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The stock market’s new approach to valuation

It is demonstrating an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (ebitda) mentality

US investors boost defence exposure as global wars fuel spending boom

Trend reverses prior hesitance over arms investments because of slow growth and perceived conflict with ESG standards

Of course Trump thinks he’s the Messiah — his disciples tell him so

The ‘devout’ Christians in the US president’s life are really just fawning sycophants

The annoyance economy isn’t going anywhere

We must find our own amusements in dealing with spam, robocalls and chatbots

Germany’s far right at odds over conscription

Rift within AfD deepens as anti-Nato wing appears to prevail ahead of September vote in eastern states

Brussels pushes remote working to ease energy crisis

European Commission also recommends heat pumps and public transport subsidies

How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine

Military journals provide tantalising glimpses into what Tehran’s military thinks and its priorities, including drones

BlackRock warns of hit to European stocks from energy crisis

World’s biggest asset manager had been more bullish on the region at start of year but says stocks are no …

Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer

Policymakers fret about ‘large-scale’ movement back to rural interior amid weakening domestic demand

France’s CB seeks to lead European fightback against Visa and Mastercard

Payments scheme pushes for ‘co-badging’ that allows French bank cards to run on both international and local networks

New kind of boom for US oil patch: Wall Street securitisation

Rising popularity of deals highlights intense investor demand for esoteric debt secured by cash flows