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Austrian prosecutors accuse René Benko of embezzling tens of millions
Former billionaire property tycoon behind collapsed Signa group remains in pre-trial detention
Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 14-year high
Investors bet on faster interest rate rises, saying inflation is ‘for real this time’
Morgan Stanley cedes title of chief Goldman Sachs rival
Both JPMorgan and Evercore generated more M&A advisory fees last year than Ted Pick’s bank
Trump’s Gaza proposal dashes shipping industry’s Red Sea hopes
Traffic had risen after the Houthis said they would stop targeting most vessels following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The baffling WFH puzzle
Businesses are tightening hybrid work rules but homeworking levels have so far barely budged
US endowments join crypto rush by building bitcoin portfolios
Universities and charities pile in as prices rally on Donald Trump’s promise to make America a digital assets ‘superpower’
US and China on edge of trade war as tariff deadline looms
Donald Trump’s shock tactics may have pushed Beijing away from negotiating table, experts say
European companies warn over Trump tariff uncertainty
Executives left guessing at scale and impact of any US levies on EU imports
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, ...
Investigators are starting to arrest high-tech international thieves targeting US superstar athletes like Patrick Mahomes
“These individuals seem to be the alleged tip of the iceberg,” said Kenneth Parker, the U.S. Attorney in southern Ohio. ...
Musk’s DOGE team now seeks access to Treasury’s accounting data
Musk will dispatch a DOGE team to Parkersburg, West Virginia, where it will gain read-only access to the US government’s ...
What does Trump really want from Canada and Mexico? It may come down to oil security and bringing both countries ‘under the US’s thumb’
“This means both a reliable, unimpeded flow of oil and natural resources from Canada and a safer Mexico. And that ...
Scientists warn Trump’s $4bn funding cuts will harm US medical research
Academics say the move imperils scientific progress and helps America’s rivals
Activist hedge fund Elliott builds stake in struggling BP
US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business after foray into green energy
Trump has not decided whether to back UK’s Chagos Islands deal
Sir Keir Starmer sought US president’s blessing for lease that will affect joint military base on Diego Garcia
The Philadelphia Eagles’ billionaire owner invested $185 million 30 years ago. Now the team is worth 35 times what he paid for it.
The Philadelphia Eagles played in aging Veteran Stadium and practiced in shabby facilities, Jeffery Lurie took charge in 1994 and ...
Elon Musk says he doesn’t want to buy TikTok’s US business
“I have not put in a bid for TikTok,” Musk said. “I don’t have any plans for what would I ...
Starmer sacks health minister over offensive WhatsApp messages
Andrew Gwynne was accused of making racist, antisemitic and sexist comments
Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the world
“PSN down on a Friday night is criminal,” a London-based user named Ramos wrote on X. Read More
Palantir may be the stock pick for the DOGE era as it leads the AI revolution while Musk plows through government agencies
“We see PLTR enabling and leading this revolution in both Commercial and Defense markets.” Read More
Europe’s emboldened far right lauds Trump at Madrid rally
Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders endorse call for EU to copy US President’s policies
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s access to US Treasury data
Order made in response to legal challenge by 19 Democratic state attorneys-general
Gap ramps up return-to-office policy with five-day goal by fall
“Creativity thrives on in-person collaboration,” the company said, and the move is “an effort to foster an even stronger community ...
Transportation secretary’s memo to tie funding to marriage and birth rates is called ‘bizarre and a little creepy’
With hundreds of billions in transportation money unspent from the 2021 infrastructure law, such changes could be a boon for ...
Judge has concerns about Musk’s DOGE but won’t immediately block its access to Labor Department records
U.S. District Judge John Bates said the labor unions who sued to prevent access haven’t yet shown a legal injury. ...
Meet the 56-year-old veterinarian who walked away from a 6-figure salary in the prime of her career because corporate ownership drove her to the nonprofit world
Alicia Bye used to co-own two clinics in Texas, but she got out of the game at age 44. The ...
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department records
The suit alleges that DOGE’s access to the Treasury records could interfere with funding already appropriated by Congress. Read More
Experts warn MicroStrategy’s high-flying valuation has ‘no rational explanation’—and investors face a double whammy of risk
The company, which rebranded from MicroStrategy to “Strategy” this week, is worth just under double the value of its Bitcoin ...
Elf Beauty’s CEO blames the company’s lowered fiscal outlook on people being too distracted by the TikTok ban and wildfires
Social conversions were down 20% in January, CEO Tarang Amin said. Read More
Scottish cat flap pits SNP against pet power
Strenuous denials of a clampdown on felines are only feeding suspicions in an animal-loving nation
