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 The notion of Gianni Infantino seeking to sell off a newly minted FIFA commercial arm to a Donald Trump-connected private equity fund is not a beautiful idea.The World Cup is not FIFA boss Infantino’s to sell. It is a ‘non-profit’…

Normally, political interventions by showbiz luvvies can be safely ignored. An op-ed in the Guardian by actors Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong opposing the $110billion takeover of Warner Bros by Paramount Skydance is…

Does our new Chancellor mean what he says? In a speech to Treasury staff on Tuesday, John Healey said his priority was fiscal discipline, adding: ‘Because fiscal credibility is the bedrock of economic stability and national…

By ALEX BRUMMER, CITY EDITOR Updated: 03:14 EDT, 25 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

The headlines sound like something out of a scary sci-fi movie. Many of us would be baffled and unsure whether we should be terrified or not by the news that ‘AI broke out of its sandbox and breached Hugging Face’.What happened is that…

There is, phew, a grown-up at the Fed. It’s always good to spend a few days in Washington because what happens here has a profound influence on what happens in Britain, and indeed on financial markets everywhere. Particularly now, given…

By MAGGIE PAGANO Updated: 03:37 EDT, 18 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Why is…

We have grown all-too-accustomed to predators trying to grab assets from UK investors on the cheap but the rapacity has hit new depths.Insurance company Aviva is warning its small investors of a barefaced attempt to persuade them to sell…

Midlife is the time when many people hit their stride in their career... if by people we mean men. For women in the workplace, the years between 40 and 60 are a minefield. While men are clambering up the ladders, their female colleagues…

By MAGGIE PAGANO Updated: 10:54 EDT, 12 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …