Category: International

Lazard to buy private capital advisory group in $575mn ...

Acquisition comes as private capital groups push into increasingly complicated transactions requiring advisory

Trump launches review of US troops in Germany

Threat comes days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised US strategy in Iran

AI companies are just companies

As we leap into a new technological age, the old rules of capitalism still apply

Russia loses its way in the Sahara

Losses to Malian militants by Wagner Group’s successor call into question future of Moscow’s military adventurism in Africa

Half of ‘long shot’ Polymarket bets on military action ...

High rate of winning wagers likely to add to concerns that sensitive information can leak on prediction markets

Blue Owl draws in $9bn as private credit market cools

Growth in headline figure obscures worse than expected $700mn increase in fee-paying assets

Google outpaces rivals as Big Tech’s AI spending plans ...

Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft

Can’t cook, won’t cook? Start by feeding yourself

A cure for kitchen nerves, plus a recipe for anchovy pasta

The energy crisis is no excuse for bad subsidies

We know what worked and what failed the last time around

Get used to the long Iran war

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

US ambassador to Ukraine to leave over differences with...

Julie Davis frustrated with president’s lack of support for Kyiv, say people familiar with the matter

US to put Donald Trump’s face on passports

State department’s move is latest effort to impose president’s image and signature on national symbols