Billionaire’s xAI start-up lacks adequate safeguards, say experts, but many AI models are trained on troubling material

The proposed levy on people worth 10 figures and above has rattled Silicon Valley and split Democratic leaders

US president seeks to win commitments from oil executives to invest up to $100bn

Number of private wealth-management companies for rich individuals has grown in the US over the past decade

Cocoa set for large-scale buying during index rebalance period

US president shared a graphic that included unpublished statistics 12 hours before the critical data release

Data forecasting made easy

America is accelerating the shift towards a Hobbesian order

Public sector reform should be easiest for Labour to do, precisely because it is Labour

Star fund manager says he is ‘acutely disappointed’ and feels ‘the opposite of pride’ about returns for investors

Big Four join mid-tier companies and industry bodies to lobby against FRC’s policy

Latest sign labour market is cooling after years of strong growth

Revived attempt to create a $260bn megamerger underscores the desperate need for copper

The ex-spy chief on the risks of Trump’s operation in Venezuela, what the US gets wrong about regime change — and why Putin badly misjudged Ukraine

Doubling down on fossil fuels threatens to leave the US floundering in the AI race with China

Start-up limits use of image generation system to paid users following spread of deepfakes and child sex abuse material

Rokos Capital returned 31% in 2024 following wild swings in equity, bond and commodity markets

US company is attempting to acquire the maker of a new treatment for pancreatic cancer

US president went from assessing ballroom tiles to instigating regime change and attacking PE firms in 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

Internet blackout continues as government tries to quell wave of unrest