BIG LAW IS BEING SHAKEN UP -- AND NOT BY AI / THE ECONOMIST

Horizontal demergers Big law is being shaken up—and not by AI A wave of poaching may presage a transformation of American law firms’ busines...

A MESSAGE FOR THE CHANCELLOR: THE TIME IS NOW RIPE FOR TAX REFORM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

A message for the chancellor: the time is now ripe for tax reform Healey’s challenge is to improve the efficiency of the UK’s fiscal system ...

U.S. HOUSING CRUNCH PUTS PRIVATE EQUITY IN MIDTERM CAMPAIGN CROSSHAIRS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US housing crunch puts private equity in midterm campaign crosshairs FT analysis shows that institutional investors are being blamed for soa...

TRUMP`S 21ST-CENTURY MERCANTILISM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s 21st-Century Mercantilism Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has turned his back on the free-market principles that t...

EUROPEAN DIESEL PRICES CLIMB OVER PROSPECTS OF U.S. EXPORT BAN / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

European diesel prices climb over prospect of US export ban Any move by Washington to suspend foreign sales would be ‘catastrophic’ for glob...

CHINA CLOSES HUNDREDS OF BANKS TO BOLSTER FINANCIAL SYSTEM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China closes hundreds of banks to bolster financial system More than 670 lenders, a record, shut down last year as Fitch says smaller player...

THE AI PRODUCTIVITY DELUSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The AI Productivity Delusion As with previous technological revolutions, it is natural to focus on AI's net effects: Will it create more...

THE WORLD´S BUSIEST MIGRATION ROUTE HAS GONE QUIET / THE ECONOMIST

No more movement The world’s busiest migration route has gone quiet Donald Trump’s immigration curbs have changed the movement of people thr...

OECD SOUNDS ALARM ON SURGING GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on ...