The world economy is making a surprising habit of shrugging off unpleasant shocks. Since 2020, the planet has weathered a global pandemic, inflation, sharply rising interest rates, and the outbreak of ...

The city hosted $37 bln of new share sales in 2025 after several lean years, helped by bumper first-day gains. The expectation is that demand for Chinese AI firms will keep the good times rolling. But ...

China is on a medically induced high. In 2025, homegrown biotech champions like 3SBio and CSPC Pharmaceutical struck dozens of deals to license drugs and technology to multinational giants such as ...

The Trump administration’s seizure of autocrat Nicolas Maduro risks worsening a refugee crisis that has seen 8 mln flee the South American nation while renewing superpower jockeying in the hemisphere.

Global state debt has hit $100 trln, and borrowing costs have wobbled for Britain, France and the US. But if inflation keeps ...

Ares, Blackstone and others dominated the business of funding leveraged buyouts after the pandemic. Now bank-led bond and ...

A tumultuous year had Breakingviews readers reaching for familiar themes. As US President Donald Trump returned to office, ...

President Xi Jinping’s campaign to end ruinous price wars and curb overcapacity in the world’s second-largest economy will ...

The $4.6 trln chip titan’s AI dominance faces new rivals, supply snarls and a shift from no-cost-spared model training to ...

In 2026, U.S. battery supply will outstrip demand, ending dependency on imports. Former President Joe Biden’s policies set the changes in motion, and successor Donald Trump may take the credit. But ...

The $90 bln group has finally sold its Castrol lubricants arm for $10 bln including debt. While only 60% is usable cash, it ...