US stocks mixed as retail sales data shows spending slowed more than expected in July Emily Graffeo 17 aug 2021
The UK’s ambassador to Afghanistan stayed in Kabul after the Taliban takeover to help people escape Kelly McLaughlin 17 aug 2021
Peter Thiel-backed investment platform Bitpanda is now worth $4.1 billion after tripling its valuation in 5 months Isabelle Lee 17 aug 2021
Sam’s Club sales soar as membership swells to an all-time high – and Walmart’s CEO says he hasn’t seen this kind of growth in 19 years Áine Cain 17 aug 2021
An Apple engineer on leave after publicly alleging sexism says co-workers kept a scoreboard to make her quit Martin Coulter 17 aug 2021
China is claiming victory over the US in the Tokyo Olympic medal table by including Hong Kong and Taiwan in its count Sam Cooper 17 aug 2021
Americans’ spending at retailers slid to $618 billion in July, missing economist forecasts Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz 17 aug 2021
The Taliban said women should join its new government, but Afghans are deeply skeptical given the militant group’s brutal history Mia Jankowicz 17 aug 2021
A man chronicling his wife’s cancer treatment on TikTok went viral, saying she was ‘kicked out of hospital’ because people ‘refusing’ vaccines are taking up space Charlotte Colombo 17 aug 2021
