Also in today’s newsletter, Donald Trump’s picks controversial congressman as attorney-general, and 7-Eleven starts talks with Couche-Tard
Also in this week’s newsletter, career advice for someone curious about quant finance
Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinion
Also in today’s newsletter, Klarna files for US IPO and potential ‘white knight’ bidder emerges for Seven & i
Trump era means government has to navigate competing pressures, but it must solve its procurement woes first
Also in this newsletter: Why the European parliament is holding Spain’s climate minister hostage
Plus, an activist takes a stake in Nissan and the $20bn Verizon-Frontier deal goes down to the wire
Plus, we’re keeping track of Team 47 with updates on the latest Trump appointments
Environmental groups were sceptical of the French oil company’s sustainability plans
Also in today’s newsletter, Wall Street bonuses set to jump after two fallow years and China unveils new stealth jet
Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls short
Also in this newsletter: Much ado about party politics at European commissioner hearings
Plus, hedge funds fight over a financial lifeline for Thames Water and India’s once-hot IPO market loses momentum
Her faux pas on trade and tariffs made her look as if she came from the usual neoliberal camp that sold out the working class
Taking dictation from the labour unions brought economic damage for little political gain
EU and US face pushback over effort to widen pool of climate finance contributors
Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executive
Keir Starmer’s government will probably move towards deeper UK-EU relations under geopolitical pressures
Plus, the rise of DRW, hedge funds bet against renewables, and Monet at the Courtauld Gallery
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Finance and external influences
Plus, US reports inflation figures while Japan, the UK and the EU publish first estimates of third-quarter GDP
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