A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
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US-Iran war adds €100bn to EU’s fuel bill
Warning comes as the bloc’s energy ministers meet in Dublin
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More than 100 Israelis go on rampage in Palestinian town
Jewish settlers blocked roads, set tyres ablaze and prevented the return of a Palestinian family in latest surge of…
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Nvidia turns to insurers to spread the risk of AI build-out
World’s largest listed company looks for new ways to draw Wall Street deeper into the financing of the AI boom
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Will desk workers be doomed by AI?
Predictions that white-collar work will soon be automated reveal an underappreciation of what other people’s jobs entail
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Germany issues EU budget ultimatum
Berlin and five other capitals tell Brussels to axe ‘hundreds of billions’ in planned spending
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UniCredit’s Orcel moves to seize control of Commerzbank within months
Italian executive aims to replace 10 board members and oust CEO as soon as January, say people familiar with plans
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How gun violence became a cost of doing business
Companies, political campaigns and even schools are taking out policies to shield themselves from litigation that can…
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Bond investors become oil traders as Iran war drives yields
Bond investors watch Iran conflict and crude price for signs as to where government borrowing costs will go
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Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania
Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s…
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Starbucks scales back ESG goals and fires sustainability staff
Early corporate champion of climate action scales back or reviews targets to halve emissions, waste and water use
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Can Kering’s ‘car guy’ CEO make luxury move twice as fast?
Luca de Meo is ruffling feathers by introducing industrial production methods at the owner of Gucci and Saint Laurent
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Rubio says UK air base incident involved ‘foreign actor’
RAF Fairford was being used by US Air Force for strikes on Iran
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‘No definitive timeline’ for Solomon to step down as CEO, says Goldman
Investment bank president John Waldron is widely regarded as chief executive’s heir apparent
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Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus
Long-awaited S-1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
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OpenAI axes next model citing safety issues
AI lab will hold back GPT-6.1 Astra following mounting pressure over misbehaviour by its agents
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Singapore’s bet on chipmaking
City-state’s economy is getting an AI uplift but costs and labour are constraints to its industrial growth
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Pope Leo criticises Nvidia’s Jensen Huang over AI safety
Rare intervention from head of Catholic Church comes as top executives are due to meet at White House on Tuesday
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US Treasury threatens crackdown on Wall Street tax-avoidance strategies
Department limits use of ETFs to avoid taxable gains and says it could target other ‘potentially abusive’ tactics
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AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn
World Labs was founded by Stanford University researcher to work on AI models that understand 3D environments
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Bond sell-off deepens and oil rises as Iran-US deal hopes fade
Brent crude jumps and 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 5.2% as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade
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HSBC moves to bolster Hang Seng by cleaning up balance sheet
$1.4bn sale of Hong Kong lender’s loan portfolio part of push to improve its capital efficiency
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Erdoğan bids to contain fallout from Turkey’s $18bn stock market scandal
President says those ‘engaged in manipulative schemes’ will be held to account as deputy chair of governing party…
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Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7
Opposition attacks Israeli premier ahead of election over leaks suggesting Egyptian and Emirati officials alerted him…
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Five men arrested over alleged RAF Fairford terror plot released on bail
Police said suspects ‘remain under investigation as we explore multiple lines of enquiry’
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Erdoğan holds rare meeting with Germany’s potential next leader
Hendrik Wüst, premier of Germany’s most populous state, meets Turkish president on three-day visit amid speculation he…
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Meta launches enterprise AI business seeking to cash in on vast spending
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg opens a new front in his push to turn huge investment in the technology into profits
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Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital
One person killed and six injured in attack on capital, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges countries to do more to protect…
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time despite engine failure
Successful launch marks a milestone for Musk, as system is pivotal to winning more Nasa contracts and to transport…
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Nvidia launches record $150bn share buyback
Chipmaker’s plan to repurchase stock comes as share price gains have slowed this year
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Why Europe’s centre will hold
The 1930s are not a good guide to the politics of the 21st century
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Seoul accuses Ukraine of violating secrecy pact on North Korean soldiers
South Korea demands apology after Volodymyr Zelenskyy discloses prisoner transfer
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‘Xi got face’: China relishes equal treatment from Trump
Chinese state media hail the respect that US president offered their country’s leader
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US and China agree $60bn low tariff regime for goods from foie gras to camels
Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions
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EU countries consider Nato-style joint responses to Russian hybrid attacks
Campaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger response
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