LAFC’s record deal for former Spurs captain Son Heung-min came at the perfect time, says @PaulJDavies ⚽️

The tariff news for Modi gets worse as environmental degradation convulses a mountainous Indian state, says @hchuaeoan in this Friday's @opinion newsletter

The world’s freshwater is drying up at an alarming rate. @markgongloff explains how we're making it even worse 📽️

In choosing a White House insider as Fed governor, Trump has shown that he is more interested in central bank influence than in its independence, @BobOnMarkets says

Trump has a point on how poor the quality of jobs statistics has become, says @johnauthers. And it's a growing global problem

Some US public health leaders blame food companies for the nation's obesity epidemic. Other critics blame a lack of willpower. @fayeflam explains why both theories are wrong.

Abigail Spanberger once warned Democrats they were losing voters, writes @niamalikah. Now she seems poised to win the Virginia governor's race

Whatever risks Nvidia's H20 chips do or don't pose, the US may come to regret including them in trade negotiations with China

After long efforts to woo New Delhi as an ally against Beijing, Washington has suddenly veered toward hostility. It will regret the turn, says @andreaskluth

The rapid data center build-out is driving sales and stock prices of companies from Caterpillar to Trane, but the digital gold rush won’t last forever, @tomwblack says

Private companies that publish economic data are in the business of making a profit, says @claudia_sahm, but government statistical agencies work in the public interest

It's an indictment of the London stock market when two buyout firms are competing to buy a company at twice its value, argues @hughes_chris

A round of consolidation is in order as the English wine industry tries to grow up, writes @marcusashworth

White-collar populism is the latest test for Emmanuel Macron’s fading revolution, @LionelRALaurent writes

Despite stepping up energy purchases from Russia, Beijing has avoided the harsh penalties America has imposed on India, writes @mihirssharma

Plastic is taking over the world one microgram at a time

Is riding the NYC subway safer than riding in a car? Or not riding at all?@foxjust crunched the numbers 🎥

Tariffs and an attempt to steal secrets aren't enough to break TSMC or Taiwan's silicon shield, writes @cathythorbecke

Intel must reassure its investors and US taxpayers that it did its due diligence on whatever ties Lip-Bu Tan might have to China, @DaveLeeBBG says

Modi cannot afford to get on a collision course with Trump, writes @andymukherjee70