Day: May 21, 2026

The US president will have a prominent role at this summer’s World Cup, but his involvement with the sport started in military school Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter Drive north from New York City and into the Hudson valley. Take Exit 17 and follow Route 7 ...

Our Place’s non-toxic, non-stick titanium pans can handle 1000F temps and the dishwasher – and they’re currently up to 42% off for Memorial Day The seven best non-toxic cooking pans in the US, tested in a food lab Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying ...

The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is an extraordinary example of bald self-dealing Donald Trump is stealing almost $2bn in taxpayer money and handing it out to his friends. That’s the upshot of the president’s recent agreement following a $10bn lawsuit he brought in his personal capacity against the IRS, an agency that ...

Although it might seem like a minor irritant, the consequences of email incivility can be far-reaching Received a rude email at work? You’re not alone. When I was weighing a move from full-time to freelance work, a terse email from a colleague – demanding I redo a task from scratch ...

The IPO prospectus SpaceX dropped last night revealed how much the world’s largest public offering is underpinned by a founder firmly in control. Elon Musk, who previously complained he didn’t have a big enough say in Tesla, will control 85% of the vote at SpaceX through special shares (and will ...

Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, in called it a disgrace to die rich. The robber barons were ruthless, but they also endowed universities, charities, and civic institutions that endure today. How will tech billionaires of the AI age be remembered? Jeff Bezos used his CNBC interview yesterday to pan philanthropy, arguing ...

Generic versions of Ozempic went on sale this week in Canada — somehow the world’s second-largest GLP-1 market — raising questions about whether Novo Nordisk’s failure to renew its Canadian patent and prevent the entry of generic companies into the country was a bit of cunning corporate strategy or an ...

Qatar Investment Authority and Spain’s state-backed investor COFIDES will establish a €300 million ($349 million) joint fund to back Spanish companies involved in the green transition and digital transformation. The new vehicle will be managed by Madrid-based private equity firm Portobello Capital, which oversees about €4.5 billion in assets and ...

Qatar Airways reported a decline of more than 7% in annual net profit, in a sign of how Gulf airlines are struggling to cope with the biggest disruption to their operations since the pandemic. The state-owned carrier posted a $1.9 billion profit for the year to the end of March, ...

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. The video has been widely condemned by world leaders, including the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and by ...