Bolivia will adopt a flexible exchange-rate system, the government said on Friday, effectively devaluing the currency by ending a 15-year dollar peg in a major policy shift aimed at restoring economic stability.
Spending by companies on software and models could hit $680 bln next year. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic will benefit from new pricing or whether soaring costs will push CFOs to seek cheaper options.
A visual take on one of the biggest stories of the week.
A university student shares how he’s traveling across Europe on a budget to watch World Cup matches with local fans, turning a pricey tournament into an affordable adventure.
“It’s extortionate but people are paying the prices, so what are you going to do?”
The tournament offers a vivid reminder that soccer is not a niche sport trying to crack the American mainstream. It is the world’s dominant game, and the United States is still catching up to its scale.
The first few days drew sparse crowds. It remains unclear what the holiday week will bring.
Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he will resign within weeks and announced early presidential and parliamentary elections.
An Alaska judge has ruled that Dan J. Sullivan can join Republican U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan on the state’s August 18 primary ballot, overturning a state election official’s earlier decision to remove the challenger as an ineligible candidate.