A 3% raise in a 3.4% world
Three numbers that quietly moved your money this week - and why the ECB's latest hike is already sitting on Europe's mortgage statements.
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Why your concert ticket costs what it costs (and who really keeps the money)
In August 2024, Oasis put their reunion tour on sale and the internet turned into a waiting room. Fans who had seen standing tickets advertised at £148.50 reached the front of the online queue and were asked for £355.20 for the same patch of floor, according to NPR&
You paid shrimp prices for ice
A bank app that went dark for a day, a lawsuit about what's really in the freezer bag, and why football clubs sell for billions while the leagues they play in lose money.
Google paid $2.7bn. Disney bid $20m
What was left of a chatbot unicorn after Google took the team, the airwaves that gave Verizon its worst day in 24 years, and a stock that listed at $43 and sold at $6.
France pays more than Greece to borrow
Greece runs a surplus, France can't pass a budget, and lenders have noticed. Also inside: the debt number that tells you more than net worth, and a contract clause worth 4% of your pay.