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Empty seats? Concert giant Live Nation says ticket sales are actually at record levels.
In the wake of online chatter about high-profile tour cancellations, Ticketmaster’s parent company said artists aren’t ditching shows any more than usual.
Jersey Mike’s spent almost ‘zero dollars’ on digital marketing. That’s now changing.
The CEO of the newly public sandwich chain says the company needs to be more proactive about reaching younger customers.
Implosion of Situational Awareness hedge fund has Wall Street betting the bottom is in for the AI trade
One of the wildest months in recent memory for the U.S. stock market is ending on yet another remarkable note: A highflying hedge fund run by an AI wunderkind in his mid-20s has apparently just been carried out on a…

China’s U.S.-bound shipments fall in July after brief recovery, survey shows
The latest China Beige Book study found factory activity decelerated in July.
Get ready to buy the dip in tech stocks. Why the recent selling won’t break the bull market.
The stock-market selloff in July looks more like a stress test than a breaking point.

Apple and Amazon report rising revenues as investors turn on some tech stocks
Both tech companies beat Wall Street predictions on revenue in their second quarters Apple and Amazon both released their second quarter earnings on Thursday, a test of investor confidence in major tech companies amid…

Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers
Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Apple, Amazon, Rivian, Reddit & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

The outlook gets better and better at Rolls-Royce
With fingers in various highly lucrative pies, maybe the firm becoming LSE’s most valuable isn’t as fanciful as it seems Tufan Erginbilgiç, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce, seemed to be getting ahead himself when he…

The Guardian view on prolonging kidulthood: Britain prices young adults out of independent life | Editorial
More young people live with parents as low wages, insecure work and unaffordable housing turn family support into another source of inequality In Britain, young people are expected to become independent in their 20s.…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Microsoft, MarketAxess, Crocs & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Labour says Reform ‘up to its neck in sleaze’ and demands investigation into donations
Exclusive: Electoral Commission urged to look into donations made by mother of convicted fraudster Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK Labour has accused Reform…