Surging energy prices will add to fears of a wave of defaults

The evidence is tantalising. But that is not the same as proof

Never before has so much money been sought from investors in a single year

By alienating Hispanics, he has given Democrats an open goal

It has already caused the biggest energy supply shock in history

If America cannot eliminate the threat, what should it do?

Boosters say they will do everything from aiding strength, recovery and longevity

Alternatives to Gulf supplies are scare

The dash for trash

How long can their ferocious rivalry last?

Thousands of Shaheds are raining down on the Gulf

Initial results from a test are intriguing

Britain’s twin populists have a symbiotic relationship

“I hope you are well” and other classics

The third way in development economics

Were it not for data centres, prices might be even higher

Thank gene editing

To avoid a row with Donald Trump, Western allies are endorsing Israeli theories of war

Can the emirate keep people and investors coming?

The disruptor-in-chief wants to send a message to enemies everywhere by demonstrating the devastating nature of American power

But the sugar high may not last

Markets always struggle to price technological revolutions

Voters must be able to turn out without risking death

AI promises to eliminate drudgery. Careful what you wish for

It could soon get more expensive

Software is supercharging the process of finding things to bomb

Its boss is using the Barbie formula to turn around the ailing fashion label

Not long ago, India was cocky about handling an unpredictable America. No longer

Patients are unhappy. Can AI help?

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

We tell you how to find out

Lifestyle as much as motor racing is drawing in newcomers

The spat between America’s government and Anthropic intensifies an alarming trend

His ill-considered conflict risks descending into chaos

One reform offers both security in old age and dynamism now

If only more countries went Dutch

Otherwise a fourth year of deflation awaits

They win only if governments want just enough weapons—but not too many

They could be cheaper than ones on Earth, with the right technology

One of which is Donald Trump

The pace far outstrips that seen in Ukraine. Stocks are under severe pressure

Even as the economy slows and opportunity narrows, a lucky few receive big windfalls

The Communist Party is afraid to tax inherited wealth

The tiny, indebted kingdom is seeing its main sources of revenue dry up

Whatever happens in the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets have been changed for ever

The world is a pedant’s paradise

It is blurring the line between tool and collaborator

He says he has a plan. It would need to be very cunning

For investors, the war is like the invasion of Ukraine all over again

American anxieties are K-shaped. The economy is more like a backslash

The AI lab is the first American firm to be labelled a supply-chain risk

The squabble between America’s government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely

After a settlement over Roundup, what about break-up?

Neither Iran, nor Israel, nor the Gulf will ever be quite the same

But it is growing faster

Their success illustrates the benefits of breaking up—and more

To avoid a row with Donald Trump, Western allies are endorsing Israeli theories of war

The longer the war in the Gulf, the harsher the global economic fallout

The war will hurt the Gulf carriers—and the whole industry too

Prices will surge in the short run—and may stay high for a while