Kamil Macniak/ShutterstockWhen my dog Buddy ate a tub of chewing gum – around 60 pieces – we rushed him to the vet, where he stayed overnight. Thankfully he was fine. The same could not be said for our wallets.
Glaciers in the Swiss alps are experiencing rapid melt due to climate change. Manuel Wild/ShutterstockThere is often a perception that geographical distance reduces vulnerability – an idea that can be particularly appealing in neutral countries with long-standing stable and strong economies.
When Iran began demanding payment in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it offered the option to pay in cryptocurrency. Likewise, the shadowy network of tankers that have smuggled Russian oil to world markets since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have often been paid this way.
World Liberty Financial seeks national bank trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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Change would hit buyout groups such as Blackstone and Cerberus that have amassed large residential portfolios
Deal extricates lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking
Vivid Brands/ShutterstockIn the UK, as in many other countries, the shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has been rapid. Incentives, increased choice and some positive PR took the electric car sales to nearly 500,000 vehicles in 2025 – around 24% of the market. But the government’s budget in late November, which outlined new charges for EV owners, may have slammed the brakes on this momentum.
UK fintech agrees $38mn deal as it eyes international expansion and potential IPO
Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA has been used as a cash cow by Maduro. JBula_62/ShutterstockThe capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by the US intelligence services and armed forces has resulted in a frenzy of speculation about its consequences. But there is no doubt that the events were closely linked to the oil riches of the country.
