Plus, private equity’s volleyball bets
History has a funny way of casting new light on events
Insurance companies have refused to renew policies for hundreds of thousands of homes in recent years
Also in today’s newsletter, the resurrection of Andersen Consulting, and hiding savings from a significant other
Rising cost of borrowing piles pressure on UK fiscal rules and government’s promises, but politics make cuts complicated
Also in this newsletter: Will Slovakia really cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine?
Why Meta tapped UFC’s chief for its board and corporates start the year with historic bond issuance
Also in this newsletter: the bull run in defence stocks, and the car industry’s software problem
Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Also in today’s newsletter, Pfizer leads pharma’s efforts to cosy up to the president-elect
Fuel suppliers in UK and EU airports now have to supply a portion of sustainable aviation fuel in departing flights
Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issue
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Also in this newsletter: French and German business spar over green rules
Also in today’s newsletter, corporate borrowers rush to lock in loans and the growing interest in lunar spectrum
Plus, European companies should prepare for activists and US banks confront whether they can underwrite blacklisted companies in Hong Kong
Experts give their tips on what AI excellence will look like this year, challenges for leaders and the spread of ‘involution’
VC funding into green technology is down but there’s more to the story
Also in today’s newsletter, Facebook ends third-party fact-checking, and analysts turn on Citi’s chief executive
Changes to system that has driven up teaching standards need to be made with great care
And rising corporate bankruptcies
Also in this newsletter: Is Ukraine seeking to capture more Russian territory?
Plus, one tech investor thinks Europe still has a shot at the AI race and Blackstone gets in on the accounting sector
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump bestie Dana White joins Meta’s board and private equity welcomes the new administration
