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How long can the US economy defy expectations?

Despite the tariff shock, inflation is modest, stocks are up, and unemployment is low. Some experts insist it is too soon to tell

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Could Hungary’s faltering economy topple Orbán?

Rising prices and declining services for ordinary voters contrast with the excesses of those close to the prime minister

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What will it take for robotaxis to go global?

The concept has been proved, but scaling up services beyond a handful of cities will require tens of billions in new investment

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The evolution of Marco Rubio

Once an advocate of US soft power, the secretary of state has embraced Maga values from isolationism to impatience with foreign aid

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How the diamond industry lost its sparkle

The explosion of lab-grown stones from China has shaken up the sector, leaving established players struggling for relevance

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Can Europe break free of American tech supremacy?

The continent’s dependence on US groups for digital infrastructure is causing growing concern among executives and policymakers

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Will a return to risk-taking rouse animal spirits?

The drive to deregulate in the UK, US and Europe could unleash growth — or sow the seeds of the next crash

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Chatbots in the classroom: how AI is reshaping higher education

While institutions grapple with the pace of change, technology companies are moving quickly to offer custom learning products

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The fight to revive Europe’s shrinking rural areas

Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for greater opportunity in urban centres

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How BYD caught up with Tesla in the global EV race

The Chinese group is poised to outsell its US rival this year after it dramatically narrowed the technology gap between the two

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Japan faces an era-defining reset with the US

After warm relations during his first term, Tokyo has not adapted to Donald Trump’s transactional approach in trade and defence

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How Elon Musk’s rogue Grok chatbot became a cautionary AI tale

Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails

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How Greece came back from the brink

The country has staged a powerful recovery in the 10 years since it faced near economic collapse

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Can the Fed stay independent under Trump?

The US president has stepped up his criticism of the central bank’s chair, prompting some to question how long it can remain above politics

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The looming ‘patent cliff’ facing Big Pharma

When blockbuster drugs lose IP protections it can wipe out billions of dollars in revenue for companies

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The surprising success story of British fibre broadband

Ofcom’s decision to boost competition in the sector is credited with driving the rollout of a faster, more reliable internet connection

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Bosnia, 30 years on: the looming crisis in the Balkans

Trouble is brewing again in the ethnically divided state, exactly three decades after the Srebrenica massacre

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How trade tensions are really affecting the global economy

Companies are not yet rushing to relocate production to the US, but investment and dealmaking have already slowed

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How to get children reading again

Fewer young people are reading for pleasure than ever before, with broad economic and social consequences. Can the trend be reversed?

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Canada’s bid to become an energy superpower

The government has a plan to exploit its abundant fossil fuel resources to help ward off the ill effects of Trump’s tariffs

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Is time running out to fix the NHS?

Britons are growing less fond of their troubled healthcare system. Will Labour’s 10-year plan change their minds?

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The vulnerabilities holding back Chinese industry

Despite its prowess, China has not been able to overcome dozens of ‘choke points’ that are the essential building blocks of modern manufacturing

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What kind of world does Trump want?

Global leaders struggle to understand the impulses and stratagems of the US president

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Turkey’s economic woes catch up with Erdoğan

A cost of living crisis and social unrest are throwing the strongman leader’s plan to stay in power into jeopardy

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The high-tech fight against shoplifters

Companies are building up an arsenal of antitheft technology as organised crime fuels an epidemic of petty larceny

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Can HSBC cut its way to growth?

The bank’s latest reorganisation has arguably left it with few options to boost revenue as it faces trade tariffs and lower interest rates

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Europe’s plan to finally make its single market work 

Three decades after it was launched, hundreds of barriers still persist within the EU. In an era of trade wars, Brussels has made it a key priority

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What happens to Nato if the US steps back?

The American military has been the alliance’s bedrock. But shifting US priorities, including in the Middle East, are putting new pressure on...

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Netanyahu’s war with Iran: ‘For him, it’s personal’

The Israeli prime minister’s career looked finished after the October 7 attack by Hamas. But now he is pursuing a conflict he has proposed for years

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Can Mukesh Ambani engineer a smooth transition at Reliance?

Asia’s richest man is facing questions about his family’s succession planning

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Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence

It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword?

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Why the world cannot quit coal

Ten years after the signing of the Paris climate accord, demand for coal shows no sign of peaking

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How the culture war is remaking advertising

Brands are diluting or scrapping campaigns with social purpose as the movement against DEI intensifies

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The controversial return of Brazil’s billionaire beef barons

The world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, listed in New York on Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround for the Batista brothers

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How gold became the world’s refuge from uncertainty

In an era where core assumptions about the global economy are being questioned, gold has once more become an anchor — especially for central banks

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How stablecoins are entering the financial mainstream

Usage of the digital assets is growing rapidly, but concerns remain about supervision and their impact on other parts of the financial system

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Vietnam risks being the trade war’s biggest loser. Does it have a plan B?

The south-east Asian country benefited hugely from US-China tensions, but the Trump tariffs strike at the heart of its economy

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The vulnerable teen drawn into far-right extremism online

Could the British state have done more to help Rhianan Rudd?

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Can Japan hold on to its ‘indispensable’ companies?

Foreign rivals and private equity covet the mid-caps with large shares of key markets

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How corporate America learnt not to mess with Texas

Emboldened by a sympathetic administration in Washington, the state is trying to use the size of its economy to shape corporate behaviour

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The mounting pressure on bond markets

For the first time in almost a generation, governments are starting to face regular resistance from investors when they try to sell long-term debt

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The new nicotine hit that could save Big Tobacco

Industry leaders hope the rising popularity of nicotine pouches like Zyn will boost revenues. But will the high be fleeting?

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Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian

Voters will decide whether or not to slash residency requirements for citizenship, against the government’s wishes

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How Blackstone and its biggest rivals are drifting apart

The largest private equity group is sticking to a fee-based approach, while Apollo and KKR embrace insurance-powered models

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Europe’s fight to get rid of ‘forever chemicals’

A man-made molecule called TFA is seeping into waterways across the continent. But industry executives warn about the cost of EU efforts to eradicate...

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The fate of Gaza: ‘It all depends on Trump’

Heavy casualties and the risk of widespread starvation have led to new pressure on Israel to halt its offensive. But US influence will be decisive

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The pitch for growth: will football help regenerate England’s cities?

Clubs in several big cities want to use new stadiums to redevelop entire areas. But they seek government funding to make the projects work

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Is South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa running out of time?

He may have survived a bruising encounter with Donald Trump, but the veteran ANC politician is facing forbidding challenges at home and abroad

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The lessons from China’s dominance in manufacturing

Beijing’s aggressive investments in domestic production have strained trade relations with western partners. But can the world learn from it?

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The ‘quiet’ crisis brewing between the US and South Korea

Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and Korean domestic politics is fraught. Can Seoul negotiate a way out?

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