WorldPingCNBC
Target says its turnaround is picking up steam, with help from a big tariff refund
Target posted better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter sales and raised its full-year outlook.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC
Fortune
Home Depot’s $730 million tariff refund was largely offset by rising costs
WorldPingHome Depot, Amazon, and Walmart are taking very different approaches to the tariff refunds flowing back to retailers.
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WorldPingFortune
Even potato-chip tasters are temporary in the economy of 2026 — there’s nearly 57 million of these ‘disposable workers’
MIT labor economist Paul Osterman tracks them in his new book, “Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment."…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingThe Guardian
Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
PM’s plan to shield households from more pressure risks being overwhelmed by wider price rises UK inflation rises to 2.9% Business live – latest updates July’s increase in inflation, to 2.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
CBS News
Why Trump says he's pausing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods for 3 days
Just two hours before new tariffs were set to take effect on Canada, President Trump said the 50% tariffs on some of the country's products would be paused for three days. Nancy Cordes explains.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
ScienceDaily
Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences
Coffee drinkers may be getting more than an energy boost. A Finnish study found that people who drank more coffee tended to have less total and abdominal fat, more muscle, and healthier metabolic markers despite having similar BMIs.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingCoinDesk
A year after losing $1.46 billion, Bybit says AI helped it save $700 million
The exchange that lost $1.46 billion to North Korean hackers is the first large centralized firm to put numbers on a claim bitcoin developers have been making all month.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CoinDesk