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China closes hundreds of banks to bolster financial system
More than 670 lenders, a record, shut down last year as Fitch says smaller players remain sector’s weakest part
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Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to take on China
US allies invest in ‘smart shipyards’ as Beijing’s dominance of industry alarms Washington
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Temu’s UK sales more than double to $171mn
Chinese ecommerce company has been exploiting tax loophole that exempts small parcels from customs duty
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The town where 94% voted for Lula — and some now waver
Despite his hallowed status, some voters are growing disaffected with Brazil’s president in Guaribas, the cradle of his flagship Bolsa Famíl
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China launches anti-dumping probe into European chemical exports
Latest tit-for-tat move follows three similar investigations launched by the EU last week
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Co-pilot used axe to carry out ‘terrorist act’ on Flydubai flight
Flight 1073 was heading to Tel Aviv when the attack was launched in the cockpit
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The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisis
Evictions and spiralling rents are the symptom, not the underlying disease
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How airlines try to weed out rogue pilots
Background checks and psychological testing aim to ensure that only those fit to fly take the controls
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Zelenskyy asked Trump to block Russia and China’s Starlink rival
Ukraine’s president says he requested his US counterpart to impose sanctions on companies involved in developing ‘Rassvet’
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John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life
Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today
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China, America and the new Great Game
Which power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either’s control
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SkyNet satellite battle tests UK pledge to ‘buy British’
Decision looms on contract worth up to £2bn as Airbus and Lockheed Martin vie to build next generation of military satellites
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A Londoner’s guide to hating London
Complaining about the capital is a national pastime — for good reason
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US justice department will not reopen criminal probe of Fed’s Jay Powell
US attorney-general Todd Blanche says not having ‘any oversight’ of the central bank’s $2.5bn renovation project ‘isn’t necessarily a crime’
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Arctic sea routes boom as Gulf war and global warming divert shipping
Transits via Northern Sea Route quadruple as melting ice makes journey more passable and vessels avoid the Middle East
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Low-profile hedge fund smashes record for New York office rent
Castle Hook will pay up to $21.2mn a year for 53,000 sq ft of penthouse space at developer Related’s new Madison Avenue tower
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EU pushes Ukraine for further reforms to unlock funding
Brussels rebuffs request for additional support this year as Kyiv’s parliament struggles to pass promised changes
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Why does Anthropic’s IPO feel so weird?
Compared to other blockbuster share sales, the build-up to the AI company’s stock market debut has felt discordant, even creepy
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Israel’s top court overturns ban of Arab parties in upcoming election
Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling clears way for Ra’am and Joint List to run and potentially swing balance in event of hung parliament
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Tesla deliveries fall 2% as US consumers buy fewer EVs
Drop is less than predicted as European sales continue to recover
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I’m even more bullish about stocks than a year ago
Then again, I’d sold everything by the end of last October, so don’t listen to me
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US economy adds just 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows sharply
Figure comes as Fed weighs whether to further increase interest rates
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Investors seek refuge from bond rout in haven German debt
Bund yields have fallen this week even as US, French and other governments’ bonds have sold off sharply over inflation fears
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My mortgage is a problem for the Fed, and for America
Homeowners like me are staying put, the market is frozen and affordability is as ugly as it was in the housing bubble
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