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The real winners of Trump’s global tariff war: law firms, hedge funds and AI
At 8am, two hours before the US supreme court officially slapped down Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on 20 February, Joseph Spraragen’s phone was already ringing off the hook.The...
Russian firms have routed $8bn of trade through British island territories since invasion of Ukraine
Russian companies have used Britain’s secretive island territories to conduct $8bn (£5.9bn) of trade since the invasion of Ukraine, according to a report that highlights the flow of goods...
Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’
Campaigners have bemoaned the “achingly slow” progress made on gender equality at the top of Britain’s biggest businesses, as research showed blue-chip firms had missed key targets and there...
India’s new lending curbs seen squeezing trading firms
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 11:53 AM[MUMBAI] The Indian central bank’s curbs on bank funding for proprietary trading could spur trading firms to shift business offshore and may...
Trump tariff reversal could cut costs for US energy firms but will likely leave broader flows unchanged
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 10:41 AM[HOUSTON] The US Supreme Court’s Friday (Feb 20) decision to strike down trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last year may...
Gold edges down as dollar firms; inflation data in focus
Published Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · 09:57 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged lower on Thursday (Feb 19) after a more than 2 per cent gain in the previous session, as...