Blackstone chief operating officer Jonathan Gray also appointed to board
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
The 1990s sitcom stars unite as a couple selling a Los Angeles villa containing dark secrets
Debt and credit facilities mount across sector as private equity firm Cinven backs Newcastle-based adviser
Information ownership; DOGE; antitrust; private markets; reading comprehension; Huang; and bananas
Move is designed to close loophole after Meta walked away from existing deal to use media content
And investing in dinosaurs
First-time contribution shows social media platform and its chief are trying to mend relations with president-elect
Also in this newsletter: Poland seizes the moment to push for EU defence spending
Currencies strengthen against dollar as investors position for loosening by Federal Reserve
Gideon Rachman talks to Dan Caldwell
Also in today’s newsletter, emerging-market currencies sell off and Nasdaq board diversity rules thrown out
Sonja Hutson talks to Madhumita Murgia and Patrick Temple-West
Initial research has focused on obesity, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may potentially be used for addiction, heart disease and Alzheimer’s
The Thai director’s ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ has hit a nerve with its tale of fragmented family
Plus, the $25bn supermarket fight kicks off and private equity strikes its first two deals for a piece of the US National Football League
Manila hopes to enlist other countries to add to pressure on China
As festive parties see normally closed doors wedged open, an ever-simmering judgment sport cranks up. Can you ever really know someone until you have been to their house?
Developing economies also suffering from ‘confluence of bad news’
Investigations should finally shed light on how algorithms win votes and influence people
Junior bondholders to mount a rival plan as utility asks judge to sign off on restructuring
The UK’s largest commercial farmer is trying to create a berry brand against intense global competition
Governments are experimenting with industrial policy but tariffs are staying low
Access comes as both countries face domestic political turmoil and the zone is jeopardised by new border controls
Any notion that the Magnificent Seven had unstoppable momentum received a reality check earlier this year
