The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
US tells French companies to comply with Trump’s anti-diversity order
28 March 2025 @ 9:25 pm
Move signals push by the American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad
US stocks tumble as deepening consumer gloom raises stagflation fears
28 March 2025 @ 8:49 pm
Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook
Lululemon says US consumers are cutting back on spending
28 March 2025 @ 8:48 pm
Athleisure group’s shares sink as it warns on darkening sentiment among American customers
Donald Trump says US must gain control of Greenland
28 March 2025 @ 8:20 pm
Comments increase pressure on Nato ally Denmark as vice-president JD Vance tours military base on island
CoreWeave treads water in market debut after downsized IPO
28 March 2025 @ 8:08 pm
Investor enthusiasm for companies linked to artificial intelligence boom has waned this year
US regulator to investigate Disney over diversity initiatives
28 March 2025 @ 7:58 pm
Entertainment group says it looks ‘forward to engaging with Federal Communications Commission to answer its questions’
Reeves’ drive for security leaves Labour beset by uncertainty
28 March 2025 @ 7:13 pm
The UK chancellor has made herself a prisoner of market movements, while the party’s MPs fret over how cuts will go down
‘Almost comical’: the Trump team’s first national security crisis
28 March 2025 @ 7:03 pm
The use of a group chat to discuss military attacks has called into question the competency of senior officials, despite their brazen defiance
Trump and Carney hold talks over US-Canada trade war tensions
28 March 2025 @ 6:31 pm
Phone call comes following Washington’s announcement of additional 25% levies on imports of foreign-made cars
British Steel’s Chinese owner pushed for £1bn state support for Scunthorpe plant
28 March 2025 @ 6:29 pm
Jingye rejected £500mn government offer and could close its two blast furnaces as early as June