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    Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’

    Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising prices
  • Xi Jinping and Donald Trump watch as people play music

    The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading

  • Collage of Elon Musk wearing a red MAGA hat, surrounded by dollar bills and a descending red chart line

    The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

  • The logo of Binance

    North Korea is likely culprit behind $6.3bn crypto hack, ‘largest heist in history’

  • Two people walk toward a polling station past an "Early Voting" sign in Atlanta

    Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds

  • traders work on the floor at computer terminals

    Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports

  • a person shops for groceries

    US economy grows faster than expected but inflation rises to 3.7%

  • A Delta plane taxis on the runway at Dulles Airport, viewed through a plane window

    FTC orders Delta, Uber and others to hand over data on algorithmic pricing

  • a food delivery rider waits at a traffic light

    DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17bn in major grocery delivery consolidation

In depth

  • working families

    The Trump administration wants to give married parents money to stay at home. Will it be enough?

    Experts say the proposed program prioritizes parents in ‘traditional families’, ignoring the flexibility needed that all families need to support themselves
  • Binance website is displayed on a mobile phone screen

    How big a deal is the $6.3bn Binance crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?

  • a man in a suit rests his chin on his hand

    Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

Around the world

  • The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after backlash from China.

    Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry

  • A woman shopping for groceries in a supermarket

    Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year

  • The Sizewell C construction site

    Plan for multibillion-pound Sizewell nuclear plant a ‘terrible deal’ for UK taxpayers, MPs say

  • Pill blister packs sit on a wooden table beside banknotes and credit cards

    India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’

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