The **Trump administration's new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee is causing significant confusion and a scramble across corporate America, prompting emergency guidance from companies and highlighting broader discussions around the truth about immigration and its impact, even leading to fears among Latino men at a vineyard baseball field**.

• Trump’s new H-1B visa fee prompts emergency guidance from companies — Financial Times -
• Trump’s $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos for Companies — The New York Times Business -
• Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America — Wall Street Journal -

• Trump to add $100,000 application fee to H-1B foreign worker visas — Financial Times -
• The truth about immigration — Financial Times -
• A Vineyard Baseball Field Where Immigration Fears Fade Away — The New York Times Business -

Geopolitical tensions escalate with Russia breaching NATO airspace and its shadow fleet swelling due to oil sanctions, while concerns about Ukraine without America grow, alongside a widening global boycott of Israel and the impact of Trump's trade war on Canada's lumber industry.

• Former top civil servant in running to replace Mandelson as US ambassador — Financial Times -
• Canada’s $63bn lumber industry hit by Trump’s trade war — Financial Times -
• Oil Sanctions Have Made Russia’s Shadow Fleet Swell — The New York Times Business -

• Ukraine without America — Financial Times -
• Russia breaches Nato airspace in Estonia — Financial Times -
• ‘It’s our South Africa moment’: the growing global boycott of Israel — Financial Times -
• What if Putin and Xi live forever? — Financial Times -
• Iran’s rulers embrace ancient Persian culture in charm offensive — Financial Times -
• US military conducts third fatal strike on alleged drug smuggling vessel — Financial Times -

The White House is outlining a potential TikTok deal with a U.S. board to reduce its ties to China, as Wall Street sees a boom in data centers tied to AI's health, and AI is predicted to disrupt equity research from the bottom up, while China cracks down on the use of live-streaming and AI to sell religion.

• What Wall Street Sees in the Data Center Boom — The New York Times Business -
• White House Outlines a TikTok Deal With a U.S. Board — The New York Times Business -
• AI will disrupt equity research from the bottom up — Financial Times -

• Trump and China Suggest TikTok Deal Could Move Ahead in Vague Statements — The New York Times Business -
• China cracks down on use of live-streaming and AI to sell religion — Financial Times -

Dallas airports experienced significant disruptions due to an equipment outage affecting over a thousand flights before air traffic returned to normal, as airlines and credit card companies are enhancing the airport experience with fancy new lounges everywhere.

• Equipment Outage Disrupts More Than 1,000 Flights at Dallas Airports — The New York Times Business -
• Air Traffic Returns to Normal at Dallas-Area Airports After Outage, FAA Says — Wall Street Journal -
• At the Airport, There’s a Fancy New Lounge Everywhere You Look — Wall Street Journal -

In an uncertain economy, consumers are budgeting for splurges and turning to staples like Hamburger Helper as food prices climb, while the fashion industry looks to clothing recycling to solve its waste problem, and Starbucks implements new training to reverse a sales slump by making baristas extra friendly.

• How to Budget for a Splurge in an Uncertain Economy — The New York Times Business -
• In Fashion, What’s Old May Finally Really Become New — Wall Street Journal -
• Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Save on Food — The New York Times Business -

• In the midst of tariffs, spare a thought for the crafters — Financial Times -
• How Costa Coffee became the great neutral space of British life — Financial Times -
• What parents should tell students about money — Financial Times -
• The boat in your backpack — Financial Times -
• Has Your Starbucks Barista Been Acting Especially Friendly Lately? Here’s Why. — Wall Street Journal -

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show after controversial remarks, while the Pentagon introduced new restrictions on reporter access, and a short seller is seeking Trump's help to avoid trial, alongside Helen Zille's bid for Johannesburg mayor and discussions on how to tax the British people.

• What to Know About Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Being Suspended — The New York Times Business -
• South Africa’s ‘iron lady’ to run for Johannesburg mayor — Financial Times -
• Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access — The New York Times Business -

• How to tax the British people (if you could start from scratch) — Financial Times -
• To Avoid Trial, a Short Seller Puts His Hopes on Trump — Wall Street Journal -

A **Canadian pension group plans to invest £2.5 billion in UK property debt, betting on digital infrastructure and housing, while Dubai's property boom shows strain** with some analysts predicting a correction.

• Canadian pension group to invest £2.5bn in UK property debt — Financial Times -
• Dubai property boom shows strain as flippers get buyer’s remorse — Financial Times -