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Oil and gas drillers huddle for warmth in the North Sea

Neo Next follows a whole spate of other similar tie-ups

yesterday 10

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Oil & Gas Industry

Did the Black Death flow from a volcanic eruption?

Empires beware — when nature goes rogue, the political consequences can be devastating

yesterday 7

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Anjana Ahuja

Trump’s immigration data dragnet

The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information to accelerate its drive to deport 1mn people this year

yesterday 6

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Visual Investigation

Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base

When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners

yesterday 30

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Edward Luce

Weight-loss drugs are bringing a new commercial reality

The reinforcing feedback loop that has long powered the food industry is being chemically switched off

yesterday 10

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Henry Dimbleby

Why the world should worry about stablecoins

Dollar-based digital currencies offer benefits for the US, but Britain and the EU are better off resisting them

yesterday 20

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Martin Wolf

Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test

Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation

previous day 10

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The Big Read

The Netflix age has been great for consumers but terrible for artists

Returns to musicians and writers are dwindling fast

previous day 10

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Stephen Bush

The White House’s rupture with the western alliance

Trump’s security strategy is a wake-up call for Europe on defence and growth

previous day 10

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The Editorial Board

Trump’s America and a clash of civilisations with Europe

The White House sees mass immigration as a bigger threat than Russia — and it is pressuring Europe to agree

previous day 50

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Gideon Rachman

Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists

Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets

previous day 40

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Sarah Oconnor

AI poses a new antitrust problem

Washington cheered on the consolidation of the social web in the 2010s — it must not make the same mistake today

previous day 10

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Shaoul Sussman

China’s open-source AI is a national advantage

The models are akin to studying together to ace a test instead of relying on individual knowledge

previous day 10

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Kai-Fu Lee

Why Spotify Wrapped hits the sweet spot

Companies ranging from Strava to Grindr are catching on to the music streaming platform’s annual recap

previous day 8

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Emma Jacobs

Indonesia’s authoritarian tilt

President Prabowo Subianto has centralised power and forged close ties with the military, raising concerns about autocratic creep

monday 4

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The Big Read

America’s affordability crunch is real — and worse under Trump

The president may pretend it’s a hoax but his policy agenda has added to the squeeze

monday 20

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The Editorial Board

America’s economy is at the mercy of crony capitalism

The Trump administration’s approach to ethics could eventually cost investors in US assets

monday 20

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Rana Foroohar

Ford CEO: Europe is risking the future of its auto industry

Setting unrealistic EV regulations only to adjust them when consumers do not show up is a recipe for turmoil

monday 20

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Jim Farley

There is already an answer to securing Sudan’s future

A grassroots network is providing life-saving food and medical care to citizens in a country where the state no longer exists

monday 10

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Payton Knopf

The UK must do more than go on muddling through

We need to look at the causes of the country’s dire economic performance

monday 10

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Martin Wolf

Should captains always go down with their ships?

It is psychologically intolerable for the general public to not have an individual face to blame

07.12.2025 10

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Daniel Davies

I’ve been caught out by a Ring doorbell — have you?

Doorstep surveillance devices are part of modern life whether we like it or not

07.12.2025 5

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Claer Barrett

Hans-Jörg Rudloff, banker, 1940-2025

A kingpin of European finance, his competitive spirit and sincere faith in capitalism transformed the eurobond market

07.12.2025 10

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Banks

Why Americans are feeling poorer even though they’re not

Essential services cost more because people are better off

07.12.2025 10

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John Burn-Murdoch

This party season, embrace the ‘vulnerability hangover’

The summer gathering may be about networking but this time of year is for letting it all hang out

07.12.2025 5

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Jemima Kelly

Will the UK and EU choose to be partners or rivals?

From defence collaboration to energy, the bloc is struggling to decide how to view its former member

05.12.2025 6

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Anand Menon

Crypto’s rocky year

The industry was hugely optimistic when Donald Trump returned to the White House. But bitcoin has fallen by a quarter in two months

05.12.2025 10

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The Big Read

Are Singapore’s investment giants being left behind?

Temasek and GIC are integral to the finances of the south-east Asian city-state. But recent returns have compared unfavourably with many global peers

05.12.2025 40

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The Big Read

How science can phase out animal testing

New technologies could replace many procedures though some will still be needed

05.12.2025 8

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The Editorial Board

There’s a black hole where central banks’ theory of inflation should be

Old assumptions about expectations and targets can no longer be relied upon

05.12.2025 10

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Gillian Tett

Dario Amodei, ‘safe AI’ evangelist eyes Anthropic IPO

The start-up’s CEO believes the world will be better off if he is the one to build all-powerful artificial intelligence

05.12.2025 4

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Person In The News

Drop the gloom if you want to change public behaviour

We are deeply influenced by what others do, so emphasising kindness is the way to tackle littering, pilfering and abuse

05.12.2025 3

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Camilla Cavendish

Trump needs an off-ramp in Venezuela

Sanctions and threats haven’t brought regime change, but a deal could curb drugs and migration while hastening democratic reforms

05.12.2025 3

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Francisco Rodríguez