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Turkey’s opposition is under siege
Borrowing costs for the French government are outpacing some French corporations, and the threats to Turkey’s leading opposition party may be part of a wider push to change the country’s democracy. P…
Published on 4 hours ago
Charlie Kirk’s killing leads to calls for retribution
Brazil’s supreme court has voted to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup d’état, conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing led to calls on the right for retribution, and US …
Published on 3 days, 4 hours ago
Russia tests Nato defences
Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead, military analysts are worried about Nato’s response to a Russian drone attack, and US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research c…
Published on 4 days, 4 hours ago
Israel escalates attacks on Hamas
US annual jobs numbers get a revision, and Israel is intensifying its fight against Hamas. Plus, there’s a brand new copper mining conglomerate, and South Korean companies have been cutting corners t…
Published on 5 days, 4 hours ago
Macron looks for a new PM, again
Rupert Murdoch has resolved the bitter dispute over his sprawling media empire, France is once again without a prime minister, and US bank PNC has agreed to buy smaller peer FirstBank. Plus, North Cy…
Published on 6 days, 4 hours ago
Political instability jolts Japan
The French government is on the brink of another collapse, and Japan’s prime minister quits after just a year in office. Plus, China may open its domestic bond market to Russian companies for the fir…
Published on 1 week ago
Bond investors are counting on US tariff revenues
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to join the Federal Reserve has vowed to uphold central bank independence, bond traders are banking on revenue from Trump’s tariffs to bolster US public finances, …
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
AI helps Google dodge a bullet
Lloyds Banking Group will put thousands of its staff at risk of dismissal, and Indonesians are angered over the widening inequality in their country. Plus, MEPs in the European parliament are unhappy…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Bond woes spill over into equities
A sell-off in government bonds spilled into the equity market as stocks fell on Tuesday, and Eurozone inflation ticked up to 2.1 per cent in August. Plus, European banks are intensifying their calls …
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Russia suspected of GPS interference on EU official's flight
Israeli banks pressed to give back war profits to customers, Russia denies GPS jamming of an European commission jet, and Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi takes on Tesla and Apple. Plus the trial of a for…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago