UK frustrated by Cayman Islands silence on money laundering
Authorities in the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, are failing to help UK investigators.
Brazil far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro leads with 26 percent: Poll
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who remains in intensive care after being stabbed at a campaign rally, maintained his lead in a Datafolha election poll on Friday.
‘The Bank of Mum and Dad will run dry’
Money lenders say people will borrow even more from families as firms cut lending after Wonga’s collapse.
The day Lehman Brothers went under
The BBC talked to people involved about their memories of the bank’s collapse on 15 September 2008.
US-China trade friction could be ugly until after election
No real improvement in the trade tensions between the U.S. and China is expected until after mid-term elections.
Alex Jones’ 5 most disturbing and ridiculous conspiracy theories
After years of public pressure, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was largely barred from the world’s largest social media platforms.
Tesla had a scandal-free week, and the stock gained 12 percent
The gains make for Tesla’s best week since Aug. 3, before CEO Elon Musk sent shares swinging with a take-private tweet.
Trump ‘orders further China tariffs’
US President Donald Trump reportedly tells staff to move ahead with tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods.
Nobel Prize winner Shiller sees ‘bad times in the stock market’ ahead
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller thinks investors ought to ignore the recent burst in corporate profits and focus on longer-term valuation, which he says carries foreboding news for the stock market.
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort agrees to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller
The crimes that Manafort pleads guilty to relate to money earned from consulting work on behalf of pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine, predating his tenure on the Trump campaign.