Business - Sunday, March 22, 2026

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has made a multibillion-dollar investment in Synopsys Inc. and plans to push for changes at the chip-design software maker, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because it was private.

The movie, which stars Ryan Gosling, is on pace to be the company’s highest-grossing domestic film.

Asia’s busiest earnings week is offering investors an early test of whether the hype around artificial intelligence is yielding real profits and if consumer demand is showing signs of a more sustainable recovery.

Customers told not to eat affected pot and sachet products and to return them to place of purchase for refund Several porridge products in the UK have been recalled over a possible mice contamination at their manufacturing site. The British porridge and oat drink brand Moma issued a warning for seven versions of its pots and two of its sachets. Continue reading...

Latin American governments are launching a sweeping realignment of energy and fiscal policies, warning that the surge in oil prices from the Iran war threatens regional stability.

A stalwart of the mass media century, the longstanding network that launched the careers of journalists like Edward R. Murrow will air its final broadcast in May.

Gold gained modestly after the biggest weekly drop in more than 40 years, supported by dip-buying as traders weighted the escalating war in the Middle East.

As companies boost productivity and lower headcount with AI technology, it will be crucial for remaining workers to retrain and upskill.

The steep reductions are a grave error, both morally and pragmatically. But a better case needs to be made for spending Progress is possible. Over two decades, global child mortality plummeted. There were many reasons for a 39% reduction in deaths in lower and middle income countries between 2001 and 2021, but a significant one was overseas development aid, which supported everything from sanitation to vaccination programmes to food security. That shift has slowed , and – like similar advances – is likely to reverse if aid budgets continue to be slashed. Researchers warned last month that continuing cuts could result in more than 22 million avoidable deaths in the next five years, with a quarter of those among children under five. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here . Continue reading...

The shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security has caused massive pileups at airport security lines.