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NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers - Al Jazeera

Business September 24, 2026

New York City has finalised a more than $131m settlement with DoorDash amid allegations that the delivery company underpaid its workers. The administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the sett�...

Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera

Business September 9, 2026

Oil prices are rising to nearly a six-week high amid a wave of strikes between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the worlds oil supply travels durin�...

Why is US GDP growth slowing, and how can it be reversed? - Al Jazeera

Business August 1, 2026

United States economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026 amid a growing deficit and increasing inflationary pressures. US gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5 percent between April and�...

US heatwave raises alarms over AI data centre energy demands - Al Jazeera

Business July 5, 2026

A massive heatwave sweeping across the United States is straining the countrys power grid and water supplies, testing public support for the rapid expansion of AI data centres, which consume vast amo�...

Trump’s JPMorgan Chase lawsuit revives debanking concerns in US

Crypto January 28, 2026

United States President Donald Trumps $5bn lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase resurfaces his accusations of debanking the act of removing a person or organisations access to financial services. The comp�...

Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery bid faces conflict of interest concerns

Crypto December 12, 2025

Warner Bros Discoverys future is in the spotlight amid a hostile bid by Paramount-Skydance to take over the storied media conglomerate that owns CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and major movie studi�...