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Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk

Some experts see a dangerous combination of factors reminiscent of practices that led to previous financial crises.

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A conference held by Nvidia in Washington last month. The company’s multi-trillion-dollar valuation assume endless growth.
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Frances McDormand on her adult-sized cradle art project: ‘It’s not performative, it’s experiential’

Three-time Oscar winner has joined forces with conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra for an exhibition inspired by the Shakers

A small-town police chief of plainspoken decency in Fargo. A working-class mother driven to seek justice for her daughter in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. A modest, resilient woman finding dignity in life on the road in Nomadland.

The actor Frances McDormand’s three Oscar-winning performances display rare versatility but have empathy at their core. But qualities were on display last week when she joined the conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra at the opening of an exhibition featuring adult-sized cradles.

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© Photograph: Kristen Tomkowid

© Photograph: Kristen Tomkowid

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JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem? | Arwa Mahdawi

The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relationship affect his chances?

The US is the land of the free and the home of the world’s most expensive, and most excruciatingly drawn-out, elections. In most democracies, the election cycle lasts just a few weeks or months. In most democracies there are strict laws regulating how long politicians can campaign, and how much money political parties can accept. But the US is not most democracies.

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© Photograph: Rod Lamkey/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Rod Lamkey/AFP/Getty Images

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What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculation

Every chancellor likes to float ideas before a budget to test how they might land with the public.

However, the sheer volume of policy ideas floated – and in some cases quickly jettisoned – through the media in the run-up to Wednesday’s Westminster set-piece has set Rachel Reeves’s second budget apart.

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© Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters

© Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters

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Best Black Friday deals on gifts for men: Uggs, Oura rings and more

Finding the best luxury gifts for men isn’t always easy. The guy who loves the finer things usually already owns everything he needs. That’s why “Virtual Reali-tea” hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real have rounded up the best gifts for men in 2025, from comfort classics to unique luxury gifts. We’re talking Vuori Sunday Performance...

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