Opinion

• Pedro Sánchez’s big electoral gamble [Tue, 06 Oct 12:47]
  Opinion polls suggest it may be the last for the Spanish prime minister
• Silicon Valley’s acqui-hire ruse may have passed its prime [Tue, 06 Oct 11:59]
  Nvidia’s raid on a rival’s top talent has raised hackles among employees not invited to the party
• We should call time on the ‘end times’ [Tue, 06 Oct 08:44]
  Narratives of looming apocalypse are a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with our politics
• Why are bond yields so high? [Tue, 06 Oct 07:30]
  An attempt to shed some light on the big question of 2026
• California’s oligarch tax would change America [Tue, 06 Oct 07:01]
  The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary
• How AI could scupper the dollar [Tue, 06 Oct 01:30]
  Things are fine until they’re not
• BT’s swoop on TalkTalk has regulators over a barrel [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  UK watchdog typically takes a robust view of reduced competition in telecoms market but is taking a back seat this time
• Sleep has always been a class issue [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  There is still a class divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock
• Andy Burnham’s Manchester City problem [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  The prime minister’s economic vision looks dangerously like a game of two halves
• Why accountancy firm listings don’t add up [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  Private equity’s role in consolidating the sector is raising the stakes, making partnerships less sustainable
• How to dress like a man [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  As the way men and women dress overlaps, where does that leave the idea of a ‘manly’ aesthetic?
• Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry [Tue, 06 Oct 00:00]
  Start-ups such as Yoti and Luciditi are meeting demand for age and identity verification as the government retreats
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro comeback exposes Lula’s weakness [Mon, 05 Oct 13:45]
  Incumbent’s fading appeal has opened the door to a family revival in Brazil
• Schneider’s bet on a new world clashes with finance’s old rules [Mon, 05 Oct 13:18]
  It is harder to be good at many things than one — and branching out into software leaves the stock exposed to AI threats