Giorgia Meloni accuses Donald Trump of pandering to west’s enemies
Italian premier on offensive after US president claimed she ‘begged’ for a photo with him
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Andy Burnham will need to play a new card now
His winning campaign in Makerfield was long on hope but a vague prospectus won’t be enough in Number 10
Don't Blame Passive Investors If SpaceX Is Mispriced
Index funds don't misallocate capital — that's what stock pickers do
Iran to seek ‘insurance fees’ for passage through Strait of Hormuz
Vessels must hold Tehran-approved insurance policy to use vital waterway, says government agency
The man Iran brands a ‘water terrorist’
Exiled scientist and UN water policy chief Kaveh Madani on shortages, war and why conspiracy theories about him are ‘no longer funny’
Asda losses widen to nearly £1bn
TDR-backed UK supermarket chain had slashed prices to try to win back customers
Andy Burnham’s landslide win should worry Nigel Farage
Fear of a Reform victory led Makerfield voters — including some 2024 Conservatives — to tactically vote Labour
AI is turning Nintendo and Sony products into accidental luxury goods
With component-makers busy supplying data centres, console prices are rising as demand outstrips production capacity
Are insurers becoming dangerously addicted to private credit ratings?
We should worry about what happens when regulatory arbitrage goes unchecked
The Maharaja of Jaipur talks taste
Interview by Andres Schipani. Photography by Raajadharshini
‘Hawkish shift’ in US rates upends global currency bets
Expectations of a Fed rate rise trigger reversal in emerging market and commodity currencies
‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets
Amazon, Walmart and Uber are among early adopters that have introduced caps or discouraged wasteful activity
Best summer books of 2026: Politics
Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads
JD Vance lashes out at Israeli government over Iran deal criticism
US vice-president’s office says plans to travel to Switzerland to participate in talks with Iran are on hold
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plots $20bn bond deal after record IPO
AI and rocket group is tapping debt markets after raising $86bn in stock market debut
UK government to overhaul ‘outdated’ home-selling process
Vendors will need to produce ‘sales packs’ containing information on the property’s condition prior to listing
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The global co-lead of the US venture capital firm’s early-stage investment business talks about why it is time for ‘act two’ for Europe’s tech sector
Anthropic boss tells G7 leaders to ‘resist the temptation to splinter’ over AI
Dario Amodei is supported by rival Sam Altman in call for international co-operation
To avoid backlash, tech giants must share their AI wealth before it’s too late
The US cannot wait for the worst job losses to hit before moving corporate and public policy in a pro-worker direction
Thoma Bravo hands Medallia to lenders in one of private equity’s biggest losses
Blackstone-led consortium to take over software company and inject $150mn to help cut its debt load
