Delaware high court reinstates Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package
Justices find revocation of pay was inappropriate and left electric car chief uncompensated for his work
Letter: No need for nostalgia for the art connoisseurs of the past
From Clovis Whitfield, Art Historian and Arts Dealer, Whitfield Fine Art (London), Fabro, Umbria, Italy
Letter: Volcker’s twin advantages — height and a taste in cigars
From Paul Drexler, Seattle, WA, US
Letter: Arkwright’s almshouses
From Roger Buckley, Hope-under-Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK
Letter: How to engage children with a love for reading
From John R MacArthur, President and Publisher, Harper’s Magazine, New York, NY, US
Letter: What Trump has in common with Gramsci
From Andrea Goldstein, Paris, France
Letter: Ruskin put ‘seeing’ ahead of talking and thinking
From Julian Spalding, Writer and Former Art Gallery Director, Melrose, Scottish Borders, UK
Letter: Nato’s Narva scenario
From Reiner Jaakson, Oakville ON, Canada
Letter: Think of central bankers like celestial navigators
From Stefan Gerlach, Chief Economist, EFG Bank Zurich
Letter: AI comprehension test
From John Wright, Monaco
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Rubio defends Trump’s foreign policy while tempering peace expectations
Secretary of state backs US president’s contentious policies while urging patience in two-hour press conference
US justice department releases cache of Epstein files
Heavily redacted documents include images of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
Roomba rival bets on AI to clean up market for robot vacuum cleaners
Roborock chief says innovations such as robotic arms and dog excrement recognition are key to survival
US Christmas tree growers boosted by Trump tariffs
Consumers shun artificial evergreens as levies increase prices
HSG buys Italian footwear brand Golden Goose for €2.5bn
Deal by former China unit of Sequoia Capital marks turnaround for luxury shoe company after it pulled IPO
US to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files on Friday
Deputy attorney-general Todd Blanche says thousands more documents will be unveiled in ‘next couple of weeks’
David Walliams dropped by HarperCollins after alleged misconduct towards women
Publisher says it will not produce any new books by successful children’s author
Congress’ healthcare fight carries big consequences
Millions of Americans will see healthcare costs skyrocket if Congress doesn’t act. Will they?
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George Parker puts our panel to the test
Reform UK donor told ‘lies’ in testimony, according to High Court
Insurance entrepreneur Keith Beekmeyer gave money to Nigel Farage’s party to cover the cost of an office in Epping
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