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Peace‑Deal Frustration: Trump Presses EU to Hit India and China With 100% Tariffs to Squeeze Putin
Washington’s tariff gambit targets Russia’s oil lifelines by pressuring its biggest buyers — testing Europe’s appetite for risk and the limits of global trade rules. U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the European Union to levy tariffs of up to…
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Georgia Immigration Raid Jolts Foreign Investors
After hundreds of South Korean workers were arrested at a Hyundai–LG battery site, multinationals scramble for legal advice and pause some travel. Foreign companies with big U.S. projects are hitting the brakes after federal agents detained hundreds of South Korean…
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Fending Off the AI Travel Agents
As autonomous bots muscle into trip planning, the biggest booking platforms roll out their own AI to keep customers—and suppliers—on-platform In the span of a few quarters, AI has stopped being a novelty in travel and become an existential question…
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IKEA Tests ‘Shop‑in‑Shop’ to Stretch Its Reach in Mature Markets
Kitchen‑planning studios inside 10 Best Buy stores in Florida and Texas mark a faster, lighter way to reach U.S. shoppers as the retailer rethinks growth in crowded markets. IKEA is taking a page from the playbooks of America’s biggest big-box…
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Big Oil’s Second Austerity: Jobs, Budgets and Bets Slashed as Prices Slide
With Brent stuck near the mid‑$60s and OPEC+ easing supply curbs, the world’s largest oil and gas companies are cutting jobs and scaling back investment at a pace reminiscent of the pandemic crash. The mood across the world’s oil capitals…
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Trump Sets Stage for ‘Phase Two’ Sanctions on Russia as Kyiv’s Government Quarter Burns
Treasury chief Scott Bessent vows to “collapse” Moscow’s economy; U.S. presses Europe for a united front after the war’s largest air assault on Ukraine WASHINGTON/KYIV — In the wake of Russia’s largest aerial assault of the war, which set a…
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No Vacancy: Prague Turns Offices and Hotels into Homes
Record prices, thin supply, and a new appetite for conversions are reshaping the Czech capital’s housing market For would-be buyers in Prague, the numbers no longer whisper—they shout. The average advertised price for a new-build apartment surpassed CZK 170,000 per…
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Bid to Be King of Queens
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino push draws him deep into New York’s local politics Queens, New York – On Tuesday, September 9, a state-appointed Community Advisory Committee will gavel in at Queens Borough Hall to take public testimony…
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The Nile’s New Reality: Ethiopia’s Mega‑Dam Powers Up as Tensions Rise Downstream
Addis Ababa prepares to inaugurate Africa’s largest hydropower project on September 9, promising electricity to millions while Egypt and Sudan warn over water security and demand a binding deal. ADDIS ABABA On Tuesday, Ethiopia will cut the ribbon on the…
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UK Infrastructure Debt Heads for a Record as Buyers Pounce on Brownfield Assets
With $38bn raised through August, the market is on pace to top $57bn in 2025 as competition heats up for second‑hand assets and ministers sign off on megaproject London — The United Kingdom is on course for a record year…
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