Cybersecurity specialist Palo Alto Networks will buy CyberArk Software, an Israeli counterpart, for about $25 billion as Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora seeks to scale his company in tandem with AI’s spread through business, government, and military operations.
Category: 5 August 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR
On 31 July, Donald Trump took the next step in his global trade war, announcing major revisions to the tariff rates he bannered on his 2 April “Liberation Day” event.
SPOTLIGHT: CRYPTO GOES MAINSTREAM
The surging popularity of dollar-backed stablecoins could cost the European Central Bank (ECB) its control of monetary policy, according to a study by Jurgen Schaaf, an analyst in the bank’s market infrastructure and payments office.
BEIJING ALLEGES NVIDIA’S COMPUTER CHIPS ARE A SECURITY THREAT
China’s officials regulating artificial intelligence (AI) met with executives from Nvidia, the California-based maker of the world’s most powerful AI chips, and charged that its H20 chips designed for Chinese customers threaten the country’s national security.
CHINA’S FACTORY ACTIVITY SLOWED AGAIN IN JULY
China’s manufacturing output contracted more than expected last month, according to the country’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).
ECB STAFF DISPARAGES LAGARDE’S LEADERSHIP
The committee representing the staff of the European Central Bank (ECB) has sent a letter to ECB president Christine Lagarde criticizing her leadership of the institution.
EUROPE BRACES FOR FLOOD OF CHINESE IMPORTS
Chinese exports once destined for the U.S. might well be rerouted to Europe, which has not put up stiff tariffs as the U.S. has done to discourage the shipments.
GERMANY BOOSTS SPENDING, POSTS €170-BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT
In March, Germany amended its constitutionally mandated government borrowing cap, allowing chancellor Friedrich Merz to push his trillion-euro spending plan through parliament.
HIGH-RISK BORROWERS ARE FINDING EAGER INVESTORS IN JUNK BOND MARKET
Ambitious investors with too much cash and too few opportunities in low-risk investment vehicles are finding an eager welcome in the junk bond market.
OPEC+ COMPLETES RESTORATION OF PRODUCTION CUTS
At its 3 August meeting, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) voted to add 547,000 barrels of oil a day, beginning next month, to the already well-stocked global oil supply.









