Burnham Nears Uncontested Path as Labour Race Narrows
Britain’s unsettled leadership transition appeared to narrow sharply on Tuesday as Darren Jones, a senior ally of Keir Starmer and a figure long viewed as a potential standard-bearer for the…
AI’s New Bottlenecks: Power and Capital
The race to build artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a contest over two older, less glamorous necessities: electricity and money. Microsoft’s agreement with Chevron and Engine No. 1 to pursue…
Alan Greenspan Dies at 100 as Fed Revisits His Legacy
Alan Greenspan, the economist who shaped American monetary policy for nearly two decades and became the most recognizable central banker of his era, died on Sunday at 100, according to…
Starmer’s Exit Triggers Labour Succession Battle
Starmer Says He Will Resign, Forcing Labour Into a Swift Succession Fight Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he would step down as Labour leader and remain in…
Progress in Iran Talks Meets New Tensions in Hormuz
American and Iranian negotiators meeting in Switzerland said on Sunday that they had made significant progress toward a broader agreement, with U.S. officials pointing to a potentially important breakthrough on…
From Oil Shock to Glut Fears
Oil markets, which only weeks ago were gripped by fears of a supply crisis spreading from the Iran war, are rapidly confronting a different possibility: that the conflict has done…
Central Banks Face a New Oil Shock
A pivotal day for central banks Investors entered Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision with a familiar question made newly uncertain by war, rising energy costs and a change in leadership: not…
AI at the G7, and the Politics of Access
AI Becomes a Test of Power at the G7 As leaders of the Group of 7 gathered this week in Évian to confront wars, trade strains and a fragile global…
SpaceX’s Post-IPO Frenzy Reshapes the Market
SpaceX’s astonishing first days as a public company have already evolved into something larger than a successful stock market debut. What began last week as one of the biggest initial…
Trump Casts Doubt on Fragile Iran Deal at G7
Trump Raises Pressure on Unfinished Iran Deal as G7 Urges Broader Talks President Trump on Wednesday cast new uncertainty over the emerging agreement with Iran, warning at the Group of…