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    LexStablecoins
    China’s tech groups turn to stablecoins for growth Premium content

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    In just six months, the US president has made huge strides in advancing his agenda

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    Iran’s foreign minister: Israel’s war sabotaged diplomacy. The US can revive it

    Our commitment to acting responsibly to avoid a full-scale regional war should not be misinterpreted as weakness

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    Industry transformation under way to broaden access to the asset class to mainstream of wealth portfolios

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    BCG gets caught up in a scandal in Gaza

    The episode raises serious questions over processes at the global consulting firm

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    Fox got a big Trump bump — now comes the hard part Premium content

    A more fragmented media landscape means the second presidency could be a double-edged sword

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  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
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    Europe must act now to seize Russia’s frozen assets

    Using Moscow’s immobilised holdings in Belgium to bolster Ukraine’s economy and defence is both legal and necessary

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    Axon’s 60% gross margin highlights profitability of supplying police gadgets

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    Marcus du Sautoy
    The power of randomness

    Artists and scientists have long harnessed chance as a tool and AI can play a similar role in creativity

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  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
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    Electric boat enthusiasts navigate uncharted waters

    The emissions-friendly watercraft industry is struggling to bring recreational sailors and freighters on board

    An Arc Sport electric boat. Sleek, silent electric boats have captured the public imagination, but they come at a high cost and cause some sailors range anxiety
  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    Edward Luce
    Trump’s ominous ICE security state

    The nation of immigrants’ shift to mass deportation is among the most shocking turns in US history

    Illustration of leaflets reading ‘Playbill: Trump theater’, with the show’s title: ‘The ICE man cometh’
  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    The economy: still solid, slowing slightly Premium content

    Plus the budget and renewable energy

  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    Martin Wolf
    The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy

    Political responses to a bad situation tend towards either charlatanism or timidity

    Shoppers walk along Oxford Street in London
  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    Rana Foroohar
    The global economy is suffering from the Rashomon effect

    I’ve never seen as many potentially market moving vectors simultaneously in play

    Matt Kenyon illustration of a figure walking towards two globes overlapping, two hands coming out from opposite directions from the globes, pointing in opposite directions.
  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
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    Board-CEO ties are being put to the test

    Faced with geopolitical upheaval, economic volatility and technological disruption, directors are swiftly dismissing bosses

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