US confirms New World screwworm in a dog in Arizona

My husband and I have very different ideas about financial responsibility. When we’re feeling stressed about money, my instinct is to run the numbers and account for every financial what-if. He’s a big-picture dreamer who sees what something could become and is more willing to say, “We’ll figure it out.” His attitude has paid off…

Personal Finance Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 19:34 [IST] The Nagaland state has declared its first Dear Thursday weekly lottery at 1pm on September 3, 2026. This one is called Dear Star Morning lottery, offering Rs 1 crore as the first prize. Dear Star will not be the only lottery of the day. The state…

When Open Banking was first introduced, there was understandable scepticism. Why would banks make it easier for customers to share their financial data? Could organisations that had spent decades competing with one another really work together in a way that benefited everyone? The answer, as we’ve seen over recent years, is that they could. Banks…

A data center can now be built in 18 months. The transformer that powers it can take as long as four years to arrive. And the transformer is only one of the clocks that has to line up. Power, cooling, electrical equipment, permitting, construction and utility upgrades all operate on different timelines. Those timelines were…

The US dollar has moved higher as Fed chair Warsh is more hawkish in his remarks. He remains reluctant to give forward guidance, but the market is pricing and around a 50% chance of a September hike which is up from the low 30s, but not near higher levels near 60 a month or so…