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Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, ceding to Paramount
speed read If Paramount takes over, CNN and CBS will be under the control of Paramount’s David Ellison, a friend of President Trump
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Why is Trump going after Netflix’s Susan Rice?
Talking Points Deal with Warner Bros. Discovery may be at stake
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Is AI really enabling productivity gains?
Today’s Big Question A new survey of executives suggests not
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Is Labour pricing young people out of the job market?
Today’s Big Question Promises to further increase the minimum wage for under-21s at a time of rising youth unemployment may actually be ‘adding insult to injury’
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The EU’s war on fast fashion
In the Spotlight Bloc launches investigation into Shein over sale of weapons and ‘childlike’ sex dolls, alongside efforts to tax e-commerce giants and combat textile waste
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Companies are increasingly AI washing
The explainer Imaginary technology is taking jobs
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Elon Musk’s starry mega-merger
Talking Point SpaceX founder is promising investors a rocket trip to the future – and a sprawling conglomerate to boot
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Trump wants a weaker dollar but economists aren’t so sure
Talking Points A weaker dollar can make imports more expensive but also boost gold
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Why quitting your job is so difficult in Japan
Under the Radar Reluctance to change job and rise of ‘proxy quitters’ is a reaction to Japan’s ‘rigid’ labour market – but there are signs of change
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Will SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic make 2026 the year of mega tech listings?
In Depth SpaceX float may come as soon as this year, and would be the largest IPO in history
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The world's 10 richest families
In Depth Luxury retailers, hereditary monarchs and the heirs to the Walmart fortune dominate the list of the world's wealthiest clans
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Ryanair/SpaceX: could Musk really buy the airline?
Talking Point Irish budget carrier has become embroiled in unlikely feud with the world’s wealthiest man
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Did markets’ ‘Sell America’ trade force Trump to TACO on Greenland?
Today’s Big Question Investors navigate a suddenly uncertain global economy
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The end for central bank independence?
The Explainer Trump’s war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority
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