Creative financing helps insulate Big Tech while binding Wall Street to a future boom or bust

Member states’ spending on US oil and gas fell 7 per cent over the past four months

Exit comes after oil major said in July that lead partner had exceeded period allowed under rotation rules

The battle for Warner Bros could be the last straw for cash-strapped viewers

Context matters as much as content in determining whether text is machine generated or not

Larger funds’ global share of commitments slides as fundraising winter drags on

Amid the rise of streaming, younger viewers barely watch the broadcasting that once dominated Christmas schedules

Series of disappointing debuts in Hong Kong has come in the last quarter of a record year

Revelations suggest then-prince made arrangements to meet young women during a trip funded from official travel budgets

US trade representative holds off increasing tariffs until 2027

Despite concerns, politicians continue to use Elon Musk’s platform in search of a ‘civilised debate’ with constituents

Tax fraud charges escalate schism within Agnelli dynasty as troubles mount across billionaire’s business empire

Figure surpasses expectations after growth boosted by consumer spending

Ministers raise the assets threshold at which the levy will be payable to £2.5mn after backlash from rural areas

Newly released DoJ documents point to deep ties between influential men and late sex offender

US president claims Danish territory is needed ‘for national security’

UK’s richest woman received increase despite fall in profits at family-run gambling empire

It’s the detail of the new Employment Rights Act that will matter — and the timing

Concern over rural economies as distilleries left with a surplus that has forced some to pause or scale back production

Investment-grade borrowers have issued $1.7tn of bonds this year, closing in on 2020’s Covid debt rush

Growth raises concerns about underwriting and risk management at fast-expanding groups

The high priests of Silicon Valley and Wall Street are beginning to acknowledge the excesses of Big Tech valuations

It used to be the most wonderful time of year for the retail and hospitality sectors, but consumer behaviour is shifting

From coups to separatist strife, İmralı has mirrored the nation’s struggles and may help to reimagine its future