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European Edition Wednesday, 22 July 2026
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Economy & Money

European economy, markets, the euro, ECB, inflation and business.

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Americast

The US economy backs Elon Musk’s vision for AI and sending people into space

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Frank Elderson: Fireside chat

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Piero Cipollone: The foundations of national sovereignty: the role of central bank money

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‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte

Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering…

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How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves

As demand soars, the country’s mangrove forests and the livelihoods of shellfish gatherers are under threat from encroaching farms…

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Shoppers splash out on fans and paddling pools as retail sales in Great Britain hot up

May heatwave drives up volume of sales 1.2%, the strongest monthly growth since January, says ONS Retail sales bounced back to gro…

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Five ways the Iran peace deal could affect you and your money

With fuel and gas prices having fallen in recent days, we look at how the end of hostilities might affect you - in five charts.

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SpaceX lands investment-grade credit ratings as shares tumble from record high

SpaceX has been awarded investment-grade credit ratings by all three major agencies just days after its record stock market debut,…

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Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises

The UK borrowed £23.3bn in May, according to official figures, up almost a third on the same month last year.

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Tashkent turns 120 investor proposals into economic reform roadmap

Recommendations submitted by international investors during meetings held alongside the Tashkent International Investment Forum wi…

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Trump’s Iran deal could place his legacy in the hands of Tehran

He lambasted Jimmy Carter during the 1980 hostage crisis; now Trump’s presidency could be similarly blemished It began with the fa…

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ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-December 2025

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US launches trade probe into Germany over medicine prices

Washington accuses Berlin of keeping the prices it pays for new medicines too low, while the US market pays significantly more for…

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On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake

Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who starred on Dragons’ D…

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'I'd be put off if he asked to split it': Who should pay on a first date?

Some insist on splitting the bill, others say the asker should pay, while many still see a man paying as romantic.

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Europe's ultra-rich: Which countries are adding the most $30m+ millionaires?

Europe's ultra-rich population has surged by a quarter over the past five years. On average, more than 20 people join the continen…

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MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress The Japanese tech company…

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Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app

Exclusive: Telegram urged to clarify how it detects illegal incitement after attacks were coordinated using app Telegram is facing…

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Homes for sale in former schools in England and Scotland – in pictures

From a one-room village school transformed into a five-bedroom rural pile to a flat in a grand Victorian building in London Contin…

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Think like a billionaire part one – podcast

Glamorous, rich and well-connected, Julie Meyer was a darling of the dotcom boom. But people who worked with the entrepreneur comp…

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The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages

Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.

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Global capital sees potential in Europe but calls for lighter regulation

Political and business leaders and investors at the FII Institute summit in Rome call for lighter regulation and greater flexibili…

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Business Daily

Which jobs could be most resistant to the rise of AI?

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Another FTSE 100 firm falls to private equity. Where are the new listings? | Nils Pratley

You can’t complain Intertek’s £10bn takeover happened – the problem is the lack of arrivals in the other direction It would be a s…