Business

Look out, Costa, artisan brands are fast gaining ground

The ubiquitous coffee outlet’s future could be in doubt as owner holds talks with bidders

Nvidia reports soaring profits but AI crash could set it back

It’s boom time for AI, says firm’s founder Jensen Huang, but some fear a dotcom-type blowout is on the way

Big coffee chains are has-beans – the indies rule the roast

Never mind the profits: new model is to hold crypto and forget risk

Struggling companies the world over are praying that a risky cryptocurrency strategy is the answer to their problems

OnlyFans looks undervalued as the money keeps rolling in

Platform directly employs just 46 people, helping it achieve a better operating margin than Alphabet, Microsoft or Meta

Whistleblower’s complaint challenges London landlord

Property developer calls in lawyers to investigate allegations that diversity data was misused to boost bonuses

Branding row won’t let umami firm stay ‘Honest’

Burger chain objects to use of a term it has trademarked as co-founder of Honest Umami says dispute ‘feels like bullying’

Aviva boss Blanc ‘makes it click’ with leap in profits

Insurer's hunt for acquisitions could lead to greater scrutiny

Bullish bets big that this crypto bubble won’t burst

Soaring shares after IPO suggests what was a marginal sector has entered the mainstream

‘AI will help our work but it’s not our colleague’

The personification of algorithms erodes what it means to be human

Low prices and tariff threats test Big Pharma’s ties to UK

AstraZeneca chief is irked by cost of doing business as Eli Lilly raises price of Mounjaro after presidential pressure

Your problems: my car hire ordeal over a rejected Monzo card

The Observer’s consumer champion solves your problems

How wrestling got into the ring with networks and streamers

WWE and its martial arts stablemate UFC may have delivered a knockout blow to pay-per-view in the US

Claire’s in administration as gen Alpha shops online

‘A chancellor can change her mind on fiscal rules’

It's important to distinguish between the obvious need to finance increases in public later and policy choices now

Trump turns tables on Goldman boss’s DJ gig

The president told David Solomon, AKA DJ D-Sol to focus on spinning discs

Birkenstock puts best foot forward as Crocs trails in ‘ugly shoe’ race

A glance at earnings of the footwear giants shows how the battle over aerated footwear is changing

Biometrics are the new frontier in keeping tabs on employees

PwC has launched a ‘traffic light system’ to track attendance in the office, as companies look to beef up ‘bossware’