Women investors bet big on gold, triple their ETF investments in a year; where else did they put their money?

Indian-origin chess prodigies Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, and Shreyas Royal, 17, won the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships. Bodhana became the youngest British women’s champion, while Royal secured his first open title. Both have risen rapidly in chess, with Bodhana earning multiple honours and Royal becoming England’s youngest grandmaster at 15.

The global discourse mustn’t obscure the data on flows from developed to developing countries—they amounted to just $58.7 billion in 2024. That’s much below what was committed and must not get papered over by other measures of progress.

Accenture’s CEO, Julie Sweet, has requested that employees delay their vacation in August. This temporary policy adjustment is designed to bolster staff presence as the company approaches the end of its financial year. Following disappointing quarterly results and a forecasted drop in revenue, Accenture is permitting employees to carry over unused vacation days into the…