The Currency

Rupert Stebbings was in the air flying from Medellín to Bogotá when a severe earthquake struck Colombia, killing at least 280 people and leaving over 300 still missing. The chief executive of Alma Air, a new seaplane venture backed by aviation entrepreneur Declan Ryan, landed in the aftermath of the quake last Monday. “On arrival my phone lit up messages of concern both in Co...

Less than a minute remained on the clock during the biggest chess match of Bodhana Sivanandan’s short career last weekend, but to her, it was practically an eternity. As Sivanandan stared at the board, with Britain’s women’s chess championship on the line, it took her all of 12 seconds to calculate the decisive move: a knight sacrifice that would result in her capturing the q...

“Where’s Karoline? Where’s my superstar?” It was last August, and President Trump was in the White House briefing room, his eyes searching for his beloved press secretary. After a few moments, Karoline Leavitt emerged from the press offices, taking her place at the president’s side. “Is this the largest crowd that you’ve ever seen?” Trump asked her, gesturing to the horde of ...

Oxy Capital, a 1.4% shareholder in Irish Continental Group, has published a public letter urging all independent shareholders to reject a €1.2 billion management bid for the company, arguing it “materially undervalues” the business. The four-page letter was sent on Thursday to the board of ICG. It explains the key reasons why Oxy Capital, which has offices in Lisbon and Milan...

The world changed on June 16, 2015. Descending on a mock gold escalator in a mock gold skyscraper, the declaration of a thrice-married, six-times-bankrupt reality TV star for the US presidency in New York changed the United States and, by extension, the world.  The candidate and then President Donald Trump has dominated the US for over 11 years and counting, and is already th...