The best of TV and streaming this week
Moving drama ‘Little Bird’, raucous Netflix adaptation ‘My Brilliant Career’ and more. Reviews by Rebecca Nicholson
US and Iran exchange fire for the first time in more than a month
Oil prices rise after American military hits island in Strait of Hormuz and Tehran retaliates with attack on Jordan
LIV Golf prepares for bankruptcy filing in September
Challenger golf league is negotiating a funding package with BC Partners for a slimmed-down circuit
Scramble for gas assets pushes dealmaking to decade high
Spending on US projects has soared as national oil companies and traders add to the rush for gas assets
Transcript: AI’s big threat to consulting
Victoria Craig talks to Stephen Foley and Michael Acton
UK investment trusts struggle to keep up the liquidity illusion
Boaz Weinstein’s activist campaigns expose the strains in a centuries-old model
Romania to lose €770mn in EU funds due to government crisis
Bucharest will miss a Monday deadline for passing laws required by Brussels to approve recovery funding
Darializa Avila Chevalier: The face of America’s socialist insurgency
The Democratic congressional candidate’s improbable rise has spooked the party establishment
Will financial innovation dethrone the dollar?
The evolution of a truly multi-polar currency market depends on governments’ willingness to embrace technology and fortify markets
Labour shelves plan to restrict foreigners buying new flats
Party downgrades its manifesto pledge to end ‘farce of entire developments being sold off to international investors’
UK fintech Allica looks to Sweden to kick-start European expansion
Neobank hopes to challenge Scandinavian incumbents that have curbed riskier lending
Tim Cook’s legacy by the numbers
Apple CEO hands over to John Ternus on Tuesday after 15 years
Can robots save US manufacturing?
Wall Street and Silicon Valley have high hopes for AI that interacts with the real world. But unions and economists warn of its effects on jobs and wages
Argentina battles flood of contraband goods as Milei opens economy
Libertarian president’s stronger peso fuels jump in illicit imports, squeezing domestic businesses
Geordie Greig – the wellness guru of Fleet Street
The veteran editor has found himself a side hustle as the proprietor of At Winterbourne, a wellness spa in Somerset. He describes life juggling deadlines with downward dogs
Crypto groups spend record $640mn buying back their own tokens
Firms employ similar strategy to equity market repurchases in response to prolonged slump in digital assets sector
Trump’s threats against Canada are self-defeating
His predecessors in the White House understood that a unified North American bloc made the US more secure and prosperous
After years of losses, Victoria Beckham marks her brand’s turnaround
With two new CEOs, Beckham’s beauty and fashion businesses have turned a profit for the first time. So what comes next?
A Life in Lyrics — Freddie Mercury’s richly imagined world
The Queen frontman’s jottings and his former fiancée’s reminiscences show reticence to be the defining note of his afterlife
German gunmaker with loaded history sets sights on British army’s next rifle
Heckler & Koch faces competition from global defence companies to replace the SA80 service rifle
London’s Aim market faces existential crisis
Junior market’s appeal rocked by depressed valuations, poor investor appetite and inheritance tax changes
Long-term investors turn to shipping as Middle East conflict boosts returns
Asset managers report interest from institutional investors seeking exposure to hard assets
Creak chic: does your house make beautiful sounds?
In the quest for quiet homes, we might be missing the magic of aural architecture
Mainland Europe seizes edge in global student race
Continental universities gain ground as immigration restrictions and high fees deter students from the UK and the US