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  • Shell drops target to cut oil production as CEO aims for higher profits

    Wael Sawan prioritises shareholder payouts, setting out plan to keep oil production steady until 2030
  • Bud Light loses top US beer spot after promotion with transgender influencer

  • JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse

    Lawsuit claims that officials at the bank ignored warning signs about Epstein’s abuse because he was a wealthy client
  • Pyrex and Instant Pot maker files for bankruptcy protection in US

    Instant Brands, which blames rising interest rates for financial problems, will continue to serve retailers
    • As the US becomes more divided, companies find they can’t appeal to everyone

    • Airlines hope that sustainable fuels will propel them to a guilt-free future

    • Why Saudi Arabia can afford to play a long game in bid to control sport

    • Reddit communities to ‘go dark’ in protest over third-party app charges

In depth

  • Money, Money, Money: the singers lifting economies with their vocals

  • US targets Binance and Coinbase – is the government ready to regulate crypto?

    Regulators have been confused about whether cryptocurrency is a security or a commodity, but clarity appears imminent
  • Who needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second Life

    Mark Zuckerberg’s grand vision for an online existence has been laughed off as a corporate folly. Meanwhile, those still existing happily on a virtual world launched 20 years ago may be wondering what all the fuss is about …
    • ‘I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded’: the truth about our electronic waste

Around the world

  • Soft power: Saudi Arabia flexes muscles with launch of new Gulf airline Riyadh Air

  • UK economy in growth ‘doom loop’ after decades of underinvestment

  • AstraZeneca considers spinning off its China business

  • Peak in global oil demand ‘in sight before end of decade’

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