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The Big Take

This year tested assumptions that underpin global markets. Here are the top stories of 2025, picked by Bloomberg editors.

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A multiple-choice guide to politics in 2026

How did the US economy fare under Trump in 2025? Solid growth obscured some less-rosy details.

Electric car charger rollout stalls in blow to Labour

Watch as Sydney welcomes in 2026 with firework display - after 'moment of unity' for Bondi attack victims

The plot to redraw America

How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off

Shamima Begum’s ban from Britain challenged by European judges

Yellow warning for snow and ice issued for large parts of UK in a chilly start to 2026

World Leaders 2025

The woman Putin failed to break

Pacific island is first country to welcome in 2026 - follow New Year's Eve celebrations live

Queen speaks about groping incident for first time

We felt we were 'the lucky ones': Passenger describes being stranded on Eurostar train overnight

Bureaucracy as tragedy: The Eric Adams era draws to a close in New York City

Trump’s first year was marked by racial controversies. These conservatives of color don’t care.

Melting ice to fiery future

More explosive eruptions could be on the horizon as glaciers melt and reawaken some of the world's most dangerous volcanoes