Tencent and CATL consider legal action over inclusion on Pentagon blacklist
Tencent and CATL are planning legal action to challenge being placed on a Pentagon list as “Chinese military companies”, if talks with the US defence department fail to get their new designations ...
The US stock market has never been more concentrated. Does it matter?
Secondly, the US stock market is still actually less concentrated than the international norm, as Toby Nangle pointed out last year. And, depending on what you look at, US equities are less ...
The best ski resort dining rooms
Gorge yourself in wooden dining rooms with sheepskin blankets and snowflake cut-outs. “Fondue, raclette and tartiflette are the stars – ideal for cold weather,” says Jimmy Garcia, a London-based ...
Protecting culture should be a UN goal — and a human one
Culture is a life-affirming way to repair the damage of recent conflict, heal wounded countries, restore relations between nations with troubled pasts and create sustainable economies. The SDGs aim to ...
Tories could have ‘done more’ to tackle grooming gangs, says Robert Jenrick
Shadow justice minister’s admission comes as chair of previous national inquiry into child sexual abuse criticises ‘politicisation’ of issue ...
UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998
The UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit their highest level since 1998 on Tuesday as investor worries over the threat of stagflation mount. The yield on the 30-year gilt touched 5.21 per cent, ahead of ...
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4% in December
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.4 per cent in December, in the third rise in as many months. The figure was in line with market ...
UK house prices dip in December, Halifax says
UK house prices fell back slightly in December, undershooting economists’ expectations and marking the first contraction since March, according to the lender Halifax.
US regulator warns of oversight ‘gap’ on cryptocurrencies
Behnam led the CFTC for four years as it finalised the first federal guidelines for carbon offsets and deepened scrutiny of ...
The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse
Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway ...
Trump reiterates ambition to buy Greenland as son prepares to visit
Donald Trump has reiterated his ambition to buy Greenland, putting pressure on the Danish government as the US president-elect’s son prepares to visit the Arctic island. Trump promised to “make ...
Next warns of slowdown in UK growth after Budget tax increases
It expects UK full-price sales growth of 1.4 per cent in the next financial year, down from 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to December 28. The retailer expects profit growth of 3.6 per cent for the ...