Economics, it has to be said, is rarely Labour's strong suit. The party's Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, betrayed his ignorance of matters financial some weeks ago.
ALEX RASKIN IN SANTA CLARA: A shirtless man stormed the field during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. The man emerged from the south end zone.
Is Britain on the cusp of a scientific and technological revolution? Simon Carter, the boss of the property giant British Land, appears to believe that it is.
Gold lost its formal role as part of the monetary system long ago. Richard Nixon signed the death warrant in 1971 when the US ended the gold backing for the dollar.
The seemingly inexorable rise in the prices of homes, whether in the grandest mansions or former council flats, has invariably led to fevered talk of hotspots and gazumping and venal estate agents.
The new year has started where 2025 ended - with soaring share prices and bubbling enthusiasm among Wall Street investors about the -glorious prospects ahead.