Africa looks to bonds to support wider mining benefits
Countries across Africa are hoping to capture a greater share of value-added profits, especially from extractive…
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How Bruce Van Saun united Citizens against America’s biggest banks
The superregional lender’s CEO has made a virtue of its place in “the middle of the river.”
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The German founders bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to America’s Greyhound buses
Flix’s André Schwämmlein and Daniel Krauss say Europeans can’t blame their governments for a shortage of startups with…
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Join siguimi.com →Why Coherent’s CEO believes in giving people room to fail
Jim Anderson says the $60 billion photonics group had to take more risk to meet surging data center demand.
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US moves to regulate hidden car handles
US regulators on Thursday said they plan to develop rules to address the safety risks linked to the hidden electric car…
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Chinese whizzes win global math prize
Chinese nationals were awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for the first time, in the latest sign of the country’s…
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US tech firms debate curbs on Chinese AI
For some execs, the rise of open-source AI from China marks a “dystopian hellscape,” while others are complimenting the…
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The anger fueling India’s ‘cockroaches’
India’s government will likely quell the student-led Cockroach protests, but it will have a harder time suppressing the…
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Economists predict minor disruption from Trump's new tariffs
Washington’s tariff announcements have tended to be “more dramatic than their eventual implementation,” an analyst…
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Trump pegs Saudi nuclear deal to Israel talks
The US president’s stipulation threatens to stymie the newly signed agreement, which allows Saudi Arabia to build…
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Oil spikes, stocks fall on Iran and AI fears
Oil hit $100 a barrel and Magnificent 7 stocks shed nearly $800 billion in market value on Thursday, as pessimism over…
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Congress descends into ‘circular firing squad’
There’s still a lot of talk in Washington about bipartisan deals. But Republicans will be lucky to avoid a pre-election…
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Lawmakers warn Trump over possible Mali strikes
Senators said the administration hasn’t consulted them about the potential operation.
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AI's 'let 1,000 flowers bloom' era is over
In a fitting bit of corporate justice, IBM did the same thing to its vendors that its customers did to it, hoarding…
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Alphabet's free cash flow turns negative
It’s the first time in its 22 years as a public company that the tech giant’s free cash flow turned negative, and it…
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IBM top exec makes the case for a quarterly earnings rethink
“It forces companies to do irrational things” like offering steep end-of-quarter discounts, IBM Vice Chair Gary Cohn…
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Sports betting takes a financial toll
Sports betting is eating into the savings of some of the most vulnerable households, a new study finds.
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Lina Khan gets a new NYC gig
Khan will chair the city’s economic development board, which oversees the leasing and use of huge chunks of city…
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How to just do things
Cate Hall and Sasha Chapin offer tips on taking risks and building up the muscles that let us just do things, rather…
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Europe's heatwaves spark continent-wide drought
Water levels have fallen in river systems across Europe, including major waterways like the Rhine and Danube.
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DP World plans two ports in booming Fujairah
Fujairah, which sits to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, has become an increasingly critical bypass route as ships…
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Red Sea attacks spur fears of expanding Middle East war
Two Saudi ships were struck by Houthi militants, after the Iran-backed group warned it would blockade the Bab el-Mandeb…
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Saudi strengthens sports operations as it gears up for 2034 World Cup
The kingdom unveiled a new company that it says will manage the operations of the burgeoning network of arenas it’s…
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European car sales surge driven by influx of Chinese EVs
BYD and SAIC sales in the UK jumped by a third year-on-year, with competition from Chinese brands forcing European…
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Gulf hotels extend wartime deals
Hotels in Dubai and other cities are slashing prices and offering perks as the Iran war has caused occupancy to sink.
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EU slaps Google with record $1 billion antitrust fine
The bloc accused the search giant of illegally using its market dominance to favor its own services.
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Delta to launch direct flights to Saudi Arabia
Flights are slated to begin in October just ahead of Saudi Arabia’s flagship annual conference, the Future Investment…
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US prepares raft of new global tariffs
The Trump administration’s new proposals, including 50% tariffs on Canada, are expected to be announced as soon as this…
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China and US spar over AI ahead of Xi visit
The US is reportedly investigating Chinese AI firms’ access to cutting-edge microchips, while Beijing considers…
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Energy is the exposed flank in Europe’s rearmament
Europe needs to start treating energy like the defense investment it really is.
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Schmitt: College sports bill in ‘pretty good place’
The Missouri senator is right in the middle of it.
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Congressional stock trading ban could fizzle in Senate
Although there’s bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill for curbing lawmakers’ trading, the issue has become increasingly…
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Ukraine appears to change tactics in Russia attacks
Kyiv is letting up on its strikes on Russian oil refineries — easing Moscow’s fuel crunch and pushing gas prices back…
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EU leaders to discuss AI — later this year
Europe’s heads of state will hold their first dedicated meeting on AI as the continent comes under pressure to address…
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US says China's Moonshot stole from Anthropic
The US accused the Chinese AI startup of exploiting American tech to create its Kimi K3 model, threatening sanctions in…
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OpenAI to spend more on data centers
The proliferation of data centers during the AI boom faces growing grassroots pushback and is animating politicians…
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