Argentina stokes concerns it could quit Paris climate accord
Argentina said on Thursday it would “re-evaluate” its role in global climate talks after walking out of the COP29 summit, fuelling concerns that the South American country could become the first to ...
The Onion to acquire Infowars out of bankruptcy
The Onion has agreed to acquire InfoWars, the far-right web site created by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in a deal backed by families of victims from the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Rachel Reeves seeks scale to solve UK pension investment problem
As chancellor, Rachel Reeves has recognised the problem. But she intends to tackle it not by seeking to mandate pensions to invest more into the UK through legislation. Instead, she’s trying to remove ...
JCB boss funded £8,000 helicopter flight for Nigel Farage
Lord Anthony Bamford paid for an £8,000 helicopter flight for Nigel Farage, in the same week the billionaire Conservative megadonor urged the Tory party to strike a deal with the Reform UK leader.
Entrepreneur epistemology
In fact, almost 60 per cent of the UK entrepreneurs the bank interviewed are “optimistic” that their personal wealth “will ...
Manchester’s lessons for other British cities
Tuesday saw an esteemed gathering in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. A thousand people — including some very big names from the past 40 years of British politics — gathered to pay their respects to Sir ...
EAT has been a New York institution for 50 years. It only gets more delicious
That restaurant became home to New York’s creative cognoscenti, from Nora Ephron to the art collector Heinz Berggruen. EAT has since become an institution on Madison Avenue, two idyllic left turns ...
Joy film review — Bill Nighy gets borderline spiky as obstetrician who pioneered IVF
The film casts Thomasin McKenzie as lab technician Purdy, with two co-stars playing lightly against type: James Norton is bluff physiologist Edwards, and Bill Nighy a borderline spiky version of ...
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point film review — a sprawling and original winter warmer
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point sounds as if it might be part of that programming. Indeed, if you’re in the mood for something tender and wintry, Tyler Thomas Taormina’s comedy-drama would do nicely.
How will central banks react to Trump?
The immediate consequences of Trump’s election will be more meaningful for the Bank of Japan. Policy board members have long indicated that excessive yen weakness would prompt an earlier rate rise.
ECB cut rates to avoid damage to economy, meeting minutes show
The European Central Bank cut interest rates last month to avert unnecessary damage to the economy, with policymakers taking ...
Berlusconi family company steps up campaign against Germany’s ProSieben
MediaForEurope’s stake in German broadcaster is a fraction below the 30% threshold for making a mandatory takeover offer ...