Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger named UK’s fastest-growing business
Producer of The Rest is … podcasts reports sales of £37.9m, boosted by rise in subscriptions and live events
UK shoppers return to high street as warm weather brings respite from shadow of war
British Retail Consortium figures show footfall rose in May, with consumer confidence improving after spending squeeze
SpaceX will get off the ground – but a descent from a silly valuation must follow
Investors will buy into the market-leading tech and cult of Musk despite a price that is defying gravity
Chip stocks drop as AI rally shows ‘signs of fatigue’, as SpaceX’s huge IPO looms – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg
Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London
SpaceX targets biggest ever stock market debut, putting Musk on course to be trillionaire
IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.75tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth
Financier Lex Greensill banned from running UK companies for nine years
Founder of Greensill Capital says there was no finding he acted dishonestly after his company collapsed owing £1.6bn
UK car sales hit post-Covid high for May as Chinese EV makers gain ground
Registrations up 7% in the month, with battery EVs recording fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45% as motorists look to cut fuel bills
‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood
Pulp Fiction director writes in Sight and Sound that ‘since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to death’
Disney racks up $4.2bn deficit on Paris parks
Exclusive: Analysis shows resort has yet to recoup Disney’s investment despite record revenue and 16m annual visitors
CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after firings: ‘What are they going to put on the air?’
After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’s leadership
Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices
There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too
What would Jesus drink? Welcome to the age of Christian energy beverages
Drink brands such as Yahweh and Praise Energy say they’re raising awareness for Christianity – but are they just treating Jesus like an uncopyrighted Mickey Mouse?