What is behind the surprising resilience of the UK economy?
IMF forecasts and the latest GDP data this week painted a picture of unexpected strength
US university offers cut-price UK degree for international students
Arizona State University aims to expand to an annual intake of up to 4,000 students in Britain in the coming years
Houthis encircle new target in conflict with Saudi-backed forces
Iran-backed rebels surround Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, as conflict with Riyadh and its local allies escalates
This earnings season, what CEOs say matters more than what they’ve done
Bosses who start shaping their narrative now will have a head start on a bumpy year
Transcript: Martin Wolf on the US midterms — Is American democracy safe?
Martin Wolf speaks with scholar and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan
Why have screens replaced socialising?
The economics of why we increasingly avoid the company of both other humans and books
HMRC claws back nearly £500mn in underpaid capital gains
Last year the tax authority nearly doubled the amount it pulled in from CGT probes compared with 2024-25.
Margaret Hamilton, software engineer, 1936-2026
Trailblazing computer scientist whose software saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
UK dividend payments jump 14% in a year
Banks and miners lead payouts to investors
The Man City theory of politics
The tribalism of football fans parallels modern politics like nothing else
The National Trust is breaking Rules
The only thing the restaurant has in common with the kind of houses in which they shoot ‘Antiques Roadshow’ is that it’s full of old stuff
The dress rehearsal for an AI reckoning
Ructions point to what a true bursting of the bubble might do to financial markets
The financial double life of barristers
It is wrong to assume that legal professionals have no money worries
Activists highlight a Big Yellow warning sign for the London market
A trickle of sales to foreign buyers risks becoming a flood
Can AI tame a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño?
The technology is being used to anticipate everything from forest fires to futures contracts. Some fear that’s a mistake
Are we sleepwalking into World War III?
As regional conflicts rage and revisionist powers challenge the established order, warnings of a new global conflagration are growing louder
Roka co-founder Emma Katz: ‘If a bag doesn’t make your life easier, what’s the point?’
Brand has expanded its range after the launch of its backpack
‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain
Carriers fear customers may be unwilling to stomach more price rises if energy costs stoke further inflation
Could you cut it as a commercial landlord?
It can be a lot of detective work, but buy-to-let landlords are increasingly tempted by the promise of higher yields
The summer that remade the Middle East
In 1982, Lebanon became the crucible for a conflict between Israel, Iran and the US — and the arena for a cycle of proxy war and hostage diplomacy that still shapes the region
The moral case for human music
A philosopher of music argues that AI music-generation software ‘is an insult to musicians’
Hong Kong’s wine boom, uncorked
Paulo Pong built Altaya Wines just as HK became Asia’s great wine entrepôt. Now the heyday has faded, tastes are broader and Bordeaux may be a bargain again
One weekend, 1,400 works — how much art can a person absorb?
A museum or gallery visit can end up as rushed viewing or sensory overload. So don’t seek ‘value’ in terms of money or time — what matters is the lingering impact
The former Prince Andrew’s Bentley? No thanks
How we feel about second-hand possessions is shaped by what we know about their previous owners