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wuthering heights — emily brontë as arthouse carry on, but that’s not the film’s biggest shock

starmer stumbles on as rivals balk at killer blow

misconduct in public office: the offence that rarely ensnares politicians

japan’s election paves the way for faster tightening

english councils to receive at least £5bn to cover overspending on special needs education

sanae takaichi’s historic opportunity in japan

and the ftav friday charts quiz winner isn’t . . .

far-right alternative for germany embroiled in nepotism scandal

de beers likely to be sold to consortium, anglo chief says

greystar nears £500mn london build-to-rent deal

the changing physics of the arctic are the real defence threat

carlsen showcases his class as world stars compete in london

michael grimes returns to morgan stanley after trump administration stint

keir starmer’s inconvenient truth

alphabet lines up 100-year sterling bond sale

secret access to reeves’ fiscal statements more extensive than thought, review will say

cuba runs out of jet fuel as trump squeezes oil supplies

where baghdad’s moneyed elite like to hang out

scottish labour leader calls for starmer to step down

here comes the great american bitcoin-mining-to-ai pivot

warner streaming boss defends hbo max uk launch ahead of netflix takeover

after takaichi sweeps japan’s election, watch these two sectors

will jobs and prices leave the fed room to cut?

america must follow china in treating data as an asset

are corporate boards missing in action?

ex-general atlantic executive raises $1bn fund for ‘hypergrowth’ companies

shipping giants have learned the right lessons from past storms

french central bank governor to step down early

police look into links between epstein and andrew mountbatten-windsor

the market meltdown in data companies is profoundly wrong

a post-trump restoration is still possible

how ceos are grappling with the geopolitics of trade

starmer’s communications chief quits as pressure grows on pm

eno’s fairground-themed così fan tutte fizzes with fun

crux by gabriel tallent — the thrills and spills of friendship

novo nordisk sues hims & hers over copycat weight-loss drugs

bad bunny’s super bowl halftime show puts pizzazz before politics — but still irks trump

apollo earnings beat expectations as assets hit new high of $938bn

pound and gilts under pressure as leadership crisis threatens starmer

takaichi targets changes to japan’s constitution after landslide election win

there’s no such thing as too many rings

what went wrong with the starmer-mcsweeney approach?

unicredit’s stakes in european rivals boost its profits

israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied west bank

ftav’s further reading

pick-up in japan wage growth paves way for near-term rate increase

‘exactly what africa needs’

advent and fedex lead €7.8bn takeover of parcel company inpost

school ib economics: poland cools on joining eurozone after its economy surges

a chilly january in the job market

chinese companies dominate investments in singapore

eu failing to implement economic fixes as single market withers

the fund giant selling the dollar

thai markets rally after conservatives clinch surprise election win

transcript: pressure mounts on starmer even as top aide resigns

‘devastated and exhausted’: washington post looks to life after will lewis

bash all day, buy all night

brussels to revive campaign for bank deposit guarantee scheme

european alternatives to visa and mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chief

global watchdogs to probe private equity ownership of audit firms

me and my wardrobe – take a tour of four fabulous fashion closets

novo nordisk faces more gloom from price cuts in crowded anti-obesity drugs market

three ways european banks are finding their mojo

uk’s fca plans to publish all trading data for london-listed shares

us embassy in london denies visas to executives over minor offences

wpp to overhaul creative agency structure in strategic rethink

a panoply of intriguing new crime novels that do not disappoint

ft correspondents and writers’ top romantic spots across the globe

japan llc has been trading its way out of a fiscal hole

millions of women in england only have access to one round of ivf on nhs

small prophets — mackenzie crook’s new bbc series is unexpected and very charming

the cvc conundrum: fund investors love it, public markets don’t

the best roses for romance and resilience

why gm is making a ‘risky’ bet on an unproven battery technology

‘it feels like a betrayal.’ germany’s painful estrangement from the us

how shopping chatbots might transform retail | ft tech

pressure mounts on starmer even as top aid resigns

business school alumni survey verdict: good but could do better

hong kong’s jimmy lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

letter: china plays long game in the currency wars

letter: colombia’s guerrilla violence: from bad to worse

letter: diagnosis of how british biotech could do better

letter: warsh’s inflation stance — bending it like bernanke?

letter: indonesia’s president is right to invest in children

letter: recalling the deadpan quote of captain renault

letter: student loan system is neither fair nor reasonable

letter: public sector pensions are only gilt-edged for some

letter: cornwall’s early bloomers

japanese stocks soar to record after takaichi landslide election win

correction: student loan

how to create the perfect party barn

uk universities told to step up defences against intimidation by china

ft crossword: number 18,289

keir starmer faces crunch week in battle to hold on to power

firstft: japan’s sanae takaichi wins landslide in snap vote

school ib economics: social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark australia ban

iran arrests leading reformist politicians

school economics class: the student loan system — and its danger for keir starmer and labour

school economics class: companies urged to bypass ‘fit note’ system with health plans for sick staff

us high school economics class: how protein rose to the top of the food chain

us high school economics class: the ‘lipstick effect’ now has a counterpart in the cake aisle

school politics class: donald trump signs bill to end partial us government shutdown

school ib psychology class: ‘wellness’ culture is empty without service to others

big tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660bn ai spending spree

asia’s democratic differences under the spotlight

morgan mcsweeney resigns as downing street chief of staff

thai ruling conservatives take early lead in snap general election

europe is not as weak as it acts

liberal democratic party wins majority in japan election

no easy end to easy money

lindsey vonn suffers serious crash in winter olympics downhill ski race

meloni hits out at ‘enemies of italy’ after rail sabotage and olympic protests

retail traders double down on silver even as price plunges

the downside of staving off recessions

the end of nuclear arms control

carney’s ‘art of the deal’: canada leverages subs contract for auto investment

economists reject kevin warsh’s claim that ai boom will enable rate cuts

mandelson’s payout after being sacked as ambassador to be reviewed

bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high

can europe get kids off social media?

disney’s magic might find a home in big tech’s kingdom

exploding ‘laughing gas’ hits uk energy-from-waste plants

italian olive oil farmers say flood of imports is causing price collapse

south east water still has ‘troubling’ governance gap, warn auditors

outgunned and overrun: nigeria struggles to contain surge in militant violence

after maduro: venezuela learns to live without its strongman

almost a fifth of ftse 100 ceos live outside the uk

banks push for speedy european ipos to cut market risk

ease borrowing curbs for development schemes, gilt investors urge reeves

four all-star european getaways

how to shut down a business

is mid-life career malaise a joke?

uk’s argus lobbied moscow over rules threatening its russia business

world’s priciest hotels charge record prices in defiance of luxury slowdown

‘what do you do with all that money?’ tether plots its global expansion

india embraces free(er) trade

china’s heavy industry starts long march from rust belt to sunshine

sunday number 131: us puzzle

will lewis steps down as washington post publisher and ceo after job cuts

japan goes to the polls after shortest campaign in postwar era

hims & hers abandons copycat weight-loss drug in face of fda probe

creditors accuse optimum of ‘weaponising’ antitrust laws to avoid bankruptcy

how the house of rothschild became entangled with epstein

natwest nears £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager evelyn partners

buy european and the french paradox

can the us crack the formula for ending bank runs?

htsi editor’s letter: how to sleep it

a diverging magnificent seven

trump is pushing to end war in ukraine by june, zelenskyy says

how the patriots spent big and returned to the super bowl

retail investors pull money from uk equity funds for tenth year in row

us and india reach interim trade deal

‘hermès orange’ iphone sparks apple comeback in china

the winter games 2026

lloyds bank can afford to add some wall street swagger

mexico’s extortion crisis casts a shadow over super bowl avocados

tech wreck signals a market reset

children of the 1970s — mark haddon, sajid javid and a divided britain

chocolatier that inspired roald dahl closes historic london shop

how the nfl became america’s true national pastime

how to get the best rest: an htsi sleep special

mandelson and the two elites

putin isn’t really winning. europe needs to make that clear

should you overpay your mortgage — or invest the money instead?

starmer faces questions over visit to palantir office alongside mandelson

the trevi fountain is not just a cultural vending machine

the treacherous business of screen-to-stage

a glimmer in the dark

anselm kiefer, master of spectacle, on the lost women of history

farmer j founder: ‘there are easier ways to make money than becoming an entrepreneur’

for fashionable wine, look to the loire

how easy is it for brits to retire to mainland europe?

mandy, indiana are angrier and more effective than ever on urgh

ocean vuong on photographing his brother: ‘unlike writing, the camera can only say yes’

restaurant reviewers are nothing if they’re not critical

the biohackers who want to fix their vision without resorting to glasses

‘i doubt i will eat better than i did here’ — jay rayner reviews mezzogiorno, westminster

jeff buckley’s musical legacy is louder than ever

letter: the euro has a chance to surpass the dollar as a civic symbol

letter: ecclesiastical musings from top of a london bus

letter: montreux memories

letter: customer service offers a path to grow the economy

letter: for those with a family tree more like a bramble bush

letter: is this the ‘slaughtering’ of humphrey’s executor?

letter: knowledge vs knowhow on the bridge of the uss iowa

letter: let’s invest in the human intelligence we already have

letter: mantel, a stickler for detail

ft crossword: number 18,288

ft crossword: polymath number 1,373

us announces crackdown on copycat weight-loss drugs

us launches antitrust review of $83bn netflix deal for warner bros

china warns us arms sales to taiwan could threaten trump visit

transcript: mandelson, money — and the risk to the prime minister

anthropic’s breakout moment: how claude cracked ai for business

the political cost of america’s surging electricity bills

french mining group eramet suspends finance chief days after ousting ceo

dp world boss emailed epstein about sexual experiences

starmer camp warns leadership challenge risks economic chaos

designers must carry the flame of friendship and co-operation

trump removes racist post about obamas after fierce backlash

hesitation from leadership rivals keeps starmer in downing street for now

prediction markets’ warp-speed growth is their biggest risk

canada opens consulate in greenland in show of support for arctic island

directors’ deals: whsmith finance boss builds stake in a show of faith

stockpickers: watches of switzerland, lbg media, filtronic

the disappointing randomness of currency hegemony

ai.com bought by crypto.com founder for $70mn in biggest-ever website name deal

keir starmer’s weakening grip on power

rio tinto and glencore may yet get their happy ending

submit your questions: what are the biggest challenges facing ceos and boards?

why rio tinto walked away from glencore

shell dumps ey after breach of independence rules

counting the cost of money in politics

french farming posts first trade deficit in nearly a decade

funding the muskverse will require ever more audacious moves

epstein propelled investment career of uk power broker ian osborne

lindsey vonn, the ski champion who will not quit

the student loan system — and its danger for keir starmer and labour

eu pushes for full ban on services tied to russia’s oil trade

japan’s kddi finds up to $1.5bn in fictitious revenues

amazon shares tumble as us tech stocks head for worst week in 10 months

mandelson, money - and the risk to the prime minister

bezos’s calculated vandalism of the washington post

how prediction market traders reinvented the bond

starmer government prepares to hand over mandelson files for scrutiny

big tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites ai bubble fears

kalshi chief tarek mansour: ‘we’re pricing the future’

islamabad mosque bombing kills more than 30 people

ftav’s friday charts quiz

neighbours of proposed chinese ‘mega’ embassy seek judicial review

ft weekend magazine crossword number 779

how a long-standing pledge to protect the amazon began to fall apart

after the fall: san francisco is on the upswing

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: burkina faso, sheffield and glen matlock

noël coward’s the rat trap is more than just a teenage curio

ørsted’s us projects back on track after court lifts trump-imposed suspension

tom broughton: ‘i steal my ideas — and my homes — from 1930s modernism’

tank maker knds dismisses investment interest from rival rheinmetall

19 buys even sleeping beauty would awake for

bezos gutted the washington post. can he revive it?

binary puzzle number 95

bitcoin investor’s company helped draft law to enable libertarian caribbean development

do i need to cut back on deliveroo?

eu warns tiktok over addictive feeds and risks to children

mini crossword number 95

word circle number 95

chief of lobbying firm founded by mandelson to quit after epstein backlash

do smart people eat better?

why al carns is gaining ground as mps mull starmer’s replacement

ask the experts: all you need to know about making the perfect bed

in bed with leonard baby

what to eat – and when – to get better sleep

us and iran start nuclear talks

toyota replaces chief executive

stellantis to take €22bn charge as it scales back ev push

transcript: the triangle of confusion

ftav’s further reading

privatising the fed’s balance sheet

european businesses demand eu put competitiveness talk into action

so what does bill gurley make of figma’s ipo now?

moody’s cuts indonesia’s credit outlook to ‘negative’

transcript: what an economist eats for lunch (in 2026), with tyler cowen

how jeffrey epstein leveraged wall street

regulators should let me buy whatever i want

transcript: a crunchy week for chipmakers

booking.com suspends accounts of hotels owned by sanctioned iranian banker

climate change is reshaping the winter olympic games

inside jeffrey epstein’s social ponzi scheme

kpmg pressed its auditor to pass on ai cost savings

team gb embraces snow sport talent as it chases record winter olympics haul

the perilous age of quantum politics

trump and the normalisation of deviance

trump’s policies dent international travel to us in blow to tourism sector

why private equity won’t rescue the uk’s housebuilding efforts

‘culture of silence’: germany’s heraeus accused of ignoring fraud whistleblowers

labels on statins overstate side effects, study finds

are tillandsias the ultimate house plants?

salter house founder sandeep salter: ‘i love nightgowns in the day’

should alpine architecture be more boring?

the roof beneath their feet — on higher ground

the fake saudi prince who fooled lebanon’s elite

the multimillion dollar business of sports ceremonies

there’s no business like snow business: the company that creates the perfect piste

these natural sleep aids actually work

‘i thought we’d be faster and i was wrong’: sanofi chief defends r&d pivot

a crunchy week for chipmakers

letter: it’s time investors looked beyond the g3 economies

letter: why lord frost’s brexit wishlist is not realistic

letter: a european perspective on technological autarky

india's stock market is failing to match growth in economy

letter: moltbook’s travails are no different to human agonies

letter: a reminder that models are tools and not oracles

lord of the flies — a beautiful, haunting and confusing adaptation

starmer apologises for being lied to by mandelson

ft crossword: number 18,287

us government to fund maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in europe

white house to launch trumprx as drug companies warn of sales hit

amazon shares fall as it prepares $200bn ai spending blitz

puma’s new chinese backer will give nike a run for its money

firstft: donald trump endorses japan’s sanae takaichi ahead of election

norway investigates former pm on suspicion of corruption over epstein ties

the triangle of confusion

prediction market kalshi seeks us approval to offer margin trades

uk think-tank close to labour paid firm to identify source of leaks to media

trump endorses japan’s sanae takaichi ahead of general election

ft quiz: the week in news

starmer on borrowed time as mps weigh up how to mount leadership challenge

trump calls for new nuclear treaty with russia as new start expires

the cautionary tale of gold and silver

andrew advocated for epstein during queen elizabeth’s visit to uae

millions more uk workers to be hit by reeves’ salary sacrifice changes

labour’s new approach to research

trump rows back criticism of uk’s chagos deal

us and russian militaries to resume high-level talks after four years

anthropic launches new claude model as ai fears rattle markets

hodlers: an apology for the apology

westminster refit could hit £40bn if mps do not relocate

venezuelan business looks to post-maduro opportunities

enduring putin’s punishing freeze in kyiv

barclays cuts ties with lobbying firm founded by peter mandelson

european commission sued over landmark lithium project in portugal

ai agents are prompting human boom scrolling

rio tinto and glencore abandon $260bn merger plan

us labour demand cools faster than expected in december

as software sinks, us oil majors are regaining their lustre

bitcoin falls below $70,000 to wipe out ‘trump rally’

us tech rout enters third day as alphabet shares sink

uk to scrap more than £250mn in planned physics project funding

epstein donated $50,000 to branson-linked charity at virgin’s suggestion

novo nordisk rival hims & hers launches cheaper weight-loss pill

ecb holds interest rates at 2%

ai venture fundamental secures $1.2bn valuation and amazon deal

airport screening won’t stop the next pandemic

ovo in talks with engie, edf and e.on over deal for retail arm

jaguar land rover’s cyber attack costs widen to £260mn

cuba plunged into darkness as power cuts worsen

top republican senator criticises probe into jay powell

us job cuts surge to highest january total since 2009

tom stoppard’s masterpiece arcadia glows with historical, intellectual and sexual intrigue

israel charges troops with smuggling iphones and cigarettes into gaza

ecb holds rates and confirms inflation on track

starmer apologises to victims of epstein

bank of england holds rates steady at 3.75% in knife-edge vote

bank of england holds rate but sets up earlier cut

is this the ‘take off’ moment for ai agents?

barrick to pursue ipo of north american gold-mining business

mandelson sought help from epstein on setting up advisory firm

private credit group ares defies market jitters with record inflows

100 nights of hero — emma corrin and charli xcx in a feminist scheherazade

hamlet — riz ahmed is a stark and haunted prince for our times

my father’s shadow — a hallucinatory child’s-eye view of lagos, politics and paternal love

niche gas engines fill power gap for data centres and solar farms

the chronology of water — imogen poots’s intensity fires kristen stewart’s fearless directorial debut

your life without me by james meek — uneasy aftermaths

russia-linked hackers target winter olympics in italy

mandelson and the money that never sleeps

sterling hit as pressure mounts on starmer

bringing euros to a weaponised currency fight

syria courts energy majors as it takes control of oilfields

trump is europe’s best enemy yet

gilts and sterling hit by starmer leadership speculation

syngenta prepares to revive plans for ipo in hong kong

trying to gauge bnp paribas’s legal risk

every doomed prime minister has a moment — this is starmer’s

who are you calling pigs now?

pandora to shift to platinum jewellery in move to decouple from silver price

anglo american warns of third de beers writedown in three years

china’s memory boost and apple’s iphone shuffle

shell to return further $3.5bn to investors and boost dividend

it’s not just a tech sell-off

bnp paribas lifts outlook for shareholder returns

ftav’s further reading

merz tours the gulf as germany seeks new trading partners

tsmc to produce advanced chips in japan

kevin warsh will struggle to shrink fed’s balance sheet

jeffrey epstein’s web of influence

canadian pension funds to exit uk’s biggest port operator in £10bn deal

chinese provinces set lower growth targets for 2026

kkr to buy sports investment group arctos for $1.4bn

lloyd’s insurers must be ‘risk-on’, says chief

nearly 70 english councils say they face insolvency over special needs debt

software sell-off threatens to delay london’s €19bn visma float

there are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

transcript: can diplomacy avert a us-iran war?

why kkr is buying arctos for $1.4bn

bonfire of the murdochs — the rise of one of our age’s most powerful plutocrats

china has seized sony’s television halo

companies house should probe origins of £200,000 gift to reform, senior mp says

for thailand’s election favourites, winning is the easy part

kevin warsh channels alan greenspan in ai productivity bet

on south africa’s ‘wild coast’, a former leper colony is reborn as a dreamy retreat

the beauty of friction

the controversial plan to set ‘buy european’ rules

top goldman lawyer referenced jeffrey epstein’s ‘russians’ in email

letter: how us households subsidise the ai data centre boom

letter: tory brexit negotiator on the labour reset

leapmotor: china’s no-frills ev maker aiming to become the next byd

letter: what those early blooming daffodils really tell us

brad karp to step down as paul weiss chair after epstein revelations

letter: plea for transatlantic ties, not technological autarky

elon musk plans space-based ai

rushing brexit reset deal risks costing british farmers, starmer told

ft crossword: number 18,286

firstft: chinese trading firm zhongcai nets $500mn from silver sell-off

arm ceo says ai software sell-off a ‘micro-hysteria’

google adds $55bn to capex plans as it boosts ai spending

chris rokos’s hedge fund ends talks with mandelson over advisory role

help us explain los angeles neighbourhoods

white house seeks critical minerals trade zone to curb china’s dominance

epstein advised former prince’s team on proposed deal with cantor fitzgerald

orbán orders courts to drop lawsuits against his government

first brands founder patrick james pleads not guilty in company’s collapse

farage calls for eu to probe mandelson’s time in brussels

kirkland lawyer sought use of epstein helicopter after securing plea

britain’s inequitable student loan system

hong kong’s ck hutchison takes panama to arbitration over canal ports ruling

uk delays worker protections against ‘fire and rehire’ practices

glencore-rio megamerger ‘hangs in the balance’ as deadline looms

novo nordisk is the biggest loser in the weight-loss duopoly

top senate republican says jay powell has not ‘committed a crime’

trump and xi discuss ukraine and trade ahead of us state visit to beijing

south africa’s democratic alliance leader john steenhuisen steps down

the most interesting thing about melania’s documentary? donald trump

extreme views on the next us jobs report

washington post cuts about a third of staff to tackle ‘financial challenges’

ron desantis lashes out at ‘harmful’ ai in break with trump’s white house

not all software faces the same threat from ai

how anthropic achieved ai coding breakthroughs — and rattled business

british companies set to gain access to €90bn eu loan for ukraine

trump’s border tsar announces withdrawal of 700 federal agents from minneapolis

how the bank of england can improve its decision-making

‘we made a lot of money working together’: epstein’s in-house trader revealed

santander’s ana botín gets back to the family business: dealmaking

the angelic meloni behind a fresco fiasco

chile aims for 4% growth as copper booms

reform councillor steps down as head of kent’s cost-cutting drive

are uk consumers about to rediscover their mojo?

chinese trading firm zhongcai nets $500mn from silver rout

shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief wael sawan

china’s chery to add fourth brand in uk expansion push

monster’s paradise opera mocks strongman rulers — but has reality outstripped satire?

britain can’t ignore europe and china at the same time

six palestine action activists cleared of aggravated burglary

the juice, the squeeze and the digital euro

brookfield steps up succession planning with new asset management head

uber hits 200mn users as profits fall short

pressure grows on starmer’s chief of staff over mandelson ambassador appointment

how central should religious buildings be to new town planning?

our better natures — the dissatisfactions of domesticity

should prediction markets welcome insider trading?

disney’s new ceo beat ‘100 rivals’ to the job. can he win over wall street?

ft innovative lawyers europe 2026 open for submissions

ford in talks with geely to use spare plant capacity and platform sharing

eurozone inflation falls below target in january

fashion embraces the duvet day

us and iran set to meet in oman as middle east tensions spiral

eurozone inflation falls to 1.7% in january

data and publishing stocks under pressure over ai threat

indonesia’s richest man launches buybacks after worst stock rout in decades

senators push $70bn funding deal to support trump’s critical minerals agenda

how to get england building more homes, not ‘bat tunnels’

starmer to release vetting documents for mandelson’s us ambassador role

carlsberg sales volumes hit after losing san miguel uk licence

ubs profits rise on cost savings from credit suisse takeover

zurich agrees £8bn takeover for uk insurer beazley

ftav’s further reading

market concentration is nothing to worry about

epstein files show art market financialisation in full flow

ukraine peace talks resume even as russia breaks temporary ceasefire

where to stay in hong kong

liv golf to be lossmaking for rest of the decade, ceo says

mediobanca’s top private bankers decamp to deutsche bank

new nestlé boss plots strategic overhaul to reignite growth

the central bank of elon musk

transcript: how the federal reserve might change under kevin warsh

transcript: the muskverse enters a new era

banks seek out new buyers for oracle data centre loans

how copper miners are squeezing their way out of a shortage

reading the runes on a warsh fed

tether retreats from $20bn funding ambitions after investor pushback

the treasury market is treading in dangerous waters

the tyranny of targets

amundi says it will cut exposure to us over coming year

recipe: the unlikely alchemy of adding rice to your meatballs

who killed the british flat?

‘the game is over’: critics of iranian regime seize on killings to push for change

can i ask my ex-husband for more financial support?

everyone and their mother is peddling an ai application

helene schjerfbeck at the met — nordic gloom with bursts of dazzling promise

inside rosewood hong kong, the world’s top-ranked hotel

inside tekla’s empire of sheets

number of late-night pharmacies in england plummets

the regent hong kong: making waves again

can sanae takaichi govern japan on star power alone?

saif al-islam gaddafi, son of former libyan dictator, killed in attack

letter: ai economy still needs the ‘human in the loop’

letter: the question for europe’s military space ambitions

letter: nations should spurn calls for food self-sufficiency

letter: tennyson’s ‘tithonus’

letter: from champagne fairs to the hanseatic league

letter: waking up and getting out of bed: there is a difference

letter: where mortality is recast as an engineering problem

can tesla make its own chips?

nhs drugs deal with us to cost £1bn over next three years

use more ai and video hearings to fix english courts system, report says

ft crossword: number 18,285

peter mandelson quits lords in wake of epstein files revelations

citadel’s ken griffin says trump white house has ‘enriched’ family members

trump signs bill to end partial us government shutdown

tribunal upholds uk regulator’s decision to fine banque havilland

firstft: us stocks slide on fears over new ai tools

warsh faces senate battle as lawmakers object to trump’s attacks on fed

transcript: the next fed chair

texas instruments in advanced talks to buy chip designer silicon labs

the next fed chair

paul weiss poaches top energy dealmakers in raid on kirkland & ellis

princeton university cuts expectation for endowment returns

novo nordisk warns sales could slide 13% as obesity competition mounts

us shoots down iranian drone as middle east tensions escalate

birmingham city council says it is no longer ‘bankrupt’

santander agrees $12.2bn deal to buy north-east us bank webster financial

french appeals court asked to uphold five-year electoral ban on marine le pen

the new rules of finance, courtesy of elon musk

iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed

under prabowo, indonesia is veering off course

former prince discussed with jeffrey epstein ways to get round investment rules

private jet sellers rattled by trump threats on canadian-made aircraft

odey firm’s internal probe unearthed 46 allegations against founder

far-right hardliner poses challenge to italy’s matteo salvini

walmart’s market value hits $1tn

artemis is a throwback to the golden age of lunar exploration

super nintendo — the japanese gaming company that became a global giant

us-backed fund agrees to buy stake in glencore’s dr congo mines

tens of billions wiped off media and financial data groups after anthropic ai launch

mandelson quits house of lords

the transatlantic relationship: can europe go it alone?

pfizer shares dip as vaccines continue to weigh on sales

witkoff to meet netanyahu ahead of new us-iran talks

prime markets to ‘bottom out’ in 2026 before 5-year growth

taking a trip down memory lane

peter mandelson’s lobbying firm tells clients his stake is nearly divested

the muppet show — seth rogen and sabrina carpenter star in delightful revival

trump agrees to lower tariffs on india

disney says parks chief josh d’amaro to succeed bob iger as ceo

mandelson lobbied against us bank reforms on behalf of epstein and staley

french prosecutors raid musk’s x offices in paris

monetary policy radar preview: ecb’s february meeting

slovenia ends year-long dispute to appoint central bank governor

you can see the computer age everywhere but in the construction industry

on the first board of a new partnership, how daring will you be?

scenarios for a warsh fed

the epstein rot goes deep

pepsico to cut prices of doritos and lay’s as consumers rein in snacking

paypal replaces ceo as board warns ‘pace of change’ not fast enough

spain to ban social media access for under-16s

how musk used spacex to rescue xai and build a $1.25tn colossus

there’s a new ‘breakout star’ in the battery storage market

eu probes turbine maker goldwind over chinese subsidies

the challenges holding back uk’s push into low-carbon hydrogen

mieko kawakami: my job as a tokyo “hostess” shaped my latest novel

siemens energy calls for trump policy stability as it commits $1bn to us

india rupee records biggest one-day gain in seven years after trump trade deal

russia hits ukraine energy sites as trump truce unravels

mandelson row hits starmer already at rock bottom

santander launches 98% mortgage for first-time buyers

irn-bru maker buys fentimans and frobishers in ‘adult soft drinks’ push

transcript: the bethlehem project — the american affordability squeeze

china bans tesla-style hidden car door handles

australian central bank reverses course with interest rate increase

the consumer sentiment puzzle deepens

ftav’s further reading

publicis deepens ai push, saying rivals have yet to make it pay

eu wrestles with competitiveness impasse as industry languishes

the real european financial threat to america

gold and silver prices rebound after sell-off

jeffrey epstein’s ties to wall street’s elite

investors use new tactics to pressure bp on climate change

no, the public is not irredeemably ignorant

scheming, joking, complaining: moltbook’s ai agents are just like us

silver’s runaway rally becomes ‘death trap’ for reddit’s retail crowd

transcript: who will be disney’s next ceo?

ubi fans must remember a job is about more than the money

american psycho — the almeida musical is slick, disturbing and as resonant as ever

craft advertising lifts lucky saint’s non-alcoholic beer

openai’s chatgpt push triggers senior staff exits

starmer seeks to push forward with delayed defence investment plan

virgin media o2 owners to seal £2bn acquisition of uk broadband rival

backlash in iran after state media mocks dead protesters

bolivia buries 20 years of socialism with ‘capitalism for all’ reforms

boss of private equity group permira quits uk for switzerland

how thailand became the ‘sick man’ of asia

india’s ‘unspectacular’ budget overlooks needed reforms

clintons agree to testify in investigation by us congress into epstein

epstein emails reveal extensive ties with top goldman sachs lawyer

letter: britain has just the body to navigate the current global crisis

letter: new zealand and its ‘canoe jumping’ mps

letter: poland’s euro courtship

letter: productivity impact of ai: why gains are less certain

more high-profile revelations in latest epstein files release

clarification: research funding

correction: jeffrey epstein payment

a bond villain’s lair on long island

global investors need to go on japan watch right now

ft crossword: number 18,284

tech billionaires fuel trump’s $429mn haul ahead of midterm elections

trump urges us lawmakers to work together to avoid government shutdown

spacex buys xai in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of musk’s empire

firstft: trump to lower india tariffs after modi ‘agrees’ to stop buying russian oil

palantir boosts revenue expectations on strong ai demand

reeves takes aim at trump as she calls for uk and eu to speak with one voice on trade

france adopts budget after premier survives no-confidence vote

police to review allegations against mandelson in epstein scandal

oracle raises $25bn in bond offering despite concerns over rising debt

devon energy’s merger with coterra looks a little too defensive

us-iran talks expected in coming days, diplomats say

odey claims watchdog was under ‘political pressure’ before banning him

this is what a proper brexit looks like

american brands have lost their cool

götterdämmerung marks an electrifying climax for la scala’s ring cycle

russian captain guilty of manslaughter after north sea collision

trump says us to cut india tariffs after modi agrees halt to russian oil imports

xi’s ominous purge of his top general

human connection still needed in credit investing

this rembrandt lion could make art market history — with help from jeremy irons

submit your questions: are us markets and the economy as strong as trump claims?

china is the main beneficiary of trump’s arctic antics

castel group’s chief in limbo amid bitter feud with controlling family

us to launch $12bn critical minerals stockpile to counter china’s dominance

eu struggling to diversify critical minerals supply, warns report

bondholders prepare to sue ethiopia over $1bn debt default

oil tumbles as us-iran tensions ease

monetary policy radar preview: boe’s february meeting

the melting of north america’s ancient ice roads

norway’s elite engulfed by epstein scandal

epstein asked for snow white costume weeks before jes staley email

can the midwest stop maga?

one hyde park residents win legal battle over £35mn in building defects

the ‘lipstick effect’ now has a counterpart in the cake aisle

and the ftav chart quiz winner is . . .

ey settles £2bn negligence claim over nmc health audit

strategy’s long road to nowhere

devon and coterra agree merger to create $58bn us shale group

why chinese electronics makers are betting on a tv revival

russia shifts focus to ukraine’s transport routes

draghi calls for eu ‘federation’ to avoid being ‘picked off’ by us and china

eu’s geopolitical gesture is too cheap to be credible

abdusattorov exorcises ghosts to win wijk aan zee

reform uk admits kent council’s musk-inspired cost-cutting drive found little waste

the making of a permabear — jeremy grantham’s guide to booms, busts and popping market bubbles

mandelson leaked sensitive uk government tax plans to epstein

disney warns of hit to us theme parks as foreign tourist numbers fall

germany arrests five accused of smuggling western tech to russia

ice agents hate being filmed

verizon taps candidates to replace executive once seen as next chief

india weighs lifting foreign ownership cap in state-owned banks

what do the epstein files reveal about mandelson’s finances?

toyota has ‘no intention’ to raise $34bn take-private offer after elliott challenge

what one us city tells us about trump's america

the bigger problem with labour’s botched business rates u-turn

hawkish summary of opinions suggests near-term boj rate rise

ikea assembles china strategy with closure of 7 big stores

uk house prices record modest rebound after december dip

julius baer profits drop after credit losses and brazil business sale

gold and silver slump deepens and rattles equities

ftav’s further reading

kevin warsh: you have to make a bet

an oral history of the fed’s covid-19 crisis

eu eyes fee for uk arms producers to benefit from €90bn ukraine loan

private equity retail pioneer faces stiff competition

the ‘deep fried’ stocks that spurred a market meltdown

boe expected to hold rates amid conflicting signals on uk economy

a playful and tempestuous tempest at the sam wanamaker playhouse

argentines snap up lego and apple computers as milei opens economy

europe’s oil majors prepare to cut billions in shareholder payouts

fca hits pe-backed insurer with growth cap over governance concerns

markets are set to test warsh

the best jackets, fleeces and parkas for winter weather

the dilemmas for the uk created by a rupturing world

turnaround investor flacks targets british steel takeover

uk treasury offers up to £100,000 exit packages to cut hundreds of jobs

wanted: ceos with backbone

can gsk turn its drug pipeline into growth under luke miels?

end of an era: half-century of nuclear arms control comes to a close

gods, dogs and dreamlike states — the pick of new poetry books

private equity group’s £1bn sale of uk accounting firm collapses

starling targets us expansion by selling software to other banks

the best place to see live music in new york is actually upstate

the stablecoin war: wall street vs crypto over the future of money

they jettisoned downsizing for rebuilding and upsizing

what happened to hype brands?

what would kevin warsh’s federal reserve look like?

letter: sony devotee questions company strategy

letter: national curriculum should be reserved for the classics

letter: if nato is on fire, trump is just the accelerant

letter: reform will get my vote if it sorts out council pensions

letter: robotics — the gap between aspiration and reality

letter: why i support the new york city comptroller

letter: flooding was an issue in postwar new towns too

trump to shut kennedy center for 2 years of renovations

correction: us b-2 bombers

how hsbc fashioned a $600bn debt machine

a sanctuary in the heart of berlin

ft crossword: number 18,283

paul weiss chair brad karp told jeffrey epstein: ‘you’re amazing’

firstft: xi jinping calls for china’s renminbi to become global reserve currency

us high school economics class: how to ai-proof your job

sarah ferguson received $150,000 from jeffrey epstein after share sale

abu dhabi royal bought big stake in trump family crypto venture

apollo chief marc rowan consulted epstein on firm’s tax affairs

japan’s sanae takaichi makes final push ahead of election day

uk to reconsider joining eu defence fund

inside moltbook: the social network where ai agents talk to each other

mandelson told epstein jpmorgan should ‘threaten’ uk government over banker tax

dp world boss discussed masseuse with epstein, emails show

rightwing populist on cusp of victory in costa rica vote

how russia weaponised global banking to silence dissidents

israel prepares to open gaza’s rafah crossing with egypt

uk physicists raise alarm over planned funding cuts

americans have drawn a red line in minnesota

capgemini to sell unit linked to us immigration tracking

don’t fear the ai ‘jobpocalypse’

europe’s gas storage falls to lowest level since 2022

will the bank of england give any clues to the path of interest rates?

spacex stops russia’s ‘unauthorised’ use of starlink, musk says

india raises spending and chip investment to head off trump’s tariffs

trump says iran negotiating ‘seriously’ on nuclear weapons

xi calls for china’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status

business school professors’ picks

danish pension funds under pressure to invest in domestic markets

school ib business management class: carlsberg’s ‘core’ beer brands drop to less than half of sales for first time

cuban doctors’ departure from venezuela saps havana of vital revenue

gold and silver tumult triggers ‘pandemonium’ in new york’s diamond district

how protein rose to the top of the food chain

how to deal with defecting mps

oil and gas exploration back on europe’s agenda, says energean chief

uae treated poorly over failed telegraph bid, says nigel farage

uk restaurants offer deep discounts in ‘last resort’ to lure spend-shy diners

who wants to live forever?

will europe’s planned luggage rules kill the budget airline business model?

artificial intelligence researchers hit by flood of ‘slop’

chechen warlords’ health crises threaten putin’s plan for the region

leaseholds and fleeceholds are a blot on the uk housing market

russia struggles to shake reliance on foreign technology imports

scientists use earth’s ‘digital twin’ to sharpen climate forecasts

super bowl ad slots hit record prices as brands return to tv marketing

technogym ceo: ‘showing up at the gym’ is no longer enough

under pressure — how queen and david bowie cooked up a number one hit

what davos taught me about corporate jargon

musk reaffirms republican ties with $10mn in donations

sunday number 130: world puzzle

jeffrey epstein sent peter mandelson $75,000, documents show

bitcoin price slides to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock

waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation

ford held talks with china’s xiaomi over ev partnership

how peter mandelson’s jeffrey epstein links were exposed

fly-on-the-wall film makes melania a lightning rod for criticism

workers are ‘friction-maxxing’ to resist ai

kevin warsh’s nomination as fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role

businesses fear blowback from saudi-uae rift

htsi editor’s letter: don’t hold your breath

will metals lose their lustre?

how kevin warsh won the race to become trump’s new fed chair

cvc’s sports strategy: from f1 to cowboys

france pushes state workers away from zoom as europe eyes tech decoupling

transcript: trump’s immigration climbdown. plus, a new fed chair?

bonus survey: expecting a bigger payout this year?

for accountants, the ‘squeezed middle’ is a sweet spot

guatemala says it can win ‘war’ on gangs

how steep is trump’s democratic backsliding?

how the world fell in love with climbing

rémy cointreau to cut china dependence as cognac slump drags on

the hamnet wars

the tories have forgotten what it takes to prosper

beauty and the beastly

can cheap oysters save the restaurant economy? — insider’s notebook

gen z trend for ‘admin nights’ is worth following

how economies forget

inside and outside opera’s culture war zones

marilynne robinson: the killings in minneapolis

miner chemaf emerges as first test of us-dr congo minerals deal

nestlé and danone hit by backlash over contaminated baby formula

sarah mullally, the first female archbishop of canterbury

why trump’s crackdown on big investors in housing may backfire

china’s genius plan

director kip williams: ‘the writers i’m drawn to are prophets’

how blended families can avoid an inheritance argument

qatar’s sheikha al-mayassa: ‘we’re a very conservative society, but we’re tolerant’

‘he set paint free’ — a new show explores cezanne’s final flourish

singapore’s public housing model meets the limits of its success

us senate passes bill to fund government amid battle over ice tactics

warsh’s desire to shrink fed’s balance sheet sets up clash with trump, say investors

venezuela’s delcy rodríguez announces amnesty for political prisoners

former prince andrew offered to aid pay-off to member of epstein’s staff, doj emails show

letter: boards need clearer criteria to ensure ai investments deliver

letter: deng was ruthless in culling rivals from start of his reign

letter: a catholic’s answer to transcendental meditation

letter: brexit: a different result with compulsory voting?

letter: it’s not just the ultra-rich buying up village pubs

letter: let’s allow ideas to travel, not set up cultural borders

letter: auschwitz images are best confined to the archives

letter: patti smith plays burnley. i know, it’s hard to imagine

ft crossword: number 18,282

ft crossword: polymath number 1,372

trump set to nominate economist brett matsumoto to head statistics agency

veteran ey partner appointed to lead us audit regulator

starmer’s china trip thaws relations with beijing but spurs criticism at home

transcript: chinese whispers — at home and abroad

trump’s immigration climbdown. plus, a new fed chair?

drax manager questioned public statements on biomass sourcing, tribunal documents show

journalist don lemon arrested over minneapolis church protest

lemonade turns self-driving cars from threat to opportunity

elliott exits lucrative ac milan bet in €550mn refinancing

directors’ deals: fintel insiders boost their exposure to the tune of £855,628

ronnie scott’s has had a revamp – take a first look

stockpickers: ilika, microsoft, ge aerospace

the frank warning from switzerland on the dollar

jeffrey epstein sent thousands of pounds to peter mandelson’s husband, emails show

the memory market melt-up is only getting wilder

the next fed chair still has a lot to prove

us government releases millions of jeffrey epstein documents

new dutch government to raise ‘freedom’ tax for defence

revolut’s storonsky reverts residency to uk after filing cock-up

kenyan clean cooking start-up on the brink after carbon credit clash

we will use eu summit to further unwind brexit, vows starmer

trafigura wins $500mn nickel fraud case against prateek gupta

israel and south africa expel envoys in escalating dispute

iran says it will not negotiate with us on ballistic missiles

luigi mangione will not face death penalty, us judge rules

how many cups of coffee does starbucks’ brian niccol need to sell?

stanley druckenmiller says kevin warsh is not a permanent policy ‘hawk’

what’s up with scott bessent?

kevin warsh, the fed chair nominee shaped by the 2008 financial crisis

arise, shadow fed chair stan druckenmiller

what ft commentators think of kevin warsh as fed chair

kevin warsh is the presumptive fed chair

kevin warsh will pivot fed to conviction economics

how not to short gold

actor riz ahmed: ‘i want to tell my own stories’

syria’s kurds to end self-rule after deal with damascus

eurozone economy better than expected in final months of 2025

china lifts travel ban on british mps

ft weekend magazine crossword number 778

power to the parish: can community ownership successfully scale up?

who cares about carbon accounting? exxonmobil

bryn terfel is an intensely felt boris godunov in the royal opera’s sturdy revival

donald trump nominates kevin warsh as federal reserve chair

marian goodman, gallerist, 1928-2026

gold and silver prices plunge as rally goes into reverse

chevron pledges tight rein on venezuela spending as us pushes oil majors to invest

dollar strengthens ahead of trump’s fed decision

16 hot tools for the workout cool-down

binary puzzle number 94

mini crossword number 94

should i hire someone with designs on my job?

word circle number 94

uk services sector holds out hopes for china boost after starmer visit

french government blocks eutelsat asset sale to eqt

swatch shares jump on forecast of ‘very strong’ growth in 2026

abu dhabi folds assets worth $263bn into new wealth fund controlled by crown prince

ftav’s friday chart quiz

eurozone economy unexpectedly grows by 0.3% in fourth quarter

trump warns starmer against closer business ties with china

boj faces upside risks to the pace of tightening

11 ways to wuther this february

labour lacks the data and modelling to justify its judicial reforms

louis garrel on french cinema, fashion and angelina jolie

zelenskyy blames europeans for ukraine air defence gaps

astrazeneca strikes $4.7bn china deal to boost weight-loss drugs pipeline

panama court kicks hong kong’s ck hutchison out of canal ports

ftav’s further reading

meta, microsoft and the tyranny of small differences

indonesia’s stock exchange head quits after market turmoil

hasbro’s (alleged) house of cards

putin’s week-long ‘ceasefire’ will test kremlin’s appetite for peace

transcript: the incredible shrinking dollar

transcript: how big a deal is the eu-india trade agreement? with nicolas köhler-suzuki and ajay srivastava

trump shifts tone on immigration raids — but minneapolis remains defiant

arab and muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert us-iran conflict

big us companies set to lay off at least 52,000 workers as jobs market cools

labour’s housebuilding drive will push down prices, says minister

openai’s too-big-to-fail fundraising

anomaly in uk rental reforms would leave thousands paying stamp duty

bdo hit with £80mn negligence claim by nmcn administrators

emerging markets make roaring start to 2026 as dollar slides

europe needs to put its money where its mouth is

hedge funds’ correlation with stocks sparks fears over lack of crash protection

help make the world financially literate

syria plots mobile phone auction to lure international investors

the employees secretly working a four-day week

the meaning of xi’s military purge

the music industry’s cautious embrace of ai

bike lanes vs narcos: french mayors step up fight against drug gangs

celebrating the sweet taste of spring at quebec’s sugar shacks

chase cohl: ‘my style icon is john lennon’

gaming’s most masochistic skill? mountain climbing

how socgen dragged itself back from the brink

the trees to plant now for a hot, dry future

warsh favourite for fed chair as trump prepares to name his pick

school ib economics: eurozone inflation falls to 2% in december

us threatens to ‘decertify’ canadian aircraft as rift with ottawa deepens

amitabh chaudhry: foreign banks won’t find it easy in india

school politics class: thanks donald, europe will take it from here

trump sues the irs and treasury for at least $10bn

us shutdown avoided despite stand-off over immigration enforcement

letter: why investors might demand a higher equity risk premium

letter: there’s a lot of hype around small modular reactors

letter: a portfolio manager’s portfolio manager

letter: january is the start of a wave of riotous nature

letter: eu and russia — how the cyber battle lines are drawn

letter: the scenario that economic warfare experts fear most

letter: china on ukraine: ‘we’re impartial and objective’

correction: lord jason stockwood

first lady’s amazon documentary met with poor attendance

hsbc targets hong kong ipos after missing out on listings boom

ft crossword: number 18,281

us moves to open venezuela’s vast crude reserves to big oil

first brands at breaking point as it scrambles to avoid liquidation

apple posts record $144bn in revenue after blockbuster iphone sales

firstft: china iphone sales power apple’s ‘remarkable’ $144bn quarter

judge appears reluctant to intervene in dispute over javice legal fees

the incredible shrinking dollar

albertan separatists accused of ‘treason’ over trump administration meetings

norway’s $2tn fund stress tests hits from climate shocks to ai correction

starbucks set to open thousands more coffee shops globally

trump says putin has agreed to suspend attacks on ukraine’s capital

uk regulator warns of pancreatitis risk linked to weight-loss drugs

ft quiz: the week in news

coterra and devon near tie-up to create $60bn us shale group

mercedes-benz boss says howard lutnick urged carmaker to move its hq to us

germany signals joint fighter project with france may not deliver jets

a rescue mission for the rules-based order

apple buys israeli start-up q.ai for close to $2bn in race to build ai devices

labour’s gamble to turn ai threat into opportunity

in rural sonic horror rabbit trap, no one can hear you scream

is this thing on? — will arnett turns to stand-up comedy in charming crowd-pleaser

nouvelle vague — richard linklater pays tribute to cinematic mischief maker jean-luc godard

what if jason bourne had an english accent and less hair? see shelter

us tech stocks tumble after microsoft’s ai spending unnerves investors

first brands founder indicted on us fraud charges

ex-casino chief jean-charles naouri found guilty of corruption

lloyds and deutsche show the good times can continue for europe’s banks

companies reap $22bn from trump’s immigration crackdown

why us stocks don’t care a jot about greenland, trade wars or global aggro

us plans ice drawdown in minnesota after outcry over immigration raids

want to solve deepfakes? ask citizens what to do

us to pay monthly venezuela ‘budget’ from oil proceeds via qatar fund

don’t bet on dollar dethronement

eu says ‘forever chemicals’ ban could save €110bn by 2050

homicides in england and wales at lowest level for nearly 50 years

how elite college finance clubs pave the way to wall street

is the uk on the cusp of a productivity revival?

china rolls out the red carpet for keir starmer

backlight by pirkko saisio — a finnish masterpiece of autofiction

could ai make — rather than take — jobs?

a century on, how has financial literacy evolved?

it’s time we had a proper debate about funding university education

blackstone lines up ‘one of largest ipo pipelines in history’

crisis and fashion collide at paris couture

christo and jeanne-claude dreamt up the world’s largest sculpture — will it ever be made?

ge vernova thinks data centres could lower utility bills — eventually

sundance film festival 2026 — a heady mix of sex comedy, art-world satire and american communists

the prisoner of downing street

tesla lurches into the musk robotics era

big tech’s $680bn buy-now-book-later problem

sap set for biggest fall in five years amid concerns over cloud business

fed will be on hold until mid-year

oil climbs above $70 as us-iran tensions rise

glencore boosts copper output and reserves as rio deadline looms

family offices must rethink philanthropic strategy

european defence is so hot right now

video: why is gold hitting record highs?

why the tories should move back to the centre

copper leads scorching metals rally amid global uncertainty

3i shares surge as pe group hails recovery at retailer action

ocado suffers blow as canadian partner shuts distribution centre

st james’s place booked £22bn in new business as investors braced for budget

bridgerton series 4 — yet more forbidden love, finery and heavy breathing

easyjet losses surge on cost of opening new routes

lloyds profits surge as push to boost smaller business lines pays off

carlyle agrees deal to buy lukoil’s international assets after sanctions

top chipmakers to boost capital spending amid ai-driven supply squeeze

tesla’s car-lite shift and an app to die for

ftav’s further reading

the fed is done cutting until something changes

deutsche bank reports record quarterly profits

eu to impose new sanctions on iran as france backs irgc terror listing

central banks rein in gold purchases as investment demand soars

there might be good reasons for britain to build data centres. job creation isn’t one of them

japan’s market moment helps nomura turnaround

india and the true cost of coal | ft film

transcript: investors love heavy metal

cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as trump turns the screws

germany plans satellite missile detection system to cut reliance on us

takaichi’s great election gamble

the uk needs to press ahead with digital gilts plan

the abandonment of labour’s moral crusade

transcript: bill gates — ai, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out

who’s the real cockroach: bankers, lawyers or private equity?

europe and the uk would lose more than the us in a trade war, research finds

sony and singapore’s gic to tie up to buy music rights

openai in talks to raise $40bn in investments from nvidia, amazon and microsoft

starmer tells xi uk wants more ‘sophisticated’ relationship with china

indonesian stocks tumble for second day

tesla’s japan victory is more retail than revolution

fintech picpay owned by batista beef barons valued at $2.5bn in new york ipo

letter: how to stop battlefield drone innovation leaking to the enemy

letter: a scandal that ruined the ulysses s grant presidency

letter: ‘the star-spangled banner’ now just makes me tear up

letter: in age of ai, what should a university course give you?

correction: matt goodwin

how singapore inc became a safe place for investors

uk vehicle output hits lowest since 1950s as companies weigh defence shift

bishop sarah mullally becomes first woman to lead church of england

ft crossword: number 18,280

trump officials met group pushing alberta independence from canada

meta and its peers are everything, everywhere, all of the time

us crypto industry raises record war chest for midterm election campaigns

tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue

microsoft’s ai spending and disappointing cloud growth overshadow strong profits

uk and china to share intelligence over people traffickers in the channel

meta’s record sales lift shares 10 per cent despite massive spending plans

firstft: starmer vows ‘pragmatic’ approach during china trip

federal reserve signals no rush to cut rates as economy powers ahead

metals surge boosts value of mining groups by almost $500bn

universal basic income needed to cushion blow from ai job losses says uk minister

ice agents involved in shooting of alex pretti placed on administrative leave

federal reserve holds rates and removes dovish guidance

german bank facing lawsuits after ransacking of deposit boxes in heist

talks with us over chagos islands deal have reopened, confirms starmer

illicit crypto flows surge to record $158bn

ex-opec head confronted tycoon over his threat to ‘take her down’, court hears

federal reserve holds rates steady following three-straight cuts

japan’s finance ministry isn’t a massive macro hedge fund

apollo real estate trust sells $9bn loan book to group’s insurer

america’s shift to an insider economy

court orders dutch government to cut emissions faster and protect former colony from climate change

us car retailer carvana attacked by short seller gotham city research

the quiet crisis facing men at work

ford’s move to expand ties with china battery giant catl angers us lawmakers

the case for luxury’s recovery is still in one piece

cable street — rousing musical about a community resisting fascism could not be more timely

paul taylor’s witty, characterful dancemaking returns to london

grindcore is the new hustle culture

the precious metal feeding frenzy

stellantis resets bets on us classics: $13bn push to revive jeep and dodge

scientists link 22 genes to deadly risks from common virus

bessent says trump administration still pursuing ‘strong dollar policy’

protecting children from social media is not moral panic

ons revamps uk inflation measure with supermarket scanner data

s&p 500 tops 7,000 for first time

termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominance

kpmg’s uk partners earn more than ey and pwc rivals for first time in a decade

hermès, dior and vuitton recalibrate luxury menswear in paris

germany cuts growth forecasts amid slow recovery

starbucks’ us sales increase for first time in two years

silver squeeze leaves solar panel makers feeling the heat

trump warns iran ‘time is running out’ for deal to avert us military action

what’s the cost to mark carney of defying the donald?

deutsche bank offices raided in german money laundering probe

goldman-backed broadband provider set to axe third of jobs

metro bank launches third redundancy round in three years

uk cuts subsidies to ‘overcompensated’ renewable power groups

why taco is a problem for europe

global green investment keeps growing despite china market shock

the first fascist — the wild adventures and sinister legacy of the marquis de morès

france presses capgemini over ice contract amid international backlash

the very best british pubs…

cma targets google ai overviews in push to loosen search dominance

boe needs to win the last-mile disinflation battle in 2026

what should i do with income from a share sale?

aircraft engine prices soar amid shortages and booming demand

bridge: retain peculiar suit establishment option in case squeeze bites

the iranians dancing at protesters’ funerals

uber invests $500mn in canada’s waabi to accelerate robotaxi push

gold climbs to record high after slide in dollar

keir starmer insists he will take ‘pragmatic’ approach during beijing trip

trump’s iowa base shows cracks over minneapolis deaths

the case for labour’s policing overhaul — and the big risks

starmer blasts ‘toxic’ politics of reform uk’s by-election candidate

asml forecasts bumper sales on back of ai boom

ftav’s further reading

rick rieder is a massive dove

softbank close to agreeing additional $30bn investment in openai

transcript: us health insurer stocks call in sick

‘european army’ needed to ensure continent’s safety, says spain

fish pile up at european ports as new digital system falters

the private equity giant in zug facing a test

can smart pills make us healthier?

ecb would need to act if euro keeps gaining, says austria’s central bank governor

investment in europe’s chemicals sector plunges over 80% in 2025

raising the state pension age: will more britons work until they drop?

spacex weighs june ipo timed to planetary alignment and musk’s birthday

swiss franc surges to decade high as traders seek last ‘reliable’ haven

the comeback of european growth stocks

the reality of a world after rupture

vibecoding isn’t going to kill business software services

xi’s purge of top general sends china’s military into uncharted waters

nato without america: europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’

tether scores $5bn windfall as gold price rockets

the art market is betting on the middle east — but not everyone is on board

watch this space: the self-storage facilities raising the bar

indonesian shares plunge after msci warns about market’s investability

japan’s discount election: why ‘dirt cheap’ shoppers became the key voters

ai will not lead to mass layoffs, says head of india’s largest it services company

kirkland & ellis sides with pe in dispute over legal tactics, putting star partner’s role in question

how trump was forced to back off his harshest immigration tactics

letter: china’s shrinking population isn’t a problem

letter: bertrand russell on marx, and our hate-filled politics

letter: grade inflation charge can’t be levelled at durham

letter: how climate goals skewed incentives for shell and bp

letter: an unfair asymmetry in how fraud cases are covered

letter: trump vowed to ‘stop this carnage’. remember that?

letter: the business case for online prediction platforms

letter: pm to beijing, cap in hand

letter: touché from the balts

gold price breaks all records as investors seek safety

archer daniels midland pays $40mn to settle accounting investigation

uk’s deadline for paying iht on pensions poses ‘huge problem’, peers warn

ft crossword: number 18,279

italy clarifies ice’s role during winter olympics as public backlash grows

uk energy company urges starmer to ‘embrace’ chinese technology

argentina’s milei clashes with billionaire ceo over protectionism claims

firstft: eu and india clinch trade deal to slash €4bn of tariffs on bloc’s exports

ups to cut up to 30,000 jobs and close facilities as amazon shipments drop

citi seeks to move harassment case against top executive to arbitration

transcript: how does a gold rush end?

how does a gold rush end?

cd&r targets $6bn indicor exit in drive to return cash to investors

trump backs noem as pressure mounts over deadly deportation raids

iran delegates emergency powers as threat of conflict with us looms

former opec chief enjoyed ‘life of luxury’ in uk thanks to bribes, court told

anthropic doubles vc fundraising to $20bn on surging investor demand

lvmh chief arnault laments geopolitical strife as sales rise

intervention will not reverse yen weakness

us consumer confidence plunges to 12-year low

cvc deal brings american-style alternative investing to europe

former labour mp charged with sexual assault

criminal justice reforms will undermine trust in the system

discord by jeremy cooper — musical ideals

nomura-backed crypto group laser digital seeks us banking licence

ralph fiennes directs his first opera with eugene onegin in paris

what to do when no relationship is special

canada’s oil industry thrives as sales to china soar

hargreaves lansdown’s price cut fuels retail investing race to the bottom

star fidelity stockpicker william danoff to retire

carbon-free flying by 2050 is ‘pie in the sky’, say aircraft leasing chiefs

euro hits 4-year high as dollar slump continues

sadiq khan in push to boost london’s nightlife

top uk universities increase their reliance on china for overseas recruitment

reform uk picks matt goodwin for gorton and denton by-election

nigerian military officers face trial over alleged coup attempt

fed set to hold rates ahead of renewed focus on its independence

ice backlash intensifies amid immigration crackdown in minneapolis

uae launches ‘sovereign’ open ai model to counter chinese rivals

spain’s unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2008

who’s been buying all the gold?

venezuelan insiders and exiles tussle in madrid

boeing reports highest quarterly revenues since 2018

burnham’s manchester and its rapid revival

the chinese company that went from contract shoemaker to betting on puma

trump, the fed and newton’s third law of motion

a history of modern syria — the people at the heart of their own story

us solar sector navigates loss of crucial tax credits

unitedhealth earnings sink as company faces pressure from us government on medicare

business books: what to read this month

uk needs far faster ev charger rollout to hit 2030 demand

european ev sales overtake petrol for first time in december

the house of grenson has a foot in both camps

the tech ‘courtier’ steering trump on ai to silicon valley’s delight

how a killing on ‘eat street’ forced trump to change course

william hill owner’s shares slide after trimming profit outlook

tories should be glad braverman has gone to reform

this is where chef roy choi eats in los angeles

eu and india seal trade pact

yen steadies as takaichi starts japan election campaign

ftav’s further reading

trying to change our minds about gold

school geography class: the cost of america’s nuclear revival

eu set to clinch long hoped-for trade deal with india

the ecb will hold until it is pushed away from its ‘good place’

business school sustainable education

carney, trump and the power of a good speech

europe is finally waking up to the trump threat

government plans to tighten scrutiny of chinese influence in uk

private capital’s consolidation fever

private credit firms sell debt to themselves at record rate

transcript: us and japan flirt with joint currency intervention

uk launches £20mn fund for military tech start-ups

uk politicians call for competition review of netflix bid for warner bros

what does it take to complete a mahler cycle? vladimir jurowski has the answer

big tech’s borrowing spree raises fears of ai risks in us bond market

football regulator vows to look ‘very closely’ at debt-funded takeovers

israel hosts antisemitism conference with european far-right parties

israel to seek new security deal from us, official says

kpmg partners jostle for top uk job as boss seeks elevation to global role

next’s coming challenge is life after simon wolfson

us links security guarantees for ukraine to peace deal ceding territory

‘tories: the sequel’: starmer’s plan to use defections to attack reform uk

ford and general motors in talks with first brands over rescue financing

pinault family to offload €1.5bn puma stake to china’s anta sports

letter: america’s declining empire — more vienna 1914 than suez 1956

letter: raphael’s unicorn

letter: why extending the life of sizewell b is a no-brainer

letter: when ai goes wrong and regulators come knocking

eu to announce ‘mother of all’ indian trade deals

suella braverman in latest tory defection to reform

us health insurer shares fall on proposal to cut rise in medicare payments

a towering apartment in florence

take that — the rise, fall and rise again of one of britain’s biggest boy bands

uk shop price inflation rises to its highest level in nearly 2 years

ft crossword: number 18,278

uk to cap ground rents paid to freeholders

trump to increase tariffs on south korea to 25%

‘humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of ai, says anthropic chief

firstft: yen leaps on speculation of joint us-japan market intervention

former citi executive sues bank over handling of sexual harassment claims

us natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm

ftse russell aims to ease path for overseas groups to join city’s blue-chip index

pubs to get £100mn a year support package after business rates u-turn

alcohol health warning plan sparks drinks industry outcry

‘he’s the one who has to pull the trigger’: threat of streeting still looms over starmer

trading 212 sold crypto-linked securities without authorisation

europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without us, rutte warns

ryanair is the rare airline that can afford to stay cheap

trump sends border tsar to minnesota as ice backlash intensifies

boots chief executive set to retire in management reshuffle

when yenterventions work

labour’s destructive infighting

us treasury cancels contracts with booz allen over tax return leaks

hard streets — charlie chaplin and the lambeth boys made good

wonder man — marvel series is more indie buddy comedy than superhero story

iranian stocks sell off as us ‘armada’ approaches

ice and america’s flailing autocrat

nvidia invests $2bn in coreweave in new data centre push

how china pulled off a great tech reversal

why the arctic is important for allied security

world champion gukesh blunders horribly at wijk aan zee

former tory heavyweights launch new centre-right movement

israel retrieves remains of last hostage in gaza

simon boccanegra at la fenice — a well-crafted staging of verdi’s political opera

greenland tensions harden europe’s push for energy independence

germany will ‘strike back’ against russian cyber attacks, minister vows

lloyds fined for opening bank account for putin ally

and the ftav chart quiz winner is . . .

suella braverman becomes latest tory mp to defect to reform uk

trump and rutte cannot make a deal without greenland at the table

why trump’s geopolitical tariffs tend to end in taco

in ukraine, it’s all about the land

china’s zijin swoops for allied gold in $4bn deal

artist léon wuidar: ‘the architect never sent an invoice; he just wanted paintings’

eu opens formal probe into musk’s xai over grok deepfakes

is marathon running actually safe?

us long term unemployment hits four-year high

burnham warns of by-election loss after labour blocks him from standing

danone tumbles as infant formula crisis spreads

diminished starmer at the limit of his powers

spire healthcare shares jump almost 20% on sale talks with buyout groups

daniel křetínský launches ‘friendly’ takeover bid for fnac darty

wetherspoons on wrong side of a two-track uk economy

uk ai start-up synthesia hits $4bn valuation

ryanair raises fare and profit forecasts after ‘huge demand’ for flights

yen surges on intervention talk

cvc strikes $1.2bn deal for us private credit group marathon

ftav’s further reading

the quant shop — ai lab convergence

ukraine keeps pushing for early eu entry as peace plan talks rumble on

vanguard ceo plots international expansion

school economics class: the reality of trying to make us manufacturing great again

school politics class: uk’s supreme court president to retire from role next year

ib geography class

school ib geography class: why china’s women are having fewer babies

business school professors’ picks

transcript: trump faces backlash on immigration crackdown after shooting

italy’s €2 tax on small parcels misfires

starmer prepares for chinese charm offensive

water companies press for faster abolition of regulator

‘we are the good samaritans’: minneapolis hits back at ice

ai productivity is about to become visible and investable

are meta’s oakley smart glasses worth £500?

doing good in retirement requires more than just turning up

european ipo market starts 2026 at record pace, sparking hope of revival

haunted spooks and cryptic mysteries — the best new thrillers

rheinmetall in talks over starlink-style service for german army

the truth behind trump’s pro-consumer rhetoric

trump is the wrong answer to the right questions

trump threats fuel concern over uk reliance on us defence and military satellites

why people still matter in the ai era

baillie gifford’s tim campbell: ‘i’ve tried to be very human’

pensions lessons: a new twist on british army training

the combative billionaire challenging mexico’s ruling party

market inefficiency reconsidered

gold rises past $5,000 for first time

indian exporters seek new markets after trump’s trade blitz

china goes on hiring spree for tax officials as fiscal pressures mount

letter: canadian pm’s davos speech: the push back

letter: barbarians behind trump must have read ayn rand

letter: new york comptroller is wrong to buy israel bonds

letter: greenland meltdown and the reasons it matters

letter: a march new year is not such a new idea

letter: a sceptic’s view of claims made for a digital euro

letter: why i see an irony in carney’s hegemon jibe

letter: private debt is helping to deleverage global portfolios

school geography class. the trouble with maps: greenland’s allure for trump is based on an illusion

how to create a meditation space at home

ft crossword: number 18,277

firstft: china’s military accuses top general of undermining xi jinping’s authority

democrats unite to threaten shutdown over immigration raids

fed sets rates as trump nears decision on who to back as chair

iraq to select new leader as us piles pressure to curb iranian influence

protesters demand end to immigration crackdown after minneapolis shooting

a city under siege: minneapolis reels after another killing

nba to share financial plans with potential backers of european league

china’s military says top general undermined xi’s authority

how to get our kids to read books

bangladesh electricity deals add billions to power costs, review finds

labour party blocks andy burnham from standing as an mp

how one year of ‘america first’ left workers behind

jeremy coller: the vegan activist who just inked a $3.7bn private equity deal

trump begins 2026 with a blitz of white-collar pardons

will the fed bow to trump’s pressure for lower interest rates?

saudi arabia to scale back neom megaproject

the uses and abuses of prediction markets

england and wales to hand counterterror policing to new national force

beckhams’ billion-dollar brands can withstand their family feud

luxury bets on rich americans and new designers to revive growth

middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

poland cools on joining eurozone after its economy surges

un looks to businesses to bankroll more development projects

vanguard passes $1tn in assets outside us

data centre groups plan lobbying blitz to counter ai energy backlash

demand grows for private tutoring after vat charge on independent schools

footwear group on steps up push beyond trainers

link mps’ pay to gdp, says uk business secretary

make me smile (come up and see me) — steve harley’s 1975 hit was a bittersweet triumph

memory stocks soar as investors hunt for new ai winners

no laughing matter as lebanon goes after its comedians

pension buyout deals slow as big companies weigh retaining schemes

robots only half as efficient as humans, says leading chinese producer

the hard truth about ai at work? it won’t tell you

china-backed elections set to entrench military rule in myanmar

sunday number 129: news puzzle

us to invest $1.6bn into rare earths group in bid to shore up key minerals

andy burnham announces bid to stand for westminster seat

snowstorm leaves thousands without power across us

federal agents shoot man dead in minneapolis

trump threatens 100% tariffs on canada if it seals trade deal with china

q&a: the challenges for post-maduro latin america

who can take the credit for taming trump?

is the us economy as hot as trump thinks?

the recruitment company training ai to do your job

chart of the week: the zero-sum labour market trap

china launches probe against two military leaders

deepmind chief demis hassabis warns ai investment looks ‘bubble-like’

the nba’s pitch to europe

google deepmind chief warns ai investment looks ‘bubble-like’ | ft interview

syria’s kurds on the defensive as us turns its back on former allies

banning under-16s won’t fix social media

pope leo to meet bhp and vale bosses to discuss ethical mining

starmer’s dilemma: america or europe?

the fiery criminal defence lawyer seeking colombia’s presidency

a sundance insider guide to park city, utah

a liberal in illiberal times

banks poised for bumper bonuses this spring

cigno mejorada, a hotel where modern and maya collide

greenland, america and the end of atlanticism

notes from shanghai’s underground

the beckham family feud is bending our minds

us banks need to cut their credit card rates

will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?

zurich’s £8bn bid for insurer beazley produces some spurious claims

a difficult year for burgundy

how the pop-up lost its buzz

my weekend at wuthering heights

remember those innocent days of 2016?

the last humanitarians

the pub that refused to die — jay rayner reviews the highland laddie in leeds

the rise of the answer machines

van morrison turns his attention to the blues in somebody tried to sell me a bridge

who are the teachers shaping our lives?

‘the play we need now’ — how images of auschwitz staff at leisure became here there are blueberries

us unveils national defence strategy to counter china in indo-pacific

letter: let the fed do its job without maga meddling

letter: that’s one way to serve up breakfast at cliffs of moher

letter: a job for a monstrously risk-averse regulator

letter: language learning, from chomsky to kubrick’s 2001

letter: corner shops repurposed as ersatz fulfilment centres

letter: magazine piece that has reader up in arms

letter: eu groupthink manifests itself as polite silence

letter: healing for hedgehogs

letter: europe’s dinner table divide

letter: how did fitzgerald turn out those pat hobby stories?

correction: sweden and finland transposed

ft crossword: number 18,276

ft crossword: polymath number 1,371

yen rallies as ‘rate check’ sparks intervention speculation

the traitors 4 finale — the most chaotic series yet, except for its master tacticians

tory peers force uk to pause passage of chagos islands bill after us criticism

transcript: when the ‘special relationship’ isn’t so special

rothschilds join the ranks of the super-rich buying up british pubs

goldman paid ceo david solomon $47mn in 2025 as its stock soared

wall street walks a trump tightrope: ‘stay out of the papers’ to avoid ire

submit your questions to stuart kirk: what should i invest in this year?

trump’s bid to remake the world order

gideon rachman: decoupling from trump’s america

nigel farage attended davos as adviser to iranian billionaire

threat to starmer grows as rayner backs burnham to stand as mp

blackrock’s rick rieder surges in federal reserve chair race

chery plan to use british jlr plants on agenda for starmer’s beijing trip

directors’ deals: barker keeps the faith at struggling asos

stockpickers: rathbones, treatt, safestore

the taco trade has eaten itself

why credit card upstart brex is selling out to big plastic

us investment-grade credit spreads reach lowest level this century

the dystopian world of donald trump

boj warns over rise in bond yields as takaichi dissolves parliament for snap poll

concerns over the new chinese embassy are overwrought

gold heads for best week since 2020 as greenland crisis rattles dollar

uk to make fresh push to join eu defence fund

trump ‘wrong to diminish’ role of nato troops in afghanistan, says downing st

would-be parents grapple with the unthinkable in guess how much i love you?

investment platforms and building societies clash over new isa rules

ministers set to delay key elements of special needs education reforms until next parliament

britain’s golden middle power opening

us threatens iraq with dollar crunch over iran-backed militias

when the ‘special relationship’ isn’t so special

mark rutte, europe’s trump whisperer-in-chief

mclaren wins $12mn damages from driver alex palou over contract breach

unexpected us rate cuts could fuel uk inflation, says boe rate-setter

a better cape ratio

project 2025 director paul dans: ‘we are in a full-on scrimmage for the future of america first’

uk should show more gratitude to arts donors, says v&a chief

ft weekend magazine crossword number 777

could the uk’s low house price growth be a good thing?

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: teletubbies, aa milne and shakespeare

gaza funding in limbo amid trump’s ‘board of peace’ drama

the old fire — breaking the silence over a family rift

ftav’s friday chart quiz

binary puzzle number 93

do i still have to give up my seat on trains?

mini crossword number 93

word circle number 93

‘creditor-on-creditor violence’ restructurings fail to stave off default

‘this won’t be easy’: the nfl’s plan to win over global fans

trump sends us armada towards iran ‘just in case’

shares in czech ammunition group surge on stock market debut

ftav’s further reading

bank of japan delivers hawkish hold in january

ukraine must give up territory for war to end, russia insists ahead of talks

babcock chief lockwood to retire after defence turnaround

uk retail sales rebound in december as online jewellery spending jumps

donald trump withdraws mark carney’s invitation to join ‘board of peace’

transcript: the economy in 2026 — what risks lie ahead? with gita gopinath

the japanese yield panic

eu picks up pieces of transatlantic relationship after trump rollercoaster

the (not-so) big burnham bonds beef

us regulator steps up bid to serve summons to indian billionaire adani

crypto security company ledger plots $4bn new york listing

do your retirement goals suffer from money illusion? mine did

is liberal democracy in terminal decline?

revolut scraps us merger plans in favour of push for standalone licence

trump and fink take over davos

trump’s tariff ‘shock regime’ tests wall street’s mettle

‘waiting for the king’: how trump dominated davos

ai isn’t to blame for rising us electricity bills — but it soon will be

china’s fear of ‘selling young crops’ spurred review of meta’s manus deal

eu green rules fail to boost funds’ esg credentials, research finds

german prosecutors probe €460mn precious metals fraud case

kkr-backed accell’s lenders brace for second restructuring

lessons for business in trumpian uncertainty

netflix says paramount bid ‘doesn’t pass sniff test’ as warner battle intensifies

paul mescal and josh o’connor love tenderly in muffled romance the history of sound

steve coogan gives mismanagement masterclass in irish football farce saipan

‘i am just so tired of trump’: greenland on alert as us hovers

the twin ‘factories’ spurring global growth are both at risk

watches and jewellery: january

executive shuffle dominates annual lvmh showcase

watchmakers bet big on factories amid downturn

chaumet revives enamel to rework a historic motif

how breguet’s gregory kissling turned an anniversary year into a stress test

the year of the horse and the economics of symbolism in luxury

the enduring allure of the dakar rally for watchmakers

traceable gold brand targets growth after deal with net zero mine

watchmakers seek balance as collaborations multiply

deconstructed watch: andersen genève split seconds worldtimer

my favourite pieces: val garland on seeking jewellery with the eye of a magpie

the gemstone outpacing gold and inflation

why contemporary jewellers are gaining ground at tefaf

why china’s women are having fewer babies

transcript: taco ftw

trump’s tiktok deal is a gift to china

tiktok sets up us unit under trump deal but leaves core business with bytedance

india’s economy looks reassuringly boring

trump launches his ‘board of peace’ at davos

letter: bank of england is right to reduce capital requirements

letter: recalling turing’s debt to polish cryptologists

letter: fan’s heretical plan to make var more part of the game

letter: nobel prize: the original non-fungible token?

letter: what to do with europe’s holdings of us treasuries

letter: a ‘headache’ uk can exploit during its g20 presidency

letter: the sans-culottes didn’t believe in dry january!

uk consumer confidence marks 10 years without a positive reading

ft crossword: number 18,275

flatter trump or fight him? smart billionaires do both

jpmorgan boosts dimon’s pay to record $43mn

firstft: donald trump sues jpmorgan for $5bn over debanking

ford and gm get us permission to set up banking units

intel shares slide as chipmaker says supply chain constraints will limit growth

venezuela’s lawmakers back oil sector reforms

eu leaders push to implement mercosur trade pact

trump’s alarming threat to invoke the insurrection act

‘everybody is trying to capitalise on the chaos’: the race to replace starmer

eu leaders fear for us relationship despite trump climbdown

elon musk’s spacex lines up 4 banks for blockbuster ipo

the ai advertising wars are finally breaking out

data centre suffers setback after uk government admits planning error

trump sues jpmorgan for $5bn over debanking allegations

sanctioned oil trader sues ‘brazen conman’ over alleged cia swindle

france seizes russia-linked oil tanker in mediterranean

ft quiz: the week in news

us pushes russia and ukraine towards direct talks in abu dhabi

met police should lose counterterror role, says commissioner mark rowley

universities lead the way to a new relationship with china

pce inflation stays above target through november

from bored of peace to the board of peace

oscar nominations 2026: sinners blessed with record-setting 16

uk civil servant in charge of ajax armoured vehicles sacked from role

french supertax on wealthy raises only a quarter of planned revenue

nato chief and trump discussed revamp of us-danish military deal

jared kushner sets out $30bn vision for ‘new gaza’

private equity moves deeper into us law with personal injury firm deal

sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

what millions of job ads reveal about ai displacement

trump’s rollercoaster day at davos eases threat of transatlantic trade war

thanks donald, europe will take it from here

‘thank you, tony’: blair’s ‘board of peace’ role prompts trump praise and westminster anger

how to interpret us inflation data

uk’s broadband ‘altnets’ need some serious rewiring

vanguard cuts uk exposure across £52bn fund range

farage’s tactical mastery and strategic gaps

downsizing turns deadly in korean black comedy no other choice film

glyph, by ali smith — brilliant writing that responds to the way we live now

trump’s crusade against offshore wind dealt legal setback

‘i don’t like banks very much’: farage defends plan to end boe payments on reserves

davos, off the record

big tobacco is turning into big nicotine

burnham set for westminster comeback as mp agrees to retire

so you tried to buy a country . . .

no ft, no index (part 2)

help! i’m a tooth grinder

how trump turned international relations into a real-estate game

thoma bravo doles out hard truths about software pay

the opaque iranian military force tightening its grip on power

trump’s davos rant should alarm starmer

young’s targets move to main market after record festive season

beazley rejects zurich’s £7.7bn takeover offer

uk government borrowing lower than expected in december

b&m cuts full-year outlook

surprise, surprise and supply chain shifts

ftav’s further reading

eqt to buy uk’s coller capital for up to $3.7bn

the case for higher inflation in 2026

watch live: donald trump to unveil his ‘board of peace’

european pension funds: assemble!

trump’s ‘forever’ greenland deal with rutte leaves europe without answers

transcript: supreme court appears sceptical over fed firing

transcript: tech in 2026 — silicon valley’s power plays and players

art of the deal: greenland edition

carmakers spurn brussels’ ‘made in europe’ bid

trump’s greenland pivot leaves europe flummoxed

a cruise up the congo

carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will

debt and disruption: south east water’s creaking infrastructure and finances

israel set to sell defence company stakes to offset war costs

ivanhoe atlantic eyes us ipo after winning rail approval

phoenix, scottish widows and royal london circle insurer aegon’s uk business

the broken china dream — how xi turned back the clock on reform

the cardigan is cool again. here are our favourites

the great graduate job drought

us companies expand protection services for top executives

can a new boss sweeten outlook for world’s largest chocolate maker?

for architect kulapat yantrasast, the point of a building is the experience

how to fill your winter garden with scent

japan lacks ai stars, but one chipmaker still shines

maduro’s removal clouds fate of elliott’s citgo deal

my cortina: an insider guide to the 2026 winter olympics hotspot

poland upgrades navy against russia’s baltic threat

ambani’s jio listing set to headline record year for indian ipos

nuclear lapses overshadow reactor restarts in post-fukushima japan

chip stocks power south korea’s share index through record 5,000 level

letter: how us companies leave themselves open to state interference

letter: hindu calendar gets it right

letter: so this is how the president rebrands his board of peace

letter: changes to the uk’s drug price regime long overdue

trump demands greenland in speech to world leaders

trump drops tariff threat against europe and touts ‘future’ greenland deal

our town — michael sheen excels in thornton wilder classic to relaunch welsh national theatre

ft crossword: number 18,274

venture global prevails in dispute with repsol over supply contracts

uk ministers suffer defeat as peers back ban on social media for under-16s

firstft: trump drops tariff threat over greenland

bofa’s moynihan left off invite list for trump reception at davos

who wants to join trump’s ‘board of peace’?

us congressional committee votes to hold bill and hillary clinton in contempt

vw reports stronger cash flow after cutting spending

the great greenland climbdown

trump drops european tariff threat as he touts ‘future’ greenland deal

uk would be ‘crazy’ not to consider new eu customs union, says minister

socgen to axe 1,800 jobs in france as chief steps up cost cuts

logical intelligence brings lecun on board as it touts ai breakthrough

the trouble with maps: greenland’s allure for trump is based on an illusion

a good day in court for lisa cook

what happens if the uk and us reach net zero (migration)?

us transfers isis prisoners to iraq amid syria fighting

shame, bitterness and loss: why ceo exits are hard

the beauty — gruesome horror has a strong whiff of the substance

yorke dance project and the mission to preserve dance for the future

inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

a better way to address china’s population decline

fed chair gender reveal post

the problem with the mansion tax is that it’s badly designed

uk government backed rocket start-up orbex in sale talks with european space group

workplace health insurance claims hit record high amid nhs backlog

prince harry insists details about his private life did not come from friends

mark carney on a world in rupture — and what comes next

emerging markets are a better gauge of investors’ mood than gold

trump coin price plunges 94% in a year as memecoin frenzy fades

eu lawmakers vote to delay mercosur trade pact over legal concerns

chicken producer mhp sells ukraine’s first corporate bond since russian invasion

eu seeks to reform wto ‘most favoured nation’ trade rules

uk ‘will not yield’ on greenland, starmer warns trump

the wto needs an overhaul

always beware a declining superpower

berkshire hathaway considers selling $7.7bn stake in kraft heinz

can rutger bregman make it cool to do good?

inner london house prices fall at fastest rate since global financial crisis

netanyahu joins trump’s ‘board of peace’

rachel reeves indicates only pubs will benefit from u-turn on business rates

my year with a flip phone

garbage stocks are on fire again

bessent says deutsche chief distanced bank from research note on us assets

farage apologises to watchdog over late declaration of 17 payments

howard lutnick heckled at world economic forum dinner

world’s largest chocolate maker hires ousted unilever boss to replace ceo

trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ set to touch down in davos

westminster ‘riding it out’ is not a strategy for uk-us relations

premier foods’ profit outlook lifted by strong christmas performance

indonesia revokes mining and plantation permits after deadly floods

aberdeen outflows hit by ‘budget uncertainty’

higher uk inflation in december mostly erratic

uk inflation rises more than expected to 3.4% in december

maybe we’re all doomed. or maybe japanese bonds are getting cheap

ftav’s further reading

europe needs to tackle a home bias of banks

us uranium group to buy australian miner in race to secure rare earths

uk moves to extend life of sizewell b nuclear plant by 20 years

japan’s takaichi vs the bond markets: investors place their bets

tariffs and the supreme court: watch what happens next

eu should not hold back on trump retaliation, says bloc’s competition chief

transcript: the rapid collapse of saks global

transcript: greenland — the good, the bad or the ugly?

transcript: greenland stand-off rattles markets

buyer’s remorse in private credit

kpmg’s uk boss in two-man race for global leadership

novogratz’s galaxy to launch $100mn crypto hedge fund

private equity giant thoma bravo eyes software deals as shares fall

supreme court to hear arguments on trump’s bid to fire fed’s lisa cook

trump row over greenland derails ukraine postwar deal

world economic forum weighs moving flagship event from davos

ancient ice’s secrets can give us a look into the future

bill gates and openai back $50mn ai rollout in african health clinics

can the eu keep up with trump in a trade war?

how the pensions triple lock will end

in berlin, the hamburger bahnhof plans a starry art gala — with a twist

iran seizes properties and businesses in crackdown after unrest

nestlé chief blames trump for company going quiet on sustainability

nigel farage seeks to persuade tory mayor ben houchen to defect to reform

recipe: cullen skink-inspired scallops for a burns night starter

saudi media steps up attacks on uae as gulf rift deepens

europe struggles to end reliance on russian uranium

everybody loves our dollars — on the trail of the world’s dirty money

miami nice? the community-driven holdout to the high-rise housing boom

the ecuadorean socialists trying to rescue venezuela’s economy

will my husband’s performance pay count in our divorce settlement?

australians fear repeat of ‘black summer’ as fires rage

us to remove 200 nato military personnel from duty

letter: indonesia must be urged to change course on forest plan

republicans begin to push back against trump’s pursuit of greenland

letter: each unhappy reader is unhappy in their own way

letter: more than just pub talk

letter: rising corporatism needs new model of political risk

letter: taking project decisions ‘out of politics’ won’t work

letter: uk’s state pension crisis has a health component

letter: chic, larger-than-average shoes: a sole mate’s advice

letter: an alternative investment strategy for your columnist

why neither asia nor the us has produced a rival to asml

ft crossword: number 18,273

carney warns of ‘rupture’ to global order as trump rattles allies

trump insists greenland is his

uk tilts insulation subsidies towards solar panels and batteries

us regulator appeals meta’s antitrust win

netflix highlights industry competition as it seeks warner bros deal approval

transcript: trade wars, real wars and the markets

firstft: trump says ‘no going back’ on greenland bid ahead of davos talks

trade wars, real wars and the markets

dollar and us stocks fall as trump says ‘no going back’ on greenland bid

paramount needs a cash spoiler to clinch warner bros

takaichi’s electoral roll of the dice

why the trump administration is going to davos

uk government plunges into deep waters with kraken investment

mosley offered to ‘tempt’ phone hacker to provide evidence against daily mail, court told

fired moët hennessy worker acquitted of defamation

neither musk nor wifi would improve ryanair

zurich to launch lloyd’s of london syndicate as backup for beazley bid

ukraine offers allies combat data to train ai

opposition leader urges ugandans to reject ‘fake’ election results

can your system bid the thin, but almost lay-down slam here? if not, why not?

the world’s economy — past, present and future

scientists unveil crawling robot hand that can grasp multiple objects

reeves vows to break down barriers to trade as new us tariff threat looms

pharmanovia switches auditor ... again

dressing for an uncomfortable world at milan men’s fashion week

helen of nowhere — the call of the weird

starmer turns away from trump’s board of peace as us-uk tensions mount

how trump turned mockery into a weapon of diplomacy

keir starmer’s leadership under pressure from angela rayner and andy burnham

isis fighters escape syrian prison after government and kurdish forces clash

global insured losses of $127bn in 2025 dominated by la fires, says aon

steal — sophie turner’s high-octane anti-hero proves pensions are far from dull

greenland: the good, the bad or the ugly?

israel bulldozes un agency for palestinian refugees

boe governor warns of market spillovers from trump’s actions

intercontinental hotels and the occasionally delightful inefficiency of markets

netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for warner bros discovery

why china has so many robot ipos

why bulgaria joined the eurozone

plan to overhaul cma’s merger process sparks ‘cronyism’ fears

a shellshocked nation — how britain remade itself between the wars

why the calculus for fertiliser production in europe has changed

microsoft chief satya nadella warns ai boom could falter without wider adoption

uk approves china’s ‘mega’ embassy in london

america’s barbarian turn

fracking pioneers look overseas as us shale revolution goes global

physical ai: robotics are poised to revolutionise business

independent to take over operations of london’s standard newspaper

renault to team up with french defence group to make drones for ukraine

gsk to buy us biotech behind food allergy drug for $2.2bn

britain is underprepared for this crisis

uk labour market continued its slow decline in final months of 2025

elon musk asks followers if he should buy ryanair

russia knocks out power, heating and water to ukraine’s freezing capital

the cotswolds has become a global property brand

ftav’s further reading

uk wage growth cools to 3.6% as employers cut headcount

indonesia’s rupiah falls as prabowo nominates nephew to central bank role

trump criticises ‘stupidity’ of uk’s chagos islands deal

trump to hold greenland meeting at davos after ‘very good’ call with rutte

greenland: taco or fafo?

trump’s ‘board of peace’ invitations bamboozle eu leaders

tensions likely between new government and the bank of japan

reeves asks businesses to pitch uk as alternative to us at davos

britain has spent little extra on conventional armed forces, experts warn

davos goes hostile

european defence newbies come to market at sky-high valuations

how the greenland deployment of a few european troops enraged trump

intergenerational strife is a losing political strategy

steel magnate sanjeev gupta’s prosecution over accounts put on hold

transcript: china’s birth rate tumbles to historic lows

why we have the calendar all wrong

david lynch’s first love was art — now his unsettling paintings and photographs are revealed

eu states spurn €74bn in unused covid recovery loans

tech titans prospered in the first year of trump’s return to power

the hottest new restaurants of 2026

the reality of trying to make us manufacturing great again

three ireland owner in talks over sale to liberty global

why are so many companies reinventing job titles?

japan’s 40-year bonds surpass 4% for first time

india’s supreme court delivers tax shock for foreign investments

tata’s defence division seeks growth in africa and europe

trump complains to norwegian pm about not winning nobel peace prize

letter: protecting children’s wellbeing online should not be optional

letter: in defence of ireland

letter: my brother will take umbrage at the misnomer

letter: mid-market buyout groups need to prioritise pricing

bessent questions europe’s ability to agree strong response to greenland tariffs

fantasy home: the opulence of bollywood classic devdas

long-awaited audit reform bill scrapped by uk ministers

stop ignoring ai risks in finance, mps tell uk regulators

top uk civil servants in line for bumper bonuses, starmer ‘enforcer’ to say

uk drops target for international student recruitment

uk would be ‘foolish’ to pursue customs union with eu, business secretary says

housing affordability improves for the uk’s first-time buyers

ft crossword: number 18,272

uk government considering social media ban for children

firstft: denmark sends more troops to greenland as tensions rise

uk set to approve chinese ‘mega’ embassy after inclusion of security measures

croatian central bank governor elected ecb’s second-in-command

bad news: zurich’s beazley bid is a symptom of london getting cleaner

how to talk trump down from his greenland blackmail

and the charts quiz winner isn’t…

denmark dispatches additional troops to greenland as tensions rise

italian fashion designer valentino dies aged 93

uk government to take £25mn stake in octopus energy’s tech arm kraken

amazon gets a dressing down in luxury store saks’ bankruptcy

a knight of the seven kingdoms — westeros rediscovers its sense of fun

from ‘taco’ to the ‘donroe doctrine’: a year of trump 2.0

end the ‘psychodrama’, badenoch tells tory mps after defections to reform

woolf works review — wayne mcgregor’s lyrical triptych still dazzles

‘chess wimbledon’ opens with game blunders and an environmental protest

combating disinformation must not be confused with censorship

dollar slips as trump’s greenland threats reawaken ‘sell america’ fears

if fielding one bid is tough, try fielding 12

europe’s rightwing parties squirm as trump threatens tariffs

far-right israeli minister attacks trump’s plan for postwar gaza

when should senior drivers no longer get behind the wheel?

zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for uk insurer beazley

occupied america

germany opens €3bn ev support scheme to chinese automakers

french government seeks €95mn in damages from greybull over steel plant collapse

trump’s arctic ambitions torch the most important us asset

the great oil head fake

french pm to extend tax on big companies to appease the left

trump tracker: the latest data on us tariffs, trade and economy

new us tariffs threaten european growth outlook

a trade war over greenland won’t guarantee victory in the wider battle

a$ap rocky: don’t be dumb — superstar disrupter delivers madcap sprawl of an album

lawyers are ‘endangered’ in trump’s america, international group warns

what are the big hits at lvmh watch week?

prince harry accuses daily mail of ‘terrifying’ privacy intrusion in phone hacking trial

what would eu’s €93bn retaliatory tariffs against us cover?

could europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of us assets?

starmer says he does not think trump would use military force to seize greenland

don’t miss htsi’s most popular stories, from minimal homes to mile-high pancakes

student loan reforms risk hit to us university tuition revenue

trump has invited putin to join ‘board of peace’, kremlin says

pe group cvc strikes $3.5bn partnership with us insurer aig

imf warns global economic resilience at risk if ai falters

defence policy falters when given the wrong prompt

trump links greenland pursuit to failure to win nobel prize

spain train crash kills at least 39 and injures more than 150

japanese bond yields hit 27-year high on takaichi tax promise and poll bet

will it be another plane weird uk inflation print?

whsmith appoints leo quinn as executive chair

gold hits record and stocks fall as greenland crisis deepens

ftav’s further reading

europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week

investors pull billions from private credit funds

transcript: eu readies retaliation for trump’s greenland threat

carlsberg’s ‘core’ beer brands drop to less than half of sales for first time

europe risks driving belarus closer to putin, says freed opposition leader

how could trump’s greenland tariffs hit individual eu countries?

is venezuela’s ‘compliant’ new regime sustainable?

maduro ousting boosts demand for latin america political risk cover

nationality is no longer irrelevant for global ceos

the asian migrant workers propping up greenland’s economy

the deadly force of floods and the welcome return of wolves — new environment books

trump’s attack on the fed should galvanise the gop

uk taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider

a long history of reinvention on the davos ‘magic mountain’

gen z protests show level of youth frustration

hot property: five homes for sale in edinburgh

how long should a fashion show be?

how to speak davosian — for beginners

norway’s oil fund defends push to water down net zero

will lion’s mane improve my attention span?

it’s time to activate the nepo network

china registers lowest number of births since records began

china’s gdp grows 5% in 2025 as exports offset weak domestic outlook

elliott rejects toyota motor’s latest $34bn take-private offer for subsidiary

rare communist conclave plots vietnam’s course through trump tariffs

letter: consultants hire for ai fluency, not grunt work

letter: brussels has surrendered its strongest negotiating cards

letter: a british military presence on greenland is a win-win

letter: asking for an upgrade to a better seat got me thinking

letter: santayana warning became the eu founders’ leitmotif

letter: this should be the focus of europe’s diplomacy

letter: where investment funds are located is separate issue

letter: silence is golden

uk treasury to review wasteful spending by whitehall departments

uk chancellor hails ‘golden age’ for city after easing tax and regulation

house prices jump across britain as sentiment rebounds after budget

chris hohn beats hedge fund rivals with record-breaking $19bn profit

ft crossword: number 18,271

another shadow tory minister jumps ship to reform uk

business school professors’ picks

firstft: eu prepares €93bn tariffs in response to trump’s greenland threat

us justice department says it is not investigating ice agent over shooting

eu readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for trump’s greenland threat

trump set to steal the limelight at world economic forum

bessent says europe is too weak to guarantee greenland’s security

‘it’s about trust’: trump’s fresh tariff threats push europe to harden its stance

what the private sector can teach the world about co-operation

syrian government seizes key areas from kurdish forces

france urges eu to use most potent trade weapon over trump greenland threat

europe must not appease trump on greenland

russia unleashes ‘energy terror’ in bitter ukrainian winter

inside larry fink’s bid to revive scandal-hit davos

china will clinch the ai race

financial literacy will be central to the uk’s future prosperity

us drugmakers threaten to withhold products from europe over prices

will the bank of japan react to political upheaval?

uk condemns trump threat of tariffs over greenland

why the uk needs a credible conservative party

former aol chief says ‘big money’ will dictate future of media

sequoia targets major anthropic investment

beijing pours cash into belt and road financing in global resources grab

blackrock says ‘new regime’ of volatility is pushing clients to private markets

crypto industry turns against us bill it had pushed to regulate digital assets

europe already ‘at war’ with russia, says central banker

how to say goodbye to the chief executive, uk style

tehran after the protests: patrols, propaganda and despair

var is making football fans more and more miserable

black magic woman — peter green’s blues track became santana’s signature

brazil and us eye rare earths deal

can india be luxury’s next big thing?

china battles price wars in fight against deflation

demand drop leaves drinks makers with lake of unsold spirits

denmark’s investment fund has ‘huge appetite’ to invest in greenland, says ceo

embrace the fomo, wear sensible shoes and never take a cab: ft writers share their davos tips

european defence stocks surge as greenland tensions mount

prince harry prepares for high court showdown with daily mail publisher

the dark truth of ceo silence on trump’s climate retreat

school politics class: eu demands ‘farage clause’ as part of brexit reset talks with britain

sunday number 128: numbers puzzle

broad mandate of trump’s board of peace sets it up for rivalry with un

trump to hit europe with 10% tariffs until greenland deal is agreed

eu and mercosur bloc sign trade deal after decades of talks

rolls-royce proposes multimillion pound bonus boost for chief executive

school economics class: how the uk ended up building the world’s most expensive railway

ali sha’ath: the new gaza chief who must rebuild the shattered enclave

china flies drone into taiwan’s airspace for first time

iran’s supreme leader calls trump a ‘criminal’ after violent protests suppressed

nyc may reinvest in israel bonds in defiance of mayor mamdani’s stance

private credit investors pull $7bn from wall street’s biggest funds

the last shall be first

more than 5.5mn people in uk overpay tax to hmrc

pga tour looks victorious in golf’s civil war

ugandan forces storm bobi wine’s home as election count under way

the right will want a united states of europe

brussels in move to bar chinese suppliers from eu’s critical infrastructure

former nato chief attacks trump’s ‘gangster’ talk on greenland

monzo to hand ts anil expanded role after investor backlash

who will prevail in the fight on the right?

afcon and the power of a footballing diaspora

how to deal with a bad bonus

iran’s road to revolt

which shade of yellow should you use this year?

david webb, hong kong corporate governance activist, 1965-2026

gtfo: trump, minnesota and the new rules of swearing

parcel delivery remains uk retail’s weak link

the merit of a monstrous parent

why has more maga mayhem equalled ever-higher stocks?

colin davidson and the art of looking harder

have you already started skipping the gym? i don’t blame you

how much does the ‘single tax’ hurt your investments?

investors snap up defence and energy stocks amid geopolitical turmoil

off the scales — the impact of weight-loss jabs, from our bodies to the pharma sector

the dos and don’ts of cooking with a cast-iron skillet

tim harford: without my fitness tracker i’d never have run so far. or behaved so weirdly

upmarket tastes leave uk high street coffee chains out in the cold

what rewatching ‘the wire’ taught me about nostalgia for a lost america

who won big in the ft’s stockpicking competition?

would you take out weather insurance to protect your holiday?

nvidia suppliers halt h200 output after china blocks chip shipments

letter: tables can turn for disruptor technology companies too

letter: auden’s ‘roman wall blues’

letter: rewilding gardeners still need to eat breakfast

letter: us groups pump-prime century-old oil dispute

letter: recalling sr brid’s advice to my school debating team

letter: when labour enlists ideas of dominic cummings . . .

letter: what biology teaches economists about queueing

correction: british government consultant spending

letter: reform uk — an investment proposition?

ft crossword: number 18,270

ft crossword: polymath number 1,370

lancet study finds no higher risk of autism when pregnant women take paracetamol

us supreme court to hear bayer’s appeal against weedkiller lawsuits

trump names tony blair, jared kushner and marc rowan to gaza ‘board of peace’

japan’s rally doesn’t reflect the economy, but might reshape it

transcript: disloyalty and defection — the tory-reform psychodrama

car glass repair group belron in early talks for €24bn ipo

can states stop trump's immigration raids?

doctors’ strike helped forestall nhs winter crisis, say health leaders

ai voice start-up elevenlabs in funding talks at $11bn valuation

introducing 'business history': young warren buffett

us floats expanding gaza ‘board of peace’ to other global hotspots

cia chief met venezuela’s interim leader delcy rodríguez in caracas

is robert jenrick’s plan to ‘unite the right’ doomed?

reform uk seeks court order to prevent delays to local elections

the threat to the global economy from trump’s war on the fed

trump threatens tariffs on allies over opposition to greenland plan

the ‘big man’ era of football managers is past

is britain ungovernable?

death of a dream: saks’ crisis exposes luxury department store woes

america is courting the old crises

directors’ deals: diageo insider digs deep as strategy debate continues

openai brings advertising to chatgpt in push for new revenue

stockpickers: games workshop, knights group, ms international

west midlands police chief retires amid row over maccabi fan ban

trump says he wants fed chair contender hassett to stay in white house job

mercuria profits hit $1.3bn as bets come good and it pays almost no tax

submit your questions to claer barrett: how to organise your finances for the year ahead

how much tv is too much tv?

uk’s supreme court president to retire from role next year

powell struggle

populism makes managing global economy harder, andrew bailey warns

to transform iran, the west needs patience not over-reach

uk ministers draw up options for ban on social media for children

morocco run to football final eases tensions over hosting 2030 world cup

walmart overhauls executive team in ecommerce push

why bannon is targeting ireland

disloyalty and defection: the tory-reform psychodrama

lower rates and higher fiscal deficit will boost us growth in 2026

tories ‘getting act together’ after jenrick defection, says badenoch

akram khan’s giselle review — a masterclass in physical control

colombian ex-president juan manuel santos: ‘maduro didn’t have chávez’s intelligence’

what caused uk retail’s tilt to gilts?

porsche suffers biggest sales fall since 2009

museveni on course to win seventh term as ugandan president

is residential regeneration around train stations on the right track?

ft weekend magazine crossword number 776

cape fever — a simmering battle of race and class

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: anti-corn law league, dave ball and romeo and juliet

sault are led by a mysterious mastermind — but how does their music hold up?

us green energy growth is proving hard to kill

farage to attend davos conference

uk lenders cut mortgage rates in race for new year buyers

us accuses eu of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in mercosur deal

south korea sentences former leader yoon to five years in prison

binary puzzle number 92

do our politicians need better backstories?

mini crossword number 92

the most dazzling signs of the zodiac

word circle number 92

ftav’s friday charts quiz

is it time to buy a racing car simulator?

tories are squandering chance to show why they are not reform

eu urged to copy uk’s growth mission for financial regulators

the risk to gold: global sanity

carney and xi meet to mend canada-china ties as trump disrupts global order

transcript: stock picking champs 2025

japanese trading house to buy us gas producer aethon for $7.5bn

ftav’s further reading

why ukraine’s peace plan is forcing a reckoning on eu enlargement

bbc to strike content deal with youtube

eu ‘membership-lite’ plan for ukraine spooks european capitals

economists throw down a challenge to uk banks: prove us wrong

france warns us that greenland seizure would endanger eu trade

how iran’s regime retook the streets

investment banking’s liberation year

monte dei paschi chief at odds with billionaire investor over mediobanca

nhs drug costs should not rise for years, medicines watchdog says

transcript: china’s state iron ore buyer flexes muscles

a less independent fed raises risks to a key crisis tool

can mark carney trump-proof canada’s economy?

chinese asset manager hits rmb1tn etf milestone as ‘national team’ supports stocks

eu and australia wrangle over food imports in push to seal trade pact

fiscal threats lurk in the undergrowth for japan

ohio accounting firm under scrutiny over first brands audit work

robbie williams delivers an irrepressibly enjoyable album with britpop — and sets the nation a task

trump is making the world fall in love with china

washington moves to strip sovereign wealth investors of us tax perk

‘it is state capitalism’: how trump is shaking up corporate america

agatha christie’s seven dials — a star-studded and moreish murder mystery

do you really need specialist clothing for padel?

everything you need for a cycle adventure

german far right courts trump and maga in hunt for powerful friends

is the us about to screw swfs?

our bodies, ourselves — we are movement by wayne mcgregor

trump calls for largest us power grid operator to hold emergency auction

job prospects for indians dim at home and abroad

trump’s first venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company

letter: central banks must confront the original sin of monetary easing

letter: how the british academy dealt with a cambridge spy

letter: the economic case for coalition government

letter: the parallel woes of pms and man utd managers

letter: claims made for uk trade deals are delusional

letter: digital bookkeeping is a chore, sme leaders say

letter: artists as connoisseurs

letter: machines can deliver the blunt truths friends avoid

xai sued by mother of one of elon musk’s children over sexual images

thousands without water in kent and sussex

ben affleck and matt damon take radical swing with cop thriller the rip

ft crossword: number 18,269

lucasfilm’s kathleen kennedy to step down after rebooting star wars franchise

venezuela’s opposition leader gives her nobel peace prize medal to trump

firstft: us and taiwan strike trade agreement linked to $250bn chip investment

samsung rides the chip slipstream — but that’s not as good as leading the pack

us and taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment

stock picking champs 2025

regulator raises alarm over rise in top grades at english universities

jenrick defection redraws battle lines on right of british politics

goldman and morgan stanley investment bankers ride dealmaking wave

solomon’s third act at goldman sachs may be the most dramatic

whitehall’s blame game: ministers vs mandarins

ft quiz: the week in news

rental family — brendan fraser exports his charm in tokyo-set feelgood drama

the voice of hind rajab — gazan girl’s last words become a film of impossible urgency

how iran’s islamic revolution devoured itself

small nuclear reactors are worth the wait

trump threatens to deploy military to minnesota after ice shooting

labour to avoid risk of at least 9 council losses by delaying may elections

lebanon’s bonds rally on bets that iran’s influence could be weakened

uk lowers threshold to bring older reservists back into service in event of war

spacex partner echostar struggles to reach escape velocity

britain’s business rates system is not fit for purpose

venezuela needs predictability — not predation

venture capital’s ‘spray and pray’ playbook lowers ai barriers of entry

blackrock assets surge above $14tn after record quarter

head of uk’s serious fraud office retires halfway through tenure

us-iran tensions have ‘de-escalated,’ arab governments believe

jenrick’s sacking is both threat and opportunity for badenoch

nato troops to be in greenland on ‘more permanent’ basis

maersk resumes shipping route through red sea

arab governments believe us-iran tension ‘de-escalated’

japanese opposition parties unite in challenge to takaichi

why men use ai at work more than women

robert jenrick sacked from tory shadow cabinet for ‘plotting’ to defect

a warning shot to our tech overlords

28 years later: the bone temple is the zombie saga’s most enjoyable entry yet

halliburton expects speedy return to venezuela and plays down risks

vigil by george saunders — faulkner meets ‘citizen kane’

revolut, visa and mastercard lose uk legal challenge over fee cap

military briefing: ukraine’s elite units dash to repel russian frontline advances

german ai start-up parloa triples its valuation to $3bn

rich countries’ greater use of ai risks deepening inequality, anthropic warns

europe must turn the tables on putin before talking

the impotence of europe’s governing elite

us bank results live: goldman sachs and morgan stanley to report earnings

german economy grows for first time since 2022

oil prices tumble as fears of us action in iran ease

beige book confirms us tension between inflation and jobs persists

labour’s muddled thinking on police reform

supply chain snags and tsmc’s big spending

furniture maker dunelm sinks 17% on weak christmas trading

uk economy beat expectations to grow 0.3% in november

transcript: sudan — inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

richemont reports double-digit sales growth on high-end jewellery demand

bessent warns south korean won’s weakness ‘not in line’ with economy

transcript: how the fed fights back, with don kohn

the uk’s online retail habit is bigger than we thought

whose fault is fiscal dominance?

tsmc posts record quarterly profit on ai boom

europe sends troops to greenland in attempt to ward off us threat

ftav’s further reading

transcript: why japan’s prime minister might call a snap election

bank of england accused of making ‘mistake’ in loosening capital rules

london learned the hard way. is california next?

new york luxury office market booms as companies seek high-end amenities

an unreliable america is making japan turn to drumstick diplomacy

apple sits out ai arms race to play kingmaker between google and openai

asda hit by debt sell-off after christmas sales slump

can europe still afford its generous state pensions?

marston’s us activist calls time on pub group’s board

trump’s ‘unpredictable’ policies to fuel shift from us, pimco says

wall street trading champs give sports betting the ‘old college try’

wikipedia may be the largest compendium of human knowledge ever created, but can it survive?

would a ‘mild zombie apocalypse’ be a good thing for the uk economy?

india tells delivery companies to stop promising 10-minute service

letter: does denmark have a ‘rare earth’ of its own — in shipping?

letter: eurotunnel is example of how to build new railways

letter: whitehall sitcom reboot

letter: in settings like healthcare, empathic ai is safety issue

letter: good advice to readers suffering sleep disruption

disability benefits could be reformed to get more people into work, says uk minister

heathrow boss calls for faster runway approval to meet 2029 start date

uk estate agents’ optimism on home sales hits highest level in over a year

ft crossword: number 18,268

labour makes yet another policy u-turn

white house sets tariffs to take 25% cut of nvidia and amd sales in china

sadiq khan to warn ai could cause ‘mass unemployment’ in london

firstft: japan’s prime minister to call snap election

israel waits on us to settle ‘unfinished business’ with iran

trump says he has received assurances ‘killing in iran is stopping’

openai agrees $10bn ai infrastructure deal with start-up cerebras

musk bows to pressure over grok creating sexualised ai images

ministers threaten to strip south east water of licence as outages continue

transcript: tech in 2026 — inside the ai bubble

barclays’ shiftless robot report

eqt in talks to take over oxford biomedica

rachel reeves signals expansion of pubs tax u-turn to other businesses

don’t believe the banks lobbying against stablecoins

the dangers of a trigger-happy us president

wall street hits back at trump’s plan to limit interest on credit cards

the historic bazaar where iran’s protests began

us defence contractor arrested on charges of leaking classified material

us to pause immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries

uk home secretary says she has lost confidence in police chief over maccabi tel aviv fan ban

us stocks slide after bank earnings disappoint

the echoes of iran’s 1979 revolution

the uk needs a bletchley 2.0

offshore wind’s fickle fortunes may finally be turning

future-proof your career and get a blue-collar job

cameo — metafictional mischief is at the heart of rob doyle’s novel

nexperia europe managers devised state intervention to save their jobs, claims chinese owner

vaccines are no longer immune to pharma’s market swings

what does boaz weinstein know about london property?

uk sfo launches £300mn bribery probe into social housing company home reit

google taps emails and youtube history in push for personalised ai

us evacuates personnel from qatar military base as trump threatens iran

uk borrowing costs fall to lowest in more than a year

denmark boosts military presence on greenland

tech sovereignty should not be a subscription model

how the fed fights back, with don kohn

former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko accused of bribing mps

citigroup profit slips as expenses rise amid sweeping overhaul

latest u-turn raises renewed questions over starmer’s judgment

the $1.5tn treasury basis trade boom

tech in 2026: inside the ai bubble

the makropulos affair — 337-year-old woman bemoans eternal life in immaculate barbican concert

how nigel farage gets away with it

gold, silver and copper prices hit new highs as global tensions mount

iran’s chief justice urges regime to swiftly ‘punish’ protest detainees

china’s mighty green tech sector still has stubborn weak points

french writer édouard louis: ‘family is a rotten structure. it produces its own violence’

japan’s takaichi to call snap election

when dummy hits baize, or screen, as defenders, take time to assess hand layout

why japan has fallen for its new prime minister

slb poised to reap gains from trump’s plan to leverage venezuelan oil

uganda imposes internet blackout in pre-election crackdown

toyota motor raises take private offer for biggest subsidiary to $34bn

pension fund sues hermes fund over ‘existential gamble’ on wind farms

polymarket’s eye-watering brush with the 1958 onion futures act

img’s adam kelly: sport is the antidote to ai

digital id should aim to win public support, not force it

strong uk offshore wind auction boosts plan to decarbonise by 2030

uk satellite company wins european spectrum licence

bp takes $4bn-$5bn hit on green energy business

imf presses governments to step up support for workers displaced by ai

nz central bank chief rebuked over support for fed’s powell

progress on (half of) inflation

eu frets over possible takeover of satellite frequencies by musk’s starlink

ftav’s further reading

nuclear weapons are now esg compliant

saks global files for bankruptcy

hong kong activist investor david webb dies

prudential names douglas flint as chair

china blames us for trade imbalances as surplus hits record $1.2tn in 2025

sports exchange

art auctions rely on debt, divorce and death — can the latter keep the market moving?

city to fight disinformation that undermines london on world stage

coca-cola scraps costa coffee sale after bids fall short

crispin odey to make hedge fund dormant

ermotti’s ubs legacy leaves space for a third act

how should you talk to someone you disagree with?

the london investor making billions from revolut

the maga war on european democracy

transcript: london vc’s bet on revolut pays off

why life really is cheaper after you retire

do i really need life insurance?

earth to breach 1.5c warming a decade early, scientists say

inside the us justice department’s probe of jay powell

mckinsey challenges graduates to use ai chatbot in recruitment overhaul

recipe: this sausage and lentil recipe is easy, frugal — and exciting

wall street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets

ft book award enters new partnership with standard chartered

advertising group dentsu’s push to sell global unit close to collapse

china’s state iron ore buyer flexes muscles in talks with global miners

trump warns iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

letter: uk private equity uses luxembourg to tap eu pools of capital

letter: letters are an archive that can be mined later

letter: scotland’s space economy must be carefully nurtured

letter: why the saudis will be keenly watching venezuela

letter: whitehall consultants: the model civil servants prefer

letter: the chicken metaphor that keeps on giving

letter: you can’t blame enel for high italian energy prices

letter: winging it in ohio

city minister in push to boost uk-eu financial services co-operation

japan’s activists grapple with a new problem — success

ft crossword: number 18,267

us justice department launches probe into fed chair jay powell

bain capital names david gross sole leader of private capital giant

plot to kill costa rican president uncovered, security chief says

netflix preparing all-cash offer for warner bros to fend off paramount

reeves to unveil £45bn railway upgrade in northern england

us senate introduces bill to stop military from occupying nato territories

firstft: trump tells iranian protesters ‘help is on its way’

transcript: showdown at the federal reserve

showdown at the federal reserve

amazon pushes suppliers for cuts ahead of supreme court tariff ruling

powell sent senators details on $2.5bn fed project following testimony

starmer set to drop plans to make digital id mandatory for uk workers

tricolor executives plead not guilty to charges stemming from collapse

reeves’ borrowing rules do ‘very little’ to fix public finances, says former obr chief

container ship captain ‘did nothing’ to prevent north sea collision, court hears

clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating jeffrey epstein

dispatch from tehran: the week iranians revolted against the regime

curbing sexual deepfakes is a moral imperative

scottish government to impose ‘mansion tax’ and private jet levy

south east water bosses recalled by mps over outage

jpmorgan investors find out who their friends are

microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash

trump administration prepares to unveil new gaza leadership

starmer under pressure amid growing talk of leadership challenge

european ammunition maker gears up for €30bn ipo

pentagon invests $1bn in us missile motor unit of defence group l3 harris

boeing beats airbus order numbers for the first time this decade

germany charges two men in postal bomb plot linked to russia

greenland and denmark show united front ahead of high-stakes us trip

trump says ‘help is on its way’ for iranian protesters

economic pressure could hurt iran more than a military strike

us inflation stays at 2.7% in december

beretta takes aim at rival gunmaker sturm ruger with threat of proxy fight

december’s cpi inflation firms up january hold

repo is even bigger than we thought

the backlash against trump’s criminal probe into powell

delta expects earnings jump amid ‘premium arms race’ in upmarket travel

elon musk’s $1tn mega-bonus is now a meme

carmakers find workaround for nexperia chip shortage

fortnum & mason to rebuild european sales on hopes of new uk-eu trade deal

the cost of taking orders from trump

do not wait around for nuclear fusion

industry season 4 — finance hit reaches new depths of depravity at a breathless pace

starmer signals tougher stance on children’s social media access

townhouse treatment: milan’s casa baglioni hotel

how to de-risk from america

ministers to announce new rail link between birmingham and manchester

forty hours and thousands of boxes ransacked: inside germany’s latest bank heist

jpmorgan chase’s profits fall 7% over higher loan loss provisions

russia hits ukrainian energy facilities as winter takes hold

central bank chiefs ‘stand in full solidarity’ with jay powell

ukraine’s g7 allies to press trump in crunch talks at davos

ai cannot take responsibility for human faults

billions from a million: the london vc that hit the jackpot with revolut

bbc seeks to get trump’s $10bn lawsuit thrown out of court

what are trump’s options in iran?

games workshop bans use of ai in its designs

distressed debt buyer applies to put uk broadband operator into administration

nadhim zahawi joining reform shrinks the farage ‘fear’ factor

ørsted shares rally after us court lifts block on key wind farm project

wellcome trust builds cash pile as it warns on record high equity markets

do markets care about fed independence?

‘takaichi trade’ roars back in japan on election speculation

ftav’s further reading

greenland calls for ‘nato framework’ protection from trump’s threats

transcript: markets shrug off investigation into powell

milan’s most luxurious hotels

europe’s corporate powerbroker in spain

lawfare comes for the dollar

us defence companies’ generous buybacks make for an easy target

california’s billionaire tax plan will backfire

coutts in talks with apollo and ares over private markets funds for rich clients

european aircraft to track ‘rivers in the sky’ blamed for flooding

job losses in european car parts sector top 100,000 in two years

ministers target law firms’ client interest in england and wales

openreach needs to make full fibre broadband work

trade between eu member states is slowing, data shows

ubs boss sergio ermotti plans to step down in april 2027

understanding iran: seven books that help explain this week’s unrest

when robots meet commercial reality

first brands creditors claim ‘two-man’ firm enabled founder’s brother’s fee windfall

local brands weaken european luxury groups’ grip in us and china

microsoft warns that china is winning ai race outside the west

us businesses hit by anti-indian backlash as trump restricts foreign labour

the country at the heart of the global scam industry

indian exports fail to reap benefits of trade deal spree

letter: eu bolsters the transatlantic bargain by doing more for itself

letter: how vance’s nativism jars with ideas of citizenship

letter: obama’s pivot to asia. that was the wake-up call

letter: britain’s security interest is inescapably european

letter: memo to labour: housing

the family home that can welcome a camera crew at a moment’s notice

uk retail spending rose at lowest pace for 7 months in december

ft crossword: number 18,266

ofcom investigates elon musk’s ai deepfakes on x

top republicans denounce justice department’s criminal probe into fed chair

starmer and reeves talk up the uk’s economic prospects ahead of davos

pirelli tries to back out of a chinese investment cul-de-sac

is uk immigration set for ‘net zero’?

trump announces 25% tariff on countries ‘doing business’ with iran

tories vow to defend ‘vital’ role of uk fiscal watchdog

resources and teaching ideas for us high school economic classes

us high school economics class: shares in us credit card issuers slide after trump calls for 10% rate cap

top us commander says china still pressuring asia militarily

firstft: japanese prime minister sanae takaichi considers snap general election

doj’s probe into powell galvanises fed leaders to repel trump attacks

italian steel plant demands €7bn in damages from arcelormittal

us high school economics class: former federal reserve chiefs attack department of justice probe into jay powell

us high school economics class: us prosecutors launch criminal investigation into federal reserve’s jay powell

uk looks at watering down jury trial reform after backlash

donald trump’s foolhardy assault on the federal reserve

trump hits banks where it hurts: their credit card divisions

get your ‘free jay powell’ t-shirts here

airbus narrowly beats reduced target for aircraft deliveries in 2025

in charts: rio tinto and glencore merger

former fed chiefs attack doj probe into jay powell

uk armed forces not ready for ‘full-scale’ conflict, says military chief

and the winner is . . .

high noon — forrest gump screenwriter pens takedown of trump’s america

cypriot government engulfed by corruption scandal

alphabet hits $4tn valuation on ai hopes

hargreaves lansdown hires vanguard executive as new boss

pentagon invests $150mn in us gallium company to secure strategic supplies

investing in america forum

m&s might just serve up something fresh in 2026

nvidia and microsoft back ai breakthrough for gene therapies

what is behind the criminal investigation into jay powell?

paramount threatens proxy fight in battle for warner bros discovery

how iran’s economic pain sparked explosion of unrest

china’s ‘are you dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of people living alone

dina powell mccormick to join meta as president and vice-chair

what will china do now?

the next fed chair is . . . donald trump

bobi wine: ugandans must not allow another stolen election

hastings seeks a sponsor for historic centenary tournament

bill pulte: agent of chaos

eu has tepid zeal for geoeconomic challenges to trump

europe needs to think the unthinkable on nato

eric lu’s controversial chopin piano competition win was deserved

former polish justice minister granted asylum in hungary

shares in us credit card issuers slide after trump calls for 10% rate cap

the gloves are off in trump’s fight against the fed

nadhim zahawi defects to reform uk

the mega-rich are flocking to washington dc

uk’s ofcom investigates x over grok’s sexualised ai images of women and children

ex-moderna executive to be named head of uk health data service

uk to compensate tortured guantánamo detainee

labour’s electoral strategy debates are a distraction from governing

ubs warns swiss government to water down bank capital plans

heineken chief van den brink to step down

british land chief to depart for role at gic-backed developer

gold hits record high on worries over fed independence

criminalising the fed

asset management: bumper payday for hedge fund titan

eu loans-for-arms payments to start in march, bloc defence chief says

ftav’s further reading

japan’s pm takaichi weighs snap election

the best of tv and streaming this week

from winter chillers to what paul mccartney did next — the best new audio books

patrick drahi revives sale of stake in german broadband network

why italy is turning its insurance giant into a pawn of power politics

wind chiefs warn of global ‘spillover’ from trump green crackdown

‘i don’t want to live in an american empire’: greenlanders bristle at us threats

a ghost in your ear — high-tech horror that gets under the skin

an analogue native’s guide to digital success

india needs to import more capital and export fewer workers

mclaren wins $2bn cash boost to ‘go offensive’ and expand model range

the reinvention of america’s shopping malls

the risky bet by ai start-ups

tiny satellites take glasgow to the stars

trump’s new ‘great game’: mining, mapping and mercantilism

uk competition watchdog cleared every merger in 2025 after government pressure

wall street headed for best investment banking year since pandemic

how to make the fluffiest pancakes in the world

portuguese food is stepping into the spotlight in london

private equity backers offload record amount of old fund stakes

the secretive powerbroker with a tight grip on corporate spain

trump threatens to block exxon from venezuela

trump says us ‘looking’ at military operations in iran

letter: a greenland-denmark fallout is eu’s big risk

letter: luxury consumers want more than just branding

letter: bold works of art you can only see in harlem

letter: when ‘lies sound truthful and murder respectable’

letter: tighter drink drive rules: a fresh blow to rural britain

letter: a baby boomer wealth cascade? don’t bank on it

letter: the womanising hawkeye would have understood ai

us prosecutors launch criminal investigation into fed’s powell

correction: elizabeth dickinson

mark rowley: london is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low

share of london homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in england and wales

ft crossword: number 18,265

school ib psychology class: is it time for a digital detox?

firstft: iranians defy intensifying crackdown as trump considers intervention

us high school economics class: us economy grew at 4.3% rate in third quarter

school politics class: venezuela and the trouble with the donroe doctrine

‘hundreds’ more agents head to minnesota, says homeland security secretary

school ib economics: ai will free households from chores and boost hidden productivity, says openai

geography class

school geography class: britain in talks with nato allies over increasing presence in arctic

danish officials hope to calm the conversation over greenland

britain in talks with nato allies over increasing presence in arctic

uk private equity firms sharply increase use of offshore funds

trump says cuba will receive no more venezuelan oil as he pushes for deal

europe should embrace the idea of going it alone

trump organization deepens gulf push with $10bn in saudi projects

google introduces personalised shopping ads to gemini chatbot

andy burnham backs kemi badenoch’s call for stricter rules on children and social media

the off-ramps are narrowing for iran’s regime

eight tail risks for 2026

the uk needs a detox from fiscal turmoil

will us inflation figures derail the fed’s rate cut plans?

nordics reject trump’s claim of chinese and russian ships around greenland

leveraged luxury: fall of saks global to scorch us business stars

iran warns us against intervention

beware of overconfidence

healthcare companies set for deals spree as drug patents expire

saudi arabia opens $1bn theme park as kingdom pushes ahead with megaprojects

why men should really be reading more fiction

digital euro ‘only defence’ against deepening us control of money, economists warn

elite german army unit accused of sexual harassment, drug use and making nazi salutes

nato silence on trump’s greenland threats rattles european allies

venezuela: the hizbollah connection

eu demands ‘farage clause’ as part of brexit reset talks with britain

marine le pen’s presidential ambitions at stake in court appeal

the good news in the uk’s rising unemployment rate

the surprising joys of under-tourism

trump’s assault on us defence industry puts investors on edge

us corporate bond sales hit $95bn in busiest week since covid pandemic

aig edges back towards risk two decades after financial crisis bailout

are quantum computers finally becoming useful?

how bain took over a $1.6bn native american casino in south korea

indian oil refiners see opportunity in trump’s venezuela action

leica’s next shot: inside the camera pioneer’s strategy for the iphone age

maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on china for green fuel

mandarin oriental ceo: ‘guest is god, this is fact’

mary don’t you weep — spiritual that became a cry for freedom

top artists call on eu to clamp down on unauthorised ticket reselling

‘south korea’s google’ pitches ai alternative to us and china

us could ease sanctions on venezuela next week, says bessent

sunday number 127: us puzzle

military briefing: the return of the war chopper

‘anger, grief and tear gas:’ outrage in minnesota after ice shooting

where did all the saturday jobs go?

how can europe prevent a greenland grab?

trump whipsaws markets

iranian protesters defy crackdown as crowds chant anti-regime slogans

do football managers really matter?

transcript: why trump wants to ‘run’ other countries

home: a photography special

do gummy bears and cocktails count as reasonable legal costs?

food wins, fashion loses in uk retail’s underwhelming christmas

jens-frederik nielsen, the greenlandic leader under pressure

lego should be simple, not smart

uk’s ‘star’ stockpickers underperform as they fail to beat cash

dry cleaning: secret love — post-punk for a new era of disaffection

have you given up on your new year’s resolution yet?

how do you value a company like nvidia?

how special forces became modern warfare’s go-to solution

molly parkin, artist and fashion editor, 1932-2026

surviving rome — the surprising truths about everyday life in the empire

the myth of ‘mindset’

towards a brighter future

trump, venezuela and the doctrine that wouldn’t die

will the latest budget u-turn save britain’s pubs?

a journey through the multiverse of caribbean cooking — jay rayner reviews two new openings in south london

eleven photographers from around the world explore the idea of home

the house we built. the city we may lose

the little-known story of giacometti’s rural retreat

welcome to the off-off season. it’s the perfect time to travel

why madeira is my desert island wine

you’ve withdrawn your pension lump sum — now what?

‘we wanted hind’s voice to echo’ — the prizewinning film about a girl’s call for help in gaza

can venezuela settle its debts?

trump calls for credit card interest rates to be capped at 10%

letter: why the geopolitics of international currency choice matters

letter: how dressmakers measure up

letter: long odds — finding life elsewhere in the universe

letter: us household wealth and trilussa’s chicken analogy

letter: money is not a cure-all for the church, but it does help

letter: reassuring sound of snow ploughs on toronto streets

letter: good to see large shoe sizes are not a footnote

correction: jpmorgan’s forecast of ai investment’s contribution to us gdp growth

letter: don’t dismiss the corrosive impact of lower-level crime

ft crossword: number 18,264

ft crossword: polymath number 1,369

us oil giant exxonmobil tells trump venezuela is ‘uninvestable’

farage vows to fight starmer’s reset of eu ties and uphold brexit

openai and softbank to invest $1bn in energy and data centre supplier

transcript: trump trouble — starmer’s tricky start to 2026

how elon musk’s grok spread sexual deepfakes and child exploitation images

why trump wants to ‘run’ other countries

california’s divisive plan to tax billionaires

trump posted jobs data early on truth social

trump to meet oil executives for venezuela talks

what is to stop trump upending the rules in global finance too?

high costs and family fallouts prompt wealthy to close investment offices

first brands sues founder’s brother and its largest lender for fraud

the exiled royal urging iranians on to the streets

investing with gifs: a visual guide

if a jobs report leaks on a social media platform no one uses, does it move the market?

trump unbound: unconstrained at home, adventurist abroad

trump says he has ‘cancelled’ further strikes on venezuela as us seizes another tanker

argentina repays us financial lifeline as milei emerges from market crisis

trump to meet oil executives over $100bn venezuela investment

venezuelan currency plunges as economy choked by us blockade

meloni blames germany and brussels for italy’s economic woes

greenland floats meeting us alone without denmark

musk should remain member of uk royal society, says president

starmer should not be afraid to pick a fight to get things done

rio tinto and glencore jumbo deal may finally have what it takes

nick train apologises again for poor fund performance

uk accounting firms push regulator to end ‘name and shame’ practice

china, russia and iran send ships to south africa ahead of naval drills

us december jobs report tees fed up for a january hold

the white man’s burden, trump edition

us economy undershoots expectations to add just 50,000 jobs in december

ftav’s friday charts quiz

rio-glencore talks highlight ‘bigger is better’ mining mantra

meta strikes deals with nuclear start-ups to meet ai power demand

eu member states provisionally back mercosur trade deal

the best books of the week

trump trouble: starmer's tricky start to 2026

is this build-to-rent’s moment to shine?

elon musk’s xai restricts grok after outcry over sexualised images

former cia director william burns: ‘imitating autocrats is not a winning formula’

submit your questions: is it too late to save the planet?

ft weekend magazine crossword number 775

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: east river, billy bob thornton and san francisco

how victoria wood turned maternal neglect into brilliant wit

the uk’s great worker rights experiment

what lies behind trump’s retro oil plundering?

people we meet on vacation — when harry met sally . . . without the zingers or chemistry

is it time for a digital detox?

binary puzzle number 91

mini crossword number 91

word circle number 91

‘front of the pack’: how chevron’s boss bet big on trump and venezuela

russia uses hypersonic missile against ukraine

gold and silver under scrutiny as index changes spark wave of bullion sales

transcript: how bad is america’s affordability crisis? with mechele dickerson

sainsbury’s reports strong christmas sales as customers splash out on food

ftav’s further reading

where are the hated stocks?

did taylor swift give uk gdp a big boost? sorry, we still have no idea

eu fumbles for joint response to trump’s greenland threats

the millennium seed bank’s restoration quest is more urgent than ever

business school debates

transcript: ‘regime roulette’ in venezuela: is greenland next?

a fantasy m&a guide to buying greenland

apollo searches for new european head as it steps up dealmaking in the region

can glencore and rio tinto make it work this time?

expansionist donald trump’s whirlwind week

how to ai-proof your job

transcript: iranians protest over economic pain

china’s ai chip dragons’ firepower is mostly mythical

economists are facing a recession

hedge funds battle over cds of coulson’s junk-rated ardagh

i’m all at sea with 100% cash

markets signal a brighter uk future after lost decade

shale chiefs warn trump that venezuelan oil will hobble us drillers

smartphone and pc prices set to rise as ai boom drains memory chips

the new era of resource imperialism

wall street scouts for investment wins in post-maduro venezuela

deepseek rival minimax joins wave of chinese ai companies going public

chinese car exports set to jump as domestic sales cool

letter: office demand in the city suggests homeworking has peaked

letter: you raise the bar too high

letter: starmer and trump recall ethelred and danegeld

letter: no time to waste selling gilts to retail investors

letter: a chatbot’s endorsement is often last thing we need

letter: does the uk tax system ‘eat the rich’? we don’t think so

letter: british savers could do with champions like nvidia

letter: eu’s copenhagen criteria no longer fit for purpose

mukesh ambani’s reliance takes a beating

dry january honoured by many after xmas excesses

ft crossword: number 18,263

iran suffers ‘internet blackout’ as it struggles to contain protests

trump says us housing agencies to launch $200bn mortgage bond-buying spree

firstft: glencore and rio tinto restart talks on $260bn mining megadeal

merck in talks to buy cancer drugmaker revolution medicines

venezuela says it will release an ‘important number’ of prisoners

gm discloses $7bn hit from ev transition and china restructuring

uae cuts funds for citizens keen to study in uk over muslim brotherhood tensions

uk to exclude financial services from push for closer eu alignment

jd vance defends killing of anti-ice protester in minneapolis

glencore and rio tinto resume talks on $260bn mining megadeal

private equity should polish up its good-neighbour credentials

canada fears conflict in the arctic after trump threats to greenland

us senate votes to block trump from more military action in venezuela

putting the us ai boom(let) in perspective

starmer vows action against x over grok’s ai sexualised images of children

south-east asia’s surprising resilience to the tariff war

greenland-linked stocks jump amid trump takeover threats

the future of pcs in the age of ai

australia evacuates towns as dangerous heatwave triggers blazes

terry smith tells investors not to expect returns every year

reeves’ retreat on pub taxes adds to pile of labour u-turns

labour tries to find a cure for its welfare woes

trump’s latin america policy is rubio’s revenge

six films to watch this week

giant — boxing biopic stars pierce brosnan as coach to prince naseem

oh, canada — richard gere plays a patriarch confronting death and his past

waiting for the out — an eloquent, intelligent prison drama

the toughest man in venezuela vows to ‘battle’ the us

ft quiz: the week in news

fca to implement four-point ‘traffic light’ system to show pension fund performance

soho house take-private at risk after backer pulls $200mn funding

moscow says us seizure of russian tanker risks military escalation at sea

venezuela actively co-operating with us on plans to export oil

‘wildcatters’ race for venezuelan oil deals ahead of wary western majors

for now, autonomous vehicles still need humans

polar war — trump, greenland and the rising risk of conflict in the arctic

lazarus — david bowie from 1980s nadir to creative renewal

post-brexit agriculture subsidies overhauled in effort to woo farmers

us trade deficit slides to lowest level since 2009 in october

reeves set to announce u-turn on pubs business rates

trump doubles down on desire to acquire greenland from denmark

blackout in ukraine leaves 1mn without power in freezing weather

hedge funds boom as investor enthusiasm for private equity falters

orphans — a compelling revival of lyle kessler’s menacing three-hander

latest savings rates

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lebanon says it has completed first phase of hizbollah disarmament

bbc warns over wait for world service funding

agentic ai is coming for quantitative research

strategic supplication is europe’s only trump policy

the promise and peril of venezuela’s liquid gold

hsbc settles french dividend trade probe for €300mn

brevan howard profits slump as hedge fund misses out on macro trading boom

hamnet — shakespeare family tragedy gets an awards-friendly gloss

weak november wage data will not sway boj from gradual tightening

could a self-help hit transform your management style?

greggs warns of flatlining profits as short sellers circle

‘regime roulette’ in venezuela: is greenland next?

defining donald trump

russia is running out of money

which smartwatch works for you?

trump orders mass us pullout from international organisations

uniqlo gets 10% of japan sales from foreign tourist boom

nestlé risks sfr1bn sales hit from infant formula recall

kemi badenoch’s illusory comeback

australia to hold judge-led inquiry into bondi massacre

saudi arabia accuses uae of smuggling out yemeni separatist leader

primark owner abf shares slide after profit warning

greenland’s future must be decided by island and denmark, starmer warns trump

tesco and m&s ring up strong christmas food sales as asda struggles

interest-bearing cbdcs? sort of(ish)

nvidia on china and asia’s data centre financing

bank mergers reconsidered

cyprus takes eu helm as bloc reels from rising global territorial conflict

ftav’s further reading

trump’s venezuela action raises threat for china’s oil supplies

huge copper shortage to pose ‘systemic risk’ to global economies, warns s&p

apollo co-founder josh harris leads $1bn fundraising at bruin capital

donald trump’s imperial venezuela folly will leave america no richer

how trump could take control of greenland

investors ditch proxy advisers at their own risk

is chris hohn the real heir to warren buffett?

obesity drug users will regain weight two years after ending medication, review finds

ask a stylist: how can i style what i already have to make it feel current?

berlin in the dark: a power outage shakes germany

bonhams loss almost doubled to £213mn as art market slumped

british business faces a rude activist awakening

stablecoins could shake up global payments — but not with technology

stanley wong: ‘i’m a buddhist; moving from hong kong to kyoto felt right’

the gangs, goons and guerrillas running swaths of venezuela

the next fed chair shouldn’t party like it’s 1999

which films hit big in 2025 — and what comes next

bayer’s ambitions boosted by relaxation of eu gene-edited crop rules

trump cuts to academia risks ceding ai lead, warns microsoft scientist

wells fargo wants to be taken seriously as an investment bank. can it?

brussels plans special rule book for corporates outside national law

climate insurance legal action surges as property damage costs rise

departure(s) — julian barnes’s ‘last book’ is a triumphant meditation on memory and endings

if wes anderson did a stationery shop...

meloni’s make-or-break year

self-employed and landlords not ready for new tax rules, warn experts

us oil companies warn they will need guarantees to invest in venezuela

samsung forecasts record profit and signals sustained ai boom

us claims venezuelan oil as it snares russian oil tanker

china hacked email systems of us congressional committee staff

ice officer fatally shoots minnesota woman in her car

trump calls for 50% increase in us defence spending by 2027

letter: fintechs must be judged by their success in emerging markets

letter: sculpture: another example of cardboard’s box of tricks

letter: one more reason the ai bubble is on track to pop

letter: nuclear (con)fusion

correction: sinochem’s pirelli shares

police watchdog to probe met’s vetting standards over lax recruitment checks

ft crossword: number 18,262

trump family’s world liberty crypto venture applies for us banking licence

jpmorgan to take over apple’s $20bn credit card portfolio from goldman sachs

firstft: us seizes russian tanker in atlantic after weeks-long pursuit

character.ai and google agree to settle lawsuits over teen suicides

that’s numberhuang!

us to discuss future of greenland with danish officials ‘next week’

new us dietary guidelines call for more protein and less sugar

trump moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes

abu dhabi paid for nigel farage to meet senior uae officials

‘not in my name’: labour’s new towns battle

ministers look at concessions for uk pubs as business rate backlash grows

first brands facing cash crisis as company seeks emergency funds

how europe should respond to trump’s greenland threats

us seeks to control sales of venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’

forecast, beat, rinse and repeat: next leads the earnings guidance game

how to get ahead at work in 2026

woman in mind — sheridan smith is a firecracker in ayckbourn revival

us job vacancies fell sharply in november, official data shows

zilch buys lithuanian lender to secure european banking licence

hipster robots and cuddly ai take over las vegas

uk government cuts estimated cost to businesses of workers’ rights bill

synthetic skin based on octopus biology promises uses in robotics

argentina taps foreign banks for $3bn loan ahead of debt repayment

call for entries: the americas’ fastest growing companies 2026

syria readies offensive after clashes with kurdish forces in aleppo

us seizes russian tanker in atlantic

trump’s venezuela operation echoes the cia’s chile playbook

saudi air strikes target uae-backed separatist leader in yemen

strategy’s stay of exclusion

chinese miners strike gold on record prices

the auto sector’s bumpy road to an electric future

carillion finance directors accept fca fines eight years after its collapse

mps will vote on any deployment of uk troops to ukraine, says starmer

the ‘catastrophic’ state of venezuela’s oil facilities

warner bros rejects paramount’s ‘inadequate’ $108bn hostile bid

arborescence — seeds of hope for a planet in crisis

kkr to invest $1.5bn into european data centre business

how trump became just another republican president

reader callout: have you tried to put crypto in your isa?

eurozone inflation on target at close of 2025

chris hohn’s hedge fund tci surges 27% in 2025

us running surveillance flights near russia-linked tanker in north atlantic

venezuela: oil, oil everywhere — but not a drop to pump

data centre plan provokes anger over future of former truman brewery

ai will free households from chores and boost hidden productivity, says openai

greenland is not the mining gem some think it is

zelenskyy pulls potential rival into his team to shore up power

eurozone inflation falls to 2% in december

gsk hails promising trial results for hepatitis b treatment

starmer should level with voters about foreign policy priorities

recipe: a home cook-friendly lamb biryani from ambassadors clubhouse

2026 predictions, part two

ftav’s further reading

brussels offers eu farmers €45bn to sweeten mercosur trade deal

state-controlled investors own a quarter of private credit

the federal reserve’s 2026 personnel shake-up

chevron and quantum energy partners line up bid for $22bn of lukoil assets

cuba: what is left for trump to topple?

goldman’s role in fti’s talent exodus

hedge funds hunt for venezuela’s unpaid financial claims

keir starmer puts minister in charge of digital id rollout

short sellers increase bets against trump media group over nuclear fusion merger

what will it take to get nervous uk investors to ride the bull?

who pays the most tax?

why britain gets stuck in line

businesses say britain’s ‘jam tomorrow’ energy plans threaten their survival

don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy

henri rousseau, long patronised, is subject of a show that proves his worth

postcard from denmark: skagen, in the footsteps of anna ancher

the elements of power — the brutal cost of the battery industry

the anti-assad rebels still stuck in lebanese jails

watch out for america’s activist attorneys-general

what is the ‘best’ way to divorce for our children?

are exports to blame for surging us gas and electricity prices?

meloni plans overhaul of italy’s voting system to aid re-election bid

the w new york – union square gets a photogenic glow up

the cost of america’s nuclear revival

the digital euro that europe urgently needs

china reviews meta’s $2bn purchase of ai start-up manus

trump topples venezuelan president maduro and vows to take control of the country’s oil sector

uk spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say mps

uk steps up roadside drug tests in push to cut traffic deaths

why winning the uk matters for byd

ft crossword: number 18,261

berkshire, aig and chubb provided insurance to first brands executives

amazon accused of listing products from independent shops without permission

polymarket refuses to pay bets that us would ‘invade’ venezuela

us says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire greenland

firstft: us oil tankers sail towards venezuela as production collapse looms

musk’s xai raises $20bn in funding round that doubles valuation

nvidia stepping up h200 production ahead of sales to china, huang says

private equity firms launch delayed recruiting drive after summer outcry

transcript: imperialism and the markets

imperialism and the markets

water boss blames working from home for tunbridge wells shortages

us oil tankers sail towards venezuela as risk of production ‘collapse’ looms

reform uk councils unveil plans for tax rises and service cuts

us car market shows signs of fatigue as costs weigh on buyers

iran needs to help itself and change course

klm warns of de-icer shortage after schiphol snowstorms

investors in us drillers go all in on the ‘donroe doctrine’

us tracking oil tanker off uk coast linked to venezuela, russia and iran

us to run high-tech ceasefire monitoring under draft ukraine plan

the best books to understand events in venezuela

amgen swoops on uk cancer biotech in deal worth up to $840mn

versant’s stock market debut makes dismal viewing for netflix

pubs criticise prospect of licensing reforms in face of higher business rates

starmer tells ministers to work ‘as a team’ amid leadership speculation

fund managers prepare for ‘reckoning’ in us tech sector

investing in america series: los angeles confronts its cost, climate and competitiveness challenges

accenture buys uk ai start-up faculty in $1bn deal

europe doesn’t need driverless cars

how world leaders are reacting to nicolás maduro’s capture

aig picks insurance veteran andersen to replace ceo zaffino

a four-letter word that spells doom for venezuela’s creditors

apple battery supplier takes on chinese rivals in smart glasses push

how to be a central banker in 2026

greenland could be next

inside trump’s venezuelan oil gamble

ukraine’s military holds lessons for its postwar future

mexico overtakes venezuela as cuba’s top oil supplier

china imposes export ban targeting japan’s military in taiwan dispute

from steel to guns: inside britain’s newest arms factory

what is vagus nerve stimulation, and do i need to do it?

bridge: be clear in your thinking as to why you have made a lead, and resist base temptations

who’s who at x, the deepfake porn site formerly known as twitter

china’s humanoid robots come out fighting

submit your questions to ft editor roula khalaf: what will shape 2026?

the short-term politics of labour’s war on inflation

singapore sentences british national to more than 6 years in wirecard case

copper hits new record amid concerns over supply disruption

2026 predictions, part one

ftav’s further reading

the outlook for ipos in 2026: oversized and over there

ukraine’s european allies pushed to make binding promises on ceasefire force

eni, repsol fight to recoup $6bn in gas payments from venezuela

the hedge funds playing venezuela

the long wait of maría corina machado

the problem with ai and ‘empathy’

transcript: the investors eyeing venezuela’s oil

canyon founder eyes €1bn sales target for troubled bike maker

economists favour hernández de cos and knot as next ecb president

heated rivalry — lusty gay hockey drama is red-blooded, hot-headed fun

london office shortage forces big companies to stay put

railways are a fast track to the soul of india

showdown in brussels over competition policy is nearing

starmer may want closer ties with the eu — but will brussels play ball?

threatening to strip someone of their citizenship is no joke

trump’s renewed ambition to seize greenland triggers alarm in europe

‘we are hungry’: protests spread to iran’s hinterland

big (and british) in japan

germany’s baby gap turns childcare shortage on its head

has europe learnt to manage migration?

italy and pirelli try to end chinese involvement in tyremaker

return to sarajevo: building a modern sanctuary in the once war-torn city

china’s influence in us backyard tested by maduro’s downfall

india will grow in 2026, but will indians be better off?

trump says us could reimburse oil companies that invest in venezuela

letter: why ai’s growth impact looks less propitious

back to work, again

chinese brands boost new car sales back above 2mn in uk

ft crossword: number 18,260

letter: pope leo’s ‘excellent choice’ for new york archbishop

letter: remembering that other disaster beginning with v

the drugs case against maduro

letter: europe faces a culture war to undermine its model

us oil refiners gear up for comeback of venezuelan crude

letter: sandwiches and bookends

letter: not a good start to 2026

venezuelan government launches wave of repression after maduro’s ousting

us reduces number of recommended vaccines for children

goldman sachs investment becomes flashpoint in consulting firm legal row

firstft: maduro pleads not guilty to us drug-trafficking charges

‘donald trump highway’: how one china ally is courting the us

microsoft and mckinsey pay up to $1mn each to back trump’s davos hub

starmer criticised for not querying legality of trump’s venezuela attack

‘i am a decent man’: inside nicolás maduro’s first us court hearing

britain’s prime ministerial carousel

interpath sale suggests there’s still a case for making the big four smaller

uk looks to promote short-term treasury bills to retail investors

minnesota governor tim walz drops re-election run after welfare fraud allegations

phillips 66 to buy uk’s lindsey refinery but will not reopen it

hedge funds profit as venezuela’s bonds surge

mao fujita bring pristine pianism to the wigmore hall

the pitfalls of sell-side research in the trump era: venezuela edition

zelenskyy removes ukraine’s top spy in reshuffle

has india truly entered a higher growth phase?

uk broadband operator sold to distressed debt specialist

what is keir starmer doing about the cost of living?

us wins exemptions from global minimum tax rules

the year ahead in us politics

the chinese way of death

novo nordisk launches price war over weight-loss pills

baltic countries on alert after series of suspicious undersea cable outages

controversial teesworks project pays shareholders record £30mn dividend

trade secrets returns to the predictions game

carlsen fumbles pieces but still wins another double world crown

brussels’ misguided beef with veggie burgers

the traitors series 4 — smash-hit show tweaks format to exquisite effect

and the ftav christmas charts quiz winner is . . .

venezuela and the trouble with the donroe doctrine

what happens next in venezuela?

eight cute things to buy for 2026

man united sack head coach amorim after 14 months

us oil baron harold hamm sets sights on milei’s argentina

why mobility training is this year’s fitness tip

the ecb gets speculative

moment of truth for britain’s trump diplomacy

trump’s venezuela punt could turn into an oil-drilling own goal

deutsche bank shares exceed book value for first time since 2008

shares in us oil companies jump following us attack on venezuela

trump, venezuela and the limits of the taco trade

bridgepoint agrees to buy former kpmg restructuring unit at £800mn valuation

eu deference to trump contorts response to brazen venezuela attack

ftav’s further reading

ex-chevron executive seeks $2bn for venezuelan oil projects

how would donald trump tap ‘tremendous’ wealth from venezuelan oil?

‘i applaud him’: venezuelan diaspora hails trump after maduro’s capture

asda and morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn in property deals

dark deeds of criminal clans, toxic ties and family (mis)fortunes

eu recycling backfires as chinese buyers snap up aluminium scrap

french far right courts business leaders as it prepares for power

ruchir sharma: top 10 trends for 2026

taxes will need to rise before next uk election, economists predict

the ai debt boom does not augur well for investors

the us is losing its battle to break up big tech

the woman with trump’s nod to lead venezuela

‘down to the wire’: ecb’s digital euro project faces decisive vote in 2026

istanbul’s traditional shopkeepers’ cafés: an insider guide

us asset managers break m&a spending record

why the melt-up is still on

women’s hair loss is real. which treatments actually work?

‘i would marry that fridge’: the cult of social media kitchens

a room’s quiet vantage point

ft financial literacy and inclusion campaign

letter: america’s real challenge is its non-tradeable sectors

letter: kennedy knew the risks of boxing ussr into a corner

letter: when investing in wine, keynes spurned usual rules

letter: why europe is keen to recover discarded magnets

letter: climate priority is to curb near-term temperatures

letter: taco acronym is richer than you imagined

letter: a few inconvenient facts about us tariffs policy

letter: west nally’s olympics: setting the record straight

ft crossword: number 18,259

us legal case against maduro to test limits of presidential power

firstft: trump warns venezuela’s new leader to meet us demands or pay ‘a very big price’

denmark tells trump to stop threatening to seize greenland

trump warns of dire consequences if venezuela fails to meet us demands

what students should know about uk and us politics

school politics class: uk government forced into climbdown on inheritance tax for farmers

donald trump’s reckless intervention in venezuela

venezuela contemplates a post-maduro future

twitter and pinterest founders launch app as antidote to social media

‘we will not be anyone’s colony’: caracas government seeks to reassert control

berlin suspects ‘leftwing extremists’ of causing huge power outage

school ib business management class: bp to sell majority stake in $10bn castrol to pay down debt

america’s drone dilemma

traders braced for oil market upheaval after trump’s venezuela strikes

pwc ‘leans in’ to crypto as donald trump and lawmakers embrace sector

britain and france launch strikes on isis facility in syria

africa’s growth could outpace asia’s this year

uk should seek ‘closer alignment’ with eu single market, starmer says

us to extend productivity lead on back of ai boom, say economists

insomnia: the productivity hack for 2026

junior lawyers want their pound of flesh — or two pounds in a good year

bin the bucket list in 2026

botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall

eu readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as trump warns of retaliation

ed davey: ‘europe is crying out for closer relations with britain’

european office deals rebound as investors bet on supply crunch

europe’s renewables push slowed by waits for links to grid, operator warns

german doctors warn of labour shortages amid rising anti-syrian rhetoric