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Meta, Alphabet and peers are growing smartly, but their value hinges on hard-to-answer questions about AI supremacyView the full article

Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and MicrosoftView the full article

Losses to Malian militants by Wagner Group’s successor call into question future of Moscow’s military adventurism in AfricaView the full article

Asia-focused bank reports record quarterly profit even as it sets aside funds to hedge against Middle East riskView the full article

Delta and United cement dominance as low-cost carriers rue post-pandemic splurge on aircraftView the full article

Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summitView the full article

Now the Bank of England has called the top, I’ve never been so bullish about stocksView the full article

Conflict has crushed Gulf markets and pushed up air freight and shipping costsView the full article

The Iran war is a reminder that geographic facts rather than digital tech shape our livesView the full article

Europe must finally grasp the opportunity to develop the single currency as a reserve assetView the full article

Cancelled deployment of weapons battalion as continent is re-arming threatens Nato deterrence against RussiaView the full article

Global lenders explore private deals and risk transfers to cut exposure to AI boomView the full article

Unbowed by the Iran war and other shocks, individual investors are buying their way to new heights of influenceView the full article

Security around Russia’s president has tightened after Ukraine’s audacious drone attacksView the full article

Brokers report growing interest from ‘almost every sector’ as companies reassess security risksView the full article

New consulting company to advise Wall Street groups on how to deploy its AI across their investment portfoliosView the full article

Text exchange revealed in court filings came after world’s richest man tried to start last-minute settlement talksView the full article

Employees will be paid directly for generating business instead of sharing revenue between the group’s unitsView the full article

Oil holds onto gains as Tehran targets UAE and American forces hit Iranian fast boatsView the full article

Reform, the Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems are hoping to make gains at the expense of the two mainstream partiesView the full article

Executives warn that a prolonged energy shock would increase pressure to pass on costs to customersView the full article

Dispute between UK chancellor and US Treasury secretary underscores allies’ diverging stances on the conflictView the full article

Wall Street watchdog suggests allowing public companies to file semi-annual reportsView the full article

Federal prosecutors say Val Sklarov sold shares pledged as collateral for loan View the full article

Dimon and Fink upbeat in separate comments about demand for the technology as Wall Street funds sector’s spendingView the full article