Economy

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  Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so

  20 April 2026

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  He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine

  18 April 2026

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  Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?

  18 April 2026

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  Inside Southeast Asia’s scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture

  18 April 2026

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  US blockade of Strait of Hormuz ratchets up tensions with China ahead of Trump visit to Beijing

  18 April 2026

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  ‘Vegan leather’ isn’t as sustainable or eco‑friendly as brands might claim

  18 April 2026

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  How might the Strait of Hormuz be reopened? Here are 3 scenarios

  18 April 2026

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  Slopaganda wars: how (and why) the US and Iran are flooding the zone with viral AI-generated noise

  18 April 2026

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  Why is Israel continuing to attack Lebanon, despite the ceasefire? Expert Q&A

  18 April 2026

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  After ceasefire, negotiating a lasting deal with Iran would require overcoming regional rivalries and strategic incoherence

  18 April 2026