South Africa to put soldiers on streets in two biggest economic hubs
President Ramaphosa says deployment necessary to tackle gang violence and illegal mining despite a growing economy
US stocks fall sharply as tech sell-off resumes
Gold and silver also drop while Treasuries rally
Is AI creating jobs?
Somebody has to build the data centres
CIA releases new video in attempt to lure Chinese military officers to spy for US
US intelligence agency seeks to tap into frustration over extensive purges at People’s Liberation Army
Chicago crashes the Square Mile’s club with deal to buy Schroders
US asset manager Nuveen has swooped on one of London’s most historic names
Trump scraps legal basis underpinning US climate regulation
Environmental Protection Agency repeals ‘endangerment finding’ that has been in place since 2009
Mustafa Suleyman plots AI ‘self-sufficiency’ as Microsoft loosens OpenAI ties
Big Tech group’s AI chief predicts white-collar work could be automated within 18 months
Saudi Arabia appoints new investment minister
Riyadh is seeking to increase the amount of foreign capital coming to the kingdom as part of its modernisation plan
Anthropic raises $30bn at a $350bn valuation in latest funding round
Latest haul comes as it prepares for an initial public offering as early as this year
UN climate summit to woo business investment as Turkey takes the baton
COP31 in Antalya intends to focus on ‘concrete results’ including corporate commitments
US undermines democracy to promote Maga to the world
America is adapting older tools to spread a cynical worldview
NHS staff in England to receive 3.3% pay rise
Move will add to cost pressures and limit scope for government to end long-running strikes by resident doctors
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Starmer urged to go slow on replacing ousted head of civil service
Several ex-mandarins say full process should take place rather than swift appointment of frontrunner Romeo
Why the AI attack on software has unnerved so many industries
The battle over the use of agents is starting to come into focus
Ministers told to report conversations with lobbying firm founded by Mandelson
Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Paramount enlists top Warner Bros Discovery shareholder in proxy battle
Ellison-backed studio plans to nominate Pentwater Capital Management as part of rival board list
Trump’s border tsar announces end of Minnesota immigration crackdown
Tom Homan describes operation in which two US citizens were killed as a success despite a nationwide backlash
The ONS vs Industry
The stats agency / prestige television beef we didn’t know we needed
L’Oréal hails upswing in US and China as beauty market recovers
French group highlights improvement in its two key markets after a lean period of growth
Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens
Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice
Mattel’s surprisingly weak sales toy with investors’ patience
It’s not a Barbie world after all
Commercial real estate share slide accelerates in latest sell-off driven by AI fears
CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle all suffer a second day of double-digit declines
Political crises lead to ‘perma-purdah’ in Whitehall
Plus, rising public frustration with high state spending and taxes