- Panama rejects Trump call for US to take back canal
- Nick Candy vows to help Reform disrupt British politics ‘like we have never seen’
Property developer claims more billionaires are joining Elon Musk in backing the party
- Spotify executives cash in as streaming service stock price soars
Company co-founders reaped $900mn in gains this year
- Singapore’s Straits Times Index is Southeast Asia’s best performing index for 2024—and it’s all due to its Big Three banks
A share rally in Singapore's biggest banks—DBS, UOB and OCBC—lifted the Straits Times Index to end the year above Malayis'a Kuala Lumpur Composite Index.
- CEOs have never headed for the exits as much as they are this year—here’s why so many are leaving
"The current landscape has a lot of uncertainty baked in, and companies are responding by putting temporary leaders in place."
- New blow to official UK data with fall in responses to GDP and inflation survey
Statistics agency takes swift action to ensure quality of economic figures in wake of debacle over jobs review
- Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico in rare visit by an EU leader since invasion
Slovak prime minister has ‘one-on-one’ meeting at the Kremlin as Ukraine prepares to halt transit of Russian gas
- Billionaire Steve Ballmer has more than 80% of his portfolio in Microsoft stock and advises everyday investors to ‘keep it simple’
"Microsoft’s outperformed just about every other asset I could have owned. It’s a little hard to say that it hasn’t worked out."
- EU leaders see NATO defense spending goal rising from 2%
A Financial Times report on Friday said Trump’s staff told European officials the US president-elect wants to increase NATO’s spending limit to 5%.
- ‘God Bless America’ fund beats political rivals with 33% gain
The fund’s biggest holding is Tesla Inc., run by Elon Musk, who backed Trump’s election bid.
- Trump demands Panama lower transit fees or return canal
The US is the canal’s biggest customer, responsible for about three quarters of the cargo transiting through each year.
- 2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
- How 2024 reordered the Middle East
Many in the west will find comfort that these historical transformations have been contained but complacency is dangerous
- The Bombas founders survived layoffs and dead-end jobs before starting their billion-dollar empire. They have a message for anyone with a dream
Randy Goldberg and David Heath’s certified B-Corp apparel company is one of the biggest-ever brands to appear on Shark Tank.
- Warren Buffett once said ‘a house can be a nightmare if the buyer’s eyes are bigger than his wallet’ but thinks his $31,500 investment is one of his best
He considers his two wedding rings to be his top investments, though.