Bob Brody, you may not yet have achieved great heights as a novelist, but your genius as an inventor should guarantee your immortality (‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection, 8 October). The illustration published with your article shows you at work on...

The adoption of stablecoins could generate an additional US$1.4 trillion in demand for US dollars by 2027, if enough overseas investors wanted to own these digital assets, analysts at JPMorgan (JPM) said in a note on Tuesday. The potential increase in dollar demand underlines the importance of the burgeoning stablecoin market in traditional finance. JPMorgan...

CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run single and the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep by holding off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4-3 victory in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday. Crow-Armstrong’s two-out swing was part of a four-run first inning for Chicago, continuing a wild trend. Michael Busch kicked...

The waning hours of Amazon Prime Day—or Prime Big Deal Days—are the star of the show right now, but maybe you want to go shopping somewhere else. Whatever your reasoning, fear not! Plenty of other stores, big and small, are hosting sales alongside Amazon through the end of today. Everything below is hand-tested by WIRED,...

Nikhil InamdarBBC News, Mumbai Getty Images India’s IPO bull run is being driven partly by mom-and-pop investors India’s ravenous appetite for stock market investing has sparked a fundraising gold rush in Asia’s third largest economy, with its booming initial public offerings (IPO) market undeterred by trade tariffs or global uncertainties. Major companies – from global...