Shoshana Kedem
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21 May
Organ donations in the US are soaring amid the worsening opioid crisis
In the US, organs are in such high demand that 20 people die every day waiting for a transplant.
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17 May
Walmart results: Retail giant still on top, but Amazon is catching up
Walmart is still winning the battle for US retail domination despite increased competition from the likes of Amazon.
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15 May
Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s communist alliance set for victory in Iraq election
Jubilation erupted in the streets of Baghdad yesterday as news broke that Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr’s party was on course for victory in Iraq’s general election.
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14 May
Italy election: Markets shrug-off prospect of new Eurosceptic government
Italian markets showed no signs of jitters as coalition talks by Eurosceptic parties to form a government in Italy took shape on Sunday.
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11 May
Regulators slap hefty fine on Barclays’ Jes Staley over whistleblowing scandal
UK regulators have fined Barclays Bank chief executive Jes Staley an eye-watering £650,000 ($881,000) for attempting to unmask a whistleblower in 2016.
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11 May
Rusal share price plunges on US sanctions jitters
The Russian aluminium giant Rusal share price has taken another nosedive today after the company warned fresh US sanctions could hurt business.
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11 May
Iraq election: Stakes are high as Iraqis head to the polls
As the Iraqi election polls open tomorrow, the future of the country hangs in the balance.
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10 May
Donald Trump will meet with Kim-Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his historic meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will take place in Singapore on 12 June.
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10 May
The UAE appears to be building a Dubai-style resort on Yemen’s island of Socotra
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), currently embroiled in a long-running war in Yemen, has begun a military occupation of a Yemeni island called Socotra in the Arabian Sea.
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10 May
The global weapons trade is booming due to wars in Syria and Yemen
With the Middle East mired in conflict, the global weapons trade is booming, sending sales for 2013-17 up 10% from the previous four years.
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10 May
BT share price dips after 13,000 jobs axed
The BT share price has fallen 8% this morning after the UK telecoms giant announced it will be axing 13,000 jobs and abandoning its London HQ in sweeping cost-cutting measures.
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10 May
Mahathir Mohamad elected Malaysian Prime Minister and world’s oldest leader in shock victory
In a sensational win, veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad has sailed to victory in the Malaysian election, becoming the world’s oldest elected leader.
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9 May
Kim Jong-un releases three US prisoners ahead of historic US-North Korea summit
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has secured the release of three Americans who had been in North Korean jail, US President Donald Trump has announced, ahead of a historic US-North Korea summit.
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9 May
Walmart-Flipkart deal: Walmart gets a jump start in race for India’s ecommerce market
US retail giant Walmart is shelling out $16 billion for control of Indian ecommerce platform Flipkart in a bid to cash in on India’s fast-growing economy.
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9 May
Global leaders react to US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
Leaders around the world have responded with a mixture of delight and dismay to the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the Iran nuclear deal.
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9 May
Iran nuclear deal: The winners and losers from Trump’s decision to pull the US out
Gulf powers and Israel have welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal last night.
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8 May
What we learnt from Boris Johnson’s US trip
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has turned up the pressure on president Trump to stay in the Iran nuclear deal amid his arrival for talks in Washington.
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8 May
CYBG’s £1.6bn Virgin Money takeover bid would create largest UK challenger bank
Shares in retail bank Virgin Money leapt 7.7% as the UK stock market opened on Tuesday morning.
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4 May
2017 UK general election: Did Russian Twitter bots boost Jeremy Corbyn?
Did an army of Russian Twitter bots help propel Labour and Jeremy Corbyn to a surprisingly positive result in the 2017 UK general election?
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3 May
World Press Freedom day: The economics of media freedom
World Press Freedom day — created to celebrate the achievements of the free press — is an opportunity to reflect on the economic benefits of a free media.
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2 May
Standard Chartered share price slips despite profits growing by 20%
The Standard Chartered share price has fallen despite the bank posting a better-than-expected 20% rise in pretax profit for the first three months of the year.
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2 May
Facebook F8: A new dating service and other big announcements from the conference
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a list of new features for the social network at the semi-annual Facebook F8 developer’s conference in San Jose, California.
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1 May
Here’s how Trump’s tariffs will hit EU steel and aluminium producers
US President Donald Trump has given the European Union (EU), Canada, Mexico and other allies a 30-day reprieve from new steel and aluminium tariffs, delaying the controversial measures just days before a high-level delegation heads to China for trade discussions.
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27 Apr
North and South Korea have taken their first tentative steps towards peace
North and South Korea took the first tentative steps towards peace today during a summit with global implications.
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27 Apr
Norway’s oil fund has made its first loss in two years
Norway’s giant $1 trillion oil fund made a loss of $21 billion in the first quarter of this year, its first in two years, after buying into volatile equity markets.
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27 Apr
Trade anxieties flare up between the EU and the US as Merkel goes to Washington
A looming trade war between the EU and the US will be at the centre of talks when German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Washington today for her second meeting with US President Trump at the Oval office.
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27 Apr
Korean summit: Kim Jong-un has met with South Korea’s Moon Jae-in
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has walked across the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea today, hand-in-hand with South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in.
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26 Apr
Facebook’s Mike Schroepfer testimony: Facebook wants to avoid another election influencing scandal
Facebook is rolling out new measures to make political ads more transparent for UK users, according to the company’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer.
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26 Apr
VW share price climbs on record vehicle sales
Volkswagen’s share price has jumped after the German car manufacturer posted its first quarter financial results today.
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26 Apr
Samsung makes record profit for fourth quarter running
South Korean electronics giant Samsung — the world’s biggest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs — has posted a net profit of $10.8 billion in the first three months of 2018, up 52% from the year before.