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BBVA Alleges ‘Dirty Tricks’ as Sabadell Faces CNMV Scrutiny in Final Days of €17bn Hostile Bid
Basque lender files a complaint accusing its rival of obstructing shareholders in-branch, as Spain’s regulator oversees a tense, deadline-driven endgame Madrid — In the final stretch of one of Spain’s most acrimonious banking battles in years, BBVA has filed a…
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Europe Can’t Bet Its Security on SpaceX
Top investor warns the continent must accelerate sovereign launchers, satellites and defence-tech start-ups — or risk strategic dependence on Elon Musk’s group. Brussels and Paris — Europe’s tech and security establishment is grappling with a blunt message from one of…
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Japan’s ‘Takaichi Trade’ Propels Nikkei to Record Highs as Markets Bet on Fresh Stimulus
Investors wager that fiscal expansion under expected prime minister Sanae Takaichi will supercharge growth — lifting equities while pressuring the yen and long-dated bonds TOKYO — Japan’s stock market roared to fresh records on Monday, October 6, 2025, as investors…
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Sydney Street Rampage Leaves Dozens Injured; Motive Still Unknown
Police arrest 60-year-old after up to 50–100 shots are fired across Croydon Park; investigators rule out terror links as the city asks how it happened Sydney – For nearly two hours on Sunday night, a stretch of Georges River Road…
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EU Weighs Unfreezing Deripaska‑Linked Shares to Compensate Raiffeisen
A contentious €2bn plan to unlock Strabag stock pits Austria’s push for relief against fears of sanction erosion across the bloc Vienna/Brussels – European Union officials are weighing an exceptional step: unfreezing around €2 billion worth of shares in Strabag,…
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From Nepal to Madagascar: Gen Z’s Scream
Across the Global South, a wired and wary generation turns anger into leaderless movements—shaking governments from Kathmandu to Antananarivo. They were not supposed to be the ones to set the agenda. For years, policymakers and pundits looked past teenagers and…
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Tariffs and Time: South Africa’s Auto Boom Hits a Wall
A sudden 25% U.S. levy and the looming lapse of AGOA threaten to unravel a flagship export industry—with metals, vehicles, and chemicals in the firing line Johannesburg For two decades, South Africa’s automotive sector has been the country’s model for…
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Room for One More? Poland’s Hotels Join the Fertility Fight
As birthrates plunge, the country’s largest privately owned hotel group dangles perks for couples who conceive during a stay—testing where marketing ends and social policy begins. Warsaw The pitch could have been dreamed up by a mischievous marketer: book a…
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Minister Overrules Warning to Back £1.5bn Lifeline for Jaguar Land Rover
Inside Peter Kyle’s rare ministerial direction, the cyberattack that forced the issue, and what the guarantee really means for Britain’s auto supply chain LONDON — Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle approved a government guarantee expected to unlock up to…
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China’s ‘Black Box’ Security Reviews Squeeze Nokia and Ericsson
As Xi Jinping intensifies a drive for technological self-reliance, foreign telecom bids face opaque national-security vetting that slows approvals and shifts market share to domestic rivals BEIJING/BRUSSELS — China is tightening the screws on European telecom gear makers Nokia and…
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