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US tech stocks rebound despite Amazon plunge

Nasdaq climbs after sell-off fuelled by worries over vast AI spending

Police search Peter Mandelson’s homes as part of misconduct probe

Metropolitan Police says it is carrying out search warrants at two properties in Camden and Wiltshire

Fiat and Jeep owner admits to losing touch with ‘real-world’ needs of drivers

Stellantis shares tumble as carmaker announces €22bn charge

Counting the cost of money in politics

Revelations of Mandelson’s cabinet leaks spotlight the symbiotic relationship between government and bankers

French farming posts first trade deficit in nearly a decade

Poor results prompt warning that France’s traditional strength in agriculture has faded

Funding the Muskverse will require ever more audacious moves

If folding xAI into SpaceX proves the key to unlocking the next trove of capital, why stop there?

Epstein propelled investment career of UK power broker Ian Osborne

Convicted sex offender helped establish tech fund Hedosophia after Osborne offered to help clean up Epstein’s image

Lindsey Vonn, the ski champion who will not quit

She is known for her physical and mental fortitude, but can the injured athlete come back one more time?

Political Fix: Mandelson, money - and the risk to the prime minister

Could revelations about Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein bring down Keir Starmer?

US and Iran hold crunch talks as military tensions rise

Negotiations in Oman come as Donald Trump considers strikes against Tehran

The student loan system — and its danger for Keir Starmer and Labour

Growing anger among millions of graduates who face decades of debt is causing unease in Westminster

EU pushes for full ban on services tied to Russia’s oil trade

Bloc proposes 20th sanctions package since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Amazon shares sink as it prepares $200bn AI spending blitz

Capital expenditure forecasts for 2026 were a third higher than Wall Street’s expectations

Japan’s KDDI finds up to $1.5bn in fictitious revenues

Telecoms group postpones third-quarter results amid probe into ‘suspicions regarding inappropriate transactions’

Mandelson, money - and the risk to the prime minister

Could revelations about Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein bring down Keir Starmer?

Bezos’s calculated vandalism of the Washington Post

He is just one of several pro-Trump oligarchs who now control key sections of the US media

The best books of the week

Africa’s economy dazzlingly reassessed; a contrarian investor’s guide to boom and bust; a fresh take on the Murdoch dynasty; Sophie Ward’s inventive novel of domesticity; Geetanjali Shree’s timeless 2001 novel translated — plus Suzi Feay’s pick of the best new poetry