The founding fathers would have hated the ‘Arc de Trump’

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Washington DC with its history of sugary classical monuments could accommodate one more — but the president has no sense of scale

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S&P 500 could be humiliated by three overlooked AI bets

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Most investors holding S&P 500index funds believe they already have solid exposure to the most profitable names in the artificial intelligence trade. The tech sector has returned roughly 115% over five years through the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), dwarfing the index’s 65% …

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Senate Democrats raise alarm over Kevin Warsh’s $100mn of ‘undisclosed’ assets

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Criticism of Fed chair nominee’s financial holdings will further complicate next week’s confirmation hearings

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Oreo maker creates controversial milk chocolate bars

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I recently came across a French study that challenges something most people take for granted: that glass bottles are the safer, cleaner option for drinks. Glass bottles of cola, lemonade, iced tea, and beer contained around 100 microplastic particles per liter, sometimes up to 50 times more than …

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Big banks mixed on whether contentious asset class is a risk

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One of the biggest signals from big bank earnings is the resounding support that one genre of investment is scoring from industry leaders, even as it faces an onslaught of controversy. Per Bloomberg, banks reported “at least $100 billion” of exposure to private-credit firms in their earnings …

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Book launch: World War Trade: Conflict, Containment, and the Emergent World Trading Order

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Globalization is not dying. It is being rebuilt. When the United States and China weaponized trade in 2025, many feared the collapse of the global economy. Markets plunged, supply chains fractured, and policymakers spoke openly of economic warfare. But the collapse never came. In his new book, World War Trade, published by the Centre for…

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The World Bank has stark message on Strait of Hormuz

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Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens tomorrow, the damage will not undo itself overnight. That is the message from the head of the World Bank. World Bank President Ajay Banga, speaking to CNBC’s Karen Tso at the IMF spring meeting on April 15, said countries affected by the Iran war should brace …

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US oil bosses warn Trump to stand firm against Iran’s Hormuz toll

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Executives step up lobbying to convince White House that Tehran controlling the strategic waterway sets dangerous precedent

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Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

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Agreement could increase the chance of securing a permanent end to the war between the US and Iran

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