Hope still wins out over experience as financial disrupters seek to ride the latest wave
Donald Trump wants new territory. He’s threatening to invade American allies to get it.
US, EU and UK co-ordinate measures to punish president’s administration over his ‘illegitimate’ reinauguration
Múte Egede open to continuing co-operation with US, but rejects Donald Trump’s attempt to buy Arctic island
CFPB proposes to put digital wallets under same standard as bank accounts
Home of Hollywood struggles to cope after thousands of homes and businesses are destroyed
Firefighters make some progress in Hollywood Hills after new blaze puts show business sites at risk
Zoonotic pathogens very likely caused the last pandemic. Can we get better at halting them before the next one?
In the US they signal optimism while I’m loving a weaker pound
María Corina Machado had been detained after leading protests in Caracas against President Maduro’s inauguration
The president-elect’s expansionist rhetoric is unsettling America’s allies
Largest payment since 2020 restructuring boosts bond prices but challenging repayments loom
JPMorgan analysts double estimates as blazes continue to rage
Brutally violent Netflix series about a mother and son on the run is set in 1850s Utah Territory
Strong winds spread blazes as more than 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate
Also in this newsletter: French and German business spar over green rules
Issuers pounce on surging investor demand for debt before Donald Trump returns to the White House
The Arctic island has long been vital to US security and its importance is only increasing
More than you’d think!
A sell-side icebreaker
Donald Trump’s vow to rename Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’ is latest dig to neighbouring countries
The dancer behind Beyoncé and Lil Nas X’s viral music videos nominates the clubs, cooks and communities of ‘Black Hollywood’
Comments from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French foreign minister follow US president-elect’s Greenland threats
Capital flows
Authorities order evacuations in coastal neighbourhood as strong winds fan flames
