The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
Oil touches three-month low after Trump says US close to Iran deal
12 June 2026 @ 4:28 pm
Stocks and government bonds make gains on hopes energy shock will ease
Personal resentments loom over Burnham’s showdown with Starmer
12 June 2026 @ 4:13 pm
UK prime minister and Greater Manchester mayor have mutual disdain stretching back many years
Trump lashes out at Iran as he pushes for pact to reopen Strait of Hormuz
12 June 2026 @ 3:45 pm
US president’s latest comments come after Iranian media leaks purported details of deal
EU to extend carbon border levy on metal products to prevent evasion
12 June 2026 @ 3:31 pm
List expanded to almost 400 imported items with significant amount of steel or aluminium
Sooner or later, America is going to have to reckon with the debt
12 June 2026 @ 3:14 pm
There is a bigger political constituency for fiscal consolidation than many think
The Palantir controversy is a block on NHS progress
12 June 2026 @ 3:09 pm
Better patient outcomes are at risk in the backlash against American tech
SpaceX is cheap on a price-to-cosmos ratio
12 June 2026 @ 2:24 pm
Terrestrial valuations don’t apply when it comes to Elon
Elon Musk’s SpaceX pops in historic Wall Street debut
12 June 2026 @ 1:12 pm
Company opened at $150 per share after raising $75bn in the world’s biggest initial public offering
BlackRock private credit fund honours less than 40% of redemption requests
12 June 2026 @ 1:05 pm
The firm’s $13bn HPS Corporate Lending Fund limits withdrawals for a second consecutive quarter
Elon Musk is a real-life Bond villain
12 June 2026 @ 1:00 pm
The X owner is using his platform to amplify extremist opponents of multiculturalism in Britain