Anna Turley questions Reform UK leader’s revised £25,000 figure for failed attempt to reach Chagos Islands on plane linked to billionaire donor Labour has queried Nigel Farage’s claim that a return trip to the Maldives on a private jet linked to a billionaire donor cost as little as £25,000 as the Reform leader attempted to reach the Chagos Islands. Farage initially recorded his two-day trip to th...
Anna Turley questions Reform UK leader’s revised £25,000 figure for failed attempt to reach Chagos Islands on plane linked to billionaire donor Labour has queried Nigel Farage’s claim that a return trip to the Maldives on a private jet linked to a billionaire donor cost as little as £25,000 as the Reform leader attempted to reach the Chagos Islands. Farage initially recorded his two-day trip to the Maldives as costing £12,500 funded by Thailand-based Reform megadonor Christopher Harborne, before upgrading this to £25,000 in the latest register of interests. Continue reading...
Global food prices rose in March, driven by higher energy prices and an increase in freight costs linked to war in the Middle East. An index of food commodity prices created by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization averaged 128.5 points in March, up 3 points from February, as disruptions from the Iran war ripple through food security chains. The 2.4% increase in the gauge — which t...
Global food prices rose in March, driven by higher energy prices and an increase in freight costs linked to war in the Middle East. An index of food commodity prices created by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization averaged 128.5 points in March, up 3 points from February, as disruptions from the Iran war ripple through food security chains. The 2.4% increase in the gauge — which tracks grains, sugar, meat, dairy and vegetable oil costs — marks the second consecutive month of gains, having risen for the first time in five months in February. While the index monitors raw commodity costs rather than retail prices, the increase signals food inflation may persist as conflict in the Middle East lifts energy and fertilizer costs, as well as disrupts flows of grains and key inputs through the Strait of Hormuz. Read More: How Iran War Is Disrupting the Food Supply Chain: Explainer The largest gains were seen in vegetable oil and sugar prices, though figures for meat, dairy and cereals also climbed.
There's obviously a lot of talk these days about AI and possible destruction of white collar jobs. Intuitively bankers might be expected to be victims of this. But before we can answer whether AI can disrupt an industry, or a line of work, we have to know what the job actually entails. What do investment bankers actually do, and why are they paid for it? To answer this question, we speak with Scot...
There's obviously a lot of talk these days about AI and possible destruction of white collar jobs. Intuitively bankers might be expected to be victims of this. But before we can answer whether AI can disrupt an industry, or a line of work, we have to know what the job actually entails. What do investment bankers actually do, and why are they paid for it? To answer this question, we speak with Scott Bok, the longtime former CEO of the investment bank Greenhill. Scott is also the author of the book Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy, and Timing. We discuss how the industry changed in his career, what type of people thrive in it, and how AI could change the nature of the profession. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oracle is undertaking company wide layoffs affecting up to 18% of its global workforce in 2026. The cuts could reach about 30,000 roles, with the goal of freeing cash for large scale AI data center expansion. The restructuring is tied to Oracle's push to support AI and cloud infrastructure contracts, including work with partners such as OpenAI. For investors watching NYSE:ORCL, this move comes as ...
Oracle is undertaking company wide layoffs affecting up to 18% of its global workforce in 2026. The cuts could reach about 30,000 roles, with the goal of freeing cash for large scale AI data center expansion. The restructuring is tied to Oracle's push to support AI and cloud infrastructure contracts, including work with partners such as OpenAI. For investors watching NYSE:ORCL, this move comes as the stock trades around $146.38, with a 7.7% return over the past year and a 58.2% return over...
French President Emmanuel Macron (L), his wife Brigitte Macron (back C) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (R) attend the welcome ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 3, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday they planned to boost defense cooperation a...
French President Emmanuel Macron (L), his wife Brigitte Macron (back C) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (R) attend the welcome ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 3, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday they planned to boost defense cooperation and work together to address the economic and energy crises triggered by the war in Iran. Macron arrived in South Korea on Thursday for a two-day state visit after also visiting Japan, and held a summit in Seoul on Friday. It is the first state visit by a French president since 2015 and French officials have said the trip aims to strengthen France's strategic and economic role in the region at a time of "strong international and regional tensions." "President Macron and I agreed to share policy-related experiences and strategies in order to jointly address the economic and energy crises triggered by the Middle East war," Lee said after the summit. The leaders also confirmed their commitment to bolstering energy security, including by collaborating to secure safe maritime transport routes through the Strait of Hormuz, he said. Like other Asian economies, South Korea relies heavily on energy imports, including through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has effectively shut down the waterway in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli attacks that began on February 28, driving up energy prices and stoking fears of a global recession. Macron said on Thursday that it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the strait, after U.S. President Donald Trump challenged U.S. allies to work towards reopening it. Defense ties Macron said after Friday's summit that the countries, both major arms manufacturers, would strive to boost their defense ties. "What we want to do is give this cooperation a contemporary dimension," Macron said, citing joint exercises and more cooperation in pr...
Arm Holdings (NasdaqGS:ARM) is moving from a pure licensing model into in-house AI chip production. The company has launched a new AGI CPU developed with Meta for advanced AI workloads. Arm announced a collaboration with Meta and a separate partnership with IBM focused on enterprise AI infrastructure. These steps signal a push into the AI data center market and more direct competition with establi...
Arm Holdings (NasdaqGS:ARM) is moving from a pure licensing model into in-house AI chip production. The company has launched a new AGI CPU developed with Meta for advanced AI workloads. Arm announced a collaboration with Meta and a separate partnership with IBM focused on enterprise AI infrastructure. These steps signal a push into the AI data center market and more direct competition with established chipmakers. Arm has long supplied chip designs that power a wide range of smartphones and...