British supermarkets' rush to capitalize on weight-loss injection drugs reveals a telling moment in late capitalism: the pharmaceutical industry creates expensive medications accessible primarily to wealthier consumers, and the retail sector immediately develops premium-priced food products to...
This business news roundup reveals the deepening contradictions within global capitalism as financial elites prepare to gather at Davos while workers secure concrete gains through collective action. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey's call to 'challenge back' against populism represents a...
This business live-blog from The Guardian juxtaposes two contradictory faces of British capitalism: modest GDP growth that delights financial markets, and a collapsing privatized water system that leaves tens of thousands without basic services. The 0.3% November growth figure, driven largely by...
The Trump administration's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell represents a significant moment in the ongoing struggle over monetary policy control in the United States. While framed as a dispute over building renovations and congressional testimony, the underlying...
This business news compilation reveals the intensifying concentration of capital across multiple sectors of the global economy. The potential $200 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore merger would create unprecedented consolidation in the mining industry, while the EU-Mercosur trade deal advances despite...
The dramatic surge in defense company stocks following Trump's demand for a 50% increase in US military spending reveals the fundamental alignment between state policy, capital accumulation, and the permanent war economy. European defense stocks jumped 12% in a week while US contractors like...
This business news roundup reveals the simultaneous operation of three major capitalist dynamics: corporate consolidation in the entertainment industry, a deepening housing crisis affecting working people, and naked imperialist resource extraction. The Warner Bros-Netflix merger battle, valued at...
The US military seizure of Venezuelan President Maduro has produced a revealing snapshot of how capital responds to geopolitical violence: defense stocks surge across Europe, Japan, and South Korea; gold and silver spike as 'safe haven' assets; and vulture funds that speculated on Venezuelan debt...
The stock market surge following the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reveals the naked intersection of military power and corporate profit that characterizes contemporary imperialism. While framed as geopolitical news, the immediate beneficiaries are unmistakable: Chevron shares...