Today
The Trump and Xi shows could not be more stark
For many observers, the contrast between China’s orderly political gathering at the Great Hall of the People this week and the White House chaos was stark.
The tension at the heart of Coalition economic policy exposed
Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor’s U-turn on cracking down on insurers revealed the collision within the opposition between economic rationalism and Peter Dutton’s populism.
Mexico’s cool-headed president charms Trump on tariffs
Claudia Sheinbaum is enjoying soaring approval ratings while deftly dealing with the bellicose, volatile Donald Trump.
Yesterday
Election date is now caught in the eye of the storm
Cyclone Alfred threatens to inject more uncertainty into a contest, the outcome of which is already impossible to predict.
Google’s new AI search could change the way you use the internet
The tech giant has unveiled a new search mode that could stop users clicking through to websites as it works to counter the growing popularity of its AI rivals.
Trump just set off a chain reaction across global markets
There’s a good argument, of course, that what Donald Trump is doing is long overdue. But for investors, the shift in the fiscal impulse really matters.
This Month
Markets will act as the ultimate disciplinarian, says Vanguard chief
Salim Ramji is among a trio of global finance leaders urging investors to keep calm amid the chaos unleashed by the Trump presidency.
From Death Star to Raccoon Feet: Have meeting room names gone too far?
Creative titles are now an inescapable – but not always funny – part of work life. The practice that grew from reimagining the office in the 1990s may need a rethink.
How do tariffs work? Who pays, who collects and more
Donald Trump has rattled economies and markets with punitive levies on goods from the US’ largest trade partners. But why is he doing it?
‘The worst part: Ukraine isn’t even losing the war’
Donald Trump’s broadside at Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky caught many people off-guard, but none so much as those on the front line.
Trump trades his sharemarket obsession for bonds
The leader of the free world once took delight in the level of the S&P 500. Now his focus has shifted to the bond market as a true marker of confidence.
Trump’s Ukraine spat puts Australia in a pickle
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are in the rare position of being publicly at odds with the leader of the nation’s strongest ally.
Hackman’s mysterious death bewilders his hometown
Among those who knew Gene Hackman – and those who had never once seen him around the artistic hub of Santa Fe – theories about how he died are piling up.
Trump says Zelensky has a bad hand. But he still holds an ace
The US president can put the Ukrainians in peril, but cannot force them into peace. This gives Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron a chance to deal the Europeans back in.
A strange twist turned Seek’s pursuit of Xref into a cul-de-sac
The boards supported it, so did most of the investors. How was it that the jobs listing giant failed in its bid to buy up a tech minnow?
Is Taiwan next? China keenly watches Trump dump Ukraine
The US president’s dramatic meltdown with Volodymyr Zelensky raises urgent questions about whether America would support the island if Beijing invaded.
Why a British vet giant is circling Australia
London-listed pets-and-vets company CVS Group has already spent more than $200 million on buying vet practices Down Under. Here’s why the UK player is so keen.
‘Gambling with WWIII’: How Trump and Zelensky’s fight unfolded
As the US president and his deputy ranted and bellowed in the Oval Office, it became clear they had staged a diplomatic ambush against Ukraine’s leader.
Trump’s Oval Office meltdown will fill Putin with glee
It is not hard to imagine that the US president and his deputy were spoiling for a fight with the Ukrainian leader.
February
Founder empathy is testing the limits of good boards
Independence, like value, is largely in the eye of the beholder. And investors are doing their homework on captured directors.