Weekly market commentary

Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan

Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly | Editorial

New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed

AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20

The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

Mutual funds’ overseas assets jump 24% to $10.2 billion in FY2026

How to tackle the climate impact of datacentres | Letters

Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. Plus a letter from Malcolm Fraser

The law won't save us from Meta's 'pervert glasses'. The only solution is mockery | Jonathan Liew

These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets