Opinion
Climate damage: the next hit to Europe’s public finances
Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe's increasingly volatile weather, and with the bulk of those economic losses uninsured, that will be the public purse unless immediate action is taken. This year's wildfires...
Battered by war, Iran’s rulers wary of more economic pain and unrest if US tightens pressure
Even as Iran projects resilience in the war with the United States, its leaders are worried that a threat of more economic punishment by Donald Trump could increase hardships, reignite unrest and further erode the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy. The U.S....
Less than a month’s supply: Europe’s jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare
Europe has imported jet fuel from the U.S. and Asia, raised its refiners' output and drawn on stocks to keep planes flying – and yet it remains the region most exposed as renewed Middle Eastern tension raises the risk of...
SpaceX’s slide below IPO price risks turning blockbuster IPO into confidence test
SpaceX's slip below its initial public offering price risks turning a marquee stock-market debut into a confidence test, potentially unsettling retail investors and complicating decisions for other companies weighing high-profile listings. Elon Musk's company, spanning rockets to AI, debuted on...
Israel-Lebanon deal may entrench stalemate rather than end war, analysts say
A security deal between Israel and Lebanon risks entrenching a stalemate rather than resolving Israel's underlying conflict with Hezbollah by tying Israel's pullout from southern Lebanon to the Iran-aligned group's disarmament, a condition regional analysts and politicians say is unattainable....
In South Korea, a job or partner at Samsung, SK Hynix is the new ‘A+’ catch
The global AI boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country's highly competitive marriage market. South Korean matchmaking firms...
Airline ticket prices may stay high as carriers bank fuel relief from Iran deal
Airlines stand to save billions of dollars on jet fuel after an interim U.S.-Iran peace deal sent oil prices lower, but passengers are unlikely to see immediate relief as tight capacity may allow carriers to keep fares well above pre-war...
After the fracture: how Britain’s financial industry recovered from Brexit
In the buildup to 2016's Brexit referendum, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. bank could shift 4,000 jobs from Britain, joining a chorus of executives who warned a vote to leave the European Union would ravage the country's finance...
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire
Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk,the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world's first trillionaire. At a time...
Why the G7 is worried about global economic imbalances
France is using its G7 presidency to spotlight mounting global economic imbalances, as China's surging exports, chronic U.S. deficits and Europe's weak investment risk exacerbating trade tensions and exposing the world economy to financial shocks. Mismatches between global trade and...
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