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The Business Desk covers financial markets, corporate news, the global economy, startups, and entrepreneurship. We break down complex business stories into clear analysis of what they mean for investors, workers, and consumers.
Publishers suing OpenAI are late to a fight they already helped create
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI in March 2026 for copying nearly 100,000 articles to train ChatGPT. Publishers spent years…
Business DeskNew Zealand’s petrol pain is really a subsidy war between drivers and EV buyers
Willis's refusal to subsidise fuel and defence of ending EV rebates leave drivers absorbing the shock while the real fight…
Business DeskU.S. voters will feel the Hormuz crisis at the pump long before the battlefield
The real impact of the Iran conflict will show up first in household fuel budgets and inflation, not in military…
Business DeskThe Last Time Oil Hit $100 During a Middle East Crisis, Recession Followed Within Months
The recent surge in oil prices above $100, driven by escalating Middle East conflict and the Strait of Hormuz blockade,…
Business DeskIntuit’s Buyback Gambit Shows How AI Panic Is Warping Wall Street
Intuit's latest buyback push shows how AI-driven panic in software stocks is encouraging financial engineering that shifts risk onto customers…
Business DeskGas Prices Over $100 Per Barrel Will Force Fed to Choose Between Inflation Control and Economic Growth
The surge in oil prices above $100 forces the Federal Reserve into an impossible choice: control inflation or protect economic…
Business DeskIran’s Grip on Hormuz Shows How Fragile the $100 Oil World Really Is
Iran war could escalate further as Trump threatens to hit key oil infrastructure if Tehran doesn't drop its chokehold on…
Business DeskIf the Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut, the Real Oil Shock Will Hit Months From Now
President Trump is calling on other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway south of Iran…
Business DeskWhy the Premier League Loves Turning Fantasy Lineups Into Sponsored Spectacle
Fantasy Premier League has quietly become one of the Premier League’s most profitable advertising stages, turning lineup reveals and challenge…
Business DeskOil at three digits is the tax nobody voted on
Oil above $100 a barrel behaves like a hidden tax on households, quietly raising fuel, energy, and grocery costs long…
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