A new era of US antitrust-lite leaves investors little better off
A Texas federal court has invalidated Biden-era rules demanding more details when seeking approval for deals
Air pollution directly linked to Alzheimer’s risk, scientists say
Particles from combustion of fossil fuels may damage brain health more than thought, research suggests
US charges two ex-executives at private equity-owned group with fraud
Former Mobileum employees ‘inflated’ revenues to drive up valuation before buyout, prosecutors allege
Labour’s own goals on jobs
Raising payroll taxes and the minimum wage has hurt young workers
Trump escalates assault on US consumer protection agency
White House Council of Economic Advisers report estimates regulatory burden has cost consumers more than $237bn
Mexico’s school textbook author refuses to leave desk 4 days after sacking
Marx Arriaga remains at office after rejecting changes requested by leftwing government
Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders
Personal documents including passports belonging to hundreds of attendees of ADFW found online
Ghosts of fashion past define New York’s catwalks
When thinking about what women want to wear now, most designers couldn’t help but look back to the 1980s and 1990s at fashion week
Russia is using monuments to peddle misinformation
Statues are not always about memory — they are becoming Moscow’s latest weapon
Bayer aims to settle Roundup claims over alleged cancer links for $7.25bn
German group warned alternative to settlement was ‘spending decades in legal disputes’
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Have we hit peak dollar bearishness?
No respect for the greenback
Reform UK names Jenrick as ‘shadow chancellor’
Nigel Farage unveils members of his top team as he sets out his pitch to voters
Robert Duvall, actor and director, 1931-2026
The chameleonic star of ‘Apocalypse Now’ and two ‘Godfather’ films brought a steely integrity to his roles
Take time before playing key suit to analyse possible distributional layouts
Simple hold-up play solves seemingly impossible problem
Rheinmetall wins approval for Italian munitions expansion after years of wrangling
New production lines on Sardinia had lain idle, amid court claims by local pacifists and environmentalists
Danaher strikes $10bn deal for medical device maker Masimo
Acquisition by US life sciences manufacturer makes it a market leader in production of pulse oximeters
German population set to shrink 5% by 2050
Europe’s largest economy faces steeper demographic decline than previously estimated, says Ifo
Iran says ‘understanding’ reached with US to guide nuclear talks
Both sides report ‘progress’ but warn of challenging negotiations ahead
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Former prince Andrew agreed to help strike $8bn cash-for-oil deal between UAE and China
Files show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor exchanged messages about secret plan with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
UK unemployment hits post-pandemic peak as wage growth cools
Youth joblessness surges to highest in over a decade
Thomas Pritzker steps down as Hyatt executive chair over Epstein ties
Billionaire says he ‘exercised terrible judgment’ for maintaining contact with sex offender
The US economy is turning
The question is whether it is turning European or Australian. Also in this newsletter, all change in Eurozone labour markets