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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

28.06.2025 40

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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

27.06.2025 20

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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

26.06.2025 10

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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

25.06.2025 10

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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

24.06.2025 6

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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...

23.06.2025 10

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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

20.06.2025 8

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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?

19.06.2025 10

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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

19.06.2025 6

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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

18.06.2025 20

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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

17.06.2025 10

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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

14.06.2025 10

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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

13.06.2025 20

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The vulnerable teen drawn into far-right extremism online

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

11.06.2025 7

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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

09.06.2025 10

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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

07.06.2025 20

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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?

05.06.2025 8

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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

04.06.2025 5

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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

29.05.2025 20

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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?

27.05.2025 10

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How Robert F Kennedy Jr is taking on Big Food

The US health secretary is defying the industry to improve America’s diet. Is he going about it the right way?

26.05.2025 10

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Can Google still dominate search in the age of AI chatbots?

For the first time in a generation, its monopoly is under threat. After two years of false starts, the company is trying to regain the initiative

23.05.2025 4

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Can Big Oil turn the US into a lithium giant?

New technology that extracts the metal from underground brines has been compared to the shale revolution

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Has Starlink already won the new space race?

Elon Musk’s satellite system dominates the battle for the future of global connectivity. Amazon and Chinese rivals are working to catch up

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Total’s risky bet on a natural gas megaproject in southern Africa

The French energy giant was forced to pause a huge LNG scheme in Mozambique after Islamist militants launched a deadly attack. Is the region safe...

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The AI revolution changing how we predict the weather

Rapidly advancing technology is helping meteorologists to make more accurate and detailed forecasts even further into the future

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Flatter or confront? How world leaders are dealing with Trump

Four months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, governments are still agonising over how to approach an erratic, unpredictable American...

16.05.2025 8

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How the US triggered a ‘gold rush’ in deep-sea mining

Donald Trump’s executive order on undersea minerals has encouraged mining companies — but critics say it will damage the environment and struggle...

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What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved?

Six months after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was unveiled, it has yet to find a fraction of the hoped for savings

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Can Europe finally fix its capital markets?

Stung by its lack of competitiveness, the EU is making a new push to create a deep financial market. Some investors believe this time could be...

13.05.2025 10

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How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution

Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US

12.05.2025 10

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India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen

Indian leader Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir both believe they are fighting a just war against a sworn enemy

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Bill Gates is giving away $200bn. Can his plans survive in the Trump era?

The philanthropist intends to spend his fortune over the next 20 years. But government budget cuts threaten his ambitions in global health

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Is Japanese anime the next global IP gold mine?

Japan’s distinctive cartoons are attracting worldwide audiences, Hollywood studios and private equity companies alike. Who will reap the rewards?

08.05.2025 10

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How dealmaking fever hit Italy’s banking sector

Several transactions are on the table with billionaire investors, overseas shareholders and domestic politicians all affected

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China’s diplomatic charm offensive

Leaders are touring the world both to push back against US influence and also to shore up its export markets as its trade surplus rises

06.05.2025 10

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‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters

Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world

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