncing back from a sharp fall in May, although slightly below analyst consensus forecasts of a 1.2% month-on-month increase. Continue reading...

Oslo Børs smått opp fra start
Ukens siste handelsdag er i gang.

Oslo Børs surner
Oljeprisen fortsetter oppturen og veien tilbake mot 70 dollar fatet, men det hjelper ikke Hovedindeksen.

Nedgang på Oslo Børs
Oljeprisen bidro til å sende Hovedindeksen i rødt fredag.

Oppgang fra start på Oslo Børs
Ukens siste handelsdag er i gang.

Volkswagen fikk tollsmell på over 15 milliarder kroner
Saken oppdateres...

Ylvis-brødrene tok utbytte på 5,7 millioner kroner
Regnskapene viser en kraftig nedgang i inntekter, men samlet tjente de fortsatt 8 millioner kroner før skatt i fjor.

Børsnedgang i Asia etter handelsuro
Japanske aksjer faller etter å ha steget til rekordnivåer i kjølvannet av handelsavtalen med USA.

Børsnedgang i Asia etter handelsuro: – Mer bekymret
Japanske aksjer faller etter å ha steget til rekordnivåer i kjølvannet av handelsavtalen med USA.

Anbefaler Vår Energi-kjøp: – Det mest attraktive blant de store
Analytiker mener Vår Energi «viser tydelig forpliktelse til aksjonæravkastning».


Fortescue axes two green hydrogen projects after Trump administration’s shift on renewables
‘Lack of certainty’ and step back in green ambition has made it hard for previously feasible projects to proceed, mining company says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue company has cancelled two major green hydrogen projects, laying some of the blame on the Trump administration’s shift away from renewable energy. Fortescue’s decision to cancel the two ventures in Queensland and Arizona are the latest in a run of canned hydrogen projects in Australia and elsewhere that will raise further questions about the future of the clean fuel. Continue reading...


US regulators approve $8.4bn Paramount-Skydance merger
FCC approval of deal comes after Paramount paid $16m to settle Trump lawsuit over 60 Minutes interview The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media on Thursday, clearing the way for an $8.4 bn sale of some of the most prominent names in entertainment, including the CBS broadcast television network, Paramount Pictures, and the Nickelodeon cable channel. The FCC agreed to transfer broadcast licenses for 28 owned-and-operated CBS television stations to the new owners after Paramount paid $16m to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with former vice-president Kamala Harris that aired in October. Continue reading...


A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report
New figures show that the Golden state’s rate of investor-owned homes is 19%, with mountain regions up to 83% One in five homes in California is owned by investors, new data reveals, in the latest sign of an affordability crisis that shows no end in sight. The figures, which come from the data tracker BatchData and were analyzed by the Orange County Register, show that California’s overall percentage of investor home ownership sits at 19%. Continue reading...

LVMH skuffer – salget faller
Det franske luksusselskapet rapporterte torsdag inntekter på 19,5 milliarder euro for andre kvartal.

Gevinstløft for Stavanger-milliardær
Transportkonsernet etter Folke Hermansen kliner til, men resultatet skjuler skuffelser. Nå endres den strategiske retningen.


LA’s main utility to pay wildfire victims although cause of blaze undetermined
Southern California Edison announces program amid concerns state’s wildfire fund will not be able to cover losses Los Angeles’s main utility company will compensate victims of January’s deadly Eaton wildfire – even though investigators have yet to determine whether the company’s equipment sparked the blaze. In a statement released Wednesday, Southern California Edison announced the establishment of the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program, a voluntary fund it developed in consultation with Kenneth R Feinberg and Camille S Biros, the duo who designed the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Continue reading...


CEO pay climbs ahead of Trump tax windfall for wealthy
Starbucks’ CEO already made 6,666 times more than his workers in 2024 Starbucks’ CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 times more than his average worker last year, according to a report on the growing gap between top executives and their workers. The inequality gap between CEOs’ pay and that of their median workers rose in 2024 to 285 to 1 from 268 to 1 in 2023, according to a report released this week by the largest federation of labor unions in the US, the AFL-CIO. Continue reading...

Tesla falt tungt på Wall Street
Elon Musk advarte onsdag kveld om at Tesla kan stå foran noen tøffe kvartaler.