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Breakingviews - Merz wavering cripples EU’s tough China stand reut.rs/4eF7mob reut.rs/4eF7mob

Merz wavering cripples EU’s tough China stand

The German chancellor has ‌yet to support Brussels's plans to crack down on Beijing’s trade practices. His fears stem ​from a likely painful riposte from ​the Xi Jinping regime. He should ⁠focus...

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Breakingviews - Unitree previews China's bleak robot reality reut.rs/4eEpLS3 reut.rs/4eEpLS3

Unitree previews China's bleak robot reality

The firm's ‌Shanghai listing could value it at $6 bln. But first-quarter net profit halved due to fierce ​competition and rising R&D costs. Worse, ​Unitree admits applications and demand for ⁠robots...

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Breakingviews - Fuel-hedge chicken is a game only Ryanair can play reut.rs/4exgbBo reut.rs/4exgbBo

Fuel-hedge chicken is a game only Ryanair can play

The €25 bln carrier said it’s willing to wait until September ​before locking in fuel ​prices for next summer, given elevated ⁠levels. It’s a bet ​Hormuz will reopen or, if it ​doesn’t, its high...

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Breakingviews - Japan’s shareholder meetings run on bunk clockwork reut.rs/4eeGXNF reut.rs/4eeGXNF

Japan’s shareholder meetings run on bunk clockwork

Half of firms in the $8.6 trln market will hold AGMs in June ​led by Toyota and Kioxia, ​with most in the same week. ⁠Mob-linked investors once justified circling ​the wagons. Those days are gone...

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Breakingviews - Take population caps seriously, but not literally reut.rs/43VtlSt reut.rs/43VtlSt

Take population caps seriously, but not literally

The far-right proposal to cap Switzerland’s population at 10 mln, scheduled for ​a referendum in June, would ​damage the economy and likely struggle ⁠to translate into coherent measures. ​It still...

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Breakingviews - Passive investors actively pump up market bubble reut.rs/3QnvZ0f reut.rs/3QnvZ0f

Passive investors actively pump up market bubble

Index-tracking funds are on ⁠track to ​buy a large chunk ​of the shares sold in SpaceX’s record $75 ​billion offering. ​With more than half the ‌U.S. ⁠market now invested by hands-off managers,...

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Breakingviews - Physical shocks are shrinking the power of money reut.rs/4e05UfA reut.rs/4e05UfA

Physical shocks are shrinking the power of money

As pandemics, wars and ⁠trade standoffs shake ​the world, JW ​Mason and Arjun Jayadev argue in “Against Money” ​that a deeper ​belief is crumbling: that ‌economies ⁠can be measured by adding up...

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Breakingviews - Reliance hiring slump is calm before AI storm reut.rs/4x5LB98 reut.rs/4x5LB98

Reliance hiring slump is calm before AI storm

Headcount growth at the $190 bln energy-to-retail group is slowing ​sharply, partly as an ​investment binge for its energy ⁠business fades. But a ​chronic skills shortage will push ​India Inc toward...

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Breakingviews - Forced Tata Sons IPO aims to fix what isn't broken reut.rs/4x8RbYG reut.rs/4x8RbYG

Forced Tata Sons IPO aims to fix what isn't broken

India’s central bank is pushing the holding ‌company of a $270 bln cars-to-chips conglomerate to list. It’s a clumsy application of non-bank rules. An IPO will ​crystallise a huge discount and curb...

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Breakingviews - Bayer’s Monsanto debacle sows bitter M&A lessons reut.rs/3PO67uo reut.rs/3PO67uo

Bayer’s Monsanto debacle sows bitter M&A lessons

A ​decade on, the German ⁠pharma giant is ​worth less than ​the $62 bln it paid for Roundup's maker. ​Known legal risks ​negated any promised benefits. ‌The ⁠deal created value in one way: it flagged...

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Breakingviews - Japan’s Takaichi is her own worst energy enemy reut.rs/3QgzENn reut.rs/3QgzENn

Japan’s Takaichi is her own worst energy enemy

The PM’s $19 ‌bln subsidy plan to fight rising oil costs follows a campaign vow to tame inflation. It’s ​also a fiscally unsustainable anachronism blunting ​pain to the wallet that could ⁠boost her...

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Breakingviews - Pushy investors prime Japan Inc for new phase reut.rs/3PP4SuS reut.rs/3PP4SuS

Pushy investors prime Japan Inc for new phase

Activists like Elliott and ⁠Oasis targeted ​firms worth $110 bln in ​the first quarter, with 56 campaigns in ​2025 topping ​Europe's tally. Backing from local ‌money ⁠managers clears the way for...

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Breakingviews - Jardine's $2.4 bln radiology pivot scans well reut.rs/4tXuKCL reut.rs/4tXuKCL

Jardine's $2.4 bln radiology pivot scans well

The $21 bln Hong Kong conglomerate is paying a full price ​to take I-MED off ​private equity shop Permira's hands. ⁠But the medical imaging firm ​is the largest in Australia ​and growing some 10% a...

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Breakingviews - Kaput Pax Americana clears way for Pax Planetaria reut.rs/4x893Tx reut.rs/4x893Tx

Kaput Pax Americana clears way for Pax Planetaria

The ​world needn’t be governed ⁠by the ​law of the jungle ​despite US, Russian and Chinese bullying. So-called ​middle powers, ​led by the $23 trln EU, ‌can ⁠defend parts of a new order clubbing...

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Breakingviews - SpaceX hype screens out most but not all rival IPOs reut.rs/4dm6aGI reut.rs/4dm6aGI

SpaceX hype screens out most but not all rival IPOs

Elon Musk’s rocket ‌firm is poised to float with a $1.75 trln valuation. With OpenAI coming, starry-eyed investors ​are likely to focus on mega ​floats. Windscreen fixer Belron’s mix of stable...

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Breakingviews - Paris-Berlin tank deal invents IPO nationalisation reut.rs/4tH6THf reut.rs/4tH6THf

Paris-Berlin tank deal invents IPO nationalisation

France ‌and Germany will each hold 40% of soon-to-be-listed KNDS after the founding family sells ​its stake. An eventual €14 bln listing ​will therefore see governments’ grip reach ⁠80%. That may...

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Breakingviews - OpenAI’s IPO has a Sam Altman problem reut.rs/4dm6vct reut.rs/4dm6vct

OpenAI’s IPO has a Sam Altman problem

The ChatGPT ⁠maker faces key ​hurdles, rising ​competition and apparent strategic missteps. With $600 bln ​in computing ​power to fund and ‌arch-rival ⁠Anthropic perhaps edging ahead, its CEO’s...

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Breakingviews - Fashion’s swoon calls for a quick Armani fix reut.rs/4uy1q6X reut.rs/4uy1q6X

Fashion’s swoon calls for a quick Armani fix

The designer’s estate ‌may split a 15% stake among preferred bidders L'Oréal, LVMH and EssilorLuxottica, La Repubblica says. That ​may leave Armani's future unclear while ​fashion is struggling. A...

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Breakingviews - How a bold housing pivot could rescue Britain's PM reut.rs/4tFdRwr reut.rs/4tFdRwr

How a bold housing pivot could rescue Britain's PM

Keir Starmer, or his ⁠successor, faces ​a tricky gilt ​market, angry electorate, and a general election in ​three years. ​They would benefit from ‌ditching ⁠vague economic goals to embrace a few high...

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Breakingviews - China's outbound M&A spree has staying power reut.rs/4tJhBgE reut.rs/4tJhBgE

China's outbound M&A spree has staying power

Buyers like miner Zijin pushed overseas deals to a 5-year high ​of $10 bln in the first ​quarter. That's less than the 2016 ⁠boom when purchases of trophy ​assets spurred Beijing's crackdown. Today's...

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