Category: International
Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’
US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue
Distressed-debt funds target private credit downturn as...
Investors anticipate moneymaking bonanza as sector comes under strain
America’s gig economy
Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long?
What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes b...
The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage
Private capital: what are the risks?
As investors seek to retrieve their money, the $22tn industry rejects comparisons with 2008. Regulators aren’t so sure
TotalEnergies made bumper profit on Middle East oil bet
Fewer contracts increased volatility and made it possible for a single trader to dominate the market
The last bridge left to ancient Tyre
Evacuation orders and strikes turn once-vibrant Lebanese beach town into a refuge for holdouts and displaced
Eurozone borrowing costs soar on fears of fiscal hit fr...
Government bonds face one of worst months of past decade as investors warn of ‘deterioration’ in public finances
OpenAI investor says AI requires an income tax overhaul
Vinod Khosla says voter fears over technology causing job losses will shape upcoming US elections
Iran activates its ‘resistance economy’ to survive the ...
Islamic republic has spent years building a model designed to withstand hostility even as it presides over a deepening economic ma...
Americans take to streets in ‘No Kings’ day protests ag...
Latest series of marches comes against backdrop of president’s unpopular war in Iran
Support for JD Vance slips in straw poll on 2028 Republ...
Secretary of state Marco Rubio, an architect of the Iran war, is gaining ground on the US vice-president
