The Glam

Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

Even if you are not interested in the superpowers, they will sooner or later be interested in you

Asset manager’s CEO Salim Ramji hails ‘incredible opportunities’ as it aims for 40mn international customers

Analysts expect high-end brands to start benefiting from the US’s ‘K-shaped’ economy in 2026

Western governments, in particular the US, have cut back on economic and welfare support for developing countries

Finance minister says the country’s performance is clearly better than most of those in the single currency

Whether public rift will affect family’s interests depends on how it develops, but not all mudslinging is bad for business

Peter Kyle calls on government departments to do more to boost economic growth

Sparked by a dispute with his Cockney Rebel bandmates, the song was a dirge until a producer injected uplift and harmonies

‘Insatiable’ demand and supply bottlenecks drive rally in once-unglamorous sector

Authorities crack down on stand-up as jokes about Jesus and period pads incense sectarian groups and prosecutors

Roger Federer-backed Swiss brand widens focus to everyday apparel and accessories

Value of assets offloaded by UK groups fell to three-year low last year, just as US private capital firms pile in

UBTech executive highlights difficulty in replacing workers with machines but manufacturers are still racing to order them

Companies set to increase advertising spending this year to defuse growing public opposition to vast projects

Automated office companions cut out the mess of human interaction, but convenience isn’t everything

More families focus on securing places at competitive grammar schools

Junta seeks to gain veneer of credibility after years of civil war

Protests spread across city after second fatal shooting by law enforcement during immigration crackdown

Washington to invest in USA Rare Earth as bank run by Howard Lutnick’s sons advises group on separate fundraising

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to contest Gorton and Denton by-election in move that could set up leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer

Over 40 per cent of the country is under a winter storm warning with flights cancelled and emergency orders in place

UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies

North American tensions resurface after Mark Carney warned of ‘rupture’ in global order at Davos