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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Embarrassment is a powerful emotion in dogs as it is in humans. Baskerville, our family pet, returned from the vet on Monday last week wearing a “cone of shame” — a plastic collar that stops an animal from licking a wound.His expression was that of a dashing cavalry officer busted down to the ranks for falling off his horse drunk during The Trooping of the Colour. His big, brown eyes asked: “Why has my previously perfect life suddenly gone so…

Image: Getty Image/Illustrative purpose. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather alert for dusty conditions across parts of the UAE, warning that southeasterly winds are carrying dust over some coastal and inland areas. According to the official statement, “Suspended dust with southeasterly winds over some coastal and internal areas [is] reducing the horizontal visibility to less than 2000 m from 08:45 until 17:00 Wednesday 16/07/2025.” The conditions are expected to affect visibility and outdoor operations, particularly in sectors such as logistics, construction, and facilities management. Businesses are advised to take necessary precautions to protect outdoor workers, adjust…

NFL star Josh Allen is selling his California bachelor pad for $8.5 million, just weeks after he and actress Hailee Steinfeld tied the knot. Source link

Imade: Dubai Media Office Emirates has expanded its Emirates Courier Express service into Australia, reinforcing its commitment to transforming the cross-border delivery landscape. The move comes just months after the service was first launched and is designed to provide businesses and consumers with a faster, more reliable, and flexible logistics solution. Emirates Courier Express shipments will now be delivered directly into four major Australian cities: Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. With 70 weekly passenger flights already operating to and from these locations, the service offers exceptional connectivity to Europe and the Middle East. Emirates aims to provide one of the…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said it would “accelerate the recovery” of its China sales, after a détente between Beijing and Washington allowed the leading AI chipmaker to resume shipments of a key processor specifically designed for the Chinese market.Huang told a press conference in the Chinese capital on Wednesday that the company had not yet received export licences from Washington to restart shipments of its H20 product, but he expected them “to come through very shortly”. Nvidia had reported a $4.5bn writedown…

Country icon Ella Langley has bought her first-ever home in the form of a lakefront retreat near her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Source link

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Stellantis said it would end efforts to develop hydrogen vehicles as it focuses its resources on electric cars and hybrids to meet EU’s tougher emissions standards.The decision leaves Stellantis’s hydrogen joint venture with Michelin and Forvia facing an uncertain future, with its partner companies warning of “serious and immediate operational and financial consequences”.The move by the owner of the Peugeot, Fiat and Opel brands also means that only a handful of carmakers, including Toyota, Hyundai and BMW, remain committed to expanding the…

Image: Getty Images/ For illustrative purposes Gold surged 26 per cent in the first half of 2025, notching 26 all-time highs and outperforming major asset classes as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal amid a weaker US dollar, stagnant bond yields, and mounting geopolitical tensions, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) mid-year outlook released Tuesday. The WGC report, titled “Downhill or Second Wind?”, explores whether gold has peaked or still has room to run in the second half of the year. It projects that gold could rise a further 0 per cent to 5 per cent under current consensus…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Under the gilded ceiling of the Mansion House’s Egyptian Hall about 300 City grandees were asked to charge their glasses of Mâcon-Montbellet La Bergerie to the “health of the chancellor of the exchequer”.Rachel Reeves was speaking for the second time at the Mansion House dinner, fresh from unveiling her ‘Leeds Reforms’ — a long awaited financial strategy that promised to “make the country more active and more confident”.However, amid the grandeur of the occasion on Tuesday night, the gathered audience of chief…