‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings

Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts

On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake

Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who starred on Dragons’ Den and promised untold riches for the startups she championed. But people she worked with in the last decade, from Malta to Switzerland, describe a very different reality

Fewer than half of commuters in Great Britain think train fare value for money

Findings of national survey comes as rail regulator reports record 1.83bn passenger journeys last year

Surprisingly benign UK inflation data signals a softer Iran war hit than feared

Impact of war on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plc

UK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset rising transport costs

May’s figure confounds forecasts of an increase to 3% as Bank of England prepares to set interest rates

Retail giants join UK government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony solar panels

Asda, Amazon and B&Q among retailers in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30% Spanish homes save €10 a month via renewables expansion

US student debt repayment system is being overhauled – here’s what to know

Borrowers face stricter payment timelines after Biden-era Save repayment plan was ended by Donald Trump

US and UK central banks expected to keep interest rates on hold amid Iran peace deal

Federal Reserve to make first decision under Kevin Warsh as Middle East hopes ease inflation pressures

Investment fraud in UK soared to more than £220m lost last year, trade body says

Scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies and wine rise as criminals use AI to increasingly carry out larger-scale fraud

A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday

We booked our hotel because of its swimming pool but a hefty hourly fee to use it wasn’t mentioned

‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call

After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media posts

Travel insurance: don’t let a health condition derail your holiday plans

A medical issue can send quotes for cover soaring but it is not worth risking going abroad without a policy

How doing a wash while you watch the World Cup at 2am could cut energy bills

Change in viewing habits offered by match times at 2026 tournament could mean using cheaper off-peak power

How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?

He’s now the world’s first trillionaire, after his rocket and AI company broke IPO records on its way to a $2.1tn valuation

The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply

The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary control