John Fraher
BQ Prime
United Kingdom
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The View From 2029: A New King Looks Back on the Brexit Decade
King William V’s Bentley pulls out of RAF Northolt air base into the gray London morning. Britain’s new monarch settles into the ride to Buckingham Palace and steels himself for the weeks ahead. → Read More
Irish Premier Channels Terminator Movies to Reassure on Brexit
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is turning to the Terminator movies to reassure entrepreneurs that his country can overcome the looming challenges of Brexit. → Read More
Swarovski Says an IPO Could Help Propel Jeweler's Expansion
Nadja Swarovski, a fifth-generation member of the crystal dynasty, said an initial public offering would help further the company’s expansion as it pushes deeper into North America and digital sales, though such a move is not on the table right now. → Read More
Putin Says He'd Drive a Tesla
Vladimir Putin said he can see himself behind the wheel of one of Elon Musk’s Tesla electric cars as the world shifts toward greener forms of transport, though he thinks vehicles that run on gas would be better for saving the planet. → Read More
Putin Says He Has `Zero Personal Relationship' With Trump
The Russian President said he has no personal ties to Donald Trump and criticized the U.S. leader for his hard line in the North Korean nuclear standoff. → Read More
Putin Says He Has ‘Zero Personal Relationship’ With Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has no personal ties to his American counterpart Donald Trump as he lamented the crisis in relations between the former Cold War rivals. → Read More
OPEC deal: Putin Says Oil Pact With OPEC May Be Extended to End of 2018
Putin said Russia is open to extending a deal with OPEC to curb oil supplies to the end of 2018. → Read More
Putin Says Oil Pact With OPEC May Be Extended to End of 2018
President Vladimir Putin said Russia may agree to extend a deal with OPEC to curb oil supplies to the end of 2018, though he’ll wait to make a decision until nearer the end of the existing pact in March. → Read More
Xi, Merkel and Putin Absent From Trump’s Big UN Speech
President Donald Trump’s inaugural address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday is sure to be one of the most-watched events of the week. But relatively few of the world’s most powerful leaders will be in New York to hear it. → Read More
Watch If Trump Is ‘Aberration’ for U.S., Says Singapore's Chan
Sitting at the southern end of the strategic Malacca Strait, Singapore is Southeast Asia’s wealthiest state, a financial center where some of the world’s biggest banks do business. But the small nation of 278 square miles (720 square kilometers) has been snared in a tussle for influence between the U.S. and China. → Read More
Trump Less Trusted Than Putin: Balance of Power
As Donald Trump’s White House spirals deeper into crisis, the rest of the world seems to be giving up on America’s new president. → Read More
Balance of Power: The Far-Right Comes Out of The Shadows
Far-right politics are coming out of the shadows on both sides of the Atlantic. → Read More
Balance of Power: Economy Up, Trump Down
Americans are on their way to feeling great again. But it’s got little to do with Donald Trump. → Read More
Balance of Power: A Second Brexit Referendum?
One of the most frequently asked questions in London over the past year has been whether Brexit can be avoided, perhaps by holding a second referendum. → Read More
Balance of Power: So What Happened At the G-20?
Donald Trump’s America is going its own way. → Read More
Balance of Power: Spoiling For a Brawl in Hamburg as G-20 Splits
Most summits of global leaders are predictable, anodyne affairs. Not this year. Thanks mainly to President Donald Trump, this week’s Group of 20 summit in Hamburg is the most keenly anticipated in years. → Read More
Merkel Girds for G-20 Discord as Trump-Putin Meeting Looms
World leaders are meeting in Hamburg for one of the most highly-anticipated summits in years, as divisions rage over everything from trade and climate change to handling North Korea’s provocations. → Read More
Balance of Power: London Vents Fury at May
Grenfell Tower is rapidly becoming a symbol for many Londoners of everything that is wrong with their country and their government. → Read More
Balance of Power: May’s Election Disaster
Theresa May is in the fight of her life to survive as Britain's prime minister after losing her majority in parliament in a disastrous election. → Read More
Balance of Power: Get Ready for Super Thursday
Hang on tight because tomorrow will be a big day in global politics. → Read More