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The Hague Takes the Wheel: Netherlands Seizes Control of Chinese‑Owned Nexperia to Safeguard Europe’s Chips
A rare emergency move under the Goods Availability Act puts a Dutch-based semiconductor maker under state direction to keep production and know‑how in Europe. The Netherlands has taken direct control of Nexperia, a Dutch-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer owned by China’s Wingtech…
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Wall Street’s Deal Engine Roars Back
Investment banking revenues at the biggest U.S. banks are set to top $9 billion in Q3 — up 13% year over year — marking the strongest quarter since 2021 as dealmaking thaws under the Trump administration. New York — After…
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Tectonic Shift: Global FDI Is Flowing West
How a new policy mix—turbocharged under Trump—rechanneled capital into the United States and Europe For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) flowed along a familiar axis: multinational companies raised capital in advanced economies and deployed it into faster-growing emerging markets, particularly…
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The Wrong Comparison: Rethinking ‘Graduate Joblessness’ in 2025
Most studies fixate on twentysomethings. The real question is how recent entrants—of any age—fare when they start work. By that yardstick, non‑graduates are struggling most. For more than a decade, headlines about “jobless graduates” have arrived like clockwork, usually pegged…
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The Great Rebalance: Global Investors Funnel Cash Into Ex‑U.S. Stocks as Wall Street Soars
Despite record highs in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, funds that exclude U.S. equities are drawing robust inflows as institutions and individuals trim home bias and hunt for cheaper growth abroad. Vienna Global equity investors are rediscovering the world beyond…
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Insurance on the Brink: First Brands’ Bankruptcy Tests the Limits of Trade‑Credit Cover
As the auto‑parts conglomerate’s collapse exposes a multibillion‑dollar receivables hole, insurers that wrote credit policies—led by Allianz, AIG, and Coface—brace for a wave of potential claims rippling through supply chains and capital markets. It has been a long time since…
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Hauser & Wirth’s UK Profits Plunge as Art Market’s High End Sputters
After a multi‑year slowdown, the gallery’s British arm reports an almost 90% drop in 2024 profit before tax amid weaker secondary‑market trading and cautious top‑tier buyers (October 2025). London — Profits at the UK subsidiary of Hauser & Wirth, one…
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Algorithmic Audits: How HMRC’s ‘Big Data’ Engine Netted an Extra £4.6bn
Inside the Connect system that trawls bank records, online platforms — and even social media — to close the UK tax gap (FY 2024–25) LONDON — HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has disclosed that its flagship data‑analytics platform, known as…
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Brookfield Secures $20bn for Energy Transition—Riding the AI Power Wave
Alterra’s $2bn and Norway’s NBIM’s $1.5bn anchor a record clean‑power vehicle aimed at data‑center demand and heavy‑industry electrification Brookfield Asset Management has closed its second flagship energy transition fund on $20 billion, marking one of the largest private pools of…
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Germany Reopens the Conscription Debate: Merz Pushes for a Mandatory Service Year
Chancellor argues a one‑year military or civil duty is needed to fix manpower gaps; Social Democrats insist on voluntariness as Defense Minister Pistorius delays reform rollout Berlin — Germany’s long‑running argument over conscription has burst back into the center of…
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