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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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Will the Iran war cause another cost-of-living crisis?
Today’s Big Question Interest rates held, energy prices rising: if the conflict continues, the economic outlook for Britain looks ‘bleak’
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How has Poland become one of the world’s top 20 economies?
Today’s Big Question The European country leapfrogged Switzerland in global rankings
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The row over wildlife on banknotes
Talking Point Bank of England favouring fauna over famous figures is new front in the culture wars
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Trump begins lengthy process of reviving tariffs
Speed Read The White House is opening a slew of investigations into trading partners’ practices
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The oil and gas shock: traders contemplate an energy crisis
Talking Point Most still reckon the conflict in Iran will be relatively brief
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States sue Trump over new global tariffs
Speed Read More than 20 states took legal action against the president
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Supreme Court tariff ruling: a welter of new uncertainties
Talking Point The decision is a vindication for the rule of law, but Donald Trump will not take the verdict lying down
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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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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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Pros and cons of tariffs
Pros and Cons Donald Trump is using trade levies to reshape the global economy and draw political concessions from allies and rivals – with decidedly mixed results
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Unrest in Iran: how the latest protests spread like wildfire
In the Spotlight Deep-rooted discontent at the country’s ‘entire regime’ and economic concerns have sparked widespread protest far beyond Tehran
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Why is Iran facing its biggest protests in years?
TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Iranians are taking to the streets as a growing movement of civic unrest threatens a fragile stability
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