US president lurched from kidnapping Maduro to criticising private equity firms in a tumultuous start to 2026

The data suggests soft skills more than quantitative competency equal success in a rapidly changing labour market

Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals

President’s effort to drive down crude prices will hit sector struggling to sustain output growth

US banks are positioning themselves for long-term opportunities in energy and infrastructure

Unrest tests Islamic republic at a time when it is grappling with intensifying external and domestic pressures

Discussions over a tie-up to create the world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes the sector

Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime

City of London firms have been lobbying against a return to Brussels rules

Tensions rise as incident in Minnesota followed by shootings in Portland

US policy of regional domination is being greeted with alarm by its northern neighbour

Five Republicans join Democrats in advancing legislation that halts further strikes without Congress’s approval

Shares in the New York-listed members’ club sank more than 20% following announcement by MCR Hotels

Shares in Danish territory’s biggest bank have risen 33% this week

Stockpicker’s flagship fund failed to beat cash returns in 2025

Climbdown an embarrassment for chancellor whose poll ratings are already at record lows

Washington aims to reshape the region by using corporate power to dominate the continent and its resources

Anti-imperialist ideologue Diosdado Cabello poses the greatest threat to interim president Delcy Rodríguez, experts say

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is in close contact with US secretary of state Marco Rubio

Entrepreneurs seek to steal a march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering the country

Chancellor’s change of measures from her November Budget will allow later hours and more pavement drinking

AI must learn to reckon with a world much messier than any computer simulation

Russian drone strikes trigger widespread electricity outage in two regions on Wednesday

System of annual settlements from Foreign Office criticised by interim news chief