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Breakingviews columnists talk about the big numbers, crunchy deals and nasty spats in global business and economics, offering a weekly dose of financial insight that goes beyond the concise and provocative views readers get from our columns every day.

Viewsroom: Angela Merkel faces early retirement

22 mins; December 05, 2019

Viewsroom: Britain’s Brexit election

17 mins; November 28, 2019

Viewsroom: Rising Hong Kong tensions

17 mins; November 20, 2019

Viewsroom: SoftBank’s double trouble

17 mins; November 14, 2019

Viewsroom: When the CEO breaks the rules

22 mins; November 07, 2019

Viewsroom: LVMH wants more sparkle

26 mins; October 31, 2019

Viewsroom: WeWork’s future may lie in China’s past

18 mins; October 24, 2019

Viewsroom: China-US trade deal is thin gruel

21 mins; October 17, 2019

Viewsroom: General Motors strike runs on hot air

19 mins; October 10, 2019

Viewsroom: Mark Zuckerberg is stuck in 2006

20 mins; October 03, 2019

Viewsroom: WeWork overhaul won’t be enough

26 mins; September 26, 2019

Viewsroom: Not your mother’s oil shock

21 mins; September 19, 2019

Viewsroom: Nissan’s car-crash CEO

24 mins; September 11, 2019

Viewsroom: How money really can grow on trees

21 mins; September 05, 2019

Viewsroom: Brexit’s pro-rogue nation

23 mins; August 28, 2019

Viewsroom: How to read the recession runes

20 mins; August 22, 2019

Viewsroom: WeWork unfurls the red flags

15 mins; August 15, 2019

Viewsroom: Vicious trade cycle traps U.S., China

26 mins; August 08, 2019

Viewsroom: Is Beyond Meat worth a bite?

20 mins; August 01, 2019

Viewsroom: UK’s new PM looks for the exit

28 mins; July 25, 2019

Viewsroom: AB InBev’s stubborn financial beer gut

15 mins; July 18, 2019

Viewsroom: Can India solve its water crisis?

16 mins; July 10, 2019

Viewsroom: The great EU jobs carve-up

23 mins; July 04, 2019

Viewsroom: What makes companies proud of Pride?

21 mins; June 27, 2019

Viewsroom: UBS gets lost in translation

18 mins; June 20, 2019

Viewsroom: When dealmaking gets difficult

19 mins; June 13, 2019

Viewsroom: Hong Kong's scary extradition idea

18 mins; June 05, 2019

Viewsroom: A new game of carmaker matchmaker

27 mins; May 30, 2019

Viewsroom: America’s topsy-turvy regulators

21 mins; May 23, 2019

Viewsroom: The lasting effects of Trump’s tariffs

21 mins; May 16, 2019

Viewsroom: Oil M&A fight may end with no winner

14 mins; May 09, 2019

Viewsroom: Apple versus Alphabet

16 mins; May 02, 2019

Viewsroom: Will millennials kill Silicon Valley?

22 mins; April 25, 2019

Viewsroom: 'Game of Thrones'-style war heads to TV

23 mins; April 18, 2019

Viewsroom: Wells Fargo searches for a leader

21 mins; April 11, 2019

Viewsroom: What’s driving Lyft’s valuation?

25 mins; April 04, 2019

Viewsroom: Who will drive off with Fiat Chrysler?

34 mins; March 28, 2019

Viewsroom: German bank M&A’s questionable logic

23 mins; March 21, 2019

Viewsroom: Boeing’s struggles

20 mins; March 14, 2019

Viewsroom: Hostile gold diggers

25 mins; March 07, 2019

Viewsroom: Warren Buffett eats crow

20 mins; February 28, 2019

Viewsroom: Brexit breakups

18 mins; February 21, 2019

Viewsroom: Down Under’s upheaval

15 mins; February 14, 2019

Viewsroom: U.S. water crisis may evaporate wealth

20 mins; February 07, 2019

Viewsroom: Why did PG&E file for bankruptcy?

17 mins; January 31, 2019

Viewsroom: Global elite-lite takes Davos downer

12 mins; January 24, 2019

Viewsroom: China’s slowdown is not created equal

22 mins; January 17, 2019

Viewsroom: High anxiety hits SoftBank’s vision

24 mins; January 10, 2019

Viewsroom: Who will be 2019’s free-trade champion?

23 mins; January 03, 2019

Viewsroom: Dealing in high anxiety

17 mins; December 20, 2018

Viewsroom: French misery gives Italy some company

16 mins; December 13, 2018

Viewsroom: Trade war pause may only delay fight

18 mins; December 06, 2018

Viewsroom: Climate risk is investing opportunity

30 mins; November 29, 2018

Viewsroom: What’s next for Brexit?

18 mins; November 21, 2018

Viewsroom: Europe fights U.S. Big Tech

26 mins; November 15, 2018

Viewsroom: Democrats will rattle Wall Street cage

16 mins; November 08, 2018

Viewsroom: Europe faces life after Angela Merkel

24 mins; November 01, 2018

Viewsroom: The $230 bln scam rocking Nordic banks

22 mins; October 25, 2018

Viewsroom: Saudi fiasco sets Wall Street ablaze

15 mins; October 19, 2018

Viewsroom: The financial crisis, 10 years on

25 mins; August 30, 2018

Viewsroom: Amazon’s JEDI rebellion

19 mins; August 22, 2018

Viewsroom: Turkey’s financial crisis may spread

23 mins; August 16, 2018

Viewsroom: Tesla’s wild and crazy ride

17 mins; August 09, 2018

Viewsroom: CBS’s $184 mln #MeToo challenge

23 mins; August 02, 2018

Viewsroom: Sergio Marchionne’s legacy

18 mins; July 26, 2018

Viewsroom: Europe puts Google in a bind

16 mins; July 19, 2018

Viewsroom: Trump’s Supreme Court pick

16 mins; July 12, 2018

Viewsroom: Is Silicon Valley getting nervous yet?

16 mins; July 03, 2018

Viewsroom: Trump goes hog wild on trade

19 mins; June 28, 2018

Viewsroom: Disney, Comcast go from zero to berserk

18 mins; June 21, 2018

Viewsroom: AT&T win is unlikely to muzzle watchdogs

14 mins; June 14, 2018

Viewsroom: Are tech investors lemmings?

25 mins; June 07, 2018

Viewsroom: Who will win the World Cup?

24 mins; May 31, 2018

Viewsroom: America sees red on China trade deal

17 mins; May 24, 2018

Viewsroom: 1MDB rears head in Malaysian election

18 mins; May 15, 2018

Viewsroom: What’s eating at Elon Musk?

14 mins; May 10, 2018

Viewsroom: M&A gets carried away

18 mins; May 03, 2018

Viewsroom: America puts ZTE in the sin bin

14 mins; April 24, 2018

Viewsroom: Fintech’s growing pains

19 mins; April 19, 2018

Viewsroom: The biggest loser, China or the U.S.?

18 mins; April 10, 2018

Viewsroom: Spotify leads Wall Street on IPO dance

19 mins; April 05, 2018

Viewsroom: China’s new central banker

26 mins; March 21, 2018

Viewsroom: How long should a leader lead?

15 mins; March 16, 2018

Viewsroom: Trump slaps tariff fear on markets

25 mins; March 08, 2018

Viewsroom: Fraud puts India’s lenders on edge

21 mins; February 28, 2018

Viewsroom: Chipmaker battle fries M&A circuits

16 mins; February 22, 2018

Viewsroom: Volatility puts investors to the test

18 mins; February 15, 2018

Viewsroom: The Fed’s belated Wells Fargo beating

22 mins; February 08, 2018

Viewsroom: Jamie Dimon risks ruining a good run

18 mins; February 01, 2018

Viewsroom: Trump solar tax is more burn than balm

25 mins; January 25, 2018

Viewsroom: Donald Trump goes to Davos

24 mins; January 19, 2018

Viewsroom: China’s dubious shot across U.S. bow

19 mins; January 11, 2018

Viewsroom: Debt markets set for wild ride

18 mins; January 04, 2018

Viewsroom: Investors target sexual misconduct

17 mins; December 29, 2017

Viewsroom: Saudi Aramco’s path may lead to China

20 mins; December 21, 2017

Viewsroom: A Fox in the Mouse House

23 mins; December 15, 2017

Executive payouts in rude health

15 mins; December 07, 2017

Uber’s hard route back onto the road

12 mins; November 30, 2017

Viewsroom: AT&T’s $85 bln deal runs into static

15 mins; November 17, 2017

Broadcom $130 bln bid signals market top

16 mins; November 10, 2017

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