US buyers snap up Europe’s asset managers at fastest rate in decades
European fund groups struggle as firms race to bulk up and expand globally
Coffee chain Blank Street raises funds from General Atlantic to fuel expansion
Latest fundraising values the six-year-old company at about $650mn as it aims to be ‘daily luxury brand’
Why is the far right so obsessed with knights?
Medieval military monks have become a regular sight at political rallies and marches
Are America’s vast Gulf bases worth rebuilding?
Iran’s attacks exposed vulnerability of US military footprint spanning the region since the 1990s
India’s reliance on Russian oil hits all-time high
Middle East conflict exposes New Delhi’s energy security vulnerabilities
Meet the nepo parents
Celebrity examples abound, but more ordinary people are following their children into new mid-life careers
Railway enthusiasts split over plan to restore train services in rural areas
Some are hopeful upgraded tracks will preserve steam engine rides, but others fear they will morph into commuter services
‘I don’t have any close friends in business’: Euronext CEO on a decade shaping Europe’s markets
Stéphane Boujnah has obsessively chased acquisitions to compete with larger rivals
Investors try to catch ‘falling knife’ with bets on risky funds during chip rout
Leveraged single-stock ETFs attracted billions of dollars of net inflows even as they plunged during market sell-off
Europe can do better than US-style air conditioning
The instinct is to bolt a dripping box to every building but there is a smarter, cooler way
Lovely legumes: Recipes that major on flavour and fibre
Celebrate the macro that’s having a moment, with dishes that centre beans, chickpeas and lentils
Legal tech start-ups put AI disruption in a risky new wrapper
Legora is betting AI giants will leave lucrative niches unconquered
‘Juggernaut’ BT’s decade-long turnaround hits crunch time
Investors still waiting for the ‘show me the money’ moment
Inside South Korea’s chipmaking cram schools
Private tutors teach semiconductor basics and help polish CVs for hopefuls looking to join lucrative sector
Data centres drive Ireland to reopen nuclear power debate
Banned by law since 1999, Dublin reconsiders atomic energy
Sunday Number 159: Numbers Puzzle
Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war
Israel’s Syria strike may have been bid to provoke Turkey conflict, US envoy says
Washington’s ambassador to Ankara says attack on air base could have been ‘aggressive . . . pre-election concept’ ahead of October polls
Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade
Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack
‘Appeasement is not a strategy’: how media is fighting back against Trump’s legal threats
US president juggles multiple cases against news and entertainment groups
Lula turns to Trump as unlikely ally in Brazil’s clash with Marco Rubio
Brazil’s president and US secretary of state exchange barbs ahead of the South American country’s election
Who owns government bonds?
As governments borrow more, the buyers of their debt are changing
Is sport safe from AI?
Plus, the unlikely duo challenging Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid
Canada vows to match US tariffs as trade talks collapse
Mark Carney rejects ‘unfair’ deal as top Washington envoy criticises ‘missed opportunity’