Ford held talks with China’s Xiaomi over EV partnership
Deal would open US market to Chinese carmakers
Musk reaffirms Republican ties with $10mn in donations
World’s richest man repairs relationship with Donald Trump and drops threat of rival rightwing party
Sunday Number 130: World Puzzle
Jeffrey Epstein sent Peter Mandelson $75,000, documents show
Newly released files include three payments from disgraced financier’s JPMorgan account to former UK power broker
Bitcoin price slides to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock
Drop comes after gold and other precious metals sold off sharply
Waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation
Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla
How Peter Mandelson’s Jeffrey Epstein links were exposed
Documents disclosed on Friday revealed payments from disgraced financier to former power broker’s husband
Fly-on-the-wall film makes Melania a lightning rod for criticism
The US first lady and backers Amazon have been criticised for being tone deaf with authorised documentary
Workers are ‘friction-maxxing’ to resist AI
Real-life meetings, in-person hiring and learning skills from scratch: the future may be intentionally inconvenient
Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role
Donald Trump’s pick has called for a sweeping overhaul
Businesses fear blowback from Saudi-UAE rift
Emirates workers have had visas to the kingdom rejected since tensions erupted between the Gulf powerhouses
HTSI editor’s letter: don’t hold your breath
And other ways to relax this weekend
Will metals lose their lustre?
Unpacking the dramatic rallies in gold, silver and copper
How Kevin Warsh won the race to become Trump’s new Fed chair
Inside the turbulent contest for the most important job in global finance
CVC’s sports strategy: from F1 to cowboys
Also in today’s newsletter: the Premier League’s financial dominance, and the Australian Open gets even bigger
France pushes state workers away from Zoom as Europe eyes tech decoupling
Initiative for homegrown tools reflects rising anxiety over relying on US platforms amid shifting geopolitics
Transcript: Trump’s immigration climbdown. Plus, a new Fed chair?
Marc Filippino talks to James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Claire Jones
How steep is Trump’s democratic backsliding?
The erosion of established norms has been dramatic but institutions are holding up
For accountants, the ‘squeezed middle’ is a sweet spot
Mid-tier UK firms make numbers stack up in favour of the middle ground
Guatemala says it can win ‘war’ on gangs
El Salvador-style crackdown and mega-prison not the answer to organised crime and violence in his country, says interior minister
The Tories have forgotten what it takes to prosper
No one wants to look like the status quo, but the current crop of Conservatives are stuck
Rémy Cointreau to cut China dependence as cognac slump drags on
New CEO Franck Marilly looks to faster growing markets as downturn leaves drinks group sitting on huge stockpile of spirits
How the world fell in love with climbing
The televised climb of a Taipei skyscraper follows an explosion of interest in the sport, fuelled by the post-pandemic boom in exercise
The Hamnet wars
The cynics are wrong about a film that will outlast our era