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…
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US widens AI-driven investment gap with Europe
The bloc struggles to keep up with US spending on high-tech equipment and facilities
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Germany must ditch doubts over private capital, says investment tsar
Martin Blessing says foreign investors face sceptical public authorities
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Shein seeks $27bn valuation from Hong Kong IPO
New figure is just over a quarter of its peak after fast-fashion retailer’s attempts to list in New York and London…
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Burnham to pledge support for long-range missile construction in Ukraine
UK prime minister will shrug off warnings from Russia in first overseas visit
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An economic D-Day is coming for Iran
Countries that calculate appeasement of the regime to be a safer choice should reconsider
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How New Zealand’s biggest city solved its housing crisis
Rezoning has changed the face of Auckland though critics warn lessons hard to replicate
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Yahoo, the internet’s ‘OG’, wants to win over Gen Z
Group’s chief says vintage web name can help draw younger users
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Trump accused of risking more pain for Americans with Canada trade war
Collapse of talks threatens to raise prices even higher months before midterm elections
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UK energy companies on alert after ‘Iran-linked hackers’ shut down ‘peaker’ plant
Security chiefs brief energy bosses with ‘advice, direction and next steps’ after cyber attack on small gas-fired…
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Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade
Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack
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Zelenskyy rejects election call from fired defence minister
President says wartime vote would ‘split Ukraine apart’ as he seeks to reassert authority
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Government can bring robotics to life
Without policy, there are few incentives to automate business functions where labour costs are low
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Trump’s South Korea snub raises questions in the Asia-Pacific
Scaling back military exercises has undermined faith in America’s reliability
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Occidental tries to free itself from the messy legacy of Anadarko deal
Oil and gas group charts a steadier course seven years after Vicki Hollub’s notorious Berkshire-backed acquisition
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China’s Alibaba plans $10.2bn share placement in AI push
Equity issuance follows a strong reception for its latest Qwen 3.8-Max model
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Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive
AI lab’s Fable 5 has met with sluggish demand from corporate clients
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US buyers snap up Europe’s asset managers at fastest rate in decades
European fund groups struggle as firms race to bulk up and expand globally
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Are America’s vast Gulf bases worth rebuilding?
Iran’s attacks exposed vulnerability of US military footprint spanning the region since the 1990s
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Why is the far right so obsessed with knights?
Medieval military monks have become a regular sight at political rallies and marches
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India’s reliance on Russian oil hits all-time high
Middle East conflict exposes New Delhi’s energy security vulnerabilities
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Europe can do better than US-style air conditioning
The instinct is to bolt a dripping box to every building but there is a smarter, cooler way
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Investors try to catch ‘falling knife’ with bets on risky funds during chip rout
Leveraged single-stock ETFs attracted billions of dollars of net inflows even as they plunged during market sell-off
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Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war
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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…
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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
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Canada vows to match US tariffs as trade talks collapse
Mark Carney rejects ‘unfair’ deal as top Washington envoy criticises ‘missed opportunity’
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Bossing the bond market around never works
Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up
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Trump’s challenge: $40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel
The president’s agenda is under strain as the Iran war pushes up prices and America’s finances worsen
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Who counts in Trump’s America?
Gillian Tett on the president’s bid to reform the 10-year census, and the explosive politics behind who gets included…
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Qatar cuts state spending at home and abroad as war shrinks economy
Wealthy Gulf nation has been hard hit by US-Iran conflict over Strait of Hormuz
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EU slips further behind US in race for critical minerals
Washington and Beijing are beating Brussels in competition to secure components used in defence and green technologies
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Germany becomes Europe’s largest regulated cannabis market
Critics are calling for legislation to be tightened two years after the drug was partially liberalised
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How Germany’s doctors, lawyers and dentists got burnt by private markets bets
Questions mount over management of mandatory pension schemes for professionals worth €300bn
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‘Betrayal’: US ranchers lash out at Trump’s plan to cut tax on beef imports
President claims unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount in run-up to midterm elections
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