Category feed · May 12, 2026

Business

Corporate news, industry coverage, labour, and market-moving business stories.

41 articles 12 UK 29 US from 10 outlets
UK coverage

UK outlets were more negative on this category this week. Coverage concentrated around business, economy, labor, with Independent Business, BBC Business driving most of the volume.

US coverage

US outlets were fairly neutral on this category this week. Coverage concentrated around business, economy, with NY Times Business, CNBC driving most of the volume.

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A Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability
US · NY Times · 09 May 2026 · negative (-0.20)
The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other cities can no longer be insulated from the war.
ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech
US · NPR · 09 May 2026 · positive (0.11)
In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of contention: "The View," and whether it's subject to equal time rules.
Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
US · NY Times · 09 May 2026 · neutral (0.01)
Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.
Trump Administration Wants to Strip 12 Immigrants of U.S. Citizenship
US · NY Times · 09 May 2026 · positive (0.06)
The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary
US · NY Times · 09 May 2026 · positive (0.19)
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
Move over matcha. Hojicha is coming to a cafe near you
UK · BBC · 09 May 2026 · positive (0.20)
From lattes to ice-cream, the Japanese tea is popping up more and more on menus across the UK.
The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.09)
Friday's jobs report provided evidence that the central bank's larger concern is a cost of living that is getting increasingly hard to bear.
Rocket Lab surges 34% in best day ever on revenue beat, record-setting launch deal
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.90)
Enthusiasm for space stocks has skyrocketed ahead of SpaceX's anticipated IPO.
Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning
US · NY Times · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.15)
The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.
Why Stocks and Bonds Are Responding Differently to the Iran War
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.20)
Stock investors are betting that companies will make enormous profits, despite the war. But investors in bonds, including U.S. Treasuries, have other concerns.
US jobs data beats expectations for second month in a row
UK · BBC Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.05)
The solid figures came despite rising gas prices and economic uncertainty sparked by the Iran war.
Dunkin' owner Inspire Brands confidentially files for IPO
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.00)
The restaurant company owns Dunkin', Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin Robbins, Sonic Drive-In and Jimmy John's.
Stocks Rise For Sixth Consecutive Week, Buoyed by Strong Jobs Data and Earnings
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.06)
Investors weighed data on the American jobs market and conflicting signals about status of the conflict in the Persian Gulf.
FCA issues warning over car finance redress scheme as legal battle could see UK drivers denied compensation
UK · Independent Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.03)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told motor finance firms to prepare for the possible scenario that its redress scheme will not go ahead at all
Fitness wearable Whoop to offer on-demand clinician access to U.S. users
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.12)
Whoop is introducing on-demand clinician access and AI-powered health guidance, largely included in the price of membership.
Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens
UK · BBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.28)
The Greens secured their first-ever elected mayors and took control of councils, including Norwich.
ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.22)
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.
What to know about the report.
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.09)
Employers added 115,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent despite higher energy prices and instability spurred by the war with Iran.
U.S. payrolls jump more than expected, but the report had several red flags for the economy
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · neutral (-0.04)
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 55,000 in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
Stock pullbacks can be an opportunity to make your money back and then some. Here's how
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.10)
Following its Q1 2026 earnings release, Fluor is pulling back by 15%.
Buffalo Sabres' star Tage Thompson reveals the meaning behind the team's season slogan
US · Fox News · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.13)
Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson explains the team's "Everybody Ropes, Everybody Rides" slogan as they face the Canadiens in the second round.
Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal 'today'
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.10)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. is expecting a response from Iran on Washington's proposal to end the war.
London stocks drift lower as Middle East tension simmers
UK · Independent Business · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.12)
The FTSE 100 closed down 43.88 points, 0.4%, at 10,233.07.
HSBC sees shareholder pushback against chair at AGM amid climate action concerns
UK · Independent Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.01)
Shareholder activists criticised the lender’s recent softening of climate targets.
The hottest ETF since bitcoin-mania just added $1 billion in a day
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · positive (0.40)
Roundhill Investment's Memory ETF (DRAM) tracking the red-hot memory sector has raised more than $5 billion since its April 2 launch.
Akamai stock soars 20% on earnings, $1.8 billion AI infrastructure deal
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.30)
Cybersecurity and cloud computing firm Akamai reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday and saw its cloud infrastructure business grow 40% year-on-year.
TG Jones faces administration if not restructuring by end of July, lenders told
UK · Independent Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.04)
Modella Capital, the owner of the chain that was formerly WH Smiths high street shops, has laid out its turnaround plan to the company’s creditors.
Federal Reserve Turns Focus to Inflation as Job Market Stabilizes
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (0.01)
April’s report showed employers added more jobs than expected, supporting the central bank’s view that it can afford to hold interest rates steady.
Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit After Oil Prices Surged Amid U.S.-Iran War
US · NY Times Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (-0.02)
The oil giant’s earnings in the first three months of the year were more than double the previous quarter’s and follow similarly strong results of European rivals.
STV staff walk out on strike on day of Holyrood election count
UK · Independent Business · 08 May 2026 · neutral (-0.04)
NUJ and Bectu members have walked out amid a pay row.
Toyota fourth-quarter profit misses by wide margin as U.S. tariffs drive 49% slump
US · CNBC · 08 May 2026 · negative (-0.15)
The world's largest automaker by sales volume saw a 1.89% year-on-year rise in revenue during the fourth quarter ended March.
Whirlpool warns of ‘recession-level’ slump as Iran war and tariff ruling hit sales
UK · Guardian Business · 07 May 2026 · neutral (0.01)
Appliance giant slashes earnings forecast and hikes prices by 10% with another 4% spike plannedWith the war in Iran and economic concerns putting pressure on consumers and how they spend their money, Whirlpool is having to adjust to Americans delaying big-ticket purchases while also raising prices to help stabilize its North American business.The company known for brands such as KitchenAid, Maytag and its namesake, said that the Iran war led to a “recession-level industry decline” in America
Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power
UK · Guardian Business · 07 May 2026 · negative (-0.10)
As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop themThe utility industry is quietly dispatching a network of front groups to thwart the growing push for public power across the US – a push that comes amid mounting frustration over sky-high utility bills, electric outages, a slow transition to clean energy and private utilities’ soaring profits.Communities from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to San Diego, California, and S
After Stumbles, Technology Meant for Self-Driving Cars Finds a Second Act
US · NY Times Business · 07 May 2026 · negative (-0.06)
After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have shifted to other industries, like managing shipyards and city traffic.
Federal workers had their annual award show. Many were too afraid to show up.
US · Washington Post · 07 May 2026 · negative (-0.35)
A year after the U.S. DOGE Service dramatically slashed the civil service, government workers are still spooked about getting on the Trump administration’s bad side.
The AI fitness instructors selling unreal gains
UK · BBC Business · 07 May 2026 · negative (-0.52)
A BBC Sport investigation finds misleading adverts for fitness apps that use AI-generated instructors to make exaggerated claims.
Why Is Gas So Much More Expensive in Some States Than Others?
US · NY Times Business · 06 May 2026 · negative (-0.22)
Shipping, taxes, competition and environmental regulations all play a part in the cost of gasoline. That can lead to stark differences in pump prices.
Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war
UK · BBC Business · 06 May 2026 · neutral (-0.02)
Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.
Disney Posts Strong Earnings Despite Slowdown in Park Visitors
US · NY Times Business · 06 May 2026 · positive (0.28)
Disney parks are closely watched as a bellwether for consumer confidence.
The New York Times Passes 13 Million Subscribers
US · NY Times Business · 06 May 2026 · negative (-0.09)
The company’s adjusted operating profit hit $117.9 million in the quarter, up 27.2 percent from a year earlier, on revenue of $712.2 million.
Inside the Debate About Adding Stocks to Trump Accounts
US · NY Times Business · 06 May 2026 · positive (0.34)
Trump administration officials are weighing a plan that would allow wealthy individuals to donate shares in their companies to the investment accounts.