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Water demand will surge because of wars and tech, says utility boss

Financial Times: Floating desalination plants and thirsty data centres stir up water.

Jarden Wealth Weekly: Future-proofing your retirement - how much is enough?

OPINION: The initial phase of retirement is often the most active and vibrant.

Saudi tycoon plans comeback with world’s tallest tower

Financial Times: Long-stalled project among a flurry of glitzy real estate deals

Oil prices head higher on Middle East tensions

FT: Brent crude rose almost 10% amid talk of Israeli or Iranian strikes on energy assets.

Oil surges after Joe Biden’s comments on Israeli retaliation

Financial Times: US officials expect a response measured enough to avoid escalation.

Top shale boss says US ‘unusually vulnerable’ to Middle East oil shock

Financial Times: Magnate blames Biden for decision to drain strategic oil reserve.

Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video

Financial Times: Amazon steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025.

Tesla’s quarterly deliveries miss expectations despite 6% rise

Financial Times: Company retains top position but shares weaken.

Petrol price risk: Oil spikes after Iran’s missile attack on Israel

Financial Times: Sustained price increases likely if a wider regional war breaks out.

Despite pleas for leniency, Caroline Ellison gets two-year prison sentence after's FTX billions of dollars fraud case

Financial Times: Sam Bankman-Fried’s former associate co-operated with prosecutors.

‘Time has arrived’ for capital gains tax, says ANZ boss Antonia Watson

Watson made clear she was opposed to any tax on unrealised gains.

China unleashes stimulus blitz to lift growth

Financial Times: Property and stock market support given go-ahead to boost demand.

Opinion: It’s no longer glorious to get rich in China – it’s dangerous

Financial Times: Why no one wants to be the nation’s top tycoon any more.

Confidence in job market falls to lowest since first Covid lockdown

A survey shows the employment outlook continues to soften.

Opinion: Returning to the office is not the only solution

FT: Demands for workers to return full time have a rose tinted view of in-person work,

Trumponomics: The radical plan that would reshape America’s economy

Financial Times: Critics warn bid to boost manufacturing could cause tensions.

Why Fletcher Building needs $700m in extra capital

'Capital raise keeps the wolves from the door' - analyst Andrew Scott of Morgan Stanley.

Banking Ombudsman warns scammers getting more sophisticated

Websites and letterheads of legitimate banks being copied.