Yesterday
JD Vance’s two big obstacles to the White House
In 2028, the vice president might face two opponents: the Democratic candidate and Donald Trump’s legacy.
This Month
It’s evident which way bitcoin is headed
Readers’ letters on the bitcoin craze, investor diligence, psychological injury claims, the Nats’ views on renewables ‘costs’, and solutions to the energy crisis.
November
Trump confident Mamdani can do a good job as New York City mayor
In a striking turnabout, Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani nodded when the other spoke during an Oval Office meeting and smiled at each other supportively.
Burry, Buffett and boomers: How markets drive our ugly generation gap
While investors love the contrarian wisdom of Michael Burry and Warren Buffett, capital-soaked markets mean the world they won in is gone, creating deep societal problems.
Trump sets out to seduce US households
With the United States government shutdown looking to be over, Democrats are now arguing over what is the best form of resistance to the president.
AI is waging war on white-collar jobs. It won’t end well
What was once a haven is increasingly looking like a house of cards.
Shutdown fix comes just in time for Trump’s economic team
Fears for the US economy have helped energise senators from both sides of the aisle to resume federal government funding despite deep political polarisation.
Trump, reeling from election losses, tightens focus on midterms
Polls – and the GOP’s electoral setback – indicate voters have grown weary of the US president’s firebrand politics and uneven stewardship of the economy.
Has Trump passed his peak?
The opening act of the US president’s second term is over. For the first time in a while, Democrats think they can see a way out of the gloom.
No place for complacency about populism in Australia
Delivering the return to prosperity that most voters want would be the best way for either major party to secure a broad-based constituency and keep populism at bay.
Elon’s pay bump, Iren, Macquarie and the RBA
James and Anthony on Elon Musk’s big package, neoclouds, banking’s big problem and why the RBA is stuck.
Who committed Australia to a 2050 net zero target? Take our news quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
The big warning for Albanese in Mamdani’s win
Centre-left parties that built post-war success on broad coalitions are being hollowed out from the left; Labor must offer radical solutions that show they’re serious.
Mamdani vows to push ahead with taxing the rich
Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, said his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.
Wall Street ‘stops sulking’ and makes overtures to Mamdani
Finance titans like Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser and Bill Ackman are setting aside their scepticism and offering to help the new socialist New York City mayor.
James Hardie halted; NAB’s lukewarm profits; Fast food crisis
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘I’ve got four words for you’: Mamdani taunts Trump after big win
The democratic socialist has become New York’s first Muslim mayor, one of three key wins for Democrats that could have national implications for the party.
How this socialist rapper can lead the fight against Trump
This 34-year-old socialist struck a chord in the epicentre of capitalism. Can Democrats use Zohran Mamdani’s campaign playbook to take on Donald Trump?
Message behind Mamdani should worry investors, CEOs and politicians
Zohran Mamdani’s win on the back of support from young voters shows how anger over intergenerational inequality will fuel policies that hurt markets and business.
Why New York City mayoral candidate Mamdani frightens Jews like me
The 34-year-old state assembly member stands out for his monomania, double standards and affinity for extremists, and his views are more than disturbing.