Israel orders evacuation of Rafah as it steps up offensive
The Israeli military said on social media it was “returning to intense operations” in Rafah, which lies beside the border between Gaza and Egypt. It ordered civilians to evacuate to Al-Mawasi, an ...
Introducing Maker’s Mark’s revolutionary new whisky
It was the development of its first new recipe in 70 years, Star Hill Farm whicky, that led Maker’s Mark to make the switch to regenerative agriculture. The regime seeks to restore depleted soils ...
Larry Fink warns ‘protectionism has returned with force’ as Trump tariffs loom
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink told shareholders in the world’s largest asset manager that “protectionism has returned with force”, days before US President Donald Trump is set to escalate a ...
Trump has promised tariff ‘liberation day’. Americans aren’t so sure
President Donald Trump has called it “liberation day” — when global commerce will finally start to rebalance and the US will no longer be mistreated by its trading partners. But much of America is ...
Virgin Atlantic warns on signs of slowdown in US demand for transatlantic flights
Virgin Atlantic has reported a profit for the first time since the pandemic, but warned of early signs of a slowdown in demand for transatlantic flying from US consumers.
Bank of England plans to raise deposit guarantee from £85,000 to £110,000
The Bank of England has proposed raising the amount of money covered by the UK deposit guarantee scheme from £85,000 to £110,000 under plans that are likely to increase the contribution lenders make ...
Plans to break up Eurostar monopoly given boost by rail regulator
Plans by operators including Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to launch new cross-channel rail services to rival Eurostar have been given a boost after the UK’s rail regulator said there was space ...
Tariff countdown time
On Sunday, Jan Hatzius and his GS economics team ratcheted up the bank’s tariff forecast. They now expect a 15-percentage-point increase in 2025: ...
Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzling EU funds
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling EU funds. The far-right politician is accused of misusing the funds between 2004 and 2016, when she was a member of the European ...
Sentencing Council’s new guidelines are corrosive and unfair
‘Iniquitous’ | Councils and low-cost housing providers say they could build more than 90,000 additional affordable homes over ...
EQT teams up with Fortnox chair in bid valuing Swedish software group at $5.5bn
The bid, which values the company at $5.5bn, caps a tumultuous year for the group, an accounting software specialist that operates only in Sweden. Former chief executive Tommy Eklund resigned in ...
Loose cannons and quiet heroes — the pick of new political books
A prime minister who won’t stand down, inside the Johnson and Truss chaos, a leftwing rallying cry and a paean to civil servants ...