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German election

Coalition dilemma for Merkel as grip on power weakens

Chancellor considers rare three-way union with Greens and Free Democrats

German election
AfD leader splits with party after poll breakthrough
Analysis German election
Germany’s election results in charts and maps
Gideon Rachman
The end of German exceptionalism
Japan Politics & Policy
Abe calls snap Japan general election
Technology
Uber chief apologises to Londoners and vows change

Dara Khosrowshahi admits mistakes as London mayor says talks with TfL can take place

US Inequality
Millions of Americans mired in poverty, study finds

Report highlights stark inequalities as 50m remain in ‘distressed communities’

Oil
Oil price eyes highest close since 2015

Fears over threat to Kurdistan exports combined with strong Chinese buying lift Brent crude

The Big Read
The return of the stock picker

Index funds have outperformed most equity managers for a decade, but tighter monetary policies lead active investors to believe it is their moment

US Politics & Policy
Wang Qishan’s Bannon ties fuel talk of second term
Andrew Hill
What the rise of the AI dull-bots means for humans

Automated routine work is everywhere — even coaching

Middle East & North Africa
Iraqi Kurds defy threats to vote in independence poll

Voters in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan pour into polling stations to cast their ballots

US immigration
Donald Trump announces new US travel restrictions

Tailored curbs on 8 nationalities replace ban on travellers from 6 Muslim-majority states

US
Kushner used private email with White House colleagues

Trump’s son-in-law denies he used personal account to conduct official business

Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer tests new way of putting more drugs on trial

Pharmaceuticals group to license four of its experimental medicines to new company SpringWorks

Mergers & Acquisitions
Hellman & Friedman launches $5.3bn Nets A/S takeover

Deal is largest European leveraged buyout in almost five years

Personal & Household Goods
Unilever to buy Carver Korea for €2.27bn

Anglo-Dutch consumer group targets South Korea’s $13bn beauty market

US News

US healthcare reform
Healthcare bill on knife-edge as Cruz joins dissidents

Latest bid to repeal and replace Obamacare appears set to fail in Congress

Infrastructure investment
Ageing transport systems risk growth, US cities warned

Authority on New York recovery calls for ‘trillions of dollars’ of infrastructure investment

Renewable Energy
Future of US solar industry placed in Trump’s hands

Trade commission rules domestic panel makers seriously injured by foreign competition

Analysis US trade
US business hands Trump his tariff moment

Several trade cases may allow president to fulfil his protectionist promises

Opinion

Instant Insight Edward Luce
Trump plays a dangerous game of racial division

US president is once again stoking national disharmony for political ends

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Labour sets out economic plans

Highlights from John McDonnell's party conference speech

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Labour sets out economic plans
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Catalonia referendum, H&M results
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Inside Germany's rightwing politics
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Brazilian officials are confident the worst is over

Highlights

MBA
China’s roving students are lured home

Improved business schools and the chance to network rival the prestige of western MBAs

Analysis Climate change
Green bond boom brings growing pains

Market’s growth raises questions over what exactly constitutes ‘green’

Pound Sterling
Firmer pound sparks greater demand for hedging

Retailers and food companies among those buying insurance against sterling’s moves

Markets News

Oil
Oil price eyes highest close since 2015

Fears over threat to Kurdistan exports combined with strong Chinese buying lift Brent crude

Global Market Overview
Euro hit ahead of German coalition building

Bund yields tick lower; Brent nears $58 a barrel

Market Questions
Can sector rotations drive equity markets higher?

Dollar versus euro and the future of the pound also in focus

Technology

Technology
Uber chief apologises to Londoners and vows change

Dara Khosrowshahi admits mistakes as London mayor says talks with TfL can take place

Life & Arts

The new vine-art movement
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