BUSINESS
Larry Fink’s faith in the power of markets needs some tempering
Markets can be corrupted and are not fail-safe alone
BUSINESS
AI revolution will be boon for natural gas, say fossil fuel bosses
Data centres’ need for reliable power supply set to soar
BUSINESS
Huge AI funding leads to hype and ‘grifting’, warns DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis
British AI pioneer says the billions of dollars being poured into start-ups is obscuring scientific progress in the field
BUSINESS
Blockbuster M&A deals more than double in first quarter
Dealmaking drought left behind as first-quarter transaction values rise 30% with European market standing out
BUSINESS
US small-caps suffer worst run against larger stocks in more than 20 years
Unusually big performance gap opens up as investors drive up big tech stocks while interest rates hurt smaller companies
BUSINESS
Ecommerce tariffs will kick in from 2026, says WTO chief
Some developing economies such as India, Indonesia and South Africa hope online tariffs will significantly raise their tax revenue
BUSINESS
The Trump machine: the inner circle preparing for a second term
In 2016, Donald Trump was the ultimate political outsider. If he wins this year’s election, he will be backed by a group of experienced former officials eager to apply his ideas
BUSINESS
The mutual fund at 100: Is it becoming obsolete?
They enabled millions to invest in the stock market but newer, nimbler products are reshaping asset management
BUSINESS
Bullish Jay Powell sticks to Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting script
Strong US economic growth will not halt central bank’s plan to reduce borrowing costs this year
BUSINESS
Unilever’s ice cream scoop-out may increase appetite for another split
Investor appetite might be whetted for bolder action on the group’s bloated portfolio
BUSINESS
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates
Central bank becomes world’s last to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy after signs of lasting end to decades of deflation
BUSINESS
Tim Harford: Why Swifties, holidaymakers and the hygienic should cheer for surge pricing
At the right price, supply and demand match perfectly, the challenge is merely to find it
BUSINESS
Oodles of instant noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag
Cheap and calorie-filled, the rapid foodstuff tells us about the state of the world
ECONOMY
Martin Wolf: The future of ‘communist capitalism’ in China
The question of whether Xi-ism is killing Deng-ism is growing
BUSINESS
Stock markets undergo ‘risk reset’ as indices notch new records
Belief grows in further gains with recession fears abating and improved corporate earnings
BUSINESS
Telegram hits 900mn users and nears profitability as founder considers IPO
In rare interview, Pavel Durov says secretive messaging app is making ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ from ads business
BUSINESS
The ‘factors’ investors should be wary of
Investing in funds that focus on a particular stock characteristic such as growth or value have very mixed record
BUSINESS
How trade can save the planet, one tedious spreadsheet at a time
The EU’s carbon tariffs to combat climate change are snarled in complex bureaucracy
BUSINESS
Foreign investors right to see China as more of a trade than a long-term investment
Country faces clear and present danger of falling into middle-income trap
BUSINESS
The radical changes coming to the world’s biggest bond market
America’s regulators say new rules will help maintain the dominance of US Treasuries, but others fear higher costs and lower liquidity
BUSINESS
Why investors should be wary of 'mergers of equals'
Stock price of combined company tends to underperform after deals
TECHNOLOGY
Can European carmakers stop China’s electric behemoth BYD?
The company began selling on the continent a little over a year ago and is already making inroads
BUSINESS
Traders amass big bet on falling grain prices after bumper harvests
Biggest short bet in 20 years in corn, wheat and soy futures suggests market slump could continue
BUSINESS
Oil and gas profits triple under Joe Biden even as industry decries him
The country’s top-10 listed operators by value are on track to have amassed combined net income of $313bn in the first three years of the Biden administration, up from $112bn during the same period under Donald Trump
