European rearmament is a how-to-spend-it problem
A summit in Munich offered a window into the continent’s anxieties over defence as transatlantic ties fray, battlefield tactics shift, and budgets ramp up. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews col...
19 Feb 20min
IT bloodbath is double whammy for buyout barons
Shares in software giants like Salesforce sank amid fears of competition from chatbots, implying pain for private equity’s bet on the industry. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists disc...
12 Feb 22min
Japan election may win back domestic investors
Voters will go to the polls on Sunday and may back the government’s economic stimulus package. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how soaring bond yields could entice homegrow...
5 Feb 18min
New York markets’ siren song is hard to resist
European companies are steadily deserting home exchanges to head for Big Apple bourses. Some $1 trln of re-listings may await. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists debate whether anythin...
29 Jan 25min
Miners are excavating long-sought mega-deals
Diverging fates for copper and coal open opportunities for industry-reshuffling M&A, led by Glencore and Rio Tinto’s mulled $215 bln tie-up. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists debate w...
22 Jan 21min
Europe heads for White House collision course
The extraordinary US incursion into Venezuela and threats over Greenland have made clear President Trump’s intent to rule by world-spanning whim. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists deb...
15 Jan 22min
Breakingviews envisions the far side of the boom
To kick off 2026, the team penned wide-ranging predictions for the year ahead, from a potential flashpoint in Poland to turning defunct data centers into pickleball courts. In this Viewsroom episode, ...
8 Jan 23min
Made in China’s success story is tentative at best
The world’s second-largest economy posted a record $1 trln trade surplus for the first 11 months of 2025. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how Beijing’s plan to make high-en...
18 Dec 202520min
