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SpaceX hits €1.06tn after xAI merger as Musk consolidates empire

A €1.06tn valuation for the combined SpaceX-xAI business narrows the gap with Tesla, as Musk leans harder into AI and space while Tesla fights slowing growth and a shrinking subsidy backdrop.

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Mandelson emails stir unease over Epstein’s access to UK and EU policy

Newly released DOJ and congressional records show Jeffrey Epstein received real-time insight into UK tax and Bank of England policy discussions via Peter Mandelson, raising stark questions about how private networks intersect with public governance.

Markets

'Buying the dip': Gold rebounds after brutal sell-off

Gold rebounded on Tuesday after extended losses following Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair last week.

Business

Musk weighs tech mega-merger across SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, reports say

Tech circles are buzzing over talks that could combine Musk’s space, AI, and electric vehicle businesses into a trillion-dollar group ahead of a potential SpaceX listing.

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Markets

Oil climbs as Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal

Markets priced in fresh geopolitical risk as Washington escalated rhetoric against Tehran, with analysts warning supply disruptions could push prices higher.

Business

Trump sues JPMorgan CEO. Who else says 'lefty' banks shut them out?

The lawsuit alleges political “debanking” after the 2021 Capitol riots. Similar disputes have hit figures from Nigel Farage to Marine Le Pen, while banks reject claims of bias.

Business

Football’s richest clubs hit €12.4bn in record revenue season

Record revenues of €12.4bn underline how elite clubs are increasingly relying on commercial income, brand power and stadium redevelopment.

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Société Générale shares rise after announcement of 1,800 job cuts

Société Générale is planning 1,800 job cuts in France through "natural attrition", a move unions say was presented after key employment safeguards were dismantled.

Business

‘Big Idiot’ boost: Ryanair cashes in as Musk feud takes off on X

A war of words between Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk over Starlink has spilled onto social media, with Ryanair turning insults into publicity and €16.99 "idiot" fares.

Business

Musk jokes about buying Ryanair — and putting a ‘Ryan’ in charge

Elon Musk’s online riff about buying Ryanair and installing a namesake chief may have raised laughs — but EU airline ownership rules mean the idea is unlikely to ever take off.

Economy

The barrel and the bargain: Venezuela's oil after Maduro

Output can rise with capital and access — but Venezuela’s oil story has never been just technical. Sovereignty, revenue flows, and who controls where the crude goes are just as important.

Economy

Is Greenland Europe’s Article 5 moment for trade?

With Washington openly tying tariffs to geopolitical demands over Greenland, EU capitals are considering a never-used mechanism that would allow them to hit back — not as individual states, but as a single market of 450 million consumers.

Business

World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC doubles down on AI, sees profit lift

A surge in AI-driven demand has pushed TSMC’s profits and investment plans higher, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s most advanced semiconductor producers.

Business

The Trump bump: Boeing orders soar past Airbus after sluggish sales

Boeing outsold Airbus on aircraft orders in 2025 for the first time in seven years, as Washington promotes US manufacturing abroad.

Economy

Bank of mum and dad: Did the UK housing boom lock in privilege?

A new report shows the housing boom made parental property wealth a decisive gatekeeper to opportunity, high-end renting, and owning for younger generations.

Business

Ørsted up 5% as US judge clears restart of stalled US wind farm

Shares in the Danish energy firm rose about 5% after a federal court granted a preliminary injunction, allowing construction on the offshore wind project to resume.

Business

Paramount sues Warner Bros, launches proxy war to scupper Netflix deal

Paramount Skydance claims WBD’s Netflix transaction undervalues the company and says shareholders should decide, as it prepares a proxy contest and court action in Delaware.

Markets

Gold and silver soar after US targets Federal Reserve in Powell probe

European indexes were mixed on Monday after a rally in Asia, while US futures dipped on reports of a Justice Department probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell. The news sent gold and silver to fresh records.

Economy

German trade takes a hit as exports stumble and imports wobble

German exports fell in November 2025, narrowing the trade surplus to €13.1 billion from €17.2 billion a month earlier. The drop was driven by weaker trade with the EU and a steep year-on-year fall in shipments to the United States, while imports from non-EU countries climbed.

Economy

How is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard crushing the country's currency?

In Iran, access to a stable, state-set currency exchange rate is reserved for a privileged few — and economic networks linked to the Revolutionary Guard sit closest to the front of the queue.

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