Freelance Niches with High Demand

Also in today’s newsletter: a new company seeks to tackle the power constraints on European data centre growth View the full article

European initiatives will take a decade to complete but there are some stopgap solutionsView the full article

Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisionsView the full article

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his campaignView the full article

Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz wants to expand investment in defence and infrastructure. The race to re-arm could be a much-needed boost for manufacturingView the full article

For the first time in a generation, its monopoly is under threat. After two years of false starts, the company is trying to regain the initiative View the full article

Two of the biggest names in global macro trading, Alan Howard and Chris Rokos, embody differing approaches to legacyView the full article

Slowing demand in China has pushed brands to seek pockets of growth in new marketsView the full article

Greater Manchester mayor has earned public respect by going from insider to outsider, but economic doubts could undermine his bid for Downing StreetView the full article

President’s options narrow after losing third premier since his 2024 snap electionsView the full article

The former central banker has strong economic credentials but is untested politicallyView the full article

The Nobel Prize-winning MOFs could be used to mop up pollutants, turn toxic substances benign and make water from desert airView the full article

Abu Dhabi’s surprise decision to leave the oil cartel raises doubts over its futureView the full article

The President’s ‘favourite field marshal’ is confidently wooing global powers, but Asim Munir faces far tougher challenges closer to home View the full article

The chancellor’s Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mindView the full article

Nigel Farage’s party more popular than ruling Labour party and Conservative oppositionView the full article

The new prime minister has revived the LDP, which had looked as if it might collapse. But if she wins this week’s elections, she will face harsh realitiesView the full article

Labour will use the geopolitical crisis to defy its own members about the new priorities for a rearming economyView the full article

The greenback’s global dominance was forged on trade, alliances and institutions — now that era is at risk of drawing to a closeView the full article

Analysts are sceptical that releasing strategic reserves would solve the problems in the Gulf View the full article