Chocolate

Consumer

The Spookiest Day of the Year Saved Its Biggest Scare for the Chocolate Biz

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The cost of manufacturing chocolate and confectionery from cocoa has risen a terrifying 45% this year, according to the producer price index.

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Banking

Santander Considers Leaving UK as It Ramps Up to Full-Service Digital Bank in US

Not long after pledging to operate a digital bank in America, Spain’s most valuable lender is reevaluating its business in the UK.

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Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Social Media

TikTok Restored Services in the US. Now What?

After a brief blackout period from late Saturday, TikTok began restoring services to US users on Sunday morning.

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