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Private equity barons face giant AI problem The Nightly

Private-equity barons have a giant AI problem

Private equity’s leveraged bets on the software industry may soon cause big trouble.

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Trump fell far short of “90 deals in 90 days”.

Who wrangled the best trade deal from Donald Trump?

The trade agreements look one-sided, but their consequences may not be.

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Kevin Warsh looms as the next Fed Reserve boss. The Nightly

‘Inflation hawk’ set to run the world’s most important bank

After years as a dissident, Kevin Warsh is set to run the world’s most important central bank.

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Can you protect your portfolio from a bubble?

Best hedging strategies for a stock crash revealed

Protecting your portfolio from a crash looks harder than ever. Here’s what you need to know.

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The spectre of Jeffrey Epstein continues to taint long established titans of global capitalism.
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How dumb maxims lead to dumb outcomes

As a wise man (probably) once said ‘if you have a dumb maxim, you get dumb outcomes’

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There is a lot more going for emerging markets than ‘sell America’.

Can emerging markets’ stellar run continue?

THE ECONOMIST: The returns of some currency bonds have trounced those of risky ‘high-yield’ American or European debt.

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Disney’s new boss Josh D’Amaro faces a tricky balancing act at the helm of the entertainment giant.

Disney’s new boss faces a tricky balancing act

Josh D’Amaro must not forget the creative magic on which the House of Mouse relies.

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The AI economy’s dealmaking just keeps getting wilder.

What is Elon Musk up to with mega-merger?

The AI economy’s dealmaking just keeps getting wilder

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Are Meta and Google ads really recession-proof?

Are Meta and Google ads really recession-proof?

The biggest worry in Silicon Valley is that the AI boom turns out to be a bubble, but another risk looms.

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THE ECONOMIST: Are investors overestimating the risk from AI?
A dispatch from the world’s premier adult entertainment conference.

How porn stars can survive in the age of AI

THE ECONOMIST: The acronyms thrown around at world’s premier adult entertainment conference include AI, but also BDSM.

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Federal law enforcement agents detain a motorist from a vehicle during a raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Minnesota officials are suing over the unprecedented surge of US immigration authorities in the state, taking the Trump administration to court days after a federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Victor J. Blue

ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence

Is America’s President building his own paramilitary militia?

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The global dash for cash is driving the gold rush.

What is driving gold’s relentless rally?

THE ECONOMIST: The global dash for cash is driving the gold rush.

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The technology will expand worker scope and raise their value for employers.

Why AI won’t wipe out white-collar jobs

THE ECONOMIST: AI could indeed wreak havoc in the white-collar workforce. But rather than make such jobs less lucrative — let alone redundant — it is likelier to reshape them. 

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