2026-04-17 12:00:13
I can’t remember ever hearing the winner of a democratic election stand in front of the cameras after their victory to promise “regime change.” A new dawn or era, yes. Hope, transformation, integrity, a drained swamp, for sure, ad nauseam. But not what Hungary’s Peter Magyar pledged after routing Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the polls on Sunday.
2026-04-17 12:00:10
Europe will suffer amply from the global energy shock that the Iran war has created. Its central bankers should be careful not to worsen the blow.
2026-04-17 12:00:08
There is no doubt that Luca de Meo, chief executive officer of Kering SA, has made a strong start at the owner of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. Since taking the helm in September he has tackled the group’s stretched balance sheet, shaken up management and introduced a new organizational structure.
2026-04-17 05:00:59
Thanks to AI hype, a billion-dollar startup with one person on the payroll could quickly go from fantasy to reality.
2026-04-17 04:00:08
India has long looked away from the tinder-box that is industrial labor relations. That’s because its factories have mostly been peaceful, despite enormous levels of inequality. This week, however, violent protests broke out in a Delhi suburb over poor working conditions, ending that serenity. The many companies that have invested in the satellite city of Noida — including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Corp., as well as manufacturing giants like Samsung Electronics Co. — will worry that l
2026-04-17 03:00:08
The techno-anarchist dream fueled by the 2008 Bitcoin revolution was for everyone to be their own bank. Hong Kong’s contribution to that vision in 2026 is a pragmatic shrug: “Why bother, when your bank is already everywhere?”
