Category: Global

Stripe and Advent make $53bn bid for PayPal

Shares in New York-listed group jump 19 per cent in pre-market trading after offer from payments start-up and buyout firm

China’s economy grows at one of lowest rates in decades

Second-quarter GDP figure falls below annual target range as economic pressure mounts

Trump is driving another nail into the coffin of US sci...

Under proposed reforms, political appointees will review grants to ensure they “advance the President’s priorities”

Is the US or Europe better off?

Comparing the two economies is harder than it seems

The global minerals arms race

Beijing’s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism

Morgan Stanley profits jump 58% as Wall Street booms

Investment bank becomes latest to shatter forecasts with revenues from equities trading

Buffett describes Gates’s relationship with Epstein as ...

Billionaire Berkshire chair says he could ‘picture’ himself making a similar mistake in choosing associates

BlackRock assets rise to record $15.3tn

Second-quarter net income at US-based asset manager jumped 20% to $1.9bn amid capital markets boom

China’s growth: five things to watch as economic pressu...

Monthly indicators show weakness in retail sales and investment ahead of second-quarter figure

Spain begins Gibraltar airport checks as Brexit reaches...

Troubled EU entry system will be turned on from Wednesday, with UK territory in effect becoming part of Schengen zone

Why the world should copy Trump for once

The US is offering $1,000 to fund investment accounts for children born during the president’s second term

RIP the US state department

America’s diplomats used to have global sway. Now they are besieged by their own president