Swiss reject plan to delay parts of UBS capital reform
Government will be allowed to make some changes by executive ordinance rather than parliamentary process
U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ for a TikTok Sale
Top economic officials met in Madrid for a second day, with deadlines looming on tariffs and a ban on TikTok in the United States if it is not sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance.
Big-spending Premier League needs to spread more of its wealth to poorer clubs or everyone loses
The 2025 summer football transfer window was a record for the English Premier League with teams spending £3.9 billion on transfer fees for new players. That’s more than the top divisions of France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined.
Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats
Aspiring autocrats are increasingly pressuring businesses to co-operate with their quest for wealth and power, such as by demanding they direct corporate funds towards their personal enrichment or fire personnel who are critical of them.
A Lehman Brothers memorial PDF dump
Notes on a scandal
Private equity invites Chicagoans to roll dice on local casino
New York firm that controls Bally’s gaming chain sells leveraged equity bet to residents of Windy City
U.S. and China Resume Talks on Tariffs and TikTok
Economic officials meeting in Madrid are seeking to head off a November tariff deadline.
Even professional economists can’t escape political bias
Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do – and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate.
Americans expect inflation to be far higher than it really is, polling shows
BearFotos/ShutterstockAmerican voters often rank inflation as the most important issue facing the US. But something odd has happened to inflationary expectations since Donald Trump became president in January. Americans believe inflation is much higher than it is, and are bracing themselves for further increases.
Is Milei’s electoral blow the beginning of the end for his radical economic vision?
In his first real electoral test since sweeping to power in October 2023, the party of Argentina’s right-wing populist president, Javier Milei, has suffered a landslide defeat. The result can be read as an emphatic reminder of the remarkable endurance in Argentina of Peronism – the movement named after former president Juan Perón.
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