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Jul 03, 2026 • 3 min read

Starbucks ditches pickup-only stores because they 'lack warmth' - BBC

Starbucks says it will phase out its mobile order and pickup-only outlets because they "lack warmth", as the world's biggest coffee chain continues to shake-up its operations. The company has around…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 8 min read

HSBC profit tumbles as China losses mount - Yahoo Finance

By Selena Li and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings reported a sharper-than-expected drop in profit on Wednesday, hurt by write-downs from exposures to a Chinese bank and Hong …

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Jul 03, 2026 • 4 min read

Frozen beef from Ada factory recalled for possible metal pieces - woodtv.com

ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) Over a thousand pounds of frozen beef produced by an Ada company has been recalled, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service. Th…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 8 min read

Spotify user growth soars, but social charges impact profit - Axios

Yes, but: The company also reported its first quarterly loss in a year, citing "social charges," or higher taxes in certain countries related to employee compensation awards. Shares of the a…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Australia's second-quarter inflation drops to lowest since March 2021, supporting case for rate cut - CNBC

Australia's headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, compared to 2.4% in the preceding period. This w…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 4 min read

As AI Throws Education Into Chaos, OpenAI Introduces 'Study Mode' to Help Students 'Learn' - Gizmodo

AI has been blamed for a tsunami of cheating that’s taken hold in the U.S. educational system in recent years. Just this week, I interviewed a college professor who explained how bad it’s gotten late…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 8 min read

Social Security is making it harder for seniors to do routine tasks by phone in latest anti-fraud effort - CNN

Senior citizens soon wont be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the status of their benefit claim. Instead, they will have to first verify their i…

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Jul 03, 2026 • 8 min read

Underwater car loans hit their highest level in 4 years - NewsNation

(NewsNation) New data shows that more than one in four new vehicle trade-ins are underwater, meaning owners owe more than their car is worth. According to Edmunds, this is a four-year high. There we…

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