Pakistan army chief travels to Tehran in push for US-Iran deal
Asim Munir joins mediators including Qatar as effort to prevent resumption of full-scale war intensifies
US oil producers increase output to capture price surge from Iran war
Drilling expansion follows 40 per cent jump in cost from global supply crunch that has dented president’s approval ratings
Marco Rubio combats Cuban-American backlash as he seeks Havana deal
US secretary of state focuses on economic shift over dramatic change to country’s political system
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs set to test limits of AI boom
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei battle over who can command Wall Street’s deepest pools of capital
BYD’s long and winding road towards the F1 grid
Also in today’s newsletter: the ‘spygate’ scandal rocking English football
Boards of Canada fuse esoteric knowledge and science on Inferno
The electronic duo’s first record in 13 years is thought-provoking, but its retro-futurist soundworld loses steam
Bond slump stirs vigilante fears
A sense is setting in among investment professionals that we have a serious problem here
Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s collab provides a much-needed pop
The launch may not have gone quite according to plan, but such tie-ups are a good way to inject some buzz into the market
As Burnham kicks off campaign, Starmer fights to stay in the game
Supporters say PM is ‘tough’ but few are prepared to state categorically that he would fight a leadership contest if Greater Manchester mayor wins Makerfield
US crime and mortality is declining fast — what can the rest of us learn?
America is making progress in driving down violent deaths and those from some dangerous diseases
How AI has changed M&A
Deals hit record highs, unloved companies turn sexy and PE finds a new gold mine
Get ready to take sides in Big Tech’s giant IPO bake-off
With SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic targeting the same market, investors must decide what qualities they prize most
European and UK temperatures swing by as much as 15C as ‘whiplash’ hits
Authorities issue health warnings as countries brace for first heatwave of the summer
Superdrug owner shrugs off volatility to press ahead with $30bn dual listing
AS Watson plans to publicly trade shares in both Hong Kong and London before the end of 2026
Britain curbs electricity trading after straining Europe’s power grids
Change in practice means state-owned operator NESO may need to rely more heavily on gas-fired power stations
The new Luddite movement
If governments don’t slow AI down, voters — like their predecessors — might take matters into their own hands
Arsenal’s hold on the streets and the elites
How the team achieved such cultural reach in an unsuccessful era
What is it that we really hunger for?
Answering this question can help us make important changes to our lives
Time to ‘do the splits’ on your mortgage?
Overstretched borrowers are finding ways to alleviate the pain of higher interest rates
China Inc goes shopping for western consumer brands
Companies seek growth abroad through deals for Everlane and Puma amid domestic competition and deflationary pressures
Edmund Phelps, Nobel-winning economist, 1933-2026
His seminal contributions to macroeconomics transformed the way we understand inflation
Air travel sucks — now more than ever
When it comes to getting on a plane, you cannot lower your expectations enough
The new arms race in computing power
Military capability depends increasingly on data centres. Now governments outpaced in AI are looking to experimental technologies
PerfectTed co-founder: ‘It’s a big no to performative late nights in the office’
Marisa Poster on launching the UK’s leading matcha tea brand and the lessons she learnt from working in private equity