Big law’s capitulation to Donald Trump may be bad for business

IT PASSES FOR a courtroom truism that whoever wins or loses, the lawyers come out on top—especially in litigious America. The...

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Lobbyists hope that Trump will produce a bonanza

The capitol Hill club, in Washington, dc, is a venerable gathering spot for the city’s Republican elite. It is minutes from t...

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Ekrem Imamoglu’s wife on how his arrest has turned a mayor into a movement

WHEN MY HUSBAND, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested in the early hours of March 19th, millions across Turkey felt exactly as I did:...

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Trump’s tariff pain:the growing evidence

AMERICA’S ECONOMY is looking peaky. Inflation expectations are creeping up; consumer confidence is weakening. But Donald Trum...

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Trump’s endless trade threats come at a growing cost

AMERICA’S ECONOMY is looking peaky. Inflation expectations are creeping up. On March 25th consumer confidence fell to its low...

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is throttling Turkey’s democracy

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been running Turkey for 22 years, and has spent much of that time eroding its democracy. His governm...

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ASML’s boss has a warning for Europe

ASML is in an enviable position. The Dutch company is the only manufacturer of equipment that can reliably etch the most adva...

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Catch up:Bolsonaro to stand trial; Britain’s chancellor gives spring statement

Brazil’s supreme court ruled that Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s former president, will stand trial for leading an alleged cou...

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Catch up:ceasefire on the Black Sea; Waltz takes responsibility for group chat fiasco

America said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to end “the use of force” in the Black Sea and to work to ban strikes on ener...

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Catch up:ceasefire on the Black Sea; Britain’s chancellor gives spring statement

America said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to end “the use of force” in the Black Sea and to work to ban strikes on ener...

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