France says EU has the tools to hit back at Trump over tariffs
Country’s trade minister says the bloc must be prepared to retaliate
Hungary blocks €90bn EU loan to Ukraine days before war anniversary
Viktor Orbán has intensified his anti-Ukraine rhetoric ahead of elections where he risks being toppled
China’s AI labs unleash new models and bubble tea to lure in customers
ByteDance, Alibaba and Moonshot among those targeting consumers with a promotional blitz during the week-long new year holiday
What Friedrich Merz is going to tell Xi Jinping
The German chancellor will arrive in Beijing with a markedly tougher trade stance than his predecessors
Packaged food producers turn to price cuts as US sales stagnate
Inflation, anti-obesity drugs and a processed foods backlash have driven consumers from the snack aisles
Year of the equal-weighted S&P 500?
The tide has turned against the cap-weighted index
The Supreme Court’s tariff blow to Trump
Uncertainty will linger as the president tests alternative legal options
Olympic glory — without the spoils
Also in today’s newsletter: the key themes at this year’s Business of Football Summit
Tehran on edge as residents fear US attack
Many in Iran’s capital think it is only a matter of time until war returns to their lives
Transcript: Maha’s big reversal and a Scotus decision on tariffs
Marc Filippino talks to James Politi, Patrick Temple-West and Brooke Masters
How BrewDog left a bitter taste for its ‘punk’ army
Potential sale or break-up of UK’s biggest independent beer company likely to leave many investors out of pocket
Altice France liabilities add about €1bn to debt pile
Rival telecoms groups are considering new bid for Patrick Drahi’s French business
What social media gave us
The bans on it are right but it added to the intellectual life of the world
Virgin Atlantic on track to poach ‘tens of thousands’ of BA frequent flyers
Airline has offered to upgrade rival carrier’s members to a higher status during February campaign
Britain lacks a Magnificent Seven, but at least it has a meme stock
Raspberry Pi has more substance than some former retail-investor darlings
Yacht boom propels $700mn-plus Stonepeak marina deal
US infrastructure investor hopes to use Southern Marinas as launch pad for further acquisitions in sector
The haven asset status of US Treasuries is eroding
Trump has come close to exploding one of the great myths of the investment world
The royal crisis of un-prince Andrew
By endorsing the independence of the police, his family is eager to show it will be held accountable
The B-movie producer who found himself in a real-life thriller
After decades chasing stars and scrambling for financing, Philippe Martinez became an unlikely crusader
How Italy’s drink-driving crackdown reshaped the digestivo — Insider’s Notebook
When life gives you limoncello, leave it on the table
Nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs quit UK in past two years, say wealth managers
Most work in tech sector with top destinations the UAE, followed by Spain and the US, according to Rathbones
Dinosaur wars in the Gobi desert
How paleontologists are battling both poachers and collectors in Mongolia to preserve a cultural heritage
Now 150 years old, can Bangkok’s Mandarin Oriental still compete?
The Asian grande dame has had a facelift. HTSI’s travel editor examines the results
The value of tenderness
How can we remain open in a world that seems to insist on encouraging indifference and self-interest?