Scott Bessent also tells US senators in heated confirmation hearing that he backs tougher sanctions on Russian oil ...

Also in today’s newsletter, US blacklists China’s answer to OpenAI, and Israeli cabinet to discuss approval of Gaza ceasefire ...

Reports of the demise of US inflation have been greatly exaggerated. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Aiden Reiter ...

American Express will pay about $230mn to resolve a US federal investigation into allegations that it deceptively marketed ...

Waymo’s acceleration was all the more striking in a year that saw General Motors shut its Cruise robotaxi unit after pouring ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore held talks last year about combining part or all of their businesses, in an indication of how the push by mining companies to secure metals needed for the energy transition has ...

American defence executives are braced for a Donald Trump return to the White House that could be more disruptive than his ...

Bulgaria’s parliament has approved a coalition government with a pro-Russia party, ending a political impasse in the Balkan ...

Ski-friendly and waterfront finds, from an Arts & Crafts-style house with its own skating rink to a modern Malibu-inspired ...

Beijing-based Zhipu singled out among artificial intelligence start-ups for allegedly advancing Chinese military capabilities ...

Powerful production suggests incoming music director Jakub Hrůša could well become the dominant interpreter of Janáček ...

Even the former Crown Prince’s son, young Prince Louis Ferdinand, later a popular figure in the US and postwar West Germany ...