The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
Citadel Securities and Fortress take stakes in Ripple at $40bn valuation
5 November 2025 @ 2:00 pm
$500mn investment round underlines appetite for stablecoin payments sector
Police hunt for Algerian man accidentally released from prison
5 November 2025 @ 1:54 pm
UK authorities say man was mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison on October 29
Venezuela intensifies repression as Trump threatens land strikes
5 November 2025 @ 1:28 pm
Nicolás Maduro uses US action to deploy paramilitaries and step up arrests of suspected dissidents
Eighteen arrested in connection with alleged global online fraud network
5 November 2025 @ 1:19 pm
German authorities say suspects used stolen card details to buy 19mn subscriptions on fake websites
US private sector employers added 42,000 jobs in October
5 November 2025 @ 1:15 pm
Figures come a week after Federal Reserve cut interest rates
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
5 November 2025 @ 1:03 pm
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
How can Zohran Mamdani change New York City?
5 November 2025 @ 12:45 pm
EU pushes to cut time of cross-border train trips by up to 8 hours
5 November 2025 @ 12:36 pm
Brussels launches €345bn high-speed rail plan to compete with planes
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy
5 November 2025 @ 12:30 pm
AI companies vowed not to support their use for voting choice so why are they recommending parties?
UK regulator warns 9 water companies over finances
5 November 2025 @ 12:21 pm
Ofwat scrutinising privatised utilities amid concerns about financial resilience