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TotalEnergies made bumper profit on Middle East oil bet
Fewer contracts increased volatility and made it possible for a single trader to dominate the market
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Private capital: what are the risks?
As investors seek to retrieve their money, the $22tn industry rejects comparisons with 2008. Regulators aren’t so sure
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What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad
The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage
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America’s gig economy
Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long?
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Insurers give Emirates ‘outrageously’ cheap war insurance cover
Dubai-based airline paying additional $100,000 a week while others face far higher charges
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Hungary returns just 18% of funds flagged by EU fraud watchdog
Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body
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India’s Boldest Currency Move in Years Fails to Hold Rupee Gains
India’s most dramatic step in more than a decade to curb speculation in the foreign-exchange market delivered only fleeting gains, with an initial jump in the rupee reversing.
12 tons of KitKats vanished in a European highway heist
Nestlé said 12 tons of KitKats were stolen between Italy and Poland.
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Government Bonds Rally Around the World on Slowdown Concerns
Sovereign bonds rose around the world as concern the Middle East conflict will derail global economic growth revives demand for beaten-down government debt.
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HK IPO Revival Hits Snags, Raising Stakes for Big Deals
Hong Kong’s relentless surge in share sales over the past year is beginning to encounter headwinds, potentially slowing deal momentum and raising the stakes for a wave of jumbo transactions in the pipeline.
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Oil rises to $116 as Trump stokes fears of protracted conflict
Traders weigh signs of escalating conflict as more US troops arrive in region and Yemen enters war
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Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows
November 8 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI
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Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’
US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue
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Gold Finds Footing Near $4,500 as Iran War Enters Fifth Week
Gold gained for a second day, as dip-buyers supported prices while the market awaited clarity on the duration of the Middle East conflict.
Pakistan prepared to host U.S.-Iran talks in 'coming days' as Trump weighs deploying ground troops
Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt all arrived in Islamabad to discuss the evolving regional situation in the Middle East.
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JPMorgan, Pimco Say Bond Market Is Misjudging Slowdown Risk
Some of Wall Street’s biggest bond-fund managers say financial markets are underestimating the risk that the US war in Iran will cause a sharp slowdown in an already sputtering economy.
Meta's court losses spell potential trouble for AI research, consumer safety
Meta's two courtroom defeats centered on different cases but both involved allegations that the company knew about its products' harms.
Which retailers win and lose from high gas prices? Deutsche Bank sorts it out
Companies indexed to higher-income customers are more likely to weather higher gas prices, the firm found.
How the big oil and gas CEOs think the Iran war supply disruption will play out
The oil industry's grim outlook for global oil and gas supplies stands in contrast to the Trump administration's promise that the disruption is short term.
New fees, fewer flights: Higher fuel prices pinch consumer budgets beyond the gas pump
As corporate policies change, Americans will feel higher oil prices in their wallets beyond the gas pump.