Emerging market private credit surges to record $18bn
Lending booms in developing economies even as US industry struggles following collapse of First Brands
How Luxembourg tamed the ‘monster’ of a unified EU market
Backed by other small states, the duchy has thwarted the push for centralised supervision
Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions
President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.
JPMorgan shares slide as bank says expenses will jump $9bn in 2026
Rising costs in consumer unit are a ‘big part’ of overall increase in spending
Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom
Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.
In a tough year, private credit bosses are pointing fingers
Firms like Apollo find it hard to shake narratives formed by legacy private equity and distressed debt operations
The metaverse is ushering in a new era of behind-the-scenes exploitation
Pools for the extraction of lithium in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy, Argentina Brester IrinaFrom ancient slavery to the factory floor, progress has often relied on the exploitation of human beings. We might like to believe those days are well behind us. But in the digital age, AI and the metaverse risk repeating that pattern with new forms of invisible labour and inequality.
How ‘everyday AI’ encourages overconsumption
Foto Eak/ShutterstockFrom automatically generated overviews to chatbots in spreadsheets, so-called artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into our watches, phones, home assistants and other smart devices.
You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?
Most people care about fairness at work and want to support colleagues who face marginalization – for example, people of color, women and people with disabilities. Our research has found that 76% of employees want to be allies to co-workers who face additional challenges, and 84% value equity.
Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
The stand-off between Greece’s government and protesting farmers intensified on Monday after demonstrators forced the closure of Iraklio airport in Crete, a dramatic escalation that underscored the depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration.
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