The perils of headphones in the office
Listening to music at work can send a lot of unhelpful messages
Boom-era PE funds will fall short on promises, executives warn
Returns from funds launched during the frenzied period of 2019 to 2021 are likely to struggle to meet expectations
Sunderland football club looks to US post-industrial peers in bid to lift revenue
Premier League team targets new fans in cities where its heritage resonates as tougher financial rules increase pressure to boost revenue
How Russia’s new drones are changing the air war
Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation
As Europe’s memory fades, radicalism is returning
For younger voters, both communism and fascism belong to a distant past that no longer defines their political choices
Paris and Beirut push to extend UN peacekeepers’ mission in Lebanon
Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country’s south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm
CVC faces shareholder revolt over €10.7bn Recordati take-private
Investors accuse private equity group of pressuring them into selling at ‘lowball’ price
Why Britain’s super-rich are looking for the exit
Tax rises, political instability — and the fear of worse to come — are forcing the UK’s wealthiest residents to reconsider their future in the country
Musk’s secretive backer builds $40bn SpaceX stake
Low-profile venture capital firm Vy Capital has emerged as one of the rocket maker’s largest shareholders
How to find a leader in 2026
Four top headhunters reveal what boards are looking for now and the role of AI
German military start-up seeks carmakers’ help to re-arm Europe
ARX Robotics wants to ‘access industry muscle we already have’ to meet soaring demand for unmanned military vehicles
GP data quietly added to Palantir’s NHS data platform
Pilot marks significant expansion of the controversial software beyond its current use in hospitals
US pressure on development banks to scrap climate finance goals
Multilateral lenders expected to follow the World Bank in ditching lending targets
The OBR needs to give us more clarity on migration
Minor revisions to immigration figures can complicate the government’s fiscal strategy
The anti-AI portfolio: fountain pens, Warhammer and film cameras
Journaling, sudoku, puzzle books and other non-digital pursuits are staging a comeback
US-listed Equinix faces challenge over South African hyperscale data centre
Campaigners want project approval overturned as rapid AI infrastructure build-out puts focus on power and water supplies
Benchmarking and bonuses: why Singapore pays its politicians like bankers
The city-state has some of the best-paid ministers in the world
Private equity plans to put the swing back into Japan’s golf tour
NSSK founder Jun Tsusaka wants to emulate the success of US PGA
Burnham resists calls to reform student loans in Budget
Treasury select committee argues the repayment threshold should rise in line with inflation
Sunday Number 162: Numbers Puzzle
US High School Economics class: US government debt hits $40tn as borrowing rises at historic rate
National debt
School economics class: The best, worst and strangest ways AI is really being used at work
Behavioural Economics
School economics class: Protecting Tower of London views would make skyscrapers unviable, City warns
Basic Economic Problem
School IB economics. ‘People are going to get screwed’: Pennsylvania voters unite against data centres
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