Oracle co-founder has agreed to backstop Paramount’s $108bn hostile bid personally

Rather than unleashing a new multi-polar era, US retreat has left states scrapping for advantage in an ill-defined order

Authorities say Fanil Sarvarov died in an explosion on Monday

US blockade on Venezuelan oil and bets on Fed rate cuts drive up prices of precious metals

Role for Louisiana governor Jeff Landry underlines US president’s determination to control Arctic island

Triton Partners sold assets for more than it had told original backers they would be worth after putting them into a continuation fund

Gwyn Jenkins tells FT that Moscow is poised to deploy submersibles to damage critical cables and pipelines

Marc Rowan tells investors firm is positioning itself for when ‘something bad happens’

Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags

Russian generals’ positive reports on Ukraine have convinced the Kremlin the war is going in its favour

Chips, gold and guns have triumphed while ad companies and private equity struggled

Across the US, high earners are spending while middle- and lower-income households are feeling the pinch

Trump administration escalates campaign of pressure against Nicolás Maduro

Adler freighter has been suspected of transporting weapons in the past

Chatbots forge convincing sales invoices and other documents, say industry figures

Despite fears about what a Mamdani mayoralty might mean, big business continues to invest in the city

Year saw 74% rise in takeovers of British groups by overseas bidders, data shows

Swings in the dollar, gold and government debt have been fertile territory for funds such as Kirkoswald, Rokos and Caxton

Tranche of documents released by DoJ shifted the spotlight on to the former president

Pioneering CDC product underperforms benchmark index by a percentage point

Data suggests the trend is being driven by more moderate drinking habits rather than teetotalism

As Friedrich Merz pushed to finalise a deal on Russian frozen assets, it became clear that he was missing one key ally

The heroes of Bondi Beach should be celebrated in an era of ‘toxic masculinity’

Americans are feeling the pinch and some Democrats are reaping the electoral dividends