Category: Global

Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate b...

Prices for the nuts have surged after disruption to export routes from Iran, a major producer of the nut

Google banks on AI edge to catch up to cloud rivals Ama...

Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud’s CEO, says its AI chips and models can help the data centre business gain ground

China’s smartphone king takes on Elon Musk in Europe wi...

Xiaomi wants to expand on the continent as demand for its cars outstrips production

Good news for business travellers

The seats in economy that so many of us use are finally getting an upgrade

US stocks race ahead of Europe as Wall Street shrugs of...

Intel surges above dotcom-era high in latest milestone for tech-powered rebound

BA forced to downgrade thousands more loyalty scheme me...

Some passengers were wrongly told they would keep their Gold or Silver tier status in shake-up of its loyalty programme

London’s luxury hoteliers lose sleep over fall in Middl...

Expensive rooms go unsold as Iran conflict disrupts Gulf travel and dents demand from big-spending guests

Where is Marco Rubio?

Donald Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has taken a back seat during the Iran war crisis

Defence stocks give back gains as investors buy rumour ...

Production bottlenecks and uncertainty over US munitions funding weigh on stock prices for weapons makers

The mystery of good judgment

It does more to shape a life than intellect and hard work 

What the AI ‘jobpocalypse’ narrative misses

Whether or not new technologies can perform a task is only a tiny part of the picture

No edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck

Neither extreme optimism nor extreme pessimism makes much sense, and neither is easy nor safe to express