Day: August 18, 2026

Liz’s view You don’t worry about bad ideas on Wall Street. Those burn themselves out quickly. You worry about good ideas because eventually someone will come along, execute them badly, and ruin the party for everyone. Few ideas on Wall Street have been better than the reinvention of insurance from ...

US single-family homebuilding nosedived in July, falling 16% year-over-year as higher mortgage rates kept the market frozen. High mortgage rates and a dire supply shortage have sidelined potential buyers. While those would-be buyers stay put, many are now relying on buy now, pay later services to help them stay afloat: ...

by Robert Harris. Harris dials back the clock a few thousand years from his novel-turned-Academy Award-winning film , delving into a topic to satisfy the curiosity of those with the Roman Empire frequently on their minds. Agrippa is a lesser-known plebeian “meathead” who rises through the ranks of the legionnaires ...

XRG is making its first move in Venezuela as the international investment arm of ADNOC looks to create a global gas platform. The stake in the concession adds to its portfolio of projects in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Mozambique, Turkmenistan, and the US. XRG aims to become a top-five player in global ...

The value of the Public Investment Fund’s assets under management shrank $10 billion last year to around $900 billion, according to its 2025 annual report. While little more than a rounding error in the big-spending world of sovereign wealth, it marked the first such drop this decade. PIF portfolio companies’ ...

Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viral Syrians have protested over the death of a man who was arrested and allegedly beaten by security forces, sparking widespread anger at a practice thought to have ended with the fall of Bashar al-Assad. A crowd ...

In her husband’s first term, her absences sparked conspiracy theories. This time, she is somehow keeping an even lower profile Anyone seen a 56-year-old woman around lately? Tall, cinnamon blond hair, fond of a fancy hat and, to quote Vogue, occasionally dresses like a “freelance magician”. She goes by the ...

The former Dallas Cowboys star is on indefinite leave after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. His future in a competitive business is now in doubt After Tony Romo’s arrest last month, TMZ published a 31-minute “extended cut” of the body-camera footage from the Wisconsin police officer who arrested ...

Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shame Not so long ago, Frank Spinelli seemed to have sorted out his life. He was happily married, working as ...

Owala’s SmoothSip coffee mug keeps drinks as hot (or as cold) as I like, without making a mess Yeti Rambler v Owala FreeSip: which trendy water bottle actually deserves the hype? Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I refuse to drink ...