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Qatar’s slowing economy puts focus on World Cup spending

Construction for tournament the priority as Gulf state seeks to manage fall in oil prices




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Gulf woes echo across south Asia as remittances drop

India suffers drop in money sent home by migrants as oil-driven economies cut jobs




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A hard landing for the Gulf’s airlines

Three carriers face disruption to their role as ‘superconnectors’ as the state-owned groups fight to justify a business model built around hubs in a volatile region




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Hospital group NMC raises guidance for 2018

United Arab Emirates-based group anticipates strong growth next year




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Universities risk their reputation with links to regimes

The Matthew Hedges case highlights curbs on academic freedom that extend beyond the Gulf




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Dubai businesses voice fears about slow recovery

City state yet to benefit from rebound in global oil market




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Saudi Arabia takes first step into equity benchmarks

Admission into FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones comes ahead of MSCI inclusion in June




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‘State actor’ behind oil tanker attacks, UAE tells UN

Report claims divers attached mines to ships in a sophisticated operation




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US blames Iran for Gulf of Oman tanker attack

Middle East tensions escalate and oil prices rise after Norwegian and Japanese ships hit




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Trump’s man in London a far cry from bombastic president

Republican football club owner has reputation for working behind scenes




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Cordish seeks to woo Madrid with revised casino plan

Components in the proposal include a World Soccer Hall of Fame Museum




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Advertisers pull back from targeting US Latinos

Marketers fear ‘racist’ Trump supporters, says head of Hispanic advertising group




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Trump, lawnmowers and undocumented immigrants

‘As the president tries to crack down on immigration, he runs into countervailing market forces’




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John McEnroe on reinventing himself — and being more like Federer 

The tennis champion triumphs again over a spicy Mexican lunch in Manhattan




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Drunk on Trump: why the US is under the influence

‘You don’t throw down shots of liquor with Tabasco in them unless there is a lot on your mind. I would think that the same goes for people who came out to cheer Trump’




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The Republicans are roaring — but should they be snoring?

‘Donald Trump’s rise to power has transformed the GOP into the party of cacophony’




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Richard Gregory, comedian and activist, 1932-2017

A trailblazing satirist who battled racial injustice in America




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Donald Trump’s debt to Deutsche Bank

As others shied away, the German bank lent money for several projects. But the president and lender face increased scrutiny over their ties




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Approach of Irma empties Trump’s winter White House

US president has four resorts in path of massive hurricane




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Ageing transport systems risk growth, US cities warned

Authority on New York recovery calls for ‘trillions of dollars’ of infrastructure investment




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US cities brace for arrival of fleeing Puerto Ricans

Emigration from hurricane-hit island is likely to be centred on New York and Florida




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Lillian Ross, journalist, 1918-2017

Legendary, longstanding New Yorker writer who pioneered ‘new journalism’




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Tom Petty, rock musician, 1950-2017

Over a four-decade career, his enduring hit songs brought global fame




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Sachs looks to turn conservative tide in US states

Economist is working with Pritzker heir to fund local Democratic candidates




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An IQ test fit for the age of fake news

Questions devised by the Office of American Innovation for use by the Trump team




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Testing times for the American soccer revolution

‘The hopes of soccer bulls have been dashed again. The US team has crashed out of the World Cup’




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Private equity: Twilight for the buyout barbarians

The founding partners of some of the biggest buyout firms are preparing to hand control to a new generation who will face a more forbidding landscape




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Parade goes on as New Yorkers defy deadly attack

City that kept its cool after the 9/11 terror attack shows unity at Halloween event




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David Boies: the super-lawyer who fell to earth

The risk-taking star of the Manhattan legal scene has been ensnared in the Weinstein scandal




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Bitcoin: an investment mania for the fake news era

The cryptocurrency has attracted people who mistrust institutions — and those looking for a way to get rich quick




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A modest proposal: time to rethink the impact of US tax reform




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A modest proposal part II: the debate over US tax reform




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Thousands will die as a consequence of this new tax bill




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US economy faces a comedown from a sugar high

Signs of strength are largely unrelated to government policy




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Tax-cut legislation will be bad for public health




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To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us




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Trump’s big choice at Davos

Will he reassure his audience that the US believes in strong global institutions?




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Treasury chiefs should stick to strong dollar mantra




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Powell’s challenge at the Fed

He must work out how to achieve growth that is adequate and financially sustainable




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Wells Fargo and the future of corporate responsibility

It is pretty clear that the board has manifestly failed in its duties of supervision




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The Trump administration’s first CEA report

Blaming Obama’s presidency for disappointing economic growth does not fit the facts




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Currency markets send warning on US economy

Concerns over the dollar weakness are magnified by the decision to impose across the board tariffs on steel and aluminium




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Puerto Rican debt boom has little link to reality

Speculators reap windfalls as estimates of hurricane damage are revised up




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The threat of secular stagnation has not gone away

The economy is prone to sluggish growth — if the past few years are anything to go by




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Trump’s trade policy violates every strategy rule

From tweet to tweet, official to official, nobody can tell what his priorities are




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A jobs guarantee — progressives’ latest big idea

But cynicism about politics means we should be wary of making promises we cannot keep




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Trump claims credit he is not due on the economy

Growth has exceeded expectations outside the US rather than within it




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Ending quarterly reports will not stop short-termism

Requiring less information would favour better-connected professional investors




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Policymakers call for firepower to fight recession

Experts debate problems for central banks in era of ultra-low interest rates




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I discovered the rest of America on my holiday

Driving across the US gave me a different perspective on the American economy