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An offer Canada could only refuse
Saint Mark Carney’s canonisation owes much to Donald Trump’s inept bullying...
Ukraine hits Russia’s second-largest online retailer
Kyiv’s drones target Ozon warehouses after weeks of strikes against market leader Wildberries...
Iran threatens 46 ships in Strait of Hormuz transit crackdown
Tehran said vessels violated protocols for travelling across waterway and could face fines or confiscation...
Saudi Arabia holds talks over state-backed war insurance as costs jump
Insurers have raised prices or restricted coverage for ships and other firms in the region owing to Iran conflict and Ho...
A ‘democratised’ financial crisis is still a crisis
Private credit’s insurance boom could have hidden costs...
An economic D-Day is coming for Iran
Countries that calculate appeasement of the regime to be a safer choice should reconsider...
Yahoo, the internet’s ‘OG’, wants to win over Gen Z
Group’s chief says vintage web name can help draw younger users...
Warsh seeks to soothe investors’ nerves as signs of economic strain mount
Economists criticise Fed chair’s communication strategy as policymakers prepare to gather at Jackson Hole symposium...
Zelenskyy rejects election call from fired defence minister
President says wartime vote would ‘split Ukraine apart’ as he seeks to reassert authority...
Government can bring robotics to life
Without policy, there are few incentives to automate business functions where labour costs are low...
UK energy companies on alert after ‘Iran-linked hackers’ shut down small power facility
Security chiefs brief energy bosses with ‘advice, direction and next steps’ after cyber attack...
Alibaba announces $10.2bn share placement as Chinese companies expand AI investment
Equity issuance follows a strong reception for its latest Qwen 3.8-Max model...
Israel’s Syria strike may have been bid to provoke Turkey conflict, US envoy says
Washington’s ambassador to Ankara says attack on air base could have been ‘aggressive . . . pre-election concept’ ahead ...
Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade
Prime Minister says Donald Trump miscalculated by escalating his tariffs attack on the country...
Lula turns to Trump as unlikely ally in Brazil’s clash with Marco Rubio
Brazil’s president and US secretary of state exchange barbs ahead of the South American country’s election...
Bossing the bond market around never works
Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up...
Iran’s president calls to end war with US from ‘position of strength’
Masoud Pezeshkian’s comments reflect debate within regime over how much economic pressure country can endure...
US ranchers lash out at Trump’s gambit to cut beef prices
Cattle futures fall after president says unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount for three months...
Apollo says hackers accessed personal data in latest Wall Street breach
Private equity group’s probe determined names, home addresses and social security numbers were stolen in cyber attack la...
Natalie Harp, the devoted ‘human printer’ in Trump’s entourage
The executive aide’s relationship with the president symbolises a broader sycophancy around him...
Citadel offloads 80% of portfolio scooped up from Situational Awareness
Ken Griffin’s hedge fund has executed more than $4bn worth of block trades...
US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms
Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner...
Apple paid $17bn in taxes to Ireland after court ruling on back levies
New filings highlight iPhone maker’s global tax liabilities...
Bitcoin and gold surge as Bessent’s bond market intervention weighs on dollar
World’s biggest cryptocurrency on track for best week in more than three years...
Samsung to return record $80bn to shareholders
South Korean chipmaker has come under pressure to distribute more of its bumper profits from AI boom...
Feminism didn’t kill the male breadwinner model, the economy did
Young non-graduate men face unique setbacks...
What is Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market — and will it work?
US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs...
Guggenheim loan trades in distressed territory after investor call
Chief executive Mark Walter’s business empire has come under pressure amid probe into his insurance holdings...
Quant funds rocked as Treasury boosts buybacks and Moderna shares leap
Tumultuous session puts further pressure on momentum trades that have been unsettled since AI-related stock sell-off...
The US Treasury is buying long bonds, but not very many
Speaking loudly but wielding a teeny-tiny stick in...
Walmart shares tumble as sales growth slows to six-year low
Retailer to use almost $2.9bn in tariff refunds to deliver price cuts for squeezed American consumers...
Western oil refinery closures set to continue despite war shock
North America and Europe to lose further capacity to turn oil into petrol, diesel and jet fuel because of investor warin...
US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investors
Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double’ purchases of securities...
From balloons to pans: in praise of useful tech
Companies developing new materials with previously unknown properties could change the material world...
Investors cut bets on US and UK rate rises
Weaker economic data has changed expectations despite a rally in oil prices...
Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths
Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration’s plans to stand up to China...
Trump announces new drive to isolate and crush Iranian economy
UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties...
Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in Kyiv
Strikes come as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles...
Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant given life sentence
Evergrande chair Hui Ka Yan jailed following developer’s default almost five years ago...
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