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Agreed UK property sales jump ahead of stamp duty increase
Zoopla data shows rise ahead of change to levy regime in April
Dire situation in China is one reason for Honda, Nissan merger
“When you look at Honda and Nissan, they’ve been losing the market for some time.” Read More
Syria’s new government ready to run Isis detainee camps, Turkish minister says
Hakan Fidan meets Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and says Donald Trump will back Turkey over Kurdish forces
This is America’s ‘fatal flaw’ as the US bubble gets ready to pop, market expert warns
“When flying in such thin air, it doesn’t take much to stall the engines. All the classic signs of extreme ...
New blow to official UK data with fall in responses to GDP and inflation survey
Statistics agency takes swift action to ensure quality of economic figures in wake of debacle over jobs review
CEOs have never headed for the exits as much as they are this year—here’s why so many are leaving
“The current landscape has a lot of uncertainty baked in, and companies are responding by putting temporary leaders in place.” ...
Singapore’s Straits Times Index is Southeast Asia’s best performing index for 2024—and it’s all due to its Big Three banks
A share rally in Singapore’s biggest banks—DBS, UOB and OCBC—lifted the Straits Times Index to end the year above Malayis’a ...
Spotify executives cash in as streaming service stock price soars
Company co-founders reaped $900mn in gains this year
Nick Candy vows to help Reform disrupt British politics ‘like we have never seen’
Property developer claims more billionaires are joining Elon Musk in backing the party
Trump names Treasury adviser from first term to chair economic panel
Nomination of Stephen Miran elevates a critic of Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell to a top White House post
Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico in rare visit by EU leader
Slovak prime minister has ‘one-on-one’ meeting at the Kremlin as Ukraine prepares to halt transit of Russian gas
Billionaire Steve Ballmer has more than 80% of his portfolio in Microsoft stock and advises everyday investors to ‘keep it simple’
“Microsoft’s outperformed just about every other asset I could have owned. It’s a little hard to say that it hasn’t ...
EU leaders see NATO defense spending goal rising from 2%
A Financial Times report on Friday said Trump’s staff told European officials the US president-elect wants to increase NATO’s spending ...
2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. Read More
Trump demands Panama lower transit fees or return canal
The US is the canal’s biggest customer, responsible for about three quarters of the cargo transiting through each year. Read More
‘God Bless America’ fund beats political rivals with 33% gain
The fund’s biggest holding is Tesla Inc., run by Elon Musk, who backed Trump’s election bid. Read More
Palantir and Anduril join forces with tech groups to bid for Pentagon contracts
Consortium likely to include Elon Musk’s SpaceX in move to grab a bigger slice of $850bn US defence budget
How 2024 reordered the Middle East
Many in the west will find comfort that these historical transformations have been contained but complacency is dangerous
Sweden criticises China for refusing full access to vessel suspected of Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Swedish public prosecutor denied permission to board Yi Peng 3 despite open investigation
The Bombas founders survived layoffs and dead-end jobs before starting their billion-dollar empire. They have a message for anyone with a dream
Randy Goldberg and David Heath’s certified B-Corp apparel company is one of the biggest-ever brands to appear on Shark Tank. ...
Warren Buffett once said ‘a house can be a nightmare if the buyer’s eyes are bigger than his wallet’ but thinks his $31,500 investment is one of his best
He considers his two wedding rings to be his top investments, though. Read More
US accounting qualification reforms spark industry clash
Proposal to replace fifth year of education with on-the-job training criticised by group representing Big Four
Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’
Swift exit would remove global health body’s main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies
M&G sues Royal London over client exposure to ‘inappropriately risky investments’
Asset manager demands at least £27mn in damages after buying financial adviser platform from mutual
Qatar will ‘stop’ EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law
Energy minister warns Doha ‘not bluffing’ over hefty penalties in corporate sustainability directive
Year in a word: Incumbent
Being elected to government used to help you stay there. Now it may help push you out
Valencia floods: the scandal of a disaster foretold
Political leaders, on the day and over the decades, failed to heed warnings — or issue them as the waters ...
Trump and the power of Mar-a-Lago
The former property developer well understands how buildings and spaces can be used effectively as propaganda
Record $600bn pours into global bond funds in 2024
Investors piled into fixed income in bet on falling interest rates
