2026-03-19 13:00:06
If the rise of precautionary full-body scans, experimental anti-aging treatments and trendy supplements tells us anything, it’s that we’re obsessed with living as long as possible. And on that front, there’s good news here in the UK: Total life expectancy has essentially recovered to pre-pandemic levels, which were the highest on record.
2026-03-19 13:00:04
On the last Friday of February, Nicolai Tangen, boss of Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, wrapped up his first visit to the Middle East, taking in the vibrant expat magnets of Dubai and Saudi Arabia’s pharaonic infrastructure ambitions. “We were just struck by how dynamic the area was,” Tangen told me in an interview in Paris this week. Hours after his departure, the region erupted in a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and is stoking a global energy crisis.
2026-03-19 13:00:02
Public markets give a running commentary on the biggest players in private markets. Over the last year, this has gone from good to bad to worse. The sector’s long-term growth prospects may be more-or-less intact, but the next few years probably won’t feel that way.
2026-03-19 12:00:03
The embattled chairman raises the stakes against prosecution.
2026-03-19 06:17:12
A kind of toxic love story is playing out on the global stage as President Trump seeks a little help from friends.
2026-03-19 04:00:02
You might have heard that the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is going to leave poor countries starving. That’s not quite right. The reality may be almost as serious, though — and China will be the victor.
