Gideon Rachman talks to Joseph Nye about the role of morality in shaping foreign policy

European Commission seeks to strengthen enforcement powers after banking scandals

Regional trading blocs would better align mutual interests and provide stability

Dive into negative prices triggered pullback that helps set scene for rebound

World’s biggest gold miner reaps rewards of pandemic price effect and Goldcorp acquisition

Whether we like it or not, spending on arms and security will rise in the next few years 

Fixed rate that applies in years three to five has been cut

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on

Covert and overt ways to interest children in learning about money

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten

UK-based education company is still more value trap than takeover candidate

The holes in the investment case were there, but not many were looking

In our increasingly cashless society, parents are turning to apps and payment cards designed for youngsters

Young people may face many challenges, but they also have many wealth creation opportunities

Learning how to budget is a vital skill to master at the beginning of a career

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

German chemicals group faces surge in plaintiffs alleging cancer link to Roundup

Mark Cutifani says polyhalite a ‘very differentiated’ product to potash

Rise in plaintiffs comes as German chemicals group reports 19% jump in sales

Like other accelerators, Techstars, a network of more than 40 corporate and geographically targeted startup bootcamps, has had to bring its marquee demo day events online. Over the last two weeks of April, industry-focused accelerators working with startups building businesses around mobility technologies (broadly) and the future of the home joined programs in Abu Dhabi, […]

It will be hard to help worthy US companies without also aiding private equity

Good morning and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a jumpstart for your week. Equity had a busy last few days, so to help you catch up: Friday’s episode was a lot of fun (Duolingo, Figma, OMERS, and aquafaba), and we also dropped an Equity Shot on Saturday, digging into the first major technology earnings week. […]

After months of testing, Facebook’s redesign is finally official. Announced last year at F8, the more minimalist approach to its desktop design has been rolled out in waves. In March, the company added an option to try out the new version. Users could switch back and leave feedback for why they had done so. This […]

The UK should not agree to proposals to stagger the talks, with fish as part of the first course

It is hard to overstate the turn to Euroscepticism. It will not go away when lockdown ends

Refugee crisis looms as ‘gates open’ on the Turkish border

Let’s talk about money. More specifically, let’s talk about how much things cost. A few years back, the price of flagship smartphones leapt above the $1,000 threshold, owing largely to the cost of screen technology. It’s a tough calculus, but that’s the price of innovation. The rising cost of smartphones is largely regarded as a […]

In its first-quarter earnings report today, Samsung said it expects the COVID-19 pandemic to continue impacting its business for the rest of the year, cutting into sales for smartphones and TVs, but increasing demand for PCs, servers and memory chips as people continue to work or study from home. Samsung’s results for the first-quarter of […]

Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on the lock screen of Android -powered smartphones, has amassed 100 million daily active users, it said today. The subsidiary of ad-firm InMobi Group reached the milestone in 21 months in what appears to be the shortest duration for any popular internet service to gain their […]

The coronavirus may be decimating some corners of the economy, but the impact on the digital music, as evidenced by the world’s biggest music streaming company, appears to be minimal. Today Spotify reported its earnings for Q1 with revenues of €1.848 billion ($2 billion at today’s rates) and an inching into a positive net income […]

Some big M&A is afoot in Israel in the world of smart transportation. According to multiple reports and sources that have contacted TechCrunch, chip giant Intel is in the final stages of a deal to acquire Moovit, a startup that applies AI and big data analytics to track traffic and provide transit recommendations to some […]

On the heels of a spate of reports over the weekend, today Intel confirmed its latest move to grow its automotive division. The chip giant is acquiring Moovit, an Israeli startup previously backed by Intel that analyses urban traffic patterns and provides transportation recommendations with a specific focus on public transit. The deal values Moovit at […]

Carmaker puts brakes on dividends and buybacks in order to preserve liquidity

Good morning and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a jumpstart for your week. Regular Equity episodes still drop each and every Friday morning, so if you’ve listened to the show over the years, don’t worry — we’re only adding to the mix. You can catch last week’s show with Danny Crichton and Natasha Mascarenhas right here if […]

First New York listing by a Chinese company since Luckin Coffee debacle

Contrary to some fears, equity calls on the London market have been relatively orderly

The coronavirus outbreak has driven more consumers to turn to their smart speakers for news, information, music and entertainment, according to new data released today by NPR and Edison Research. Around three-quarters of U.S. adults 18 and up said their routines have been impacted due to COVID-19 and their media habits have changed as a […]

Tumblr is making a change to how it deals with hate speech on its blogging platform. The company announced today it will also remove the reblogs (repostings) from any blogs that were suspended for violating its policies around hate speech. Already, the company says it’s identified nearly 1,000 blogs that were banned for blatant violations […]

YouTube TV is expanding its lineup of channels thanks to a new, multi-year distribution agreement with ViacomCBS, announced this morning. The Google-owned streaming TV service is gaining 14 new ViacomCBS channels as a result of the deal, including news, sports, and entertainment offerings. It will also continue to carry CBS broadcast stations, CBS Sports Network, […]

The eurozone’s problems run far deeper than anything that can be solved by a splurge of foreign cash

Investors seek better-quality government bonds

Metal offers protection from sledgehammer approach to quantitative easing

Investors seek safe haven from stock market volatility

I am in the process of getting divorced from his mother

Our household income has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Autotech Ventures popped on the scene three years ago with a $120 million debut fund and a plan to invest in early-stage ground transportation startups. Now, with investments in 26 startups and a handful of exits, including Xnor.ai, DeepScale and Frontier Car Group, the venture firm is back with a new, bigger fund and the […]