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the physical world strikes back

farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor

meta stock might look cheap if it weren’t for mark zuckerberg

ruth slenczynska, pianist, 1925-2026

the problem with healthy life expectancy

theatre investing could benefit from a venture capital mindset

top donors split over uk museums charging foreign tourists

wall street traders post triple gains of european rivals

swiss plan to cap population gains ground ahead of referendum

dividend payments from uk companies up ‘over a fifth’ on last year

english councils to trial google ai tool to speed up planning decisions

how the $5bn saudi bet on liv golf unravelled

paranoid parenting in the age of ai

south africa now has a power surplus, says eskom chief

the euro’s urgent need

the luxuries i can’t give up (even as prices rise)

trump is remaking america in his image

trump’s iran war withers kenya’s roses and strands its tea

how a lawless istanbul neighbourhood weathered a decade of political shocks

libya reaps oil bonanza from iran war price surge

sentosa, london: an essential singapore chilli crab pilgrimage — restaurant review

what’s the best complex pinot noir beyond burgundy?

zurbarán at the national gallery — devotion, sumptuously dressed

‘i don’t see it as fighting’: the nun challenging citibank and palantir

‘i’m fighting two wars. one against the russians. and one inside myself.’

us to withdraw 5,000 troops from germany in dispute over iran conflict

letter: what the world can learn from ireland’s ancient brehon laws

letter: china’s admission to wto — the fallout continues

letter: news of the first atms was greeted with mirth

letter: one german scientist’s story of rehabilitation

letter: america’s maximalist starting point in iran talks

letter: is virgil’s ‘georgics’ an early organic farming manifesto?

letter: a writer gives her take on the state-of-london novel

letter: stirring send-off for ft music critic

correction: james stewart

ft crossword: polymath number 1,385

ft crossword: number 18,362

ft crossword: number 18,361

us warns europe of delays to arms shipments as iran war drains stockpiles

spirit airlines prepares to cease operations as bailout talks founder

trump’s iran war leaves us with sharpest fuel shock in g7

jane street employees paid $9.4bn in 2025

new nasdaq rules offer spacex free liquidity

the silent treatment: saudi arabia’s long game for managing opec

ultra electronics agrees £15mn deal to avoid prosecution by uk sfo

directors’ deals: costain’s finance chief sells after deferred share award

transcript: labour braces for ballot box bloodbath

how tough does an investment banking boss need to be?

stockpickers: tracsis, keystone law group, card factory

what will trump’s war on iran mean for global trade?

trump says he will raise tariff on eu vehicles to 25%

the shrinking of jewish life in britain

tesco argues equal pay claim disregards ‘economic reality’

a midsummer night’s dream — globe’s inventive production is irresistible fun

the irresistible rise of authorial ai

mbz, the emirati sheikh who shook up the gulf

palantir’s latest hit softwear: a $239 chore coat

oil market one month from crunch point as global stockpiles dwindle

ftav’s friday chart quiz

superdry co-founder found guilty of rape

jihadis blockade malian capital as offensive gathers pace

reader callout: are you part of the uk ‘brain drain’?

big airline bosses’ confidence should trouble their investors

pentagon signs new military ai deals with nvidia, microsoft and amazon

republicans and the king’s speech

ft weekend magazine crossword number 791

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: 1802 treaty, hugh grosvenor and a rifle company

why the us should refuse the uae a dollar swap line

my latest portfolio revealed

chinese dissident li ying: ‘our work is about being ready for the tipping point’

labour braces for ballot box bloodbath

labour braces for ballot box bloodbath

uk goods exports to us have not recovered from trump’s tariffs

georg baselitz, german artist, 1938-2026

governments start daring to say the energy f-words

binary puzzle number 107

hey man by andrew meehan — from bromance to the brotherhood

how to future-proof your home from energy shocks

mini crossword number 107

sophie rivera’s startling new york portraits of latinos, children — and bodily excretions

the dog’s gaze — our constant companions in art as in life

the poem: medea by ariana reines

word circle number 107

exxon and chevron defy trump pressure to boost oil production

private credit group ares draws nearly $20bn from investors

does size matter?

inside the hotel that makes the met gala run

must we really ‘do lunch’?

rosie huntington-whiteley wants to come home with you

liberia threatened with funding loss if it fails to sell carbon credits

indonesia boosts payouts for delivery drivers in labour day handout

how robotaxis will reshape the ride-hailing market

meet the do-it-all denim shirt

my tunis, by photographer bachir tayachi

the flowering ambition of sean a pritchard

welsh labour is heading into a perfect storm

man charged with attempted murder over stabbings in golders green

natwest profits hit £2bn as bank benefits from slowing pace of rate cuts

tata’s owner faces forced listing after rule change and boardroom splits

uk house price rise defies economic impact of iran war

ftav’s further reading

us gdp: still ultimately about the consumer

shares in japanese toilet maker toto soar on ai-related pivot

‘keep your smartphone close’: japan puts yen market on alert for golden week action

unemployment really sucks, exhibit mcxxvii

transcript: the fed holds steady

transcript: how will falling fertility rates hurt the economy? with melissa kearney

greens to pledge £15 minimum wage in employment rights’ push

tk elevator sale shows private equity’s elevator pitch still works

todd boehly’s insurance empire

transcript: war, inflation and how central banks are handling it all

trump vs kimmel: inside disney chief josh d’amaro’s baptism of fire

wpp boss faces pay battle after opposition from proxy shareholder groups

700 rental homes ‘hit the market every day’ as british landlords sell up

diageo’s dave lewis bets big on canned cocktails

france allows flower shops and bakeries to open on may day

greg abel’s first test: winning over warren buffett’s berkshire faithful

how bots could help revive democracy

iran war diverts more ships from suez to long route round africa

pwc will drop cover for weight-loss drugs from employee health plans

the cage — sheridan smith is brilliant in this heartfelt follow-up to the responder

the quest for earth 2.0

zelenskyy’s push for eu membership strains ties with allies

alexander calder’s sculptures offer much for the gardener’s eye

from lady chatterley to marilyn to dua lipa, books are in rude health

has taste in music been hijacked?

postcard from london: my ‘race across the world’ — without leaving the capital

todd boehly’s insurer wins reprieve on rules to close capital arbitrage

elevator companies hope subsidies in china will lift their prospects

reform uk ran a council for a year. things went badly

trump adrift: the president’s second term is at risk of foundering

venice biennale 2026

letter: america needs a fiscal intervention, not a fed rate cut

letter: a total ban on advanced chip sales won’t stop china

letter: growth does not make nations any happier

letter: why us politics has a hiring problem

letter: principal-agent dichotomy — a fund manager’s view

letter: setting young people up for success in the jobs market

letter: with mobiles, it’s the ‘hook’ that’s so pernicious

chinese spy agency warns nation’s young people against dropping out

more and more jobs at risk of replacement from ai

huawei’s ai chip sales surge as nvidia stalls in china

south east water’s management should be sacked, mps say

ft crossword: number 18,360

bolsonaro’s prison time likely to be curbed as brazil lawmakers block lula veto

firstft: yen surges amid reports that tokyo intervened to support currency

apple credits ‘most popular’ ever iphone for booming sales

trump drops scotch whisky tariffs ‘in honour’ of king charles

us republicans break ranks to challenge trump administration on iran war

israel rushed laser system to uae to fend off iran’s missiles

the fed holds steady

trump sons take stake in kazakh miner that won $1.6bn us contract

first brands’ creditor sues bdo over car parts maker’s collapse

‘dad, is it safe for me to get the bus?’ stabbings solidify anxiety among london’s jews

ministers explore high court shake-up in efficiency drive

ecb and boe warn of rate rises as they grapple with middle east shock

boe cannot shield households from iran energy crisis, bailey says

mexico rules out extraditing politician on us drugs charges

jay powell’s defiant curtain call

wild foxes — belgian boxing drama targets the male psyche

hokum — adam scott elevates irish-set horror screaming with chutzpah

tech rally powers us stocks to best month since 2020

us economy grows at 2% pace in first quarter as ai boom fuels investment

olivia dean has no need for spectacle in her sold-out residency at london’s o2 arena

big tech’s ai payback might be coming into view

hedge fund elliott likens iran war to fight against nazis

disney’s skirmish with trump’s tv watchdog is no joke

ft quiz: the week in news

the devil wears prada 2 — bland new look isn’t a patch on the 2006 collection

iran’s supreme leader vows to prevent ‘enemy’s abuses’ of hormuz strait

in praise of tech troublemakers

ecb holds rates but signals june rise on the table

yen soars amid reports that tokyo intervened to support currency

how cyber security is changing in the age of ai

strong first-quarter us gdp data does not support further easing

king charles’s truths to power

ecb holds interest rates at 2% as inflation rises

bond investors brace for ‘volatile’ fed transition as powell stays on

new era begins at fed as powell vows to be ‘low profile’ governor

golders green stabbing suspect was previously referred to prevent

eli lilly profits more than double as weight-loss drug sales soar

how the trump-xi threats of trade war softened into a quieter rivalry

bridge: substantial overbid requires determined and skilful play to land slam following best lead

devastating drama mass confronts the aftermath of a school shooting

liv golf races to secure financial lifeline as saudis walk away

the problematic inevitability of andy burnham

blue owl draws in $9bn as private credit market cools

is ai increasing access to justice?

bank of england sets stage for extended hold on interest rates

more than 50 countries agree to work on trade measures to cut out fossil fuels

citadel securities is feeling its oats

bank of england holds rates at 3.75%

returns before rigs: why surging oil prices haven’t sparked a permian boom

the things we never say by elizabeth strout — profound and resplendent

welcome our new robotaxi overlords

eurozone hit by stagflationary forces

12 marvellous ways to spend it in may

how to help left-behind places

why f1 style is the winning formula

can’t cook, won’t cook? start by feeding yourself

the energy crisis is no excuse for bad subsidies

puma replaces finance chief as group battles falling sales

what to expect in the may local elections

magnum’s mini ice creams ease fears of weight-loss drug threat

air france owner increases prices as fuel costs surge by $2.4bn

bondi shooting inquiry warns iran conflict raises risk of antisemitic attacks

google outpaces rivals as big tech’s ai spending plans rise to $725bn

volkswagen takes €500mn hit from shelving ev production at us plant

apple’s new chief and china’s chilling move on manus

european stocks and government bonds fall as oil price climbs

lazard to buy private capital advisory group in $575mn deal

whitbread to sell £1.5bn of premier inn properties after activist pressure

trump launches review of us troops in germany

oil surges past $125 as fears of prolonged supply disruption grow

the fed’s balancing act

french lenders miss out on trading boom powering wall street banks

can the eu get kids off social media?

ftav’s further reading

spain either hates short sellers or wants you to get up earlier in the morning

stanchart books $190mn charge on iran war

transcript: defence stocks drop despite us-iran war

transcript: ukraine’s ‘existential’ battle with russia

bank of england in stand-off with fca over trading firms’ capital

private equity’s tempest in a teapot

ai companies are just companies

does trade cause peace? ask an economist

kkr explores $10bn sale of ex-unilever spreads business

luxury yachtmaker’s ceo hits out at biggest shareholder’s ‘lack of vision’

prices in iran climb as war rattles economy

rooster — steve carell gets up to mischief in new show from ted lasso creator

russia loses its way in the sahara

uae withdrawal from opec reopens rift with saudi arabia

uaexit adds momentum to the opec doom loop

uk’s wycombe abbey school forced to close china campus

a deep dive into asturian cider

can performance art still shock?

half of ‘long shot’ polymarket bets on military action are successful

how revolut became a verb — if not yet a lender

jet fuel crisis lays bare faultlines in us airline industry

prophecy — why predictions are all about power

starmergeddon: what labour’s likely meltdown means for the uk

the hunt for the most valuable hermès scarf

wear in the world: the tote bag carried by cool paris mums

île de bendor – a millionaire’s getaway turns five-star resort

defence stocks drop despite us-iran war

starwood real estate fund halts redemptions as bet on lower interest rates bites

king charles iii tries to mend the special relationship with united states

letter: pakistan makes virtue of necessity with role in iran talks

letter: britain’s coastal policy — a mispricing of time

letter: science and the liberal elite

letter: let’s look at aid as shared investment in stability

softbank plans to list new ai and robotics company in the us

ft crossword: number 18,359

us indicts mexican governor on drug charges

big tech’s earnings get ever bigger, and ever less useful

bill ackman’s pershing square usa slides on wall street debut

trump’s $1mn gold card visa fails to excite the world’s wealthy

firstft: goldman sachs prevents hong kong bankers from using anthropic’s claude

jay powell vows to remain on fed board as he warns over trump’s attacks

google and meta boost ai spending forecasts

google told staff it is ‘proud’ of pentagon ai contract after internal backlash

italy seeks compensation from switzerland over nightclub tragedy

burnham backs borrowing outside fiscal rules to boost defence spending

federal reserve holds rates as three hawks oppose ‘easing bias’

uk ticket tout ban set to be delayed for a year

musk says he was ‘a fool’ to fund the launch of openai

trump’s iran war has cost $25bn, pentagon official says

build data centres in scotland not london, says britain’s energy grid boss

reeves defends record as chancellor as cabinet reshuffle rumours grow

powerful indian female leader prepares for modi showdown

franco-german tank maker launches probe into bribery allegations ahead of €20bn listing

trump and pga tour reunite at doral under large gold statue

the twilight of opec

fed holds rates steady as policymakers grapple with soaring energy prices

gsk’s game of catch-up might just work

lessons for countries on the edge

are work perks past their expiry date?

a vast horizon — art, sex and freedom in the shadow of war

driftwood — vivid rsc show tackles ownership and belonging in colonial trinidad

the devil wears prada 2: celebration of fashion magazines, or an elegy?

villa san michele, belmond’s 600-year-old sleeping beauty, stirs

wild scottish salmon catch drops by 40% in one year

starmer arson suspects ‘recruited’ on telegram by russian speaker, court hears

uber adds hotel booking with expedia in ‘super app’ push

police declare north london attack a terrorist incident

ubs’s bumper profit both helps and hinders its case on capital rules

oil soars above $117 as iran war stand-off persists

fed chair nominee kevin warsh secures senate committee approval

the problem with falling house prices

can us trading partners still rely on the rule of law?

france leads way in plans to shift away from fossil fuels at summit

astrazeneca revives cambridge investment after uk agrees to pay more for drugs

australia’s drive to get more blood flowing

german and spanish inflation rises less than expected in april

university of sussex wins high court battle on free speech

uae’s opec exit will drive down oil prices, warns moscow

farage admits accepting £5mn from crypto billionaire for ‘safety’

mercedes challenges fca motor finance compensation scheme

king charles, america and the futility of growth

kazakhstan’s ex-deputy pm describes uk company as ‘criminal enterprise’ at tribunal

the met opera is struggling to keep the lights on — and the iran war is a new blow

artificial intelligence in the real economy: a visual guide

china’s cic considers selling heathrow stake over third runway cost worries

lululemon founder casts doubt on new chief as proxy fight escalates

matthew wong’s rhapsodies in blue claim their place in art history

the proxies 2025: where are they now?

why electricity markets are stuck on the gas price rollercoaster

dcc considers takeover bid from kkr and energy capital

boe cracks down on insurers’ offshore pension transfers

the 50 journals used in ft rankings

how openai’s $500bn data centre venture stargate has shifted shape

volkswagen rolls out cheaper evs in battle with chinese carmakers

putin pares back victory day parade over fear of ukrainian strikes

transcript: hitting the buffers — the 1873 railway bust that broke one of america’s greatest financiers

adidas profits boosted by early world cup sales

chinese wind turbine maker accuses uk of ‘politicisation’ over product ban

cvc pumps cash into lipton as €4.5bn tea deal comes off the boil

why the mandelson scandal matters

eu takes action against meta over failure to protect children on social media

lloyds profits soar 33% as higher interest rates boost income

aston martin secures £50mn cash injection to shore up balance sheet

total profits jump 29% as war drives oil price surge and trading gains

ubs trading gains fuel 80% profit surge

a quick taxonomy of fund finance

opec without the uae

china’s mao-era regulator in a stand-off with meta over ai

eu to take hungary to court over orbán-era retail tax

ftav’s further reading

how vis raghavan landed at citi

transcript: life under iran’s digital blackout

can opec survive the uae’s exit?

chinese green technology poses national security problem for europe, report warns

do art galleries need economists?

eu in talks with hungary’s magyar on workaround for frozen funds

iran war oil price windfall gives shell a chance to edge ahead of bp

it’s never a good idea to sack the entire national science board

ken griffin suggests wealthy individuals do not understand private credit risks

reform uk and greens hit controversy on election trail

the great commodities disruption

uae opens up an opec fissure

ai frenzy signals end of boom and bust for memory chipmakers

five recipes from honey & co’s new wine bar — with perfectly paired wines

greenland ice sheet and europe’s glaciers shrink further, scientists say

how can we prevent our children from fighting over our estate?

they took on a powerful abuser. speaking up was only the start of their ordeal

emerging market stocks hit record high as asian chipmakers surge

kpmg shuts us government audit practice after losing army contract

rage in the age of x

the stablecoin stumbling block

widow’s bay — superb comedy-drama is like american horror story in its heyday

fresh looks for dreamy beach days

germany re-arms: what does it mean for europe?

letter: public should be better informed why foreign aid matters

letter: the remarkable recovery of the keats-brawne letters

letter: recalling the lavon affair — two years before suez

letter: stablecoins’ role in settling sports bets

letter: palantir’s nhs software has measurable benefits

letter: subsidies do not explain china’s industrial progress

letter: bots on the board. are we ready to take such a step?

letter: here are three things the fed is actually good at

trump questions uk claim on falkland islands

purdue pharma to pay more than $8bn to end us opioid case

lift maker kone close to finalising €29bn deal to buy tk elevator

goldman stops bankers using anthropic’s claude in hong kong

ft crossword: number 18,358

king charles defends transatlantic relationship in speech to congress

pernod ricard ends pursuit of jack daniel’s maker brown-forman

firstft: uae quits opec in blow to oil cartel

starbucks reports sharp sales increase as turnaround gathers pace

us prosecutors charge james comey with threatening life of donald trump

uk ministers gain power to force pension funds to invest in british companies

us to put donald trump’s face on passports

transcript: gloom and boom

bill ackman expected to raise half of target in second ipo push

us ambassador to ukraine to leave over differences with trump

openai expands amazon deal after microsoft loosens exclusivity terms

old money or a new demographic: brown-forman faces a tough choice

us soldier pleads not guilty over prediction trades on maduro capture

trump touts $400mn white house ballroom as national priority after shooting

airbus profits halve after delivery slump

openai’s altman ‘stole a charity’, musk claims as trial begins

beijing’s blunt message to its tech sector

trump administration urges disney to fire jimmy kimmel over melania joke

germany to accelerate defence spending well ahead of nato deadline

first brands chose bdo for ‘less rigorous’ approach, witness says

rac pumps the brakes on £5bn london ipo

spirit airlines’ dismal prospects could soon be everyone’s problem

cvc weighs €9bn bid for italian payments group nexi

eu’s top trade official leaves after clashing over trump deal

malina — ingeborg bachmann’s bleak and twisty novel gets musical premiere

please please me — new play about the beatles sorely misses the songs

british army to restart trials of troubled ajax armoured vehicle

swiss court dismisses case against daughter of former uzbek president

pr executive tried to ‘get rid’ of documents despite legal warning

what the grasset affair tells us about modern elites

china poised to restart exporting jet fuel, diesel and gasoline

brighton to build europe’s first women’s football stadium

uae to leave opec in blow to oil cartel

rasputin by antony beevor — the corrupt prophet at the heart of a rotten russian empire

spotify shares slump as investors fret about impact of price rises

downing street rules out temporary rent freeze

america’s special relationship is ‘probably israel’, says uk ambassador to us

small shareholders keep up pressure on uk bank climate policies

reddit may need to sell its soul for scale

school politics class: ‘it’s a democratic issue’: assisted dying legislation runs out of time

blame game continues as alleged shooter charged with attempted assassination

russia’s loss is ukraine’s gain in the middle east

uk population growth downgraded as migration slows

music groups bmg and concord to merge in $14bn deal

irish bet on gas from kitchen scraps hits policy snag

german births fall to lowest since postwar records began in 1946

an optimistic outlook for warsh at the fed

get used to the long iran war

a south african artist’s act of mourning was banned from the venice biennale — now it’s back

argentina’s energy economy booms amid iran shock

calder: dreaming in balance is an elating playground of floating forms

byd profits drop by more than half as chinese sales slow

first ‘autocallable’ etf launched in europe

grant thornton us to buy australian sister firm as part of global spree

starmer faces perilous day in parliament over mandelson affair

is it last orders for wine by the bottle?

it’s the hour of the jewellery watch

‘half-amused, half-ashamed’: the employees facing phone bans at work

export restrictions on critical materials up fivefold since 2009, says oecd

mandelson scandal is chance for badenoch to impress in parliament

novartis sales fall as blockbuster patents expire

foreign office not consulted ahead of mandelson appointment

bp profits hit 3-year high as iran war delivers windfall

bank of japan holds rates with hawkish guidance

barclays takes £228mn hit from collapse of uk mortgage lender mfs

ftav’s further reading

oil price hits $110 on iran talks uncertainty

europe’s pharma industry risks lagging behind us and china, says german drugmaker

taliban accuse pakistan of strikes on afghan university

wall street is getting twitchy on oil prices

bank of japan holds rates and raises inflation forecast on iran war turmoil

eu to bless state aid surge as capitals plough cash into energy handouts

much ado about the 1974 ‘petrodollar’ deal

two spirit airlines creditor groups back trump bailout plan

monetary policy radar preview: boe’s april meeting

world’s biggest battery maker to raise $5bn in ‘opportunistic’ share placement

adnoc to invest ‘tens of billions’ in push to build a us gas business

bank of england expected to hold rates steady despite inflation risk

coffee, fuel and houses: why trump has an inflation problem

iran’s hardliners fight over talks with us

the airline merger paradox

the real lesson of reform’s war on the history curriculum

transcript: private equity deals where the seller is also the buyer

iran war shows latin america has left its original sin behind

italy clashes with switzerland over medical bills from nightclub fire

milken family office alumni raise $4bn to target private capital upheaval

european airlines seize on jet fuel crisis to lobby against passenger perks

heathrow’s third runway at risk if reeves is removed after may elections

hungary’s business elite pivots away from orbán

mexico city seeks new rent controls as opposition to gentrification grows

middle east war boosts ship-tracking app as millions follow maritime traffic

a troubling plan to revive the frozen us property market

alarm spreads among road-builders as iran war bitumen shortage bites

energy tax cuts spread to 39 economies as fuel prices jump

rivian is bringing software-as-a-service to the road

wall street dealers boost treasury holdings to highest level since 2007

why investors are chasing us biotechs with chinese characteristics

will voters trust labour to clean up croydon?

mexico arrests potential successor to drug kingpin ‘el mencho’

letter: high-frequency trading has meant fatter profits for large firms

letter: hic, haec, hoc — classics is a route to computer science

letter: the message of germany’s new defence posture

letter: resilience and the progress on poverty eradication

sabastian sawe sets new marathon world record

correction: vella ramasawmy

rivian ceo’s $403mn pay package dwarfs those of top us car bosses

honda and the power of (broken) dreams

key labour mps start to accept need for uk welfare reforms

ft crossword: number 18,357

paramount and warner bros to be nearly 50% foreign-owned after $111bn takeover

us supreme court appears split on safety labels for bayer weedkiller roundup

firstft: china orders meta to unwind $2bn acquisition of ai group manus

britain’s king charles and queen camilla arrive on state visit to the us

blue owl investors shun cut-price exit offer from boaz weinstein

alleged shooter charged with attempted assassination of trump

german energy giant nears £600mn deal to buy uk supplier ovo

police looking into £40,000 donation given to robert jenrick

wizz air accuses gulf airlines of putting politics before safety

king charles and the ‘special’ relationship

us being ‘humiliated’ by iran, says german chancellor friedrich merz

dr congo creates $100mn ‘mining guard’ to protect critical minerals

canada launches c$25bn sovereign wealth fund to boost growth

meta’s chinese stumble suggests a declining tolerance for shades of grey

why london’s teens need more third spaces

google staff urge chief executive to block us military ai use

kneecap swap playfulness for seriousness on new album fenian

russian forces defeated in saharan stronghold after wave of attacks

the eu’s methane regulation could spark an energy crisis

openai and microsoft loosen ties in revised ai deal

hedge fund jain global plans to return cash to investors

at 67, louise lecavalier is a one-woman wonder in danses vagabondes

developer says uk insisted on ‘rolls-royce’ upgrades for post-grenfell works

snp vows to push for new independence vote

united chief hits out at american airlines for refusing merger talks

shell buys canadian shale producer arc for $16bn

mps to vote on whether starmer should be investigated over mandelson scandal

chess: candidates winner sindarov has a hero’s welcome, but when will he face carlsen?

is tim cook’s departure a canary in the coal mine for tech stocks?

why flying less won’t do much to ease the oil crisis

adidas gains marathon dominance with 97-gramme ‘supershoes’

and the ftav charts quiz winner isn’t…

romania’s social democrats team up with far right to topple pm

pirates on the prowl again off somalia’s coast

china’s minerals come with coercion but they do come cheap

china blocks meta’s $2bn purchase of ai group manus

vinted hits €8bn valuation after eqt-led share sale

should private credit be stressing out insurers?

are europe and america headed for divorce?

a new generation of ‘post-medium’ artists rises at the venice biennale

other people’s children by ben faccini — an accomplished tale of families, biological or blended

wozzeck — the music could hardly have been better sung in highlight of southbank’s multitudes festival

five printers that are actually cool (and not annoying)

former apollo risk chief says some new life insurers could struggle in downturn

assisted dying should become legal but this legislation is flawed

uk wealth tax would backfire, warns ifs

goldman sachs raises oil price forecast as war disruption drags on

north korea opens museum to honour soldiers killed fighting for russia in ukraine

china warns eu over proposed ‘made in europe’ law

monetary policy radar preview: boj’s april meeting

italy approves extradition of alleged chinese hacker to us

this rally runs deep

ftav’s further reading

blame game continues to fester a year on from iberian power failure

the uk’s 100% debt-to-gdp ratio was a statistical dream

the tensions behind palantir’s efforts to transform english healthcare

the future of marketing

britain’s stealth fighter project faces 10-week funding deadline

how ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ are inflaming us political violence

prosecute russian-sponsored saboteurs, estonia tells europe

rachel reeves set for new growth push after may elections

transcript: senior republican clears path for next fed chair

uk ministers resist alignment with eu’s ai rules

anthropic investors pay sharply different fees for access

can london win back home buyers from the uae?

healthcare is driving america’s economy

large uk companies in the dark about how their data is used overseas by ai

leading central banks play for time on interest rate rises

unequal britain can’t work out what to do about it

ft and standard chartered bracken prize for young authors opens to entries

inside china’s plans to fight in space

the christian villages under israeli occupation in lebanon

from beirut to dubai, designers show resilience in face of war

help! our newest client is an ai model

historic climate shipping deal faces ‘real fight’ as talks restart

inside 40 years of cambridge’s may balls

the company that defied trump’s tariff war

why the uae asked pakistan for its $3.5bn back

letter: minsky’s insight that stability is destabilising

letter: what an odd picture choice

letter: cognitive dissonance and the parisian dog walker

letter: when ethnic cleansing was international law

letter: debate around clarity act may prove a sideshow

letter: i look forward to the ‘story of other people’s money’

letter: reading the room, oxford-style

letter: let’s have a kill switch built into arms contracts

letter: trump’s ozymandias-like hunger for self-adulation

correction: nayla hayek

chip toolmaker tokyo electron cuts ties with executive linked to chinese rivals

zero-hour contract crackdown risks job losses, business warns

ft crossword: number 18,356

business school professors’ picks

business school professors’ picks

firstft: shooting suspect had written about targeting trump, authorities say

school politics class: the mandelson fiasco reveals the true nature of starmerism

school ib economics: us hotels slash summer room rates as world cup demand falls short

trump says shooting incident shows why he needs new white house ballroom

michael jackson biopic is hit with audiences despite critical backlash

trump and the recurring assassin

king charles white house visit tests special relationship

canadian red tape is worse than trump tariffs, say industry groups

benjamin netanyahu’s biggest rivals merge israeli political parties

starbucks, nashville and the new corporate geography

senior republican clears path for kevin warsh’s confirmation as fed chair

sabastian sawe is first person to win a marathon in under 2 hours

alleged trump shooter was targeting us officials, authorities say

nigel farage targets barnsley, a town transformed by labour

who is the alleged shooter?

major city reforms to be set out in king’s speech

the long history of violent incidents involving donald trump

uk car loan companies accept £9bn mis-selling redress scheme

colombia hosts first meeting to quit fossil fuels as energy crisis worsens

britain acts richer than it is

what signals can investors expect from the fed?

the iran war shock for developing nations

uk high streets rebound as tiktok generation brings in-store buzz

us motorists skimp at the pump as iran war keeps petrol prices high

can ai discriminate if it can’t justify itself?

developer to fight £48mn government fire safety bill on human rights grounds

google banks on ai edge to catch up to cloud rivals amazon and microsoft

jeff bezos’s ai lab in talks over taking london office space at king’s cross

this world cup is missing an open goal

why bank taxes might be back on the table in the uk

in charts: how the iran war put billions of gulf-backed dealmaking in doubt

iran war hits pistachio supplies amid dubai chocolate boom

linkedin’s ryan roslansky: ‘no one is taking care of your career for you’

the liquidator — how reggae electrified english football terraces

what has labour actually achieved?

china’s smartphone king takes on elon musk in europe with premium evs

fuel crisis hits remote pacific island nation of tuvalu

good news for business travellers

how to demine the strait of hormuz

vladimir putin’s regime turns on book publishers

trump rushed offstage at white house correspondents’ dinner after shots fired

sunday number 142: news puzzle

trump cancels trip by us negotiators for peace talks with iran

co-ordinated attacks threaten mali’s russian-backed regime

companies with mythos access urge joint defence of infrastructure

ev ownership at ‘tipping point’ in many parts of the world, experts say

where is marco rubio?

defence stocks give back gains as investors buy rumour but sell war

marketing collective the independents explores $1bn stake sale

chart of the week: the s&p just doesn’t care

chelsea’s troubles and the limits of ‘smart money’ in sport

jancis robinson’s a-z of 21st-century wine

iran seeks to resume flights from bomb-damaged airports

no edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck

peru grapples with selecting new leader amid ongoing election chaos

power is draining away from starmer’s downing street

robert skidelsky, economic historian, 1939-2026

the mystery of good judgment

what the ai ‘jobpocalypse’ narrative misses

are your kids ignoring your money advice?

banks brace for tax raid if starmer is ousted

have you got a god complex?

is the scandi ethos of janteloven broken?

there’s no such thing as the petrodollar

america’s energy supremacy is being forged in war

deliveries of food and goods into gaza fell after iran war began, officials say

from anthropic’s mythos to the birkin bag, scarcity sells

house & home golf property special 2026

pro-independence parties bank on rethink of uk ‘status quo’ after may 7

ava pickett on rewriting tudor history: ‘i wanted it to feel dangerous’

criminals loved his cop show. now he’s lifting the lid on casinos

five ‘big dressings’ to rescue bland salads

how to trace a queer family history

my interminable night with a noise and nuisance team

the music is black: a british story — v&a east museum’s debut is an irresistible hit

the incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy

letter: football’s resistance to prediction may add to its global appeal

letter: meyerowitz’s elusive art of photography

letter: popes normally condemn the sin and not the sinner

letter: o’brien and mcinerney on prosecco vs champagne

letter: who let the dogs out?

letter: long life — the beatles to keith richards

letter: people who are positive about ageing live longer

letter: true grit

correction: maya matsuura

letter: first city of capitalism and globalisation — potosí

ft crossword: number 18,355

ft crossword: polymath number 1,384

texas’s governor threatened to pull world cup grants in battle over ice enforcement

german regulator clamps down on unicredit ads in commerzbank takeover bid

transcript: the mandelson starmer saga stumbles on

us stocks race ahead of europe as wall street shrugs off energy shock

a non-comprehensive list of companies that made less money than jane street last year

starmer promises imminent laws to ban irgc

ba forced to downgrade thousands more loyalty scheme members after ‘error’

boots hopes its upcoming ipo will be bigger, bolder, more beautiful

the narrow path to a us-iran deal

google to invest up to $40bn in anthropic

eu opens mandelson fraud investigation

ai data centre emissions vastly underestimated, uk admits

trading firm jane street doubles revenues to $40bn

starmer faces further torment over mandelson scandal as leadership doubts swirl

amazon-backed nuclear developer x-energy surges in trading debut

directors’ deals: finance chief sells ica shares ahead of exit

london’s luxury hoteliers lose sleep over fall in middle east visitors

private credit won’t spark the next financial crisis

stockpickers: elixirr international, m&c saatchi, associated british foods

the apple juggernaut and the ai roadblock

sovereignty of falklands ‘not in question’, says number 10 after leaked us memo report

us health secretary’s son launches investment fund tied to health movement

end of powell probe sets stage for warsh’s rapid confirmation

uk biobank says security checks not imposed because of ‘harms’ to research

investors push for higher yield on $14bn of oracle-backed data centre debt

p&g warns of $1bn hit from iran war after failing to hedge oil exposure

us prosecutors drop criminal probe into fed chair powell

the price — henry goodman brings arthur miller’s play to a high shine

the golden age of arbitrage has begun

submit your questions: who’s afraid of private credit?

asian refineries slash output as iran crisis chokes crude supplies

russian oilman tried to buy golf course on railway to british nuclear site

ftav’s friday charts quiz

king charles’s high-stakes america trip

big four’s shrinkage at the top presages weakness at the bottom line

ft weekend magazine crossword number 790

the mandelson starmer saga stumbles on

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: patti page, all-american prophet and consignia

mandelson row is a cold shower for civil service relations

why do i have so much in uk equities?

the mandelson starmer saga stumbles on

hey, good morning, how are you? — an unsettling story of art and ageing

attorney-general richard hermer: ‘i’m optimistic we’re going to win the next election under keir’

how quickly can gulf oil start gushing again?

underlying inflation remains on track for bank of japan rate normalisation

lotus unveils plug-in hybrid in latest luxury car pivot away from electric

bp’s ‘relentless simplification’ drive sparks transparency concerns

collapsed century capital lacked approvals, administrators find

binary puzzle number 106

is it time to pave over london’s golf courses?

lolo zouaï: reverie — a melodic album for a multilingual music market

michael tilson thomas, conductor and composer, 1944-2026

mini crossword number 106

word circle number 106

ecb steps up its challenge to visa and mastercard

the americas’ fastest-growing companies

a garden lover’s guide to county laois, by catherine fitzgerald

ai and defence companies dominate us growth investment

is my suv large enough?

the companies thriving in turbulent times for it and software

therapy company mixes emotional and artificial intelligence to top ranking

british retail sales rose 0.7% in march as motorists stocked up on petrol

porsche sells stake in bugatti owner

cohere and aleph alpha agree $20bn transatlantic ai tie-up

mps chief considers €7.4bn generali stake sale

transcript: will energy security fears change the global energy market?

ftav’s further reading

the dollar swap puzzle

transcript: china shock 2.0

eu must be ‘very patient’ with hungary’s magyar, says tusk

strategy’s teetering financial tower

bank of japan to postpone april rate rise amid iran uncertainty

transcript: bp’s major setback

banks charged sharply different fees for access to anthropic investment

europe’s m&a dreams face a german political test

how swiss concessions failed to ease ubs’s $20bn capital concerns

jd sports chair quit after failing to convince board to oust ceo

polish pm questions whether us is ‘loyal’ to europe’s defence

reform uk candidate was ‘diplomat’ for hong kong

rightwing media mogul rattles france’s literary scene

the limits on bessent’s treasury swap lines for allies

america must guard against china’s own mythos

chinese bid for uk chemical plant condemned as threat to competition

consumers turn to ai for investment decisions

goldman sachs leads record renminbi borrowing by us banks

mercuria to invest in smelters and mines as it expands metals push

morgan mcsweeney held talks with google deepmind over ai project

super league architect andrea agnelli makes comeback as sports investor

swatch’s governance faces further challenge

under warsh, the fed could embrace bessent’s geoeconomic agenda

‘it’s a democratic issue’: assisted dying legislation runs out of time

kpmg and ey demote partners in end of job-for-life model

the violence — adriana ramírez’s exceptional story of her grandmother’s colombian war

weak monsoon to deliver double economic blow for india

trump says israel and lebanon will extend ceasefire by 3 weeks

letter: former uk envoys warn on israeli west bank annexations

letter: the questions i would put to trump’s fed chair pick

letter: the stablecoin template in belfast and edinburgh

letter: kluge’s change of heart on postwar cinema

letter: we lack the business model to fight tomorrow’s wars

letter: done right, the ai build-out delivers big public benefits

letter: ‘hallucination’ softens what’s simply wrong

letter: a verbal alternative to being thrown under a bus

energy prices rise in wake of iran war

trump suggests us could buy spirit amid bailout talks

us soldier charged with making prediction-market bets on maduro’s seizure

ft crossword: number 18,354

firstft: us accuses china of ‘industrial-scale’ theft of ai technology

griffin’s citadel attacks mamdani for using his penthouse to sell new york tax plan

ai brings foxconn a chance to cut its reliance on apple

us shale bosses resist boosting oil output over iran war ‘chaos’

intel shares jump 17% as it predicts revenue surge from ai data centres

china shock 2.0

meta to cut 10% of jobs to ‘offset’ zuckerberg’s ai spending

vanguard chief warns of ‘financial exploitation’ by prediction markets

china hackers steal western secrets by targeting consumer gadgets

the welcome return of german military might

uk in talks with anthropic over mythos access for banks

tanzania inquiry finds more than 500 people died in election violence

microsoft to offer 7% of us staff voluntary redundancy for the first time

south africa’s new trump whisperer

five stars for la scala’s pelléas et mélisande — so exquisitely potent you’ll blush

korean messiah — how christianity shaped the kim personality cult

kpmg to axe 10% of us audit partners

warner bros shareholders approve $111bn paramount deal

mother mary — a knowingly overblown paean to pop and power

the last spy — a veteran cia operative tells all

exit 8 — japanese horror riffs on the nightmare of commuting

tesco and sainsbury’s wisely stock up on market share

ft quiz: the week in news

white house accuses china of ‘industrial-scale’ theft of ai technology

thiel-backed start-up stark expands into defensive drones

populist party vox demands ‘spaniards first’ in coalition talks

us asset manager voya financial faces sale pressure from activist fund

arnault warns middle east war could spiral into ‘global catastrophe’

uk consumer confidence falls to lowest level in more than two years

bp suffers heavy defeat in investor climate vote

us-iran war hits new stalemate with shaky ceasefire deal

trump says us navy will ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines in strait of hormuz

will ai widen inequality between workers?

almost half of eu banks have no women executives, watchdog finds

medical data of 500,000 people in uk put up for sale after data breach

how worried should wall st be about the stablecoin threat to deposits?

cabinet office head says olly robbins refused to give her mandelson vetting documents

labour is being destroyed by its former saviours

uk business activity rose more than expected in april

blackstone pulls in $69bn despite slump in private capital returns

anthropic and freshfields agree deal to create legal ai tools

can the carbon removals market keep pace with the ai boom?

devotions by lucy caldwell — stories that wrestle with the biggest question of all

esoteric ebb and how games gave in to the joy of reading

hot property: five homes for sale in scottsdale, arizona

how did a film about kabuki break box-office records in japan?

will someone please please write a properly apocalyptic forecast about the uk for the telegraph to parse?

pwc fined $166mn by hong kong regulators over evergrande audit

french weather service alerts police to tampering after suspicious polymarket bets

toxic rain falls on russian city after refinery blaze

deepseek targets $20bn valuation to stop poaching of staff

britons are now working like americans

for a look that hits you need a bright, bold knit

pimp your drink with cut-glass crystal

the politics of terror

economic pessimism plagues uk youth

man group hit by single $6.1bn redemption

l’oréal hails ‘lipstick effect’ as war drives sales of small beauty comforts

foxtons suffers 35% slump in house sale fees

nestlé sales held back by infant formula recalls

uk public sector borrowing hit £12.6bn in march as iran war strains finances

sainsbury’s and whsmith warn middle east war will hit profits

beijing’s auto bash and coupang under scrutiny

us rate cuts will be postponed the longer the energy shock lasts

a vibe check from commodities pros

ftav’s further reading

eu leaders to grapple with energy crisis as brussels pleads for calm response

the uk became less unequal because doctors became less well-paid

transcript: trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one

japan moves to block foreign takeover deal on national security grounds

transcript: the ai digital divide

escape from hormuz: the oil tankers running the iranian gauntlet

pe firm l catterton launches new fund staked by top athletes

private equity courts openai and anthropic

sadiq khan: labour risks being ‘stonked’ in london elections

high earners race ahead on ai as workplace divide widens

house of fidelity — the dynasty at the heart of the investment powerhouse

how beirut was turned into a bystander in its own ceasefire talks

how many people would reform uk deport?

it’s a ‘sontaku’ world — we are just living in it

nelson peltz’s son builds first public activist stake in intertek

quant pioneer martin lueck warns against handing over trading to ai

the secret diary of a middle power

top republican pushes party to shun $300mn ai lobby

uk could save £2.5bn by helping banks to buy gilts, says barclays

allegations about mandelson and epstein reported to national crime agency in 2024

magnus nilsson’s restaurant was awarded two michelin stars. why is he now serving £12 lunches?

talking classics — mary beard makes a passionate case for fun as well as relevance

war still weighs on stocks despite the s&p 500’s rebound

‘the last thing we needed’: us farmers hit by spiralling prices due to iran war

modi battles for control of india’s apple heartland

a central banking star comes home

trump extends iran ceasefire

us navy secretary fired amid iran blockade

letter: the dangers of attributing thought to a machine

letter: delors’ adage tested by the surge of the populist right

letter: energy interventions can’t be game of whack-a-mole

letter: fallout from slowdown in white-collar prosecutions

correction: american civil war

partitions and permit delays: the uk law firms sticking with china

intel lifted as musk says his terafab will use its latest chipmaking tech

argentina’s economy records sharpest monthly contraction under milei

isa confusion clouds uk’s launch of retail investing campaign

not even iran war’s oil shock will help china reflate

ft crossword: number 18,353

middle east crisis as it happened: iran says it has seized two container ships in strait of hormuz

iran war drives panama canal lane prices to record high

nigeria replaces finance minister in bid to deepen reforms

tesla boosts spending forecast to $25bn as musk doubles down on ai bet

firstft: us-south korea alliance under strain as washington warns on intelligence sharing

investors nurse losses after ‘short squeeze’ at car rental group avis budget

trump envoy seeks to replace iran with italy in football world cup

us may extend $500mn in rescue funding to spirit airlines

builder.ai founder sachin dev duggal accused of receiving siphoned funds

us allies in gulf and asia have requested swap lines, bessent says

crypto billionaire justin sun sues trump family’s world liberty financial

chelsea’s us owners sack another head coach

cvc-led group closes in on £1bn standard life pensions deal

eu rethinks opposition to arctic oil and gas drilling

drahi’s €20bn sfr deal is a masterclass in hardball negotiation

capita loses royal mail pension scheme contract after failures

ex-rbs banker sentenced over bribery linked to grg scandal

trump’s ‘dirty ceasefire’ tested as iran hits shipping

ai should not drive today’s interest rate decisions

german chancellor merz defends industry against eu climate policy

wanted: more employers offering work experience

ecocide is a crime against humanity

switzerland hits ubs with proposed $20bn capital increase

noah kahan’s stirring songwriting veers into dullness in the great divide

the full and interesting lives of writers’ alter egos

chinese ev maker nio faces multimillion-dollar claim over patents

ukraine miner ferrexpo warns it could run out of cash by august

energy traders dig in for a long iran war

warsh’s data preferences risk costly inflation mistake

ai robot outplays humans in table tennis milestone

uk financial watchdog raids crypto traders’ properties in london

no dosa today: india’s cooking gas crisis

reform uk undercuts labour and tories for its first ‘business day’

eqt makes improved £9.7bn offer for intertek

eqt warns ai fears will stall sales of private equity software stakes

the resistible rise of arturo ui — mark gatiss owns the stage in brecht’s parable of fascism

uk lenders urge judges to block mass motor finance lawsuits

eni founder’s heir clashes with meloni government over name use

boeing regains delivery lead over airbus as revenues jump

apple controls the tech sector’s strait of hormuz

the military man trying to save us-iran peace talks

house prices in london’s wealthiest boroughs suffer double-digit decline

britain’s desperate need for keir badenoch

max loppert, classical music critic, 1946-2026

uk dilutes post-crisis ‘fit and proper’ rules for financial services staff

balls, boats and billionaires: como 1907’s lifestyle brand aspirations

marcel duchamp at moma has all the warmth of a meat locker

who will pay the rising costs of disaster insurance?

wide view on whitstable: building a house filled with poetry, sea and turner’s skies

dollar gives up bulk of war gains as traders abandon bullish bets

germany to take on ‘more responsibility’ for europe’s defence

bridge: when holding a good fit, marginally overbidding is usually sound

how the £100,000 tax trap is shaping work

sam’s club launches one-hour us delivery with shoppers in ‘on-demand phase’

slay it with flowers

why we’re all going bananas for banoffee pie

france and germany extend deadline to try to save joint fighter jet

population collapses of yore

can eco ethics become par for the golf course?

tui cuts profit outlook as iran war makes holidaymakers cautious

trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one

taxes on wages hit decade high across oecd countries

uk taxes on wages rose more than in any other rich country in 2025, says report

starmer under pressure as ministers step up criticism over mandelson scandal

moscow to suspend kazakh oil flows through key pipeline supplying berlin

mandelson scandal is like a persistent illness for starmer

reckitt sales hit as cleaning products caught by widening russia sanctions

fuel prices push uk inflation rate up in march

transcript: they are history’s geniuses. but were they any good at investing?

transcript: how ancient mesopotamians solved runaway debt

uk inflation accelerated to 3.3% in march amid iran energy shock

ftav’s further reading

who is the real kevin warsh?

the remarkable renaissance of high-frequency traders

zelenskyy to crash eu summit after calling orbán’s bluff in €90bn loan row

war disruption forces world’s biggest condom maker to raise prices by up to 30%

us warns on intelligence as seoul tensions deepen

reebok plans hundreds of china stores to capture activewear boom

introducing: the story of money podcast

transcript: senators grill kevin warsh in fed chair hearing

ecb has ‘luxury’ to wait on interest rate rises, says top policymaker

hacks season 5 — a sweet send-off for a once exquisitely vicious sitcom

is norway really a war profiteer?

keir starmer’s growing list of apologies

new platform allows uk investors to hold crypto in isas again

primark’s split is better fashionably late than never

the swiss bank that crossed scott bessent

the politics of trust in science

the pollution data they don’t print on your water bill

trump trade chief urges us allies to pay more for critical minerals

american applications for irish citizenship jump 63%

european central bank will respond forcefully if energy prices rise a lot

openai in talks to commit up to $1.5bn to private-equity joint venture

science in the shadow of the third reich

bhp strikes china iron ore deal after months of talks

can evs kill off petrol cars in china?

acid attack shakes indonesia as army returns to fore

mandelson vetting scandal raises questions over starmer’s judgement

letter: europe’s price supports risk undermining its energy transition

letter: lord denning’s observation on assisted dying debate

letter: three events rekindled my love for the good ol’ usa

letter: fed should recall lessons of oil shocks of the 1970s

letter: measuring the dollar’s role as a reserve currency

‘why isn’t the energy used by people?’: china’s global ai push hits resistance

letter: vix — more than an index of behavioural overreaction

letter: why anglo-saxon business mindset struggles in the eu

letter: spare a thought for private jets and yacht marinas

anthropic investigating unauthorised access of powerful mythos ai model

inner london primary schools to be hit by 11% fall in pupils by 2030

uk energy regulator to gain powers to block bonuses

ft crossword: number 18,352

spacex strikes $60bn deal to acquire ai start-up cursor

hormuz disruption raises risk of global food shock, traders warn

trump extends iran ceasefire as peace talks hit impasse

united airlines slashes profit forecast as price of jet fuel surges

deutsche telekom examines merger with t-mobile us

firstft: donald trump extends iran ceasefire amid peace talk uncertainty

transcript: trading disruption

jetblue pressed by us lawmakers over suspected surveillance pricing

peru elections chief resigns as vote count continues nine days after poll

trading disruption

warsh sidesteps questions over trump’s influence on fed rate policy

trump expects ‘great deal’ as iran labels us blockade of ports an ‘act of war’

elite law firm sullivan & cromwell admits to ai ‘hallucinations’

starmer’s political woes deepen as mandelson scandal saps his authority

john ternus is probably 50 years old

warsh signals evolution, not revolution at the fed

iranian tankers bypass us blockade

lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar

britain’s prime minister is in power without purpose

school economics: singapore tightens monetary policy as energy shock hits asia

city firms relax office-working policies as tube strikes hit london

oil market has lost a billion barrels due to iran war, vitol boss warns

introducing: the story of money

ukraine to restart flows via russian oil pipeline

between the river and the sea — what it means to be palestinian and israeli, all at once

kevin — aubrey plaza’s adult-oriented animated comedy has shades of bojack horseman

downing street discussed diplomatic role for starmer aide, says ex-foreign office head

apple’s smooth ceo swap is the ultimate corporate status symbol

unicredit treads fine line between activism and m&a

catl claims 6-minute charge and 1,500km range for new electric vehicle batteries

kevin warsh’s closely watched pitch to become next fed chair

michael jackson biopic ‘michael’ is a stilted waxwork of a movie

vw to export more china-made evs in global sales drive

taiwan says chinese pressure forces scrapping of president’s africa trip

the us cattle industry is eating its own tail

ghost-eye — amitav ghosh’s ambitious novel about climate change and reincarnation

shell faces fresh climate court case

reader callout: are you going solar to avoid the energy crunch?

kevin warsh to be grilled by congress in race to be confirmed as fed chair

ex-swedbank chief cleared of conviction in money-laundering scandal

royal mail reduces second-class post service in £500mn overhaul

what we need to know from warsh

unitedhealth boosts 2026 earnings guidance after increasing prices

revolut aims for $200bn valuation in stock market listing

why america is falling out of love with israel

america’s venice biennale artist was scorned by tastemakers — he says he’s misunderstood

europe’s ai endgame? bet on reliability

how the energy shock has reshaped jet fuel economics

iran war spurs global demand for defence equipment, says thales

china links tough new trade rules to iran war and panama port dispute

a date with kate moss’s mixologist

eu countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter

home depot courts contractors as us economy weighs on the diy set

ofcom to investigate telegram over child sexual abuse material allegations

robbins says downing st pressured him to sign off mandelson appointment

crest nicholson shares slump as housebuilder slashes earnings forecast

refinitiv to delete profiles of politicians’ grandchildren after lawsuit

apple’s next chief ternus faces defining ai moment

smartphones to be banned in schools in england

novel approach needed for uk’s sick and unemployed

watch live: olly robbins gives evidence to mps

uk labour market stable before gulf war

uk wage growth slowed on eve of iran war

primark owner abf confirms plan to demerge fashion chain

msci boots indonesian tycoon-owned stocks from indices

bonds are not buying it

ftav’s further reading

how orbán’s loss paves way for eu to reopen talks on israel sanctions

will china get richer before it gets much, much smaller?

bank of england will only raise rates amid a severe supply shortage

courageous or shrewd marketing? luca guadagnino’s the death of klinghoffer in florence

eqt and omers to lift funding for struggling broadband group to €5bn

global clean power growth points to permanent shift, analysts say

private credit funds strained as borrowing costs edge higher

the big short meets private credit

transcript: mps chastise starmer over mandelson scandal

will social media addiction go the way of cigarettes?

babcock’s cheaper warships offer the royal navy hope

in the age of ai, recruiters need to rethink their jobs

jpmorgan to invest in europe and uk in expanded $1.5tn security initiative

selling poland’s gold reserves to buy arms is a ‘mirage’, minister warns

sotheby’s strikes $100mn debt deal with kkr backed by auction fees

tackling energy security can no longer be put off

too late to turn to europe?

trump’s ‘board of peace’ held talks with dp world over gaza reconstruction

japan lifts ban on lethal arms exports

maga inc builds nearly $350mn war chest ahead of midterm elections

bezos’s ai lab nears $38bn valuation in funding deal

mukesh ambani loses his crown

trump’s social media posts are transforming oil trading

letter: the squeeze on chocolate companies was entirely predictable

letter: deterrence is not the only strategy to avoid wars

letter: pigs that attack humanoid robots — whatever next?

letter: mayfly — a better metaphor for a private credit crisis

letter: swiss laying claim to their own drone technology

ex-foreign office head to claim he was pressured to clear mandelson’s appointment as envoy

ft crossword: number 18,351

amazon’s ambition to rival starlink set back after blue origin rocket grounded

anthropic and amazon agree $100bn ai infrastructure deal

donald trump’s labour secretary resigns in latest us cabinet departure

firstft: apple ceo tim cook will step down in september

the m&a strategy behind berkshire hathaway’s tie-up with tokio marine

tim cook to step aside as apple chief in september

what does ai really mean for your work? submit your questions

trump’s call to deregulate psychedelics boosts drugmakers’ shares

us export-import bank boosts energy lending during iran conflict

william hill’s owner can squeeze extra winnings from its suitor

kevin warsh to say fed independence not threatened by political pressure

the mandelson fiasco reveals the true nature of starmerism

starmer feels mps’ fury as mandelson fallout widens

brad jacobs’ qxo takes a high-speed approach to permanent capital

us oil refiners reap windfall from iran war

revamping eu merger rules is not a cure-all

america’s coming revolt is in the ‘wired belt’

trump’s social media posts have transformed oil trading in iran war, says citadel

starmer accused of scapegoating officials over mandelson scandal

the european right is pivoting away from america

sex, lies and the trials of being gen z — the best new debut novels

new york $3mn literature trove returned to whitney heirs 40 years after theft

data centre hopeful fermi’s shares plunge as top executives quit

heathrow can raise airline fees to pay for third runway bid, regulator says

gaza reconstruction to cost more than $70bn, officials say

starmer says ‘deliberate decision’ made to withhold mandelson vetting from him

washington-backed rare earth group to buy brazilian miner for $2.8bn

enrc sues for more than $168mn over botched sfo investigation

world’s most valuable chess score sheets sold at sotheby’s for £150,000

the pope vs trump

and the ftav charts quiz winner is…

miliband unveils move to delink gas and electricity prices

do dogs belong in paris?

the iran crisis has not yet peaked

royal ballet’s wayne mcgregor tribute alchemies fails to produce gold

the trade resilience that’s doing trump a favour

meloni hit by backlash over migrant ‘repatriation bonus’ for lawyers

france and germany plan ‘symbolic’ eu membership benefits for ukraine

hoax — what the fake news of the enlightenment age tells us about misinformation today

netflix’s reed hastings: an icon of good leadership and bad governance

japan issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake

is this paris’s chicest crash pad?

five techy wedding gifts that go beyond the registry

introducing a tweet-based measure of inflation expectations

reform uk says it will deport at least 200,000 refugees

starmer set for vetting showdown with ‘heartbroken’ olly robbins

china sends warships to pacific as japan tensions grow

the mandelson affair is about the government’s judgment, not process

unicredit steps up pursuit of commerzbank with new plan

oil rebounds as iran threatens to retaliate for us attack on cargo ship

william hill owner in takeover talks with gaming operator bally’s intralot

yes, tokens do have real uses in finance

ftav’s further reading

the looming battle over the fed’s balance sheet

private credit gets the once-over

us stablecoins pose danger to emerging markets, say central bankers

wealth advisers made billions from private capital fees

why moscow-friendly radev is unlikely to become bulgaria’s orbán

risk management: financial institutions

transcript: opus dei, ep. 4 — the closest tabernacle to the white house

lacma’s new david geffen galleries — insanely expensive but utterly astonishing

oil prices set for more turbulence in months ahead, warns gunvor chief

russian economy is faltering despite oil windfall, sweden warns

ai boom poised to be ‘massively disinflationary’, northern trust says

ftse bosses receive 18% pay bump this year in global fight for talent

how the iran war could hurt wall street

transcript: brussels’ plan to ease the energy crisis

defence spending is ‘magnet’ for criminals, warns eu fraud chief

fti consulting to keep steve gunby as ceo after dropping succession plan

germany to begin privatisation of seized gazprom division

landlords need to wise up about the renters’ rights act

out of office, still hyper-responsive

rapper loyle carner impresses in bbc’s stylish crime series mint

the good sneaker guide – for every type of activity

the return of the e-merging markets

ukraine’s drone pilots hit russian targets from 500km away

where to dine during milan design week

kevin warsh: trump’s next fall guy at the fed?

life and annuity industry is moving into riskier assets

new technology is increasing the speed and depth of cyber attacks

risk management must evolve to remain fit for purpose

transatlantic divide widens over investment approaches to esg

letter: do not overlook the external forces driving sudan’s conflict

letter: pilgrims discover love at first bite in lough derg

letter: macarthur and jobs were not small beer in tokyo

letter: companies need experts, not watch-borrowers

letter: a harsher view of economic ‘resilience’

letter: chatbots, power and a modern-day castle

letter: britain must electrify to reduce bills for good

letter: when vinyl becomes the best subscription model

correction: waymo’s marker share

school ib business management class: spacex boosts ipo ambition with plans to raise $75bn

foreign carmakers turn to chinese technology to remain relevant

property asking prices rise in april despite higher uk mortgage rates

ft crossword: number 18,350

firstft: us navy seizes iranian ship that defied blockade, says trump

starmer battles for downing street future amid mandelson vetting scandal

business school professors’ picks

qxo to buy insulation company topbuild in $17bn deal

pro-russia ex-president on course to win bulgaria’s elections

starmer set for tough week of questions on mandelson scandal

impact of iran war will hurt us even after conflict ends, economists warn

is london ready for the green party?

trump to send us officials to pakistan for fresh peace talks with iran

school geography class. film: india, where coal is king

the us and europe are still stronger together

london synagogue firebombed in fifth incident claimed by iran-linked group

the stock market’s new approach to valuation

will turkey be forced to reverse course on rate cuts?

ex-foreign office head takes legal advice over mandelson vetting dismissal

lessons from the china shock 2.0

us investors boost defence exposure as global wars fuel spending boom

walmart challenges amazon on same-day delivery by using stores as warehouses

wealth advisers made more than $2bn from private capital fees

brussels pushes remote working to ease energy crisis

germany’s far right at odds over conscription

of course trump thinks he’s the messiah — his disciples tell him so

surge in hmrc probes over unpaid vat by large companies

the nhs’s deal with palantir could be good for its financial health

the annoyance economy isn’t going anywhere

veolia chief driven ‘nuts’ by uk water utilities’ failure to use ai to detect leaks

blackrock warns of hit to european stocks from energy crisis

bogart’s italian fedora maker seeks to get ahead in china

can tinder win back women?

chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer

france’s cb seeks to lead european fightback against visa and mastercard

from moon buggies to new materials, michelin reinvents its future

fusion start-up helion stands by 2028 timeline despite rivals’ doubts

how iran has been studying lessons from the war in ukraine

met museum ceo: ‘we don’t operate in a vacuum. you have a responsibility.’

the weird world of work perks

indian weight-loss market becomes ‘bloodbath’ as drugmakers pile in

sunday number 141: numbers puzzle

school politics class: keir starmer defends fast-tracking eu rules into uk law

school ib economics: beijing urged to let renminbi strengthen

directors’ deals: departing trainline boss increases stake

burnham allies identify fresh path back to westminster as starmer battles calls to quit

anthropic’s mythos ai model tests limits of global cyber defences

economic pain from iran war will hit poor countries hardest, officials say

new kind of boom for us oil patch: wall street securitisation

trump family’s world liberty crypto venture faces investor backlash

iran claims ‘strict control’ of strait of hormuz and says it will not be fully reopened

the battles ahead for hungary’s new prime minister

chart of the week: are treasuries losing their haven status?

can trump finally make a nuclear deal with iran?

is the saudi sports boom over?

transcript: bonus — a us shale pioneer on the middle east war

boom in uk ‘staycations’ as war puts holidaymakers off overseas travel

london’s riverside properties tell conflicting stories about uk market

why higher pay hasn’t made young adults feel richer

asha bhosle, bollywood singer, 1933-2026

bandage dresses and sellout shoes: big luxury’s bid to reinvent itself

defence dithering is harming the uk

investors pile into hungarian assets in bet on closer eu ties

pope leo xiv: the pontiff at war with the white house

putin’s ‘trojan horse’ ahead in bulgarian election

the declining appeal of the hong kong expat

the key trends of watches and wonders 2026

the return of londonophobia

three-quarters of uk sole traders and landlords miss digital tax launch

airbnb adds hotels to its platform in bid to boost growth

can we make robots that eat other robots?

jancis robinson’s a-z of 21st century wine — part two

sitting comfortably? the portrait is making a comeback

the ft magazine design special

the halo trade: a fad or the future?

the coming global food crisis

the trials that quietly changed our lives

towards a maker manifesto

what’s hot at design’s big week

the soul of the great milanese apartment

letter: how german cinema struggled to confront the holocaust

letter: trump should pontificate on a king, not an antipope

letter: sound of dissent still acts as a clarion call to action

letter: gwynne’s modernist work is not entirely lost after all

letter: time to take note of retail cyber hack’s significance

letter: the past is harder to ignore when cast in stone

letter: pilgrim paths are no longer roads less travelled

letter: taking up arms comes with legal ramifications

letter: welsh heroine is on display in all her glory

ft crossword: number 18,349

ft crossword: polymath number 1,383

inflation expectations are only crumbs of comfort for now

blue owl co-founders no longer pledging shares for personal loans

months-old start-up recursive raises $500mn for self-teaching ai

spain probes grid operator over ‘very serious’ breaches linked to blackout

lutnick tells canada ‘they suck’ and vows to wind back trade deal with us

transcript: labour lambasted over defence

top fed official warns iran war could spark ‘lasting’ price shock

organised crime suspect daniel kinahan arrested in dubai

four iran-linked probes in four weeks: the puzzle facing london’s police

allies of olly robbins defend handling of mandelson vetting

the risks of mythos are no myth

oil slumps as us and iran declare strait of hormuz open to shipping

return of mandelson scandal leaves labour mps in despair

intertek is going to be broken up: the question is by whom

the starmer-shaped hole where a prime minister should be

investors look through the turmoil

stockpickers: concurrent technologies, tesco, churchill china

mfs collapse prompts surge in national insolvency rates

the white-collar defence lawyers with nothing to do

avenue q — provocative puppets show their age but still sizzle

eu prepares for jet fuel sharing as supplies dwindle

royal disorder in the charity sector

what warsh should do at the fed

us’s status as lowest-cost dollar borrower challenged as investors shun trump risk

lloyd’s of london to end flagship diversity event

auguries from hungary

oil tumbles after iran pledges to open strait during lebanon truce

london’s kensington gardens closed for search by counterterror police

labour lambasted over defence

ftav’s friday chart quiz: improv edition

thousands of lebanese head home despite warnings

wagner on a shoestring budget? welsh national opera has it figured out

labour lambasted over defence

ft weekend magazine crossword number 789

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: larry hagman, federico garcía lorca and norman bates

the main reason i’ve bought equities again

total comp: $4.6mn. of which furniture discounts? uh, $900k

richard desmond loses £1.3bn lawsuit over national lottery contract

anthropic’s dario amodei: ‘i don’t want ai turned on our own people’

olly robbins’ exit deepens turmoil at foreign office

green energy’s fossil fuel problem

what is a city without children?

binary puzzle number 105

famesick — the ecstasy and heartbreak of being lena dunham

mini crossword number 105

rivian pitches big carmakers on software deals

the shadow of the object — chloe aridjis’s story of metamorphosis, mortality and magic lanterns

word circle number 105

threat of ‘unprecedented’ spurs relegation dominates premier league run-in

taylor swift shared her love story with a mine-cut diamond

energy independence could make america more aggressive

london office landlord workspace warns of ‘substantial’ profit hit

ftav’s further reading

casa bonavita, a magnificent new hotel in malta

mandelson vetting scandal shows starmer isn’t up to the job

nine weddings and a glue gun… meet the diy couples

shares in world’s second-biggest train maker plunge on profit downgrade

are global trade imbalances just ‘one really big surplus’?

starmer battles calls to resign over mandelson vetting

adani overtakes ambani as asia’s richest man after iran war hits oil

transcript: will the energy shock change global trade imbalances? with brad setser

french telecoms groups in advanced talks over €20bn deal for drahi’s sfr

uber expands its stake in delivery hero in €270mn deal

what kind of rally is this?

transcript: boing! springtime for the markets

energy crisis relief must support green goals, says eu climate chief

systemic risk or bust?

transcript: fresh challenge for us treasuries dominance

jardines and ck hutchison pursue hong kong supermarket megadeal

europe embraces mega m&a

latest ai models could threaten world banking system, financial officials warn

wall street banks start trading derivatives to bet on pain in private credit

benefits of labour’s ‘halfway house’ brexit policy not clear, says election expert

how trump turned iran into a stationary bandit

humanoid robot chases wild boars off the streets of warsaw

merger rules to favour scale and innovation, says eu competition chief

onlyfans nears deal to sell minority stake at more than $3bn valuation

recruiters hit by hiring slowdown in europe

uk farmers face tough choices as war pushes up costs

why coutts is making an unexpected play for video games

why we must shield our children from social media

addison lee drivers take income hit after emirates business-class slump

erdoğan tightens grip on turkey in latest moves against rivals

inside china’s probe of meta’s ‘conspiratorial’ $2bn manus deal

macron and starmer to hold summit on plan to secure strait of hormuz

welcome to the age of hoarding

what’s really behind modi’s big parliamentary overhaul?

trump upsetting his catholic supporters with ai meme of him as jesus

letter: a compelling case for shifting goods and passengers to rail

letter: events create problems, but crises create excuses

letter: married couples’ tax — the swiss and uk experience

letter: wine producers shouldn’t bottle this suggestion

letter: how beijing is coping with its industrial overcapacity

letter: pop was always ‘slop-filled’, even in the 1990s

letter: explosion of financialised world is only matter of time

letter: negotiating japan’s baffling new cycling rules

clarification: catholic population

anthropic in talks to give us government access to its mythos model

ft crossword: number 18,348

former ey employee sues firm over dismissal after viral israel speech

school sociology class: can the traditional british tabloid survive the digital age?

firstft: china’s economic growth exceeds expectations despite iran war

new york city’s super-rich complain about mamdani’s tax on second homes

netflix founder reed hastings to step down from board

boing! spring time for the markets

senate democrats raise alarm over kevin warsh’s $100mn of ‘undisclosed’ assets

us oil bosses warn trump to stand firm against iran’s hormuz toll

reeves vows to cut link between gas and electricity prices in uk

school ib psychology class: obesity jab users show lower risk of alcohol and drug addictions

trump administration urges business partnerships instead of foreign aid

israel and lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, trump says

did news of eqt’s takeover approach for intertek leak 7,000 miles away?

onlyfans-style age checks are the standard, says starmer

uk firms ‘should be worried’ about anthropic’s latest ai model, minister says

the divine right of trump

schroders shareholders approve £9.9bn sale to nuveen

the mythos cyber scare signals the economics of ai scarcity

monte dei paschi drama has no heroes, only winners

ft quiz: the week in news

peter mandelson failed uk foreign office vetting

ai has an awful image problem

sotheby’s demonstrates the subtle art of wriggling out of a cash squeeze

uk to scrap extra carbon charge paid by fossil fuel power stations

rebuilding — josh o’connor is terrific in colorado wildfire drama

glenrothan — brian cox’s directorial debut about estranged brothers is surprisingly sweet

venice will ‘ultimately be lost’ without rapid action

getty must sell shutterstock editorial business, says uk antitrust watchdog

russia, ukraine and us named in €580mn legal battle over nord stream blasts

autoglass owner belron prepares €30bn amsterdam ipo

crypto and ai pacs raise $250mn ahead of us midterm elections

ecb minutes suggest governing council may need more evidence before raising rates

uk testing specialist intertek rejects eqt takeover proposal

my year in paris with gertrude stein — deborah levy’s adventures with the avant-garde

trump threatens to fire fed chair jay powell — again

us ready to restart war if iran doesn’t agree to deal, hegseth warns

snp pledges ‘1970s-style’ food price cap

firebrand south african politician sentenced to jail for firing gun at rally

the pope versus the president: how leo became trump’s fearless foe

one flew over the cuckoo’s nest — can anyone replace jack nicholson? you bet

premier league clubs rack up almost £800mn of losses

the costly voting structure for us funds needs an overhaul

russia hits ukraine with largest air attack this year

how (un)reliable are ai agents?

british ship financier charged by nca over russian sanction violations

appetite for pepsico’s cheaper snacks boosts foods group

the great independence charade

do not go gentle by kathleen stock — a flawed argument against assisted dying

how to finance geothermal energy

the founding fathers would have hated the ‘arc de trump’

uk rollout of covid-19 vaccines was ‘extraordinary feat’, inquiry says

us shareholder reform proposals hit five-year low as support wanes

it’s clear we won’t regulate ai for safety’s sake

so you want to propose at a restaurant? read this first

the iran war will damage the petrodollar

the best beauty brushes…

what’s really shocking about the second china shock?

eu to relax merger rules in bid to create ‘european champions’

shares at world’s biggest chocolate maker plunge as cocoa prices collapse

peugeot maker stellantis to phase out car assembly at historic poissy plant

what a row about a hospital extension teaches us

easyjet warns of widening losses as jet fuel costs soar

who’s managing all the sovereign wealth?

kering aims to double profitability in turnaround push

taiwan overtakes uk in stock market value on ai chip boom

tesco warns middle east war clouding outlook

ftav’s further reading

china’s surging chip tool imports from south-east asia

uk economy beat expectations to grow by 0.5% in february

does ai want to be free?

china’s battery champion pushes deeper into mining

why europe’s $1tn trump defence windfall has divided eu and nato

boost for women — or modi? india plans world’s biggest elected parliament

transcript: how the world is preparing for oil shortages

china shock 2.0: the countries feeling the ‘chinese squeeze’

spain’s repsol wins back control of venezuelan oil operations

the financier atop london’s property market

transcript: iran war — what does tehran want and will it get it?

dr congo tightens control over critical minerals with strategic reserves

deterrence costs and we will all have to pay

hermès bumps up against luxury’s scarcity paradox

nato in ‘turf war’ with eu over defence spending

nissan held talks with china’s chery on building cars in sunderland

sotheby’s achieves $53mn profit after years of losses

the wizard of the kremlin — a weird and wayward portrait of putin’s rise

uk defence ministry left to foot £200mn bill for ukraine mission

uk lenders begin cutting mortgage rates after month of turmoil

uk pushing to take part in eu’s multibillion-euro tech fund

pentagon held talks with ford and gm about supporting weapons production

china’s first-quarter gdp grows 5%, driven by industrial output

thomson reuters faces growing pressure over us immigration work

trump claims ai meme of him as jesus was really depicting him as a doctor

letter: traders’ callousness seems detached from reality in time of war

letter: can the eu be stirred from its bumbling slumbers?

letter: a spurs trump card

letter: audit: aligning legal reality with regulatory rhetoric

letter: ai means more, not less, in-person verification

china to drive a weight-loss drug price war

ft crossword: number 18,347

goldman president warns private credit funds are not marketed properly

firstft: iran acquired chinese spy satellite to target us bases

goldman traders wrongfooted as iran war upended interest rate expectations

us jury finds live nation monopolised concert ticketing markets

uk business urges more action on energy bills as ministers set out £600mn scheme

ceasefire between israel and hizbollah expected ‘soon’, say lebanese officials

norway’s $2tn sovereign wealth fund has ‘no plans’ to reduce us assets

veteran investor mark mobius dies at 89

beige book shows increasing price pressures

lebanon says efforts are under way to reach ceasefire with israel ‘soon’

santacon organiser charged with wire fraud by new york federal prosecutors

‘megadeals’ defy market fears and volatile geopolitics

s&p 500 hits record high as markets surge back from iran shock

amazon satellite deal takes the battle of the billionaires into orbit

saudi arabia’s pif on verge of cutting support for liv golf

ad agencies settle us probe over alleged boycott of online platforms

united plus american won’t make us airlines great again

magyar is up against the clock in hungary

saudi wealth fund resets priorities after decade of heavy spending

us crude exports hit record as iran war disrupts middle east supplies

monte dei paschi shareholders vote to reinstate ousted boss after boardroom feud

why the art of management is under pressure

uk gas prices dip below pre-iran war level in relief for reeves

heart wall — a diffuse drama of family secrets

london falling — a masterful story of money, tragedy and the city’s dark side

the wonderful world that almost was — a full-bodied artistic romance

reader callout: do you worry you’re giving your children bad financial advice?

making sense of a ceo:worker wage ratio with basic sums

trading firm boss revealed as buyer of nick candy’s £275mn mansion

rheinmetall wins €300mn drone order from german armed forces

iran is america’s suez crisis — and just as ridiculous

rate setters face ‘double danger’ from iran war and tariffs, fed official warns

synagogue targeted in london’s second antisemitic arson attack in weeks

israeli start-up makes world’s first lab-grown chocolate bar

taxpayers urged to claim paye refunds before window closes

imf tells eu to stick to fiscal rules in energy crisis

america goes from roommates to boommates

uk treasury refuses to loosen fiscal rules for defence

donald trump renews threat to fire federal reserve chief jay powell

us banks make record buybacks on trump’s looser rules and choppy markets

people in england’s poorest areas live less than 50 years in good health

allbirds is turning into an ai compute provider, because of course it is

reeves should avoid big energy support package for households, imf says

nutella maker ferrero raided over possible eu competition breaches

silver market seen as ripe for another price squeeze

morgan stanley profits jump 30% as iran war drives trading boom

norway’s blastr is preferred bidder for former liberty steel’s ssuk

bbc to cut one in 10 jobs in radical downsizing

bridge: hoping for exact layout and imperfect defence usually results in disappointment — but not always

the weird resilience of the eu

trump and putin back hungary’s new prime minister

echoes of nuremberg in a new set of corporate trials

leïla slimani: ‘this novel was very, very, very difficult to write’

margo’s got money troubles — elle fanning stars in coy onlyfans comedy packed with a-listers

south africa appoints apartheid-era negotiator as us ambassador

trump warns he could rip up trade deal with uk

introducing: the story of money

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uk competition watchdog orders aa to pay £5mn over hidden driving lesson fees

hermès reports lower than expected sales amid middle east conflict worries

standard life buys aegon uk for £2bn

asml raises 2026 outlook on ai chip boom

australian billionaire gina rinehart and rio tinto told to pay mining royalties to rivals

middle east war halves regional car sales at nissan and stellantis

defence spending won’t solve europe’s growth problem

who are the euro crypto bros?

china told maersk and msc to drop panama port operations

parliament demands bigger eu budget as funds battle heats up

trump’s push to cut us rates akin to ‘banana republic’, says yellen

transcript: pwc plans overhaul of consulting business

amazon enters the space race

can the traditional british tabloid survive the digital age?

fallout from vicious sudan war spills across east africa

iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if us blockade succeeds

starmer plans may relaunch with king’s speech

strikes at lufthansa threaten efforts to capitalise on gulf disruption

the ceo chatbot era is coming

iran used chinese spy satellite to target us bases

betting on risk changes the world

can global resilience trump disruption?

middle powers make like an armadillo in a challenging world

oil shortages are coming, and with them some difficult questions

recipe: chicken and brothy peas — a light, bright, french(ish) dinner win

so you've stolen a matisse — what do you do next?

us hotels slash summer room rates as world cup demand falls short

uber commits $10bn to robotaxis in strategy shift

‘bifs’ replace ‘piigs’ as europe’s bond market whipping boys

china shock 2.0: should europe repel chinese investment?

democrats cautioned against angering $300mn ai lobby ahead of us midterms

for marathoners, sunglasses are the new super-shoes

hot property: five homes for sale in big sur, california

old water filters putting health at risk, warns watchdog

private healthcare in the uk: helping or harming the nhs?

your engagement ring memo: size matters

istanbul’s hammam scene: an insider guide

letter: zug — as peaceful as its lakes and alpine vistas

letter: britain’s cyber security head on frontier ai models

letter: best employers report has methodology shortcomings

letter: oxymoronic id card plan

letter: student watches a financial crisis unfold in real time

trump orders us blockade of strait of hormuz

letter: the bionic 84-year-old having the time of her life

correction: remove moral hazard

pastries, but not kebabs, fall foul of uk junk food advertising ban

uk’s help to buy housing scheme mainly benefited higher earners, says think tank

v&a east — an ungainly building but a miraculous museum

ft crossword: number 18,346

openai releases new cyber security model to limited group of customers

firstft: china’s flexes economic muscle with soaring use of export controls

transcript: space ecstasy

the ‘deep fried’ stocks more expensive than nvidia

milei’s inflation fight stalls in argentina

fix to critical uk jobs data faces further delays

starmer’s uk defence strategy set to be torpedoed by spiralling costs

strait of hormuz tankers stop or turn around amid us blockade

kevin warsh is very rich, or possibly very, very rich

uk regulator bans unauthorised martin lewis ads for car finance claims

musk is officially free to roam in texas

gucci slump deals blow to luca de meo’s kering turnaround

how the us can blockade the strait of hormuz

america’s tightening cost of living squeeze

uk chancellor rachel reeves hits out at iran war ‘folly’

wall street banks break records as iran war drives trading boom

ad giant publicis is less ‘mad men’, more ‘the it crowd’

the us is at risk of an oil shock too

lebanon and israel hold first direct talks in decades as fighting continues

as trump scares off us scientists, china is racing ahead

south east water boss waives bonus after outages

blackrock profits jump as it draws in $130bn

fuel price protests spread to roads across northern ireland

trump says meloni lacks courage

uk migrant workforce grew strongly last year despite weaker hiring

pce inflation set to hit 3.4% in march

bp’s new chief executive to reset company into two units

latham partners pocket record $8.7mn average pay

iran war could slow global growth to weakest since pandemic, imf warns

fed chair nominee kevin warsh reveals assets worth over $100mn

imf cuts uk’s growth forecast by more than any other g7 nation

iran war creates an emerging economy emergency

trump signals hope for iran talks despite us blockade of hormuz

amazon agrees $11.6bn takeover of satellite group globalstar

global oil demand plummets by most since pandemic, says iea

rolls-royce targets 100 ultra-wealthy buyers with customised electric cars

i’m getting divorced. should i settle out of court?

axel springer’s telegraph deal waved through by uk government

israel poised to seize hizbollah’s ‘capital of liberation’

artist rirkrit tiravanija: ‘i wanted a garden visible from every room’

europe’s carbon pricing scheme under scrutiny as energy costs soar

pwc plans overhaul of global consulting business

you are the führer’s unrequited love — the truth behind the ‘good nazi’

the priciest barrels of oil in history?

is the office bar back?

why hungary will find it hard to dismantle the orbán system

the ever-shrinking jd vance

us pushing iran to agree 20-year moratorium on nuclear activity

merck transforms itself through dealmaking as clock ticks on top-selling drug

the right new york wine bar for every occasion

xi says world in ‘disarray’ as spain pushes china to help end iran war

jpmorgan profits surge to $16.5bn in second-best quarter on record

ecb seeks to break insurance ‘deadlock’ in push for banking union

rebuke by former nato chief points to wider government inaction

wallenbergs rescue swedish green steel project with €1.4bn funding deal

bp hails ‘exceptional’ quarter for oil traders as iran war stokes volatility

ftav’s further reading

hong kong should ditch cantonese for mandarin, says shangri-la scion

the vix indicator of the time to buy

small caps revisited

no state aid ‘free for all’ to ease energy shock, new eu antitrust chief warns

‘there is only one qqq,’ prays invesco

china’s exports slow as middle east turmoil weighs on trade

transcript: openai investors question its valuation

jd vance takes on ‘poisoned chalice’ of trump’s foreign policy missions

mythos and the cyber security risk facing all states

wall street’s deal machine sputters

how a london teenager shoplifted £140,000

corporate america set to deliver bumper earnings despite iran war

how the michael film premiere kept jackson’s critics at bay

life inside iran’s internet blackout

openai investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts

senior nhs officials warned staff over criticising rollout of palantir platform

the suburban social scene drives david lloyd’s growth

why ‘glue work’ can finally shine in the age of ai

young trader who made $250mn on russian crude sets sights on guyana

ask a stylist: flats have finally got comfy and cool. how do i choose?

china shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world

how trump’s ‘project vault’ risks upending strategic minerals market

parents and schools need to better equip young britons for work, former minister says

private credit exposure turns investors away from us life insurers

these are venice’s most spectacular suites (but bring your own gaffer tape . . .)

china flexes trade power with soaring use of export controls

will tata sons be forced to go public?

iran open to talks with us, president says

letter: deliberative democracy technology can give voters a real voice

letter: case even more compelling for longer-dated uk gilts

trump blockades strait of hormuz

letter: nhs palantir data sharing ‘is not bold leadership’

letter: your analysis left me with one urgent question

letter: moonscape resembles kaolin country of pink ’un

british households to be offered payments to use more electricity

pierre rainero and louis ferla have a futureproof plan for cartier

the rolex oyster is 100 – it’s fresher than ever

ft crossword: number 18,345

deconstructed watch: van cleef & arpels midnight jour nuit phase de lune

audemars piguet puts traditional decorative skills at centre stage with artisanal unit

gold’s surge puts margins under the spotlight

the chequered history of steve mcqueen’s le mans watches

watches and wonders offers ‘perfect playground’ for young innovators

why ressence waited 16 years to make its own movement

print proves its staying power for jewellery branding

a photographer’s take on horology and the nature of time

chanel puts a luxury spin on ’90s gaming nostalgia

iwc takes its aviation watchmaking into space

jeweller shines light on uk’s endangered diamond craft

jewellers take a shine to alternatives as precious metal prices soar

my favourite pieces: the pins that send out a message for jill wine-banks

recycled gold reflects shifting values for jewellers and buyers

the hidden attractions of the watch caseback

the secret world of the branded clock

reeves tells gulf expats: come to ‘safe harbour’ britain

firstft: oil supply shock intensifies as final hormuz tankers reach refineries

trump nominates pimco executive to lead us treasury’s international affairs

starmer accused of ‘corrosive complacency’ on uk defence by former nato chief

wall street watchdog says private credit is ‘not a systemic risk’

bain & co vulnerability exposed by hacker a month after mckinsey

oil supply crunch intensifies as last hormuz tankers reach refineries

trump deletes ‘jesus’ post after backlash from allies

carney’s liberals on track to secure majority in canadian parliament

lvmh sales hit as middle east conflict delays luxury recovery

former lafarge chief sentenced to six years in jail for financing terrorism

the end of the viktor orbán era

farage and kwarteng’s bitcoin treasury company has just one non-executive director. who is she?

goldman sachs retains its knack for spinning anxiety into gold

euphoria season 3 — sydney sweeney and zendaya return for dark and seedy new outing

robot-proof — can the next generation keep a step ahead of the machines?

the rolling stones have an outrageously good time on new single rough and twisted

nigeria military to investigate deadly air strike on bustling market

mediators pursue iran-us deal in back-channel diplomacy

hungary’s election could support europe’s revival trade

retirement could be the most social time of your life

files proving legitimate expenses ‘disappeared’, ex-opec chief tells court

us judge dismisses trump lawsuit against wall street journal

ai chatbots misdiagnose in over 80% of early medical cases, study finds

europe’s far right questions merits of trump ties after orbán defeat

opec production falls more than a quarter as iran war hits oil exports

and the ftav charts quiz winner is…

bank of england wins us approval for new way to rescue failed lenders

southport killings ‘could and should have been prevented’, inquiry finds

the price of marriage in switzerland

what happens now in iran?

battery giant catl is no longer just a play on electric vehicles

when did marriage become the stuff of horror?

goldman reports best quarter in 5 years even as bond traders disappoint

the ai build-out is powering global goods trade

javokhir sindarov, 20, closes in on world title match as rivals fade

eu ties €35bn fund release to hungary’s break with orbán era

why time is on iran’s side

perella weinberg to buy london advisory boutique gleacher shacklock

michelle ogundehin on the new emotion in interior design

starmer defends fast-tracking eu rules into uk law

hungarian elections offer lessons for uk’s labour

von der leyen aide to lead powerful eu competition directorate

trump lashes out at pope leo for criticism of iran war

ftav’s further reading

oil prices are a growth problem

private credit has calmed the credit cycle

viktor orbán ousted after 16 years in landslide defeat for anti-eu torchbearer

bill ackman plays to the market

the risks of trump’s strait of hormuz blockade plan

how the federal reserve could shrink its balance sheet

transcript: hungary ousts longtime prime minister viktor orbán

five uk water companies spent more than £32mn on appeal to raise bills

uk government urges companies to work with it on protecting undersea cables

we are stuck in a currency doom loop

weight-loss drugs and mars bars: novo nordisk’s comeback bid

boss of state-controlled postal group defends €10bn bid for telecom italia

luxury retailer mytheresa has sights on middle east growth despite conflict

pret a manger owner jab books $6bn in 2025 from jde peet’s sale

what happens in sudan will not stay in sudan

who lost the uk bond market?

carson block sees new dawn for short sellers in ai disruption

how strathberry put scottish handbags on the luxury map

how to get the perfect pout, according to htsi’s beauty guru

sotheby’s offers to pay sellers interest as art market struggles

stories of superheroes, spellsmiths and southern gothic terror

uk state-backed fund nest invests £450mn in us private credit

‘he knows how to get his way’: labour’s survivor, ed miliband

donald trump attacks pope leo over iran

letter: why uk defence investment recalls that ibm adage

letter: maslow’s pyramid and the liberating power of ai

letter: the singularity hypothesis

letter: last word to scott-heron’s poem ‘whitey on the moon’

letter: insolvency lawyers — they can always afford the rosé

letter: europe ignored lessons of the 2022 energy squeeze

letter: how oxford’s spires hide a high-rise housing solution

letter: jaw-dropping cuts in physics departments

correction: stefano pessina and ornella barra

hungary opposition delivers ‘regime change’ as orbán suffers big defeat

uk treasury to profit from final year of student loan scheme, says analysis

uk households’ living standards to fall after energy price shock

ft crossword: number 18,344

firstft: viktor orbán concedes defeat in hungarian election

hungary’s orbán concedes defeat as opposition heads for landslide win

school politics class: the madness of the madman theory

inflation and growth set to dominate imf and world bank meetings

global economic outlook darkens as policymakers count cost of iran war

business school professors’ picks

oil prices expected to rise as hope fades of end to iran war

lidl stirs up mobile market with discount phone plans

could us pensioners be swallowed by the next credit wave?

trump announces naval blockade of strait of hormuz as iran peace talks fail

cancer drug licensed by gsk from china posts promising trial results

south africa’s democratic alliance elects new leader to take on anc

iran nuclear stand-off hardens after two decades of failed deals

how to deal with nhs doctors in revolt

uk financial regulators rush to assess risks of anthropic’s latest ai model

is iran war fallout hitting us wholesale prices?

orbánomics has been a disaster for hungary

the peruvian leading the presidential race with 15% in the polls

china open to taiwanese tv and imports after opposition visit

how to make shoplifting a crime with consequences

leonard green partners to buy construction consultancy for $3bn

musk hits legal losing streak ahead of showdown with openai’s altman

trump has not done enough to tackle soaring housing costs, real estate billionaire says

hungarian voters turn out in force for biggest test of orbán era

robinhood excludes some prediction markets over manipulation fears

aston martin shares and bonds sink to record lows over cash crunch fears

brexiters turn their backs on trump after iran chaos

commodity traders lost ‘billions’ in early days of iran war

fees for seas: a history of taxing waterways

social media is for picking up vibes, not information

sugar man — the track that made rodriguez a star (without his knowing)

a giant leap for jargon

how will ai change the org chart?

switzerland’s zug becomes bolt-hole for gulf-based wealth

the historic iranian palaces caught up in us-israeli strikes

tropical chinese island bids to be world’s largest free-trade hub

trump is ‘leader of chaos’, says polish parliament speaker

virgin media o2 boss: before prostate cancer, ‘i thought i was a bit invincible’

wall street banks set to report $40bn trading haul as iran war rekindles volatility

will google’s turboquant algorithm hurt ai demand for memory chips?

us and iran fail to reach deal after marathon talks

middle east war live: vance says us and iran fail to reach deal

sunday number 140: us puzzle

richard caring sells majority stake in ivy hospitality empire to sheikh tahnoon’s ihc

us and iran begin highest-level talks in five decades

german far right pledges migrant deportations and russian school exchanges

the s&p 500’s woes in trump 2.0

south africa’s anc looks to shore up power as local elections loom

nfl’s media rights stand-off hits a plot twist

superyacht maker sanlorenzo rides personalisation wave

peace talks between the us and iran set to begin in pakistan

isa season flops as uk retail investors shun falling stock market

only two events have mattered in my 30 years of investing

the damage wrought on the middle east’s oil and gas supplies

bp’s proxy fight exposes bugs in shareholder voting machine

hungary: the election the world’s big powers want to win

inheritance tax weighs on business owners: ‘will it all be taken away in the end?’

jacob’s creek should come in smaller bottles

mortgage borrowers seek shorter-term deals as market volatility saps confidence

royal balm will not rescue the anglo-american relationship

the uk police’s latest problem: crowds of unruly teens

the tragedy of leisure

uk households turn to solar panels as energy bills bite

yet more reasons to look on the bright side . . .

against all odds, american hospitality prevails

alexander kluge, german intellectual, 1932-2026

anthropic closes in on openai as us business use surges

how iran turned to memes to take on trump

how streep and wintour dealt with the devil — and won

separating the signal from the noise in private credit

the market failure beneath the manosphere

the next matcha: coffee chains bet on ube’s viral appeal

the perfect antidote to our tech-addled age? a magic lantern

tofoo co-founder: ‘i’d lost £250,000 in investments before i started the company’

beef creator lee sung jin: ‘the country club felt like a great metaphor for today’

jancis robinson’s a-z of 21st-century wine — part one

historic nasa moon mission returns safely to earth

letter: why is it consultancies don’t preach what they practise?

letter: bordering on buddhist

letter: england’s religious revival

letter: welsh house names are like a landscape archive

letter: ditch your dollar debt, as praying won’t do the trick

letter: industry needs genuine ai disruption deployed at scale

letter: dublin airport holiday job and the lough derg pilgrim

letter: bayeux’s poignant parallels

letter: fray bentos: flavour of the month in mayfair it seems

letter: a bit of sailors’ slang

letter: not a cross word exchanged

ft crossword: number 18,343

ft crossword: polymath number 1,382

uk drops bill to hand chagos islands to mauritius after us opposition

warsh’s confirmation as trump’s next fed chair risks delay

molotov cocktail thrown at home of openai chief sam altman

cyber security stocks fall on worries over anthropic’s advanced ai tool

transcript: squeezed britain — student loans, salaries and strikes

lloyds will not take legal action against uk’s £9bn car finance redress scheme

prince harry sued for libel by charity he co-founded

iran-linked ships dominate hormuz traffic after ceasefire

why has the uk economy been so badly hit by the iran war?

crispin odey abandons £79mn libel case against the ft over sexual misconduct claims

partners group backs gating as private credit redemptions test liquidity

donald trump touts palantir’s ‘war’ role after short seller attack

schools ib dp economics

ireland risks cutting off oil supply amid fuel protests, premier warns

vance says islamabad talks will be ‘positive’ even as iran casts doubt on attendance

trump is surrendering america’s moral leadership

school ib economics: artemis is a throwback to the golden age of lunar exploration

directors’ deals: 3i boss backs us ambitions

european stocks are the losers in the iran war fallout

stockpickers: wag payment solutions, videndum, james halstead

trumpism has done remarkably little to the gop’s centre of gravity

not scaring investors off is only the start

middle east conflict drains singapore’s marine fuel supplies

gates of hormuz

south africa president linked to covert operation to recover stolen cash, watchdog says

jpmorgan limbers up to become olympic sponsor

school ib business management class: apple battery supplier takes on chinese rivals in smart glasses push

the ft alphaville pub quiz lands in london on may 7. get your tickets here

why i will always love canary wharf

us inflation rose to 3.3% in march on middle east energy shock

surge in fuel prices pushes us headline cpi sharply higher

australia’s unquenchable thirst for diesel tested by iran energy shock

a shaky ceasefire

the biggest ipo in history has a hole in its safety net

is this america’s suez moment?

dolce & gabbana co-founder quits as chair of fashion house

reid wiseman, the astronaut hailing a new ‘golden age’ in space

squeezed britain: student loans, salaries and strikes

ft weekend magazine crossword number 788

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: signet jewelers, u2 and the simpsons grandpa

ai punters lose their shirts on premier league bets

transcript: opus dei, ep. 3 — snow on the mountaintops

biotech billionaire kiran mazumdar-shaw: ‘i’ve always been very unconventional’

plastic inc — how the defining material of the modern age ended up trashing the planet

bp’s exxon emulation lands it in hot water

binary puzzle number 104

ftav’s friday charts quiz

mini crossword number 104

why is the newt’s owner launching a garden festival?

word circle number 104

school sociology class: meta and google liable for social media harm to children’s mental health in landmark us case

20 brilliant buys from single-product specialists

how can i sound more presidential?

jasper morrison on his ‘super normal’ style

european airports face jet fuel shortages within three weeks

surveying the damage to the middle east’s energy infrastructure

heinz mack is 95. he’s still the hero of zero

jollof, jewellery and ridley road market – simone brewster shares her london

the nhs isn’t getting better

architect sophie hicks: my love affair with seoul

sang woo kim spent a lifetime being stared at. now he feels seen

transcript: how long will the iran energy shock last? with chris giles

submit your questions to nigella lawson: how can i take more pleasure from cooking?

ukrainian interceptors downed iran’s drones in middle east, says zelenskyy

why are small stocks outperforming?

china’s xi tells taiwan opposition leader unification an ‘inevitability’

europe braces for hungary’s pivotal election as orbán fights for survival

ftav’s further reading

transcript: what has changed?

john m fife and the warm embrace of death-spiral financing

china’s factory gate prices exit deflation after iran war shock

annuities look more attractive in wake of inflation fears, say advisers

eu boosts imports of russian gas as middle east crisis squeezes supplies

labour’s deputy warns against ‘bloody’ leadership contest to replace starmer

the $20bn+ exodus from private credit

transcript: us-iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales

uk health officials discuss banning doctors from going on strike

iran war will leave a long-term ‘scar’ on wall street, investors warn

nato split over us access to european bases in iran war

now would be a great time to send us ambassadors to the middle east

canada pushes to join uk-italy-japan advanced fighter jet project

iran ceasefire undercuts benjamin netanyahu’s election pitch

it’s time for private credit’s spring cleaning

uk must act more swiftly to develop stablecoins

what jamie dimon could learn from the collapse of northern rock

what happens when the green party governs?

what’s stopping you getting your financial act together?

india struggles to stabilise rupee as war creates depreciation pressure

bessent called in us bank ceos to discuss anthropic model’s cyber risks

is trump’s $300bn ambani’s $40mn?

trump warns iran over charging for passage through strait

letter: easing oversight of audit firms is a capitulation by the regulator

letter: let’s not sacrifice more english farmland for solar

letter: i’d be a yen millionaire if i policed japan’s cycling rules

letter: a ‘resilient’ global economy is not quite what it seems

letter: plea for cooler heads

letter: oxfordshire landowner makes case for housing

letter: uk signs away its leverage over mauritius on chagos

letter: a tie-maker’s thank you

artemis astronauts prepare to splashdown on earth

correction: wilmerhale fees

ft high-growth companies asia-pacific

asian start-ups evolve to reshape industries with ai

china lures home its top ai talent from silicon valley

chinese and indian airports chase hub status amid iran disruption

eu trade deal set to change india’s wine industry

from bingo to melbourne flower show: humanitix uses ticket fees as ‘engine for good’

singapore listings remain scarce despite strong equities performance

the biggest threat to china’s global champions is not trump

ft crossword: number 18,342

north sea oil prices hit record high as iran keeps hold over hormuz

venezuela passes mining reform law as it seeks private investment

firstft: asian refineries rush to secure oil cargoes as iran keeps hold over strait of hormuz

italian government moves to oust leonardo chief executive

netanyahu authorises israeli talks with lebanon after trump intervention

xai sues colorado over first state ai anti-discrimination law

lebanon’s 10 minutes from hell

what has changed?

ft quiz: the week in news

for oura and whoop, health has a reasonable chance of being wealth

submit your questions to alphaville: will trump blow up the financial dominance of the us?

trump officials deny threatening vatican over pope leo’s criticisms

elon musk’s grip on the future of us space exploration

london mayor takes aim at social media companies over disinformation

the stranger — breathtaking camus adaptation examines the cost of life

california schemin’ — a stranger-than-fiction tale of scottish hip hop hoaxers

malcolm in the middle: life’s still unfair — bryan cranston and frankie muniz return for comfortingly silly reboot

mutiny: the rise and revolt of the college-educated working class — the overqualified fight back

outcome — keanu reeves redeems tone-deaf comedy about the woes of stardom

the chips chokehold that could end the ai investment boom

european insurance regulators push for €10bn-plus disaster fund

unilever acquires vitamin gummies brand grüns in wellness push

uzbekistan prepares to list state assets in london

listen up: ai’s communication blind spot

adidas set to lose champions league ball contract to nike after 25 years

scaled-back digital id scheme can combat populism, uk minister says

february pce inflation showed inflation overshoot remained

the middle east ceasefire deal is fraying. what’s next for trump?

uk exposes covert russian submarine operation

eu to relax methane rules to secure energy supplies

openai halts stargate uk data centre project

a doll’s house — romola garai dazzles as nora in anya reiss’s thrilling modern adaptation

the ai job loss story is all about bundles

pimco to dc: please stop talking about a fannie-freddie ipo

father mother sister brother — cate blanchett and adam driver star in droll multigenerational triptych

the palm house — gwendoline riley’s novel of toxic men and flawed mothers

the climate showdown between big oil and us states

britain is in the grip of the fed-up-niks

argentina’s glacier law review opens door to mining push

ba to reduce flights to middle east when services resume in july

reopening the minimum wage debate

simone bodmer-turner grew an all-white line of tableware

the creeping feeling that life is getting too long

the roaring 2020s? art deco gets a twist

7-eleven owner delays us listing in blow to turnaround plan

capping student loan interest rates is a step in the right direction

oecd urges governments to rapidly unwind costly fuel duty cuts

big mistakes, netflix — a chaotic crime comedy from schitt’s creek’s dan levy

bdo axes 31 partner roles as ai pressure grows and profits fall

apple’s foldable snags and openclaw coming to smart glasses

transcript: is it possible to negotiate with iran?

the ceasefire bounce

europe nervously eyes fragile iran ceasefire as energy crisis rumbles on

ftav’s further reading

arm chief haas in line to lead much of softbank’s international business

tariffs are trump’s perpetual leverage machine

transcript: the oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire

ackman in talks to launch fund to bet on investor complacency

donald trump, mukesh ambani and a $300bn mystery

investors sought to pull $20bn from private credit funds in first quarter

shipping stalls as tehran dictates terms in hormuz

clsa curtails flagship tokyo forum because of its chinese parent

eu will still be hit by ‘stagflationary shock’, brussels warns

game developers have always dreamt of playable movies — now it might become reality

have hungarians had enough of orbán?

iran war has exposed the weakness of the dollar

is the boj ready to take japan back to reality?

the case for trade, remade

uk becomes top destination for us jet fuel after gulf flow squeeze

us oil exports to hit record as iran war triggers race for supplies

white-collar industries bet on a secret weapon against ai: trust

clair-obscur — visions of light amid the darkness at paris’s bourse de commerce

‘a toxic environment for children’ — inside the beauty ‘cosmeticorexia’ battle

blackrock’s ambitious india shake-up falls short

us vice-president says iran mistaken that truce includes lebanon

letter: supermarkets see sale and leaseback as a useful financing tool

letter: a plea for politicians to be more like scientists

letter: mullally’s pilgrim path is unlikely to be that of becket

letter: forget beijing and moscow, the threat is closer to home

ceasefire announced with iran still in control of strait of hormuz

correction: brené brown

will trump stick with his iran truce?

trump’s ceasefire fails to heal maga split over iran war

ditch ‘alarming’ risk warnings to spur uk retail investment, fund managers told

ft crossword: number 18,341

sheinbaum announces fracking plan as mexico seeks to curb us gas reliance

firstft: middle east ceasefire under pressure over israeli attacks on lebanon

twenty twenty six — hugh bonneville bumbles through w1a follow-up

wells fargo whistleblower award slashed by wall street watchdog

fed’s march minutes supported continued policy easing

nhs data chief pushes for deeper rollout of palantir technology despite outcry

truce offers moment of respite for battered tehran

sec names gibson dunn partner david woodcock to run enforcement unit

fed officials sparred over response to energy surge caused by iran war

an unstable truce in the middle east

sec chair says us states should lead on policing corporate behaviour

billionaire promises to move from hong kong to britain — to keep funding reform uk

haircut for taxpayers after lenders take control of struggling broadband provider

middle east ceasefire under pressure over israeli strikes on lebanon

iran’s military warns it is ‘preparing to respond’ to israeli strikes in lebanon

our quest not to solve bitcoin’s great mystery

meta releases first ai model since zuckerberg’s spending spree

samuel alito and the making of a conservative court

employment law has changed: here’s what you need to know

the uk needs to make choices on tech strategy

why the ‘saaspocalypse’ doomsayers are wrong

copenhagen — michael frayn’s brilliant atomic bomb drama returns with fresh gravity

how this oil shock unwinds

is it possible to negotiate with iran?

billionaire son of ‘world’s richest banker’ challenges $35mn legal fees

trump truce keeps gulf’s iran menace alive

white house pushed pakistan to broker temporary iran ceasefire

stocks leap as iran ceasefire sparks global ‘relief rally’

keir starmer leans into his iran response to resonate with voters

defence spending sprees tend not to deliver lasting growth, says imf

israel launches massive strikes on central beirut after iran ceasefire

iran demands crypto fees for ships passing hormuz during ceasefire

saudi arabia’s vital east-west oil pipeline attacked

speculative false-card at trick 1 gives declarer chance to go wrong

the madness of the madman theory

ian cheshire named new ofcom chair

exxon warns of $6.5bn hit from iran war

extreme weather is already costing global businesses

in times of discord, u2’s full-throated optimism sounds remarkably good

the death of the branded jewellery wrist stack

the new super-prime dilemma: sell, rent or manage?

how i became a meme in nigeria

delta to cut routes and raise charges to counter $2bn jet fuel hit

european repo is absolutely massive

hedge funds suffered worst losses since covid in iran war turmoil

five belgian minimalist designers to know

‘there are no winners’: us and iran enter into fragile truce

toyota keeps hydrogen as a hedge

armageddon is off . . . for now

ck hutchison takes maersk to arbitration over panama port

european bonds surge as traders trim bets on interest rate rises

uk house prices fall in march as uncertainty over middle east war weighs on demand

iran conflict has deepened uk political instability

shell’s oil traders get earnings boost from iran war

earnings expectations are too high

ftav’s further reading

half a century of sovereign debt blow-ups

rutte’s ‘daddy’ strategy under strain as nato head meets trump

the question over trump’s ‘historic’ refinery deal: $300bn or $40mn?

the ecb is stirring memories of 2011 — not all of them good

us and iran agree 2-week ceasefire that will open strait of hormuz

transcript: us and iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

long covid to cost oecd economies up to $135bn a year

private equity’s secondaries magic

eramet’s top shareholder weighs exit as $500mn capital raise looms

freedom itself is at stake in hungary

how can we protect my mother’s estate after she passes away?

perplexity revenue jumps 50% in pivot from search to ai agents

postcard from assisi: my meeting with a saint

recipe: the absolutely best ways to cook spring potatoes

the mexican cartel stronghold preparing to host the world cup

turkey’s gold sales deepen bullion slump

us carmakers accuse eu of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads

when persistence prevails

does gen z fear ‘boomer’ art?

hot property: five homes for sale in pembrokeshire

how private equity became hooked on second-hand deals

london borough yards development handed to lender amid struggle to find tenants

seven ways to invigorate the white shirt

still seeking the perfect white shirt? better go bespoke

the dystopian fantasy of uselessness

the hangover from britain’s student housing boom

will the iran war derail the energy transition?

us and iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

the south-east asian country at the sharp end of the energy crisis

artemis ii returns from its fly-by of the moon

letter: the us has put the climate messenger in front of a firing squad

letter: countries that abandoned kabul may soon regret it

letter: nasa’s cosmopolitanism still has strict limits

letter: does today’s democracy pass the orwell smell test?

letter: a thought experiment

letter: the death knell for journalism as we know it

letter: private capital won’t be trigger for the next crisis

correction: harriet rees

china’s new trade front with the world — services

musk struggles to crack the indian market

ft crossword: number 18,340

transcript: guns and butter and credit

trump allies play down iran ‘genocide’ threats as critics warn of war crimes

firstft: vietnam swears in communist party chief as president

guns and butter and credit

one in eight british residents has left uae since iran war, data shows

unions prepare for uk public sector pay push as inflation bites

anthropic rolls out cyber ai model days after source code leak

bill ackman strikes a chord with universal bid

uk signals it will not let us use british bases to attack iran’s civilian infrastructure

uk businesses to increase use of dynamic prices, boe survey finds

sudan’s grassroots groups — a model in the midst of war

aldermore bank put up for sale after owner attacks uk car finance redress scheme

russian military hackers reroute british internet users’ traffic

trump and vance back orbán ahead of hungary’s election

reform uk accused of risking economy with visa threat over reparations

oil shock sorts cruise lines into the hedged and hedged nots

the authenticator — incisive drama explores the toxic legacy of slavery in england

what am i, a deer? — polly barton’s love letter to karaoke

why an airport water-art display may spark us airline consolidation

the big state gamble on prediction markets

the escalating war on iran’s economy

blackstone and tinicum agree £1.4bn deal for uk aerospace supplier senior

commerzbank held talks with unicredit over potential deal

hedge funds make record bets against european stocks

imf warns of emerging markets’ exposure to ‘flighty’ hedge funds

bp chair faces re-election battle after board blocks climate resolution

kanye west banned from entering uk after antisemitism dispute

and the ftav charts quiz winner is . . .

abu dhabi’s mubadala capital raises almost $1bn for latest brazil fund

submit your questions: how will the iran war impact china?

trump presents iran with new ultimatum

chasing freedom — simukai chigudu on the trail of rhodes and mugabe

lessons for the ai revolutionaries from francis bacon

the iran war shock is about half the size of covid-19

how the iran war will reshape our energy future

student loan interest rates on controversial plans to be capped at 6%

italian government poised to replace leonardo ceo who oversaw order surge

citi sets aggressive targets for bankers in wealth management unit

ramdane touhami is making the world’s most beautiful stationery

say cheers to the no-frills cocktail

doctors’ demands could cost nhs up to £30bn a year, says streeting

better public transport alone will not solve uk’s growth dilemma

bill ackman’s pershing offers to buy universal music in €55bn deal

taiwan opposition leader in ‘peace’ trip to china

vietnam gets its most powerful leader in decades

don’t forget the mag 7

ftav’s further reading

jd vance jets into hungary to boost orbán in final week of election race

private equity buyouts nosedive

spacex bankers bend over backwards to bag ipo role

air india chief quits early after turbulent tenure

artemis ii astronauts head back to earth after record-breaking moon trip

jamie dimon angers private credit rivals . . . again

jeff bezos’s new lab hires xai co-founder from openai

the internet is deciding what to forget

top record labels and start-up suno hit impasse in ai-generated music talks

transcript: china lends cuba a helping hand

brussels banking rules could hit lenders and uk-eu ‘reset’, city figures warn

china offers diplomatic immunity in bid to host oceans treaty

europe’s fossil fuel dependence poses risks to price stability

jpmorgan to build canary wharf’s tallest tower after city airport approval

the future of global trade won’t depend on the strait of hormuz

the return of the bolsonaros

uk pubs and restaurants face ‘perma-crisis’ after energy shock

us counts cost of equipment destroyed in iran war

will the iran war reshape starmer’s political future?

edwin heathcote: why the max bill automatic is the ultimate watch

matisse, 1941-1954 at the grand palais, paris — the maestro’s spectacular final years

what is going on at india’s hdfc bank?

samsung forecasts record profit on ai boom

letter: small island states want a say in new world trade architecture

anthropic in chips deals with google and broadcom worth hundreds of billions

letter: what explains parents’ vaccine hesitancy

letter: if museums are to charge foreigners . . .

letter: tracing the origins of jobs’ obsession with quality

trump swearily threatens iran infrastructure

iran’s top military command calls trump’s threats against infrastructure ‘delusional’

us health insurance shares jump as trump administration boosts medicare payments

ft crossword: number 18,339

trump says us could destroy iran ‘in one night’ as he demands opening of hormuz

firstft: donald trump renews threat to destroy iran’s infrastructure

uk to host meeting on safe passage through the strait after war

the uk is turning the energy crisis into a political mess

how europe made viktor orbán

chess: sindarov, 20, heads for glory as uzbek star stuns candidates with 6/7

when will americans take the blame?

saudi arabia charges record premium for its oil

britain needs a plan to invest in defence

jan morris by sara wheeler — ‘a woman different to any other’

sales of used evs surge in us as petrol prices pass $4 a gallon

us stock futures rise on reports of middle east ceasefire proposal

trump is hastening britain’s return to the eu

jamie dimon warns private credit losses will be larger than feared

should phones be allowed in restaurants?

a food and drink guide to ojai, california

fast fashion’s offcuts are fighting back

us employment: more sludge

ftav’s further reading

have markets already tightened the screw enough?

bank of england divided over how to tackle energy-induced inflation

eu warns capitals against turning energy crunch into fiscal crisis

jones steps back from downing st role as romeo’s influence grows

transcript: counting the costs of trump’s immigration crackdown

trump family-linked investment group backs spa company offering medical screening

why this oil shock is different

ai has arrived in auditing. are regulators ready?

boring stocks are still beating the herd

bosses can help ease britain’s sickness crisis, says former john lewis chair

maga stands by trump on iran — for now

power-starved cuba deepens reliance on chinese solar tech

private equity buyouts slump as ai fears and war dent dealmaking

russian crypto payment system expands into africa

stefano pessina vows to rebuild ‘all the value’ lost at his boots empire

ukraine’s drones dent russia’s war-fuelled oil windfall

‘we’re at a tipping point’: the defence boom set to reinvigorate plymouth

china and europe launch rare joint space mission

meet coolnvintage — the land rover evangelists

world’s biggest battery maker takes ambitions to the high seas

neurocrine nears $2.5bn-plus deal for biotech behind obesity disorder treatment

ai dolls offer companionship to the elderly

letter: threat to desalination plants has ripples across the region

letter: gig economy road test for indonesia’s motorcycle taxis

letter: even oxford is allowed to keep its port meadow

letter: iran stories can remind us of our common humanity

letter: bollywood and the politicisation of indian film

letter: how culture conditions the public’s resistance to ai

letter: housing: call to arms from english city council leaders

ft crossword: number 18,338

firstft: trump threatens to attack iran’s power plants and bridges unless it reopens strait of hormuz

orbán’s day of reckoning approaches

is ai the new fracking?

trump vows to destroy iran’s power plants and bridges unless it reopens strait of hormuz

iran allows iraqi ships through hormuz strait

how trump became tech’s regulator-in-chief

all that glisters: maga influencers promote gold but investors feel short-changed

how big an impact will the war have on us inflation?

nelson peltz’s bidding war highlights $25bn wave of asset manager consolidation

orbán faces an electoral reckoning in hungary

‘lights are blinking’: laguardia crash raises alarm over us aviation safety

us rescues second airman from fighter jet shot down in iran

how we gave up on forgiveness

stagflation fears demolish confidence in uk housing

400% gains for ai stocks help drive hong kong ipos to 5-year high

military briefing: how iran keeps firing missiles under bombardment

pharma just ‘scratching the surface’ of weight-loss drug market

the professional negotiators who do deals with cyber criminals

campaign to curb cars in berlin sparks uproar ahead of election

renters’ rights act brings big changes to uk property market

uk courts anthropic to expand in london after us defence clash

us payments group with $20bn market value aims to boost uk truck electrification

zimbabwe’s ‘crocodile’ leader eyes role as president for life

‘police were never designed for this’: pioneering uk force rethinks approach to domestic abuse

business leaders now have ‘permission to be the assholes they are’, says brené brown

countries must not hoard fuel during iran war, warns iea

good news for ceos with foreign accents

five elections, one month: india’s modi faces voters amid iran war risks

sunday number 139: world puzzle

trump makes fresh iran threat as search continues for missing us airman

in hungary’s election it is war versus wallets

directors' deals: great portland estates cfo buys in as share value drops by quarter

stockpickers: raspberry pi, princes group, ag barr

swamp notes: the economic fallout of ‘liberation day’

go to court and lose out on £9bn car finance redress scheme, says fca boss

japan cracks down on its wayward cyclists

jeff webb, father of cheerleading, 1949-2026

populists will regret doing god

the shadowy group claiming attacks around europe

fintechs race to lure customers away from uk’s high-street banks

for easter-egg makers, it is chocolate tomorrow

germany’s far right afd distances itself from trump over iran war

osteria vibrato, london: pasta, a piano and a note of magic — restaurant review

refuge or reality? olivia laing on gardening in the permacrisis

sacred pilgrimage has journeyed to commercial boom

search for the faceless king

trump’s architectural vices laid bare in the miami library plan

trump’s tales are still muddling markets

us-israeli war on iran threatens syria

actor mark gatiss on brecht’s arturo ui — and how we can resist the rise of fascism

former cia operative: regime change in iran is much harder than the us thinks

house & home country living special 2026

how can two bottles of the same wine taste so different?

john waters on the joy of bad taste — before the trumps ruined it

let it grow — the new frozen-inspired fantasyland at the heart of disneyland paris

resurrection as an ongoing practice

secrets of the ‘granny shelf’ — a supermarket gold mine

the political power struggle behind the bayeux tapestry

what’s the point of an ai novel?

transcript: one year since ‘liberation day’

letter: nuclear proliferation is what happens when man plays god

letter: less of a stretch with the alexander technique

letter: two great film stars on beauty’s imperfections

letter: the refreshing equanimity of the death row lawyer

letter: why decapitation would reinstate moral hazard

letter: our future digital overlords will need pedants like me

letter: plugholes and hurricanes

letter: grandmother foresaw the dangers of the space race

letter: the pickled peer

letter: get in line trump, coolidge’s coin was first

ft crossword: polymath number 1,381

ft crossword: number 18,337

ft jumbo crossword: number 18,336

three charged with arson over london jewish charity ambulance attack

openai chief operating officer takes on new role in shake-up

meta-backed data centre seeks $3bn for campus with novel financing

us judge upholds block of subpoenas in criminal investigation of jay powell

one year since ‘liberation day’

it’s far too easy to get sucked down a conspiracy theory rabbit hole

the great wall street relocation that never quite happens

why constance debré shed marriage, law and a french political dynasty to write novels

us fighter jet shot down over iran

former iran foreign minister floats plan for peace with us

fed set to remain stuck on hold after bumper jobs growth in march

us economy beats expectations to add 178,000 jobs in march

trump’s poll ratings should worry republicans

forget trump, i’m now fully invested again

cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners in ‘humanitarian gesture’

ft weekend magazine crossword number 787

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: eliza doolittle, theatrical illusion and a robert browning poem

author jay mcinerney: ‘i went from being a nobody to being somebody’

an inspiring new race to the moon

bastard assignments — a rude awakening for classical music

binary puzzle number 103

investors are betting on ai chaos. history suggests otherwise

management consultants are ruining uk universities

mini crossword number 103

the australian wineries in search of a succession plan

word circle number 103

reeves’ ‘mansion tax’ to hit about 160,000 homes, says fiscal watchdog

turbulent markets fuel record year for alex gerko’s xtx

french-owned container ship braves passage through strait of hormuz

23 ways to wear neon

i was barred from my father’s funeral. it made me rethink grief

what’s so sexy about vampires?

french-owned container ship exits strait of hormuz

the rebirth of the all-american diner

the beautiful people of saint laurent

transcript: how an energy crisis unfolds

transcript: economic warfare — lessons from history, with mark harrison

the art of the deal eludes trump in iran

europe must prepare for ‘long-lasting’ energy shock, brussels warns

saudi tv drama about iran hostages revived as war sours relations

the hedge fund billionaire battle royale

transcript: robert armstrong on coining the taco trade

trust fund battle shows the limits of the uk’s retail investing culture

uk gender pay gap widens at clifford chance and mckinsey

uk motorists face £2 a litre diesel as iran war drives wholesale prices to 4-year high

what’s going on with dollar debt?

credit investors flee to safety, pulling $11bn from junk bonds this year

easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge

leading uk climate scientists warn against new north sea drilling

preventive wars have weakened america

corbynistas flock to zack polanski’s green party

how nelson peltz chalked up another corporate break-up at unilever

in tehran, neighbours wonder where the next bombs will land

insurers turn to catastrophe bonds to offload data centre risks

venezuela’s rodríguez erases images of past leaders

‘epic’ cyclone narelle spreads damage and disrupts mines and gas

fund managers snap up bonds on growth threat from iran war

kenya enters rare earths race with mrima hill deposit

prediction markets: the hunt for the new ‘dumb money’

self-help from the middle ages — how to cure your lust, sloth and avarice

step into the immersive ‘endless summer’ interiors trend

the 20 coolest cabin escapes in the world

oil cargo prices surge as fears of supply shortage grip market

m&s demands urgent action by ministers to tackle ‘brazen’ uk shoplifting

ft crossword: number 18,335

firstft: trump ousts us attorney-general pam bondi

transcript: trump taunts drive starmer into eu’s arms

willie walsh is that rarity in india — a foreign chief executive

how an energy crisis unfolds

openai acquires popular tech talk show for ‘low hundreds of millions’

trump administration announces new tariffs on pharmaceuticals

macron dismisses trump’s call for western nations to reopen hormuz by force

spacex ipo is musk’s biggest financial moonshot

hackers steal $280mn from decentralised finance crypto exchange drift

uk urges pharma companies to reinvest after reaching drug pricing deal with us

‘big bang’ of animal life may have begun earlier than thought

trump fires us attorney-general pam bondi

ft quiz: the week in news

the case for trump’s tariffs looks strong a year on from ‘liberation day’

investment trusts call for uk rule change to frustrate activist investors

trump taunts drive starmer into eu’s arms

how we made it: sahara dust reaches europe

mps turmoil could turn it from predator to prey

les liaisons dangereuses — lesley manville adds heart to a glittering, icy production

kim novak’s vertigo review — a fabled figure emerges from film history on her own terms

fuze — a tick-tock thriller driven by an unexploded london bomb

city grandee ian cheshire favourite to be named ofcom chair

ftav’s friday* charts quiz

tesla reports weaker than expected 6% rise in global deliveries

blue owl struck by $5.4bn of redemption requests

microsoft launches ‘mid-class’ ai model as compute limits bite

uk, italy and japan sign first contract with industry for fighter jet project

us will hit iran ‘extremely hard’ in coming weeks, says trump

goldman and citi tell paris staff to work from home after thwarted bofa attack

aa attracts interest from eqt as it prepares for £5bn sale

transcription by ben lerner — the contested ground between fact and fiction

another peek into two sigma’s amazingly messy civil war

will ai make it harder for non-graduates to climb the jobs ladder?

revolut fined in italy over misleading fee information in adverts

can uk house prices survive another economic shock?

a $750mn solar fund provides lifeline for capital-starved us projects

farage sacks reform uk housing spokesperson over ‘everyone dies’ grenfell comments

nick candy sells chelsea mansion for more than £275mn

an all too special relationship

five sparkling alternatives to champagne

much ado about marshmallows

‘end of an era’ as ecb’s emergency pandemic stimulus unwinds

the super mario galaxy movie — ungainly sequel plumbs the depths of a neon hell

trump says the iran war may be ending soon: mission accomplished?

the uk’s unpleasant energy exposure

pakistan and afghanistan hold peace talks in china

uk watchdog drops probe into kpmg over audit of ladbrokes owner entain

air france-klm kicks off bidding race for portugal’s tap

india’s central bank makes it harder to short the rupee

everything rises and byd capitalises on oil crisis

ftav’s further reading

buckling up for the stagflation trade

trump’s threats to pull out of nato leave alliance exposed

a peek into who owes what and to whom

transcript: trump says the iran war may be ending soon — mission accomplished?

transcript: the shifting geopolitics of trump’s tariffs

italian leaders call for football chief’s head after world cup humiliation

vulture funds circle private equity

world’s top energy traders wrongfooted in early days of iran war

car park collapse is a warning to leaseback-loving retailers

from lockheed to start-ups, arms makers jostle for iran war orders

gulf states consider new pipelines to avoid strait of hormuz

ofwat poised to waive thames water fines to 2030 under deal

poolside hunts data centre partners after coreweave deal falls through

nhs staff boycott palantir’s data platform over ethical concerns

the global wave of energy rationing

trump’s protectionist nixon redux takes a darker turn than the original

uk bank capital rules are becoming a drag on growth

uk has ‘limited’ defences against ballistic missile threats, warns ex-raf official

apple at 50: how asia fuelled its rise to the top

auctioneer phyllis kao talks taste

how did i end up here? — nigella lawson’s first ft column

muskism: a guide for the perplexed — and how tech turned to oligarchy

wear in the world: and the bride wore white

why the vatican is at war with maga

us treasury calls in regulators for talks on private credit risks

the easter holidays beckon once more

donald trump offers mixed messages on war in iran

letter: an entrepreneurial lens on the ai jobs crisis

letter: home office overkill?

letter: a librarian’s lament

letter: europe cannot escape the contagion in private credit

letter: let’s press ‘pause’ on the contactless revolution

nasa’s first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years blasts off

feud between two sigma founders continues to plague fund

active social media use drops as brits become more cautious online

will $100 oil speed up the ev shift?

ft crossword: number 18,334

amazon in talks to buy $9bn satellite group globalstar in bid to rival musk’s starlink

firstft: chinese government bonds resilient amid global debt sell-off

lng powerhouse australia leans on export strength to weather energy shock

saudi arabia bridles at trump’s way of waging war

spanish defence group chair quits after m&a clash with government

eli lilly wins us approval for weight-loss drug in pill form

lessons from history on how to survive a fuel crisis

uk opposition calls for details after submarine captain steps down

trump threatened to stop weapons for ukraine unless europe joined hormuz coalition

spacex filing kicks off largest ipo process in history

uk is europe’s ‘most vulnerable’ market to jet fuel disruption, says ryanair ceo

labour must get out of its own way

hungary returns just 18% of funds flagged by eu fraud watchdog

us supreme court signals doubts over trump’s birthright citizenship challenge

snap’s activist captures the future of shareholder rights

ambitious declarer relieved by first sight of dummy

forget wellbeing programmes, get staff volunteering instead

lázár — a bravura saga of family ghosts, secrets and lies

sadie sink is luminous in a raging romeo & juliet

us secures rare earths supply as part of $565mn loan to brazil mining group

the drama — much-hyped taboo-buster is in fact nervously evasive

shutting hormuz is a template for china in taiwan

france probes iran links in thwarted attack on bank of america

how mexico’s art world is fighting to keep frida kahlo

chelsea fc posts record premier league loss

intel strikes $14bn deal with apollo to reclaim irish chip plant

uae curbs entry by iranian nationals

mooted pernod-jack daniel’s merger should age well

uk borrowers coming off five-year fixes face biggest mortgage ‘shock’

does it really make sense to retrain as a plumber?

the fed is vacillating as the war continues

uk to host coalition talks on securing strait of hormuz

trump learns that not everyone has a price

us investors prefer europemaxxing to europebashing

iran launches recruitment drive after us invasion threats

europe must pay more for medicines, says bayer

earnings forecasts up, stocks . . . down

the growing crackdown on corporate child exploitation

starmer signals major uk pivot towards eu after trump taunts

our euro, your solution

iran war shock is intensifying risks to financial system, says boe

five essential pieces of workout gear

how beads outgrew granny’s jewellery box

a spokesperson could not be reached for comment (possibly because she doesn’t exist)

political drama reaches heart of uk’s nuclear deterrent

berkeley shares tumble as housebuilder halts land purchases

airlines in crisis mode as iran war hits jet fuel supplies

bp should be ‘simpler, stronger and more valuable’, new ceo tells staff

transcript: finale — the collapse of india’s $22bn tech star

ftav’s further reading

the disappointing dollar

eu warns of prolonged crisis as iran war adds €14bn to energy import bill

strategy is entering its desperate stretch

european fiscal support for high energy prices still targeted and temporary

transcript: how a small us business navigated trump’s tariffs

the great unwinding of unilever

california’s fuel needs ‘left in the lurch’ by iran war

german economy minister urges nuclear power rethink as energy prices soar

high street banks could learn from revolut’s fee bonanza

is kanye west in his post-nazi era? ‘bully’ offers little proof

meloni hit by business backlash over botched support scheme

silent cells could mean no more scars

the global economy turns out to be more resilient than we had feared

‘desperate’ asia turns to russian oil

can i get money back from my ex-tenants?

lessons from your petrol pump

oaktree’s path puts private credit choices into relief

one battle after another: netanyahu’s new security doctrine

ploughshares to swords: a call to arms for industrial europe

reasons to be bullish on gold

recipe: this pea and mint pasta from north london’s buzziest italian is perfect for early spring

chinese government bonds emerge as lone war haven

trump says us could withdraw from iran ‘whether we have a deal or not’

letter: the false comfort of one-size-fits-all child safety measures

letter: it takes a soviet citizen to make case for democracy

letter: why this could be worse than the 1970s oil crisis

letter: how world trade avoids america’s wrecking ball

letter: commercial licensing and copyright is the way to go

letter: don’t throw diversity baby out with the dei bathwater

letter: checks and balances?

letter: a mancunian’s view of greens’ by-election victory

letter: napoleon insisted on being ‘emperor of the french’

nike shares tumble on unexpected forecast for sales decline

trump unveils plans for his presidential library

ft crossword: number 18,333

trump says us to end war in iran within ‘2 to 3 weeks’

judge halts construction of trump’s $400mn white house ballroom

uk minimum wage rise has not led to economy-wide impact on jobs, analysis says

firstft: japan deploys first long-range missiles in break with pacifist stance

iran war gives chinese exporters chance to grab global market share

transcript: is this social media’s tobacco moment?

uk submarine captain steps down after link to chinese spy case

openai raises $3bn from retail investors as part of record funding haul

is this social media's tobacco moment?

ib economics class: resources for study

ib economics class: resources for study

unilever’s marmite deal with mccormick looks unpalatable

price controls make a troubling return to the mainstream

us audit regulator pledges to rewrite oversight rule after industry backlash

the beginning comes after the end by rebecca solnit — everything is connected

treasury blasted for ‘inhumane’ decision over uk inheritance tax deadline

drop in hiring adds to fed’s concerns over low job growth

trump’s presidential library to feature soaring tower and golden statue

huawei comeback loses pace as cloud and phones falter

nvidia invests $2bn in chipmaker marvell to boost ai networking

five stars for the royal ballet’s mayerling — impeccable staging of a grimly fascinating tale

the eu doesn’t have an iran war strategy either

uk deradicalisation scheme being used to speed mental health service access, review warns

what can poetry give us in times of crisis?

israel to ‘demolish’ all houses in lebanese border villages

geely to use volvo cars’ plants amid ‘very serious’ overcapacity in car industry

labour suspends rebel mp karl turner

trump rebukes france as tensions rise with europe over iran war

milan city council raided in san siro sale investigation

chagos ruling paves way for islanders to stay on archipelago

russian oil tanker docks in cuba despite us blockade

the witch by marie ndiaye — spellbinding

trump renews iran threats as us oil prices continue to rise

king charles to visit us in april despite trump’s attacks

brent crude on course for largest monthly price rise on record

the ecb’s three-pronged monetary strategy

court of appeal rules non-lawyers can work on litigation cases

trump is not just sinking in the gulf

microsoft faces uk watchdog probe over business software

billionaire rokos donates record £190mn to cambridge university

hot property: five homes for sale in provence

jaja’s african hair braiding — vibrant comedy puts harlem salon at the root of black community

why the helium shortage matters for chipmakers

march eurozone inflation reflects iran war impact

former ba boss walsh returns as chief of india’s biggest airline

japan deploys first long-range missiles as it steps up deterrence

estates vs suvs: there’s no competition

how to crack it: 13 amazing things to do in april

us presses uk and allies to secure quantum computing supply chains

eurozone inflation jumps to 2.5% in march

uk’s £16bn housing bank aims to protect developers from iran shock

whoop hits $10bn valuation as health tracking takes off

sports law firm behind chelsea sale sells stake to private equity group

lib dems borrow from macron playbook for may 7

raspberry pi profit surges as ai boom lifts demand

inflation worries become growth worries

aviation regulator rejects heathrow’s £10bn spending plan

ftav’s further reading

eu ministers commemorate bucha massacre as ukraine peace talks stall

ft alphaville’s toy collateralised whatever obligations

blackrock looks at hsbc’s canary wharf tower for new london hq

cracks appear in us-uk security co-operation after trump-starmer tensions

foreign central banks sell us treasuries in wake of iran war

private capital’s great disappointment era begins

transcript: the rocky legal future of trump’s tariffs

why do politicians want ai to go faster?

blackrock to boost investment in nhs property

in the age of ai, the us must rethink the taxation of labour and capital

swiss lawmakers signal compromise on $22bn ubs capital plan

uk chip start-up fractile seeks to raise $200mn to challenge nvidia

‘pump anxiety’ from soaring fuel prices prompts surge in interest in evs

free museum entry is the mark of a civilised city — and one of the best things about london

in trade’s ‘law of the jungle’, the winners are clear

is hbo’s neighbors a prestige docuseries — or jerry springer redux?

the city law firm that found wealth in private capital

when did democracy become an investment bubble?

bollywood tries to get back its glitter

china’s nascent reit market gives global investors exit route from property

colonial-style chic meets rural minimalism in an upstate ny house renovation

encounters with vancouver island’s awe-inspiring marine life

iran’s hackers go to war

tailored for orbit

take me to casa bola, eduardo longo’s ufo-like masterpiece

top energy developer warns on overbuilding power supplies for ai

who is péter magyar, orbán’s nemesis?

letter: ftse boss pay packets will have to be justified

letter: german trains ran on time, but that was 40 years ago

letter: what picking on cuba tells us about america

letter: business jargon’s doppler effect

letter: bbc — reasons to be cheerful

correction: lvmh

trump gives ultimatum to re-open strait of hormuz

oil jumps above $115 after drone strike on kuwaiti tanker

india struggles to stem the rupee’s fall

the secret to successful open-plan living — a sunken seating area

ft crossword: number 18,332

unilever nears deal to merge food unit with mccormick to create $60bn group

uk growers warn of cucumber and tomato shortages as gas prices surge

pete hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before iran attack

firstft: asian countries struggle to defend their currencies amid energy shock

trump could ask gulf states to contribute to cost of war, says white house

shipping industry casts doubt on trump’s ‘present’ from iran

asia turns to coal as iran war chokes off gas supplies

israel approves death penalty law targeting palestinians

burford’s court loss shows risk in listed litigation funders

fermi shares plunge on $486mn net loss

uk to receive last tanker of jet fuel from middle east this week

uk regulator cuts £2bn from car finance redress costs for banks

solicitors regulator to investigate fewer cases after complaints rise

air canada ceo to step down over failure to speak french

the missing middle in the defence of global trade

you can’t blame ai for mistakes, regulator tells auditors

starmer strikes upbeat note amid dismal polling ahead of may 7 local elections

crypto has no place in uk political donations

qatar-backed us lng plant starts production as iran war hits global supply

babies — bbc drama captures the isolating grief of miscarriage

salzburg’s rheingold is so visually loud it almost drowns out the music

the new obama museum promises to revitalise chicago’s south side

delaware judge reassigns musk cases after linkedin row

ecb warns monte dei paschi over chief executive succession battle

uk government on verge of full nationalisation of british steel

iranian strike on kuwaiti power and water plant stokes infrastructure fears

a blueprint for chinese global leadership

trump to take first steps in opening retirement funds to private markets

bp loses head of ev charging as it accelerates pivot back to oil and gas

private credit: how worried should we be?

can europe make a difference?

sirius real estate strikes germany deal as it targets €1bn in defence investments

and the ftav charts quiz winner is . . .

iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous

why food prices are resisting the oil and fertiliser shock — for now

chess: us champion caruana strikes early in world title candidates

iran shocks make their way inexorably to the grocery aisle

ai satellite start-ups gain traction with investors ahead of spacex ipo

walter benjamin — peter e gordon’s vivid pearl of a biography

don’t speak to uk diplomats, russians told

yen and rupee rise as asian countries struggle to defend their currencies

agnès debizet’s magical marais flat is an artwork in itself

rich turn to wealth managers to escape middle east

uk fines apple subsidiary for breaching russian sanctions

blackouts and hunger grip cuba

march summary of opinions shows boj still intends to normalise rates

hammering farage-trump links could suppress reform’s poll lead

mistral raises $830mn to build nvidia-powered ai centres in europe

ftav’s further reading

short rates have overshot

distressed-debt funds excited about private credit bargains

g7 crisis talks as iran war continues to roil global economy

is thg about to make some major gains? over nearly 2,000 words, we struggle to say

transcript: how trump’s tariffs ripped up the global trade order

america’s gig economy

eli lilly pushes for nhs drug price increases in return for its uk investment

ineos flagship project risks delay from strait of hormuz crisis

private capital: what are the risks?

raphael — the met’s renaissance blockbuster shows an artist in pursuit of perfection

totalenergies made bumper profit on middle east oil bet

uk ministers explore ‘targeted’ energy bill relief for those most in need

wto reform talks collapse over us-brazil stand-off

what to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad

can the valhalla supercharge aston martin’s fortunes?

insurers give emirates ‘outrageously’ cheap war insurance cover

queen elizabeth ii’s ‘unswerving elegance’ celebrated in london show

slow burn thrills from the killing’s søren sveistrup — and other new crime books

start-up founders shrink from green pitches at progressive sxsw

the lords and alleged lawbreakers among mfs’s eclectic borrowers

trapped seafarers suffer as iran war rages

food giants were finally starting to cut prices — then the war began

china cracks down on ‘bone ash’ burials in empty apartments

letter: what democracy can learn from cybernetics

letter: caution is called for as uk draws up its drone defence

letter: for trump, iran represents a uniquely powerful prize

letter: how to avoid the costly subsidies of the last crisis

letter: here’s a scenario far worse than stagflation

letter: demography’s child penalty

oil price rises past $116 as iran conflict worsens

letter: tokenised stocks, a solution in search of a problem?

letter: i dread to think what man could do with fusion energy

the islington town house that turns georgian restraint on its head

pro-ai group to spend $100mn on us midterm elections as backlash grows

ft crossword: number 18,331

donald trump says us could ‘take the oil in iran’

firstft: middle east war escalates as diplomacy proves fruitless

avoid energy protectionism, uk chancellor will tell g7 allies

distressed-debt funds target private credit downturn as ‘greatest opportunity’ since 2008

switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports

israel blocks catholic cardinal from holy sepulchre on palm sunday

us-israeli war against iran escalates as talks prove fruitless

middle east war enters fifth week with no sign of negotiated truce

apollo looks beyond new york as it plans second headquarters

school geography class. uk energy bills: businesses and households face new price shock

eu offers uk ‘emergency brake’ on numbers for new youth mobility scheme

school geography class: the geopolitics of the global oceans treaty

school ib economics: us oil groups warn they will need guarantees to invest in venezuela

business school professors’ picks

iran war exposes split in trump’s base at conservative activists’ conference

could rising energy prices cure china’s deflationary funk?

eli lilly to sign $2bn deal for ai drug development with hong kong biotech

the iran war will cement china’s superpower status

thousands of construction places at risk as english college funding pressures mount

iran’s aggression will bring gulf countries closer to the us

social media has been put on notice

iran accuses us of seeking talks while preparing to invade

us high school economics class: the cost of america’s sports betting habit

school politics class: it’s time to end britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery

eurozone borrowing costs soar on fears of fiscal hit from iran shock

in a world of $100 oil, fast fashion loses its defensive charms

ministers explore triggering break clause in palantir’s nhs contract

the pentagon-anthropic dispute is a test of control

the hunger for ‘content’ is keeping us culturally stuck

the last bridge left to ancient tyre

the surprising science of quitting

german chemicals groups boost prices as iran war adds to industry woes

iran activates its ‘resistance economy’ to survive the war

iran war chokes off helium supplies in threat to chipmakers and healthcare

just eat’s new owner pushes for european revival as rivals close in

openai investor says ai requires an income tax overhaul

seedlip founder: ‘we found a £1mn cash hole at one point. i cried’

somebody that i used to know — the hit that proved too much for its maker

the reform uk youth wing driving the party’s reach on campus

uk risks losing defence tech start-ups to relocation amid funding delays

why recruiters are making interviews ‘ai-free zones’

police arrest man after car strikes ‘multiple pedestrians’ in derby

korea weighs inheritance tax based on book value, not market prices

indian conglomerate vedanta to split in five next month

philippines ‘between rock and a hard place’ over surging energy prices

sunday number 138: news puzzle

support for jd vance slips in straw poll of republican candidates in 2028

americans take to streets in ‘no kings’ day protests against trump

uk and singapore press ahead with digital deal as wto remains deadlocked

tourists cool on cyprus and turkey as iran war upends travel plans

how long can iran keep firing missiles?

houthi missile attack signals a ‘serious’ escalation in iran war

the failures of prediction markets are predictable

chart of the week: the oil shock hurts poorer economies hardest

why the world cup is heading to youtube

transcript: how markets may be affecting us military action in iran

how pakistan put itself in the middle of us-iran peace talks

a ‘victim’ and a ‘dinosaur’: three days of crispin odey testimony

egypt imposes emergency measures to save fuel

here’s the oil shock that donald trump can’t control

no bs: using corporate jargon is really giving you away

reform uk’s billionaire donor backs disputed chagos settlement

robert mueller, lawyer and former fbi director, 1944-2026

uk stocks are handling 2026 much better than the uk economy

cash is still king this bonus season (can somebody tell the chancellor?)

house & home eco-living special

lex in depth: will the ai data centre boom become a $9tn bust?

mo salah, the football legend leaving liverpool

social media is populist and polarising; ai may be the opposite

the decapitation dilemma

the wearing question of what to wear

three european wellness destinations to unwind in

would you like some intrusive curiosity with that?

home-building venture pokopia proves that pokémon is here to stay

sculptor veronica ryan unearths the past

showjumping’s leap into the unknown

soul searching amid cuba’s latest crisis

the htsi spring property issue

ukrainian photographer igor chekachov’s visual diary

iranian strike wounds us troops at air base in saudi arabia

us senators to urge passage of defence bill in visit to taiwan

letter: banks that focus on card innovation risk being left behind

letter: even deighton’s cv was a work of fiction

letter: contemporary music doth protest not enough

letter: how international law solved two baltic disputes

letter: the touching banalities of life under the bombs

letter: the dangers of escalation

letter: mcsweeney’s ‘misfortune’

letter: english boarding schools and catholic emancipation

letter: the gap in your egg map

letter: faulty muscle memory

ft crossword: number 18,330

ft crossword: polymath number 1,380

global markets recoil as rubio warns war in iran could stretch for weeks

kpmg to cut almost 600 uk jobs as slowdown persists

transcript: the case for keeping starmer

gulf officials seek to calm investors as war rattles confidence

how markets may be affecting us military action in iran

at what gold price does tether’s usdt become balance-sheet insolvent?

ares appoints administrators to owner of french football club lyon

memory chip stocks shed $100bn as ai-driven shortage trade unwinds

us appeals court overturns $16bn argentina ruling in blow to burford capital

uk diesel stockpiles at risk, warn traders

how has the global economy changed since ‘liberation day’?

directors’ deals: rausing augments his long-standing stake in ocado

stockpickers: gamma communications, bellway, kingfisher

the trump coin and lessons from the ostrogoths

iran seizes assets of public figure ‘traitors’ over dissent

google nears deal to help finance multibillion-dollar data centre leased to anthropic

when dependence on america becomes a vulnerability

a helium shortage could be the next hormuz headache

john proctor is the villain — the crucible seen through the eyes of #metoo-era schoolgirls

war forecasting

what the iran war teaches america’s adversaries

us seeks to scrap offshore wind projects in exchange for fossil fuel deals

blackstone in advanced talks for aerospace parts maker senior

submit your questions: can starmer get his government back on track?

uk police end investigation into alleged voter fraud in manchester by-election

byd profits battered by china’s brutal ev price war

saudi arabia cancels building contracts for desert ski resort

xerox copies a cheeky habit from debt restructurings past

time to tackle the rank absurdities in uk energy policy

lloyds faces £66mn car-finance lawsuit from 30,000 consumers

european jet fuel supplies under threat as iran war halts flows

asda boss dismisses reeves’ petrol profiteering claim as ‘nonsense’

stocks and bonds slump in tandem as iran shock leaves investors ‘nowhere to hide’

china retaliates against us trade probes ahead of xi-trump talks

syrian sectarian violence may amount to war crimes, un says

what is mark rutte smoking?

the case for keeping starmer

inflation hits the stomach, again

death row lawyer bryan stevenson: ‘hope is our superpower’

nestlé pushes ahead with €5bn perrier and san pellegrino deal

israeli military deepens invasion of lebanon

bank of japan normalisation set to continue amid iran inflation threat

business books: what to read this month

ft weekend magazine crossword number 786

oil market chaos will supercharge the electric car shift

britten’s turn of the screw gets a vivid, atmospheric staging at the royal opera

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: jan murray, atomic number 29 and odysseus

hippos, maasai and million-dollar homes: a new path for kenyan rewilding?

unlike donald, i don’t know when to press the button

ftav’s friday chart quiz

18 ways to swing into spring

do you really want your travel spots unspoilt?

mini crossword number 102

binary puzzle number 102

is intermittent fasting the best way to lose weight?

word circle number 102

a tourist tax is a better way to fund museums

i joined an easter procession for the fitness... and stayed for the faith

matthew macfadyen is in his iconic era

italy probes lvmh-owned cosmetic companies over ‘insidious’ skincare marketing to young girls

lloyds it glitch exposed thousands of customer accounts

private credit’s stale pricing problem

transcript: the global economy is iran’s hostage. can it be released? with edward fishman

corporate bonds are the new stocks

ftav’s further reading

transcript: the rout in uk and european bonds

nato allies to train with ukraine as europe seeks closer defence ties

everything you always wanted to know about credit (but were afraid to ask)

china scales new heights with world’s longest outdoor escalator

transcript: hong kong woos asset managers with potential tax cuts

corebridge looks to crash apollo’s party

reform uk figures braced for electoral damage from trump links

the new disney ceo’s horrible first week

uk ministers to push ahead with capped ‘mandation’ powers on pension schemes

uk watchdog hits bank of london with new client freeze

the global food crisis unleashed by the war

german ‘city of peace’ wrestles with weapons pivot to save vw jobs

how mi5 gets into the minds of young terrorists

iran seeks to cash in on strait of hormuz

keir starmer set to make sadiq khan a lord

private markets are developing their own magnificent seven

ships forgo cargo to carry fuel as iran war sends prices soaring

uae pushes for international force to reopen hormuz

why molecules matter in the age of the halo trade

a parador for the party isle of ibiza

echoes of history: what the oil shock means for your money

how italy’s oldest bank turned on its saviour ceo

raye turns everything up to the max in this music may contain hope

the 12th earl of shaftesbury talks taste

power struggle with ceo led to resignation of hdfc chair

prashant ruia: i don’t think our investment decisions in the past were bad

letter: drinks brands do well to avoid gendered gimmicks

letter: a diet of petty despotism, violence and endless sports

letter: incest is never a good idea, in human evolution or ai

letter: washington’s empty threats over lng sales

letter: crypto should not have access to isas: here is why

letter: ‘community’ now costs more than it used to

ships stranded in strait of hormuz

letter: my kit bag solution for influencers and glampers

pernod ricard and jack daniel’s owner in talks to combine operations

transcript: opus dei, ep. 1 — whistling

energy crisis deals blow to hopes for uk consumer revival

ft crossword: number 18,329

anthropic wins court order blocking pentagon’s security threat designation

oil price volatile as traders assess trajectory of iran talks

trump says he will sign order to pay airport security officers

tether hires kpmg as auditor ahead of us expansion

fed could cut balance sheet by $2tn without market turmoil, says miran

british parents told to limit screen time for under 5s to one hour a day

trump extends iran talks deadline after sell-off on wall street

putin asks oligarchs to donate to budget as cost of ukraine war soars

firstft: israeli military doubts war will bring down iranian regime

israeli military doubts war will topple iranian regime

us bond market shows signs of strain as iran war sparks treasury tumult

the rout in uk and european bonds

eu to impose fines on online platforms importing unsafe products

trump says officials who opened probe into powell showed ‘courage’

private credit’s moment for a healthy reset

south africa says france withdrew g7 invitation under us pressure

nicolás maduro asks us court to throw out case against him

musk’s lawsuit against x advertisers thrown out by us judge

heathrow warns that third runway costs risk an hs2-style spiral

corebridge and equitable tie-up goes for endurance more than flair

the us needs a low-cost airline consolidator, but jetblue isn’t it

new ancient human relative unearthed in egypt

mastercard looks to unwind biggest ever acquisition

us senators aim to sanction hungary over obstructing ukraine aid

openai makes a ‘code red’ turn in strategy

iran’s hardline new leaders take control

hungary’s pivotal election

ft quiz: the week in news

jaguar land rover to shut uk plant for two weeks after supplier fire

the nhs’s uncertain future

in search of albion — the folklore, myths and magic that built british culture

odey fired executives for telling him to ‘sit in dungeons’ to protect women

splitsville — careening open-marriage comedy gets physical

trump’s war is delivering a gut punch to the us economy

orwell: 2+2=5 — literary biography meets two-hour anxiety trigger

reader callout: are you a business owner fretting over succession plans?

geese bring new york rock back to life in thrilling london show

the relentless march of the omniscalers

two prosecutors — punishment without crime in stalin’s soviet union

pompei: below the clouds — magnificent portrait of naples and its faultlines

apple to source parts made in us by japanese supplier for first time

ubs gates €400mn property fund for up to 3 years

donald trump’s policy swings are creating instability, energy chiefs say

european missile champion reports surging interest from gulf as iran strikes continue

teeth ‘n’ smiles — self esteem is magnetic in a revival of david hare’s rock-star drama

should sweden finally adopt the euro?

digital euro project clears key hurdle ahead of european parliament vote

investors seek ‘pain point’ that pushes trump into policy pivots on iran war

eu lawmakers approve trade deal with us

private credit rating agency hits back at ‘incendiary allegation’ by sec

what has happened to iran’s top-tier missiles?

conviction of opposition party leader threatens deeper divisions in taiwan

will software engineers survive agentic ai?

england’s housing at most affordable since 2015, official data shows

the case for keeping keir starmer a little longer

barrick delays pakistan mega mine as iran conflict rattles region

could new york’s climate rethink spread to other blue states?

discovering ‘decalcomania’, the victorian vogue for diy decoration

son of nobody — yann martel’s epic, beguiling tale of past and present

brussels targets big porn platforms over child safety concerns

fertiliser price surge due to iran war coincides with us planting season

how to rescue rules-based trade from wto gridlock

queen’s park is london’s hottest culinary corner

the eu economy’s slow-burning problem

it turns out that legalising gambling is bad

ns&i set to pay uk savers hundreds of millions in missing payments

openai puts erotic chatbot plans on hold ‘indefinitely’

uk faces biggest hit to growth from middle east war, oecd warns

us inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns oecd

equitable and corebridge in talks to create $22bn life insurance giant

in fragmented britain, who can say what counts as ‘good’ performance?

carlyle and kkr to build two data centres for us army at a cost of $2bn each

co-op chief executive to step down as cyber attack costs mount

next warns middle east war could push up prices

something very bad is going to happen — netflix’s wedding horror piles on the clichés

a cpu crunch and alibaba’s latest chip

ftav’s further reading

now and forever, a stockpicker’s market

the peace trade

eu parliament to back us trade deal with safeguards on trump tariffs

european central bank hopes to look through energy price shock

transcript: investors try to stay ahead of trump’s iran moves

transcript: hungary’s pivotal election

ft 1000: europe’s fastest-growing companies

paul weiss, its star client and epstein

banks face a new triple threat: iran, ai and private credit

battersea power station held talks over sale of land at centre of dispute

bidders circle as edf’s renewable assets in the us go on sale

chinese pig prices lowest in 16 years

donald trump vs the oil market

don’t let your employer pocket your pension fund surplus

ey sets aside record £188mn for fines and legal claims

ferrari flies personalised supercars to super-rich middle east buyers

iraq’s economy teeters as oil sales collapse due to iran war

why takaichi sees opportunity amid trump’s pearl harbor chaos

the spectre of stagflation

us population growth falters as immigration falls

self-driving will not make nissan a commodity, says ceo

hong kong weighs ‘big bang’ tax cuts for asset managers

the rise of china’s hottest new commodity: ai tokens

trump looking for way out of iran ‘excursion’

letter: debate over private credit focuses on the wrong faultline

letter: ‘devi’ is in the detail

letter: the city’s grateful undead

letter: britain did once have a successful skills policy

letter: oil markets: designed for efficiency not resilience

england set to charge foreign tourists for entry to major museums

harry potter tv reboot will be ‘biggest thing’ hbo has ever done

ft crossword: number 18,328

oil volatile as iran lays out own terms to end conflict

firstft: russia shipping drones to iran, says western intelligence

spacex boosts ipo ambition with plans to raise $75bn

meta and google liable for harm to children’s mental health in landmark us case

republicans back iran war even as voters feel ‘biden-level’ petrol price pain

monte dei paschi revokes chief executive’s powers

russia sending drones to iran, western intelligence says

jefferies reports new $10mn first brands loss as it writes off exposure

british employers to be required to report ethnicity and disability pay gaps

iraq summons us envoy over ‘heinous’ strike

south africa’s police chief charged in corruption probe

ecb warns hungary’s seizure of ukraine cash risks euro credibility

kkr and gip among bidders for drahi’s multibillion french fibre network

trump taps silicon valley billionaires for policy advice

the problem with doomsday deadlines

crispin odey denies trying to ‘manipulate into silence’ victim of sexual assault

can tansy davies disrupt bach’s domination of easter music?

uk says chinese wind turbine maker poses national security threat

brussels plans carbon price brake as iran war squeezes industry

overseas donations to uk parties to be capped at £100,000

pdd’s magic money machine keeps turning

mcsweeney did not tell met he was pm’s top aide when reporting phone theft

ft wealth: march

iran’s military leaders dismiss trump’s deal claims

military briefing: how a us assault on kharg island could unfold

dane who lit up outside white house ‘real winner’ of elections

there is a solution to the income tax ‘cliff edge’

accountancy regulator eases supervision of uk audit firms

apple rolls out uk age checks for iphone users

reliance on imported oil squeezes japan’s bathhouses

the ever-changing tune of blackrock’s larry fink

‘just call us the antwerp six’

why the bank of england will not raise rates this year

honda and sony scrap luxury evs in latest electric rollback

russia reaps fertiliser windfall from iran war

london house prices fall for sixth consecutive month

this is nuts, when’s the crash — ai cow collar edition

war empties dubai’s malls and rattles struggling luxury industry

italian gunmaker beretta pushes to raise its stake in sturm ruger

hedge fund caxton extends losses to $1.3bn as iran war rocks markets

how the chandelier swung back into fashion

the rise and rise of the factory conversion

african economies brace for fuel shortages

london police arrest two men over ambulance arson attacks

reeves is right to resist universal help on energy bills

pop mart shares tumble over reliance on labubu

lagarde says ecb ready to raise interest rates ‘at any meeting’

stale february inflation data will not have much bearing on boe

uk inflation held steady at 3% in february before energy shock

harmful benzene found in household leaks of european gas, study shows

what americans moving to the uk need to know about tax

ftav’s further reading

what’s moving long-term interest rates?

transcript: private credit’s public reckoning

germany’s finance minister faces ‘schröder moment’ amid regional election fallout

bank of england not as hawkish as market thinks

transcript: gold hasn’t been acting like itself lately

a suitor eyes jefferies

estée lauder — puig mix-and-match would be hard to absorb

european airlines hold off jet fuel hedging in iran war gamble

italy’s meloni looks for gas supplies in algeria

nato chief riles europe by backing trump’s war in iran

oil and gas companies seize the chance to lobby for arctic drilling

we must not underestimate the peril for democracy

a $30mn lesson in patience

bait — riz ahmed’s showbiz satire probes identity and culture

companies speed up debt raising plans amid market volatility

europe needs more private credit, not less

farage’s reform uk drops pledge to nationalise water and energy companies

germany’s haub family revives $2bn listing plans for obi and kik retail businesses

recipe: finally, a white fish dish as delicious as it is nutritious

venezuela’s ‘chief torturer’ takes over the military

wellcome’s flagship genetic campus seeks missing transport link

what’s fuelling india’s art market surge?

want to build your own eames house? finally, you can

craft and community coincide at lekki market in lagos

democrat wins special election in mar-a-lago district

canada and norway move to capitalise on iran war oil price surge

merck nears $6bn biotech deal to boost cancer drug pipeline

letter: france bets on multilateralism to combat ‘might is right’

letter: how pakistan lost control of the taliban tiger

letter: kippers — not everyone’s choice for breakfast

letter: news story should raise congressional alarm bells

letter: confluence of forces behind green energy’s attractions

letter: nuclear fusion — triumph of hope over expectation

letter: the ‘imminent threat’ that saw the us occupy quebec

iran denies trump claim that talks are under way

pentagon appears to be ‘punishing’ anthropic in violation of free speech, judge says

letter: trump opens a pandora’s box he cannot now close

ft crossword: number 18,327

investors snap up debt to finance electronic arts’ $55bn take-private

us oil price tumbles in latest bout of market volatility

trump praises peace talks with iran as us deploys more troops

openai to end disney deal and sora video app

charting the openai ‘ecosystem’

uk backs switch to electric trucks and vans with £1bn funding

tech system failed to warn air traffic controllers of imminent crash at new york airport

firstft: japanese megabank considers possible takeover of jefferies

transcript: why are markets listening to trump?

danish premier’s party set for its worst election result since 1903, exit polls suggest

arm launches own ai chip in high-stakes strategy shift

why are markets listening to trump?

indian cricket team royal challengers bengaluru sold for $1.8bn

jefferies’ m&a possibility brings forward the moment of reckoning

iran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can transit strait of hormuz

daniel křetínský ‘deeply sorry’ for state of royal mail

wounded meloni needs new ambitions for italy

anglican clergy pension fund to vote against directors at natwest, santander and hsbc

vets and their private equity owners get a light ride from uk competition watchdog

iran war sends us borrowing costs soaring by most since 2024

vw to shift from cars to missile defence in deal with israel’s iron dome maker

fear and fury — law, disorder and white rage in 1980s america

drain on turkey’s reserves raises prospect of gold sales to prop up currency

does boaz weinstein have edinburgh worldwide in a corner?

janus henderson bidding war escalates as nelson peltz and general catalyst raise offer

uk housebuilder bellway shares slump as ceo warns of softer market

time to scrutinise populism’s ‘supply side’

bank of london fined over faked documents

government will not bail out wealthy households facing higher energy bills, says reeves

crispin odey admits grabbing former employee’s breasts without consent

war in iran risks triggering cyber insurgency

amazon’s zoox targets paid robotaxi service as us race heats up

trump soothes markets after hinting at diplomatic end to iran war

hedge fund millennium explores shifting dubai staff to jersey

sec questions ratings issued by agency behind private credit boom

why the fed and boe have diverged on the war

ares limits withdrawals from $10.7bn private credit fund

adb launches emergency support for countries hit by iran war fallout

are gravel gardens all they’re cracked up to be?

brazil races to avert trucker strike amid iran war oil shock

robyn: sexistential — songs of longing and a libido in overdrive

on the trail of south africa’s ‘rhino baron’

trump’s armageddon-taco shuffle

a little piece of amangiri to call your own…

my search for the renoir sisters

want to hedge? start with yourself

why are london’s top galleries full of laptops?

weak headline inflation unlikely to stop bank of japan normalisation

uk business activity barely grows as war drives up costs

iran war is rattling global economy, surveys show

miliband under pressure from gb energy chair over north sea drilling

former google boss prepares to take charge of embattled bbc

uk voting system needs updating for age of personalised politics

north korea’s kim hits out at us ‘aggression’ amid iran war

watchdog imposes price caps on uk vets to boost competition

revolut profits surge to record £1.7bn

is being 6ft the secret to success?

japan’s smfg explores possible takeover of jefferies

do markets believe the president?

ftav’s further reading

apollo agrees biggest japan deal in $3.7bn rescue of glassmaker nsg

danish premier frederiksen poised to retain power as right splinters

federal reserve will stay on hold if energy shock is protracted

a billionaire is taking the uk’s indian restaurants global

civic-minded pensioners make the world go round

hormuz fertiliser block will upend world’s food production

is hollywood’s $111bn megadeal mission impossible?

transcript: netanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over iran

banks and claims specialists set to challenge £11bn car finance redress

new york’s new museum reopens with a juggernaut show about people and machines

palantir turns poisonous on the campaign trail

the secret to ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market

zelenskyy row with mps jeopardises reforms linked to imf and eu loans

ai could be a blockbuster — just not for film companies

can the us economy thrive without migrants?

carmakers rush to secure aluminium as middle east war hits supply

radical thatching: from humble cottage to striking modern landmark

the delusions by jenni fagan — a red-tape purgatory

what it’s like to live in one of sir john vanbrugh’s masterpieces

an anti-viral pastry tour of south brooklyn

us must suspend nvidia ai chip exports to china, senators say

china’s leaders hunt for strategic gains from us quagmire in iran

dubai’s indian expatriates hunker down amid gulf conflict

after the endgame, a levelling down

indian markets face gloomy prospects even after iran war ends

softbank tests its own borrowing limits with $30bn bet on openai

trump drops his ultimatum to attack iran’s power plants

letter: chance to end south africa’s water inequalities

letter: oval office echoes

letter: clean energy booster shots

letter: how ai-written ‘science’ threatens to take hold

eu and australia clinch trade and security pacts

letter: adapting international law for the age of aggression

to the pool house

ai child abuse images surge as watchdog warns of criminal misuse

companies will have to pay uk supplier invoices within 60 days or face fines

ft crossword: number 18,326

iran contradicts trump and says no direct talks to end war

firstft: donald trump backs off threat to strike iranian energy infrastructure

traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of trump post on iran talks

apollo caps investor withdrawals from flagship private credit fund

estée lauder in talks to combine with jean paul gaultier owner puig

can trump do a deal with iran?

italy’s mail-to-telecoms national champion gets a thumbs down

starmer says uk government ‘finalising’ defence plan, but no date yet

trump plays up prospect of diplomatic end to iran war

markets wrong on uk interest rate rises, say economists

the other trump foreign adventure

europe’s biggest telecoms disruptor takes on . . . suburban england?

us to pay total $1bn to switch from wind to oil and gas development

giorgia meloni loses justice referendum

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musk verdict suggests us shareholders are stepping into the regulatory void

the pitt — hbo’s superlative hospital drama lives up to the hype

vincent in brixton — a radiant portrait of the young van gogh

iranian attacks on strait of hormuz an ‘act of terrorism’, says adnoc head

gilead nears up to $2bn deal for autoimmune biotech ouro medicines

economics for the real world — a provocative new playbook, plus india’s growth story

pakistan steps up as go-between in trump’s iran crisis

the bbc is a victim of benign neglect

markets rebound after donald trump postpones attack on iranian energy

us warns eu to pass trade deal or risk losing ‘favourable’ access to lng

uk reviews free childcare thresholds as spending hits £9bn

onlyfans owner leonid radvinsky dies at 43

thanks for playing gold

when does corruption have an impact on markets?

the politics of cricket in pakistan

how attacks on ‘most-favoured nation’ weaken the unfavoured wto

four nations chess league heads for climax as 12-year-old bids for master title record

netanyahu is gambling with israel’s future

the best tech for tricking out your home office

trump looking at inviting belarus’s lukashenko to white house

lionel jospin, former french socialist prime minister, dies at 88

goldman sachs now reckons that oil could take out the 2008 record of $147

larry fink warns ai may intensify wealth inequality

ministers cannot wish away higher costs by blaming ‘profiteering’

berkshire hathaway to take $1.8bn stake in tokio marine

flights disrupted after crash at ny’s laguardia airport kills two people

starmer grapples with iran economic fallout and trump mockery

danone to buy meal-in-bottle maker huel in €1bn deal

gilt rout deepens as traders bet on four boe rate rises this year

london ambulances set on fire in suspected antisemitic incident

gilts: blame the hedge funds?

nscale’s credit history (slightly chipped)

eu to clinch trade deal with australia after eight years of talks

ftav’s further reading

wall street’s big private capital problem

china battery trio gain $70bn as iran war sparks ‘paradigm shift’

danish pm rides trump greenland row into election resurgence

qatar airways parks long-haul jets in storage in spain

transcript: strait of hormuz crisis poses fresh threat to global food, energy

trump’s iran playbook was written in the 1980s

america keeps bailing out trump

bnp paribas surges up uk m&a rankings

bts, the world’s biggest boy band, return from military service with arirang

iran war is a risk to the flow of gulf funds around the globe

london police chief warns of ‘sustained threat’ from iranian state plots

oceans take in a lot of heat as earth’s energy imbalance hits record

starmer to bring forward eu rules legislation in king’s speech

the shakespearean animus of botín and orcel

uk home insurers to lose money on underwriting in 2026, analysis predicts

‘it’s always putin’ behind every eu migration crisis, official says

can david ellison pull off hollywood’s megamerger?

meet the tiktok realtors selling £20mn mansions on their socials

memo from paris: controversy and gastronomy at france’s biggest farm show

military briefing: the high cost of using fighters to down iranian drones

on the run from dictators, murderers and the vatican — the best new thrillers

solo investor air street raises $232mn to chase hot ai bets

the ghost bankers haunting the city

the pro-regime ‘caravans’ taking control of iran’s streets

uk energy supplier flags growing debt burden as iran conflict drives up prices

we turned an 85ft water tower with ‘a wild magic’ into a family home

stocks tumble as trump and iran threaten retaliation

letter: museums need directors with genuine operating skills

letter: prediction markets — now the pushback

letter: latin america’s fintechs must focus on sme loans

letter: a class critique of the waitrose mackerel story

letter: the trouble starts when we ask ai to be subjective

letter: glossing that glitch

letter: nature’s view on climate crisis is out of our hands

letter: french emperor’s maxim on unpredictability of war

letter: can fossil fuel vigilantes force the conflict to end?

france’s far right notches up mixed results in local elections

how to downsize in style

ft crossword: number 18,325

business school professors’ picks

five sites cut from uk ‘new towns’ shortlist

firstft: donald trump pushes iran war to new escalatory phase with hormuz ultimatum

poste italiane launches €10.8bn bid for telecom italia

companies face having to declare individuals behind uk political donations

iran war fallout set to filter into economic data

trump to send immigration enforcement officers to us airports

ministers set to order hs2 to consider slower trains to save billions

‘eu inc’ is a missed opportunity for start-ups

shin nominated governor of bank of korea

trump pushes iran war to new phase of escalation

school politics class: biggest nato allies reject donald trump’s hormuz armada demand

starmer adviser calls for temporary energy profit cap

war with iran has exposed american fragility at sea

cuba hit by second nationwide power outage in a week

are investors betting on stagflation?

how the iran war could derail the ai boom

pakistan and afghanistan tensions reach breaking point

iran war leaves us oil and gas dealmaking ‘in paralysis’

venezuela opposition leader says us pressure has forced domestic reform

where to stay in los angeles

at chateau marmont, ‘dial 0 for anything’

hotel bel-air wants to give you your privacy

malibu beach inn offers peace, quiet, and crashing waves

the georgian hotel is an opulent fantasy in santa monica

china touts itself as ‘harbour of stability’ to global ceos

pro-trump populist seeks to topple slovenian pm in bitter election fight

collapsed mortgage lender mfs was given all-clear in 2024 fca review

russell group chief calls on wealthy alumni to help uk universities

world faces gas supply cliff edge as gulf’s final lng shipments approach ports

ai hallucinations haunt users more than job losses

global carmakers retreat en masse from electric vehicle plans

reading socrates in silicon valley

chinese ipos in us falter amid scrutiny of manipulation schemes

how trump’s attack on iran risks dragging us into middle east ‘quagmire’

is a plumbing career the future?

jacob’s creek aims to recapture ‘sunshine in a bottle’ heyday

japan sounds alarm over uk delays to combat aircraft project

private jets face $50,000 ‘war risk’ insurance costs to land in gulf

spain’s angry young men turn to the radical right

time to shear the uk housing market of the dreaded ‘fleecehold’

vw’s retro american truck brand traverses bumpy road in us market

‘ai can challenge judgments’: the lawyers bringing tech to court

japanese investment in indian finance hits record as business ties tighten

britons may be sceptical of saturday night live uk — but its debut episode shows promise

trump sets 48-hour deadline for iran to open strait of hormuz

sunday number 137: numbers puzzle

former fbi director and special counsel robert mueller dies at 81

jay powell extols ‘independence and integrity’ after latest attacks by trump

how the ftse grew comfortable with bumper pay for bosses

openai to double workforce as business push intensifies

canada’s oil producers in line for c$90bn windfall from iran war

htsi editor’s letter: an ode to the odeon

the iran war has made clear europe’s role as bystander

us fertiliser bosses cash in as iran war boosts shares

chart of the week: global rates show deeper war fears

sir james dyson tackles rugby

transcript: the ai revolt in maga-land

the everyday miracle of eggs

eu member states urged to lower gas storage targets due to iran war

energy crisis upends rachel reeves’ growth plan amid hints of recession

history is tragically repeating itself in lebanon

iran launches 10mn rial banknote as war triggers dash for cash

iran lets grain ships through hormuz to shore up food supply

iran war raises the risk of a bond market shock

life insurance sales surge in wake of reeves’ inheritance tax shake-up

uber fights to stay in the robotaxi race

we should all be playing pothole politics

aston martin could do with a carpool companion

britain must be more vigilant to the risk of sabotage by hostile states

games we play as children echo through our adult lives

hmrc ‘unlikely to be lenient’ with tax exiles fleeing dubai, advisers warn

is britain ready for us-style religious politics?

several projects in starmer’s flagship ‘new towns’ programme deemed unviable

ten thousand things, the cult new york jeweller you need to know

the new old world

tokaj is so much more than a sweet wine

‘vladimir’ and the enduring appeal of campus satire

can jemima kelly recreate martha stewart’s mythic midnight dinner party?

cecily brown: ‘painting happens very quickly; often i don’t know if it’s working’

how the internet has changed the way myths are made

the knights of the giant omelette — an extraordinary easter tradition

why does everyone have a ‘dad eggs’ story?

japan’s bullet trains shift to cargo as seats go unfilled

taiwan concerned by depletion of us missile stocks during iran war

amazon-backed nuclear reactor group x-energy files for ipo

letter: everyday savers should be able to invest in private markets

letter: a gentleman relished

letter: it’s a brave reader who dares to take on kant

letter: ai weapons are no longer the stuff of science fiction

letter: the baltic germans summoned home by hitler

letter: trump’s unhappy lot at movie memorabilia auction

letter: dating the english fondness for boarding schools

correction: air quality deaths and well certification dates

letter: chatgpt’s excel moment

letter: let’s hear it for herrings

ft crossword: number 18,324

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trump considers ‘winding down’ us military operations against iran

musk defrauded twitter investors during buyout, jury finds

can europe break free from us tech dominance? submit your questions

uk lets us use british bases to strike iranian missile sites targeting strait of hormuz

transcript: angela’s ambitions

big drugmakers saved at least $5bn on us taxes shifting income overseas

flagship blackstone credit fund posts first monthly loss since 2022

goldman lawyer who resigned over epstein links paid $25mn in 2025

the ai revolt in maga-land

us to deploy thousands more troops to the middle east

airline industry hit by biggest crisis since pandemic

ba owner iag threatens to walk away from bid for tap

russia offered to curb its support for iran if us halted aid to ukraine

a bet on bill ackman’s new listing is complex

directors’ deals: iag insiders divest ahead of war-induced sell-off

stockpickers: essentra, wickes, trustpilot

iran war will scar the global economy

why wall street is scouting college sports stars

‘raúlito’ rodríguez castro, the cuban scion leading talks with the us

how the oil shock might spread

rivals launch mocking ads to capitalise on hargreaves fee backlash

investors start to bet on us interest rate rises amid inflation fears

retail investors aren’t crazy for farage and kwarteng’s bitcoin business

bank of england’s tough rhetoric on rates makes it an outlier

hedge fund pharo sues landlord over ‘intolerable’ building works noise

the uk’s meningitis outbreak and the grim legacy of covid

centerview to face trial over star banker’s pay dispute

energy source forum: powering up the energy workforce

rayner leads labour revolt on immigration plans in new test for starmer

donald trump urges narrow ai regulation amid fierce maga backlash

new rises in uk mortgage rates ‘very likely’ amid inflation fears

a prosperous britain means facing up to trade-offs

why is the iran crisis pummelling the gilts market?

two arrested after attempt to enter uk nuclear submarine base

angela’s ambitions

goldman’s chief warns private credit risks show cycle ‘has not been repealed’

ira victims withdraw civil case against gerry adams

ftav’s friday chart quiz

pressure grows on starmer to drop eu ‘red lines’

rahm emanuel and the 2028 ‘ideas primary’

transcript: lessons from china’s industrial dominance, with kyle chan

uk regulator to probe collapsed mortgage lender mfs

iberian blackout prompts calls for europe-wide grid reforms

macquarie and chinese fund explore sale of £1bn stake in uk gas network

transcript: the fed’s juggling act

iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns iea

redbird founder gerry cardinale: ‘we’re putting our money where our mouth is’

uk household energy bills expected to rise by £332 as iran war drives up prices

ft weekend magazine crossword number 785

big tech’s new carbon play

can a surge of new arrivals rescue hong kong’s property sales market?

city like water — drowning in oppression

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: suede, bridget jones and dmitri mendeleev

is it time for me to buy equities again?

mistral ceo: ai companies should pay a content levy in europe

six shows to see during art basel hong kong 2026

the crafted home: the master of straw marquetry

uk borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008 amid inflation shock

15 monochrome hits of the season

can jane austen help my teenager?

mini crossword number 101

word circle number 101

iea calls for driving slower and flying less to weather energy crisis

anthropic showdown fractures trump’s pact with silicon valley

maybe the real bank of england surprise is that they agreed with each other

uk borrowing overshot in february before middle east turmoil

jd wetherspoon warns profits to miss forecasts as costs rise

give your walls a cocoa pop

‘who doesn’t love a cowboy?’: jeweller lisa eisner talks taste

net zero is not a zero-sum game

unilever in talks to sell food division to spice and sauce maker mccormick

ftav’s further reading

interest rates take fright

eu agrees on review of emissions trading system as energy crisis bites

transcript: the ‘armageddon scenario’ for gas markets

big brother is watching at jpmorgan

could the us really release more of its strategic oil reserves?

edward jones insists ai will not replace its $2.5tn financial adviser network

the case for slicing up consumer conglomerates further

labour’s leftward shift and the bond vigilante threat

meat cargoes bound for gulf stranded as conflict hits eid trade

rituals of survival in tehran

will saturday night live work in the uk?

world economic forum explores trustee shake-up after scandals

airlines draw up contingency plans over jet fuel shortage fears

maritime security is key to global energy supplies

military briefing: the perils of the hormuz escort plan

qatar’s gas empire comes under fire

the war over tail risks is in full swing

football needs patient capital, says sixth street’s kay cossington

jpmorgan deploys tech to monitor junior bankers’ working hours

le sirenuse mare: the hottest address on the amalfi coast

middle east conflict triggers parental strife over access to children

musks remain at the top table of first-class roses

the fairytale restaurant hidden in a fig tree

china’s crackdown on fuel and fertiliser exports spurs supply fears

adani’s win against vedanta in takeover fight leaves shareholders with nothing

letter: how indonesia can reassure its sovereign wealth fund backers

letter: america’s penny hoarders

letter: why hitting sudan with a student visa ban appals me

letter: us’s dollar stance can turn a privilege into a liability

letter: fragility of global supply chains laid bare by the war

letter: getting to calmer waters: that’s the imperative

letter: artificial intelligence’s role in cancer diagnosis

letter: in defence of airline fuel price hedging

letter: boil in sea water. shred. add condiment. eat. try it

supermicro co-founder charged in conspiracy to export nvidia chips to china

israel attacks iran’s south pars gasfield

ft crossword: number 18,323

oil eases from day’s highs as israeli leader’s comments temper market nerves

us-israel strikes have destroyed iran’s ability to enrich uranium, netanyahu says

firstft: donald trump praises japan’s ‘tremendous support’ over iran war

sec urged to restrict chinese companies’ access to us capital markets

china curbs ‘low-quality’ listings to cool hong kong ipo boom

india’s central bank battles to protect rupee from iran war fallout

deutsche bank promotes two potential successors to sewing

the fed’s juggling act

ig group considers new york listing in latest blow to london’s stock exchange

this gas crisis is bad — but not as bad as the last one

trump praises japan’s ‘tremendous support’ over iran war

investors’ important bet on nuclear fusion

accor investigates human trafficking claims after short seller attack

crispin odey’s pay was cut over sexual misconduct claims after fca pressure

europe needs to prepare now for an extended energy shock

war between afghanistan and pakistan has much wider consequences

tokens may soon drive the ai economy

iran allows handful of favoured ships through strait of hormuz

wpp proposes £11mn pay packet for ceo rose amid share-price plunge

uk reveals cuts to aid for africa and middle east

the uk must accept it is no longer a global power

ft quiz: the week in news

can reeves overcome the sceptics on fiscal devolution?

does ai offer dance boundless possibilities? not according to alexander whitley

jury duty presents: company retreat — a workplace twist on the chaotic hoax show

trump struggles to distance himself from israel over strike on iran gasfield

trump administration says it is not considering oil export ban as prices surge

bbc secures world service funding ahead of new director-general

paolo sorrentino swaps beauty for solemnity in political drama la grazia

peers vote down uk ‘mandation’ powers on pension scheme investments

stephen graham takes a brutal approach to correction in the good boy

jürgen habermas, master thinker of postwar germany, 1929-2026

dubai tourism reels from iranian missiles

trustpilot deserves a more favourable appraisal

us regulators unveil plans to cut wall street capital requirements by 4.8%

ecb holds interest rates at 2% as energy prices soar

‘armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as qatar hit by missiles

wto warns european exports will shrink if energy prices stay high

lloyd’s insurers enjoy bumper profits for third year running

stocks and bonds tumble as investors price in ‘protracted energy shock’

cyprus leader calls for ‘frank’ conversation on future of uk military bases

ecb hold rates steady and highlights raised uncertainty

eqt-backed vet group ivc evidensia readies ipo

len deighton, writer, 1929-2026

jay powell warns iran war is likely to drive up inflation

spain poses obstacle to defence merger backed by dan loeb’s third point

‘demand destruction has begun’

the ‘great sucking sound’ of ai brain drain

boe holds rates but hints increases not off the table

bofa apologises for bet against european private credit

bank of england holds interest rates at 3.75% amid inflation shock

dead man’s wire — truth-based 1970s kidnapping thriller is murderously taut

hot property: five homes for sale near siena, tuscany

how to dress like an emperor — according to a connoisseur of rare chinese textiles

net zero expectations slip to 2070 for some energy executives

pandemic brought nhs ‘close to collapse’, says uk covid inquiry

the last kings of hollywood — spielberg, coppola, lucas and the movies that changed the movies

the strong as steel, light as air sculpture of carol bove

uber strikes $1.25bn deal with rivian for robotaxi fleet

macron and merz make last-ditch push to rescue joint fighter-jet project

the dynamic globalisation machine will overcome the iran shock

deloitte tax boss put forward as only candidate in uk leadership vote

how (not) to help with high energy prices

spring’s simplest style hack? a hair comb

trump’s wars are made for tv

the heavy cost of the war on iran

iranian hospital in dubai closed as uae suffers third week of attacks

mandelson probe looking at euro bailout email, says met police chief

british right must not allow prejudice to be masked as principle

boj holds rates and signals risks to growth and inflation from iran war

thai parliament backs first conservative pm this century

mixed uk labour market data does not suggest urgent case for easing

uk unemployment rate held at post-pandemic high of 5.2% at start of the year

transcript: the heavy cost of the war on iran

chair of india’s largest private bank quits over ‘ethical differences’

ftav’s further reading

a test for chip testing and softbank’s stumble

the fed can only wait and wonder

middle east war gatecrashes eu leaders’ economy summit

kirkland & ellis, the gilded age

liberal netherlands will play ‘active’ role in eu, says new pm

brewdog’s new owner seeks female drinkers to revive brewer

iran sets its price to end the war

spain is a role model in weathering iranian oil shocks

calls for probe after ex-army chief pressed minister to buy drones

economists have caught the ai bug

has trump finally united europe?

scale is not everything in asset management

trump sails into battle with lloyd’s of london

uk considers foi clampdown as requests soar

us explored tying naval escorts in strait of hormuz to government insurance

when it comes to your pension, don’t believe the hype about private equity

why bank cards may be heading the way of the cheque book

a bacaro crawl of treviso, venice’s elegant, under-the-radar neighbour

apple supplier murata starts us-china rare earths decoupling

battersea power station in dispute with fired ceo over accounts

european manufacturing misery? some sectors have never had it so good

rimless glasses have had a reinvention — is it working?

the 24 most breathtaking cinemas in the world

the news from dublin by colm tóibín — short stories to astonish and delight

tired of sports betting? take a punt on babies

what happened to china’s fake van goghs?

‘the miniaturist’ author jessie burton: ‘i can’t claim to be a minimalist’

trump unsure of his exit strategy in iran

indonesia faces fuel fears as half its population travels for eid

japan rebels over $6bn fee for softbank under us trade deal

letter: russia’s oil price windfall is only one part of the story

letter: trump as ‘gullible’. a crisis with swiftian echoes

letter: sports betting’s problems are best tackled in the open

letter: let’s not let companies house off the hook

letter: does strait of hormuz have a private-sector solution?

kpmg and harvey nichols among employers found to have paid less than uk minimum wage

ai is moving from answering questions to taking action

uk to protect steel industry with new import tariffs

ft crossword: number 18,322

oil jumps past $110 after attacks on gulf energy facilities

two charged with spying on london jewish communities on behalf of iran

venezuela replaces longstanding defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

firstft: pakistan and afghanistan pause hostilities after kabul attack

fed chief jay powell says iran oil crisis will worsen us inflation

russia considers sending armed naval patrols to protect ‘shadow fleet’

us intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting trump on iran war

uk to procure more anti-drone missiles in show of support for gulf allies

unilever and kraft heinz held talks over food merger uniting ketchup and mayo

america’s war on iran is a gift to vladimir putin

fed holds rates and sticks to single cut projection for 2026

lex greensill fails to persuade court to throw out uk director ban case

us relaxes sanctions on venezuela’s pdvsa amid global energy squeeze

bofa pitches bets against european private credit

transcript: the bethlehem project — the housing domino effect

silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices

fed expected to keep interest rates on hold as iran war muddies outlook

nintendo wins by not playing the power game

how hard will war hit the gulf’s economies?

french music streamer deezer hit by deluge of ai fraud

starmer calls on badenoch to sack shadow minister over muslim prayer comments

trump ally warns us economy not strong enough to cope with iran war

wu-tang clan bring hard sell and low-energy ruckus to london

iran vows to retaliate against gulf energy sites after largest gasfield hit

walmart wins patents to give algorithms more sway over prices

the oil market mess is much worse than you think

two shipments of russian oil and gas head to cuba in defiance of us

game bird shooting in england faces stricter regulation

ingredients for a successful lbo: lots of equity, and some trump stardust

ithaca says policy clarity puts cambo oil and gas project closer to approval

mfs owner paresh raja hit with worldwide freezing order

green party leader pledges £8.4bn to stop uk energy bills rising

economists raise uk inflation forecasts after energy costs surge

netanyahu’s iran ‘fixation’ finds its moment in trump

the royal opera’s ring cycle continues with a first-class siegfried

no ft, no alpha

summerfolk — gorky’s slow skewering of russia’s first middle class

how can the uk shield households from higher energy bills?

kirkland defies private equity downturn with record $11mn partner pay

how the world learned to love the bomb

a guide to hong kong’s best under-the-radar art spaces

can ai help me find a home?

recession by tyler goodspeed — a myth-busting guide to economic contractions

trump’s war will boost the clean energy sector he despises

hospital attack in heart of kabul shatters hopes of peace

transcript: artificial intimacy — the day your chatbot dies

cyborg cockroaches are coming to a pipeline near you

a fashion getaway in mexico city

four challenges for bhp’s incoming chief

holy jewels are trending. will you be converted?

‘steroid olympics’ company to start selling peptides after kennedy signals deregulation

what reeves misses in pursuit of ‘securonomics’

rayner warns starmer his government is ‘running out of time’

ftav’s further reading

ubs dusts off cowbells as it completes transfer of credit suisse clients

transcript: best of — how the diamond industry lost its sparkle

k-shaped consumer credit

who cares if private credit goes kaput?

eu countries see echoes of syrian migration crisis in iran war fears

david zaslav, once upon a time in hollywood

iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on gulf’s energy

trump has broken it. now he owns it

banks prepare to offload $18bn in debt tied to ea take-private deal

europe’s airlines eye opportunities from iran war fallout

how can we tell good ai from bad?

iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’

microsoft weighs legal action over $50bn amazon-openai cloud deal

now it’s paramount that faces one battle after another

recipe: how to master a crunchy, brunchy tunisian egg brik

the art market flocked to the gulf. then war broke out

the sum of all fears for lebanon

uk’s nuclear research body consults on plans to cut about 200 jobs

inez & vinoodh: ‘taking a photograph is an act of love’

mfs lent to company tied to accountant charged over alleged crime-family work

private credit’s game of footsie is getting riskier

rural office’s secret? building ‘domestic and majestic’ homes

suspicions grow that china is exploiting foi laws to gather uk security data

texas makes its pitch to lure corporate america to ‘y’all street’

uae set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid iran war

chinese tech enthusiasts ‘raise lobsters’ in latest ai craze

li ka-shing builds cash pile as hong kong family empire looks to its next deal

japanese pm set for high-stakes meeting with trump over iran

oil price surge will hurt us growth and fuel inflation, say economists

letter: we need to remember that real lives are devastated by wars

letter: north sea wind farms will not fuel british warships

letter: stranger than fiction

letter: don’t forget the seafarers caught up in this crisis

letter: europe must secure a quid pro quo on ukraine

letter: how parliament ignored a disability charity’s evidence

letter: shein’s core fashion offering looks intact

letter: gross national contentment

trump claims us doesn’t need nato

correction: matthew chitwood

‘philosophical differences’: iran war exposes rifts in trump’s maga base

uk price gap between first-time properties and bigger homes at record high

ft crossword: number 18,321

iran confirms death of top security official ali larijani

drone company backed by erik prince surges 500% in wall street debut

bhp names brandon craig as its new chief executive

jpmorgan halts $5.3bn qualtrics debt deal as ai fears chill demand

firstft: afghanistan says 400 killed in pakistani strike on kabul

elon musk’s lawyers sidestepped sec team in twitter case settlement talks

microsoft reshuffles ai team to catch up on copilot and model building

transcript: are the markets right or wrong about iran?

nvidia nears ai chip exports to china after us approval delays

are the markets right or wrong about iran?

trump lashes out at starmer while uk works with allies to de-escalate iran crisis

us airlines say demand for travel is booming despite the war in iran

oil in oman soars above $150 as buyers rush to replace gulf barrels

warner bros discovery’s mystery singapore suitor

reeves’ ambitious growth rhetoric clashes with reality

eu weighs curbs on national powers to block mergers

arizona charges kalshi with operating illegal gambling business

rachel reeves warned that more than warm words are needed to woo the eu

us-backed group buys dr congo copper-cobalt mine under minerals deal

a rebel and a traitor — had roger casement succeeded, how might ireland look today?

odey’s former compliance head accuses him of falsifying minutes of key meeting

gerry adams denies being ira member in historic london court appearance

belgian aristocrat to face charges over murder of congo’s first premier

rachel reeves backs more regional devolution to ‘unlock growth’

eu moves to delay increase in bank capital requirements

r.o.i. (return on investment) — a disturbing new play about money, morality and medical research

the era of us dominance in economic warfare is over

senior nhs manager who advised palantir to step down from role

top us counterterrorism official resigns over war against iran

uk considers expanding vaccinations for meningitis b after fatal outbreak

drone-struck russian lng tanker threatens ‘ecological disaster’ in mediterranean

salesforce reckons software and debt do mix after all

bidding war for janus henderson intensifies as victory capital raises offer

what’s with all the ai lobsters?

school geography class: meteorologists bet on ‘swing’ to warming el niño weather cycle

ukraine pivots on russian oil pipeline after eu pressure

trump struggles to build coalition to reopen strait of hormuz

philip tinari on growing china’s museum audience: ‘it’s about bringing things in from the outside’

israel says it has killed iran’s top security official

investors pile into cash at fastest pace since pandemic on iran fears

when amazon and jd.com lock horns, it’s shoppers that win

it’s time for hawkish central bank talk

canadian billionaire stephen smith buys 27% stake in the economist

bentley cuts jobs as profits slide and ev plans scaled back

diary of a garden rescue: patrick grant lays a path filled with poetry

pixie by jill dawson — retelling the fortunes of a great tarot artist

the financial cost of war for gulf energy producers

china is not going to bail trump out

greek shipping families caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

10 portable lamps that glow with the flow

is manuka honey really worth the buzz?

ukraine makes rare advance inside ‘kill zone’

will linkedin’s #opentowork banner make me look desperate?

trio of european states set up new fund to boost defence spending

warner bros chief david zaslav in line for $700mn payday

behind badenoch’s theory that starmer is courting ‘sectarian’ votes

dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks

ftav’s further reading

bnp bets european private credit boom can defy us downturn

oil producers: buy the peace, not the war

europe rules out joining trump’s hormuz armada

who ate all the chinese stock market returns?

hundreds feared dead in strike on kabul hospital

australia raises interest rates in big week for global central banks

transcript: iran war tests china’s oil stockpile

naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage through strait of hormuz, says imo chief

the madison — michelle pfeiffer is a bright spot in this corny country vs city drama

the golden age of private credit (distress)

uk drone interceptor start-up in funding talks at $1bn-plus valuation

who is winning the middle east war?

why it’s hard for humans to have the final say over ai

spain warns eu against suspending carbon market to try to lower energy prices

blue owl tipped uk mortgage lender into insolvency after uncovering ‘irregularities’

five ways to turbocharge your workout

how mbs’s bet on iran backfired

how do you get off the uk sanctions list? this billionaire wants to know

iran crisis puts bank of england’s new monetary model to the test

lenders struggle to find insurance cover for mega data centre projects

maxim gorky’s anxious epic summerfolk is a play for today

oil prices reignite great airline debate: to hedge or not?

tehran prepares for a persian new year under air assault

what the world can learn from ireland’s battle to power data centres

an around-the-world guide to second-hand shopping

baltic high-speed rail link delayed as defence takes priority

from vienna’s rooftops, the kremlin is listening in

how ai licence plate readers became a flashpoint in us immigration battles

iran war sparks upheaval in niche defence metals market

should you date someone with the same taste in architecture?

‘i see everything in 3d’: christine sun kim on echo chambers, sign language and deaf life

indigo in turbulent times as ceo quits after operational meltdown

donald trump says he will have the ‘honour’ of ‘taking cuba in some form’

tiktok and meta in algorithm race to promote and exploit rage

letter: why the greens’ ecopopulism is in tune with british voters

letter: great bottles i remember are no longer affordable

letter: westminster should try supermajority voting

letter: a ‘made by me’ tag, to show humans created the content

a studio of one’s own

trump says china, japan and korea should be ‘thanking’ us for strikes

ft ranking: high-growth companies asia-pacific 2026

ft crossword: number 18,320

reeves to say she will back compulsory purchase powers for oxford-cambridge corridor

firstft: donald trump asks to postpone beijing summit with xi jinping

trump asks to postpone long-awaited summit with china’s xi

congress may have picked on the wrong brokerage

the sec is looking for a new head of ‘enforcement’

us diesel prices soar to almost $5 as iran war pinches global supplies

angela rayner aims to reassure investors with city charm offensive

‘millionaires’ factory’ macquarie takes on australia’s sleepy mortgage market

us says two of its three gulf-based minesweepers are in malaysia

ey executive takes another top post at us audit regulator

cuba hit by nationwide blackout as energy grid collapses

nvidia’s jensen huang predicts $1tn in ai chip revenue over 2 years

close brothers plunges as short seller claims it understated uk car finance risks

video explainer: five ways the iran war could end

trump’s coalition of the unwilling

iran earns oil windfall as us turns blind eye

opus dei: inside a controversial catholic group

changes to uk working habits push car park group into administration

orcel’s brash m&a tactics inch unicredit closer to success

biggest nato allies reject trump’s hormuz armada demand

mandelson received more than £1.5mn for stake in collapsed advisory firm

lme halts trading in ‘technical outage’

the other bennet sister — a sweet-hearted sideways take on pride and prejudice

white house chief of staff susie wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

bbc seeks to have donald trump’s $10bn lawsuit thrown out

mcfadden vows to press on with uk welfare reforms in bid to boost employment

bank of america settles lawsuit alleging it benefited from epstein ties

labour must not lose my generation of voters

ai world models need to understand cause and effect

edinburgh schoolboy, 15, upsets english favourites to win british rapidplay

poland to use eu money for drone defence despite president’s veto

uk plans to curb powers of financial services watchdog

why trump is obsessed with this chicago-based shoe label

race for fusion intensifies as uk opens flagship project to investors

chelsea fc fined £10mn for secret payments during abramovich era

and the ftav charts quiz winner isn’t…

crh to ditch london listing entirely following new york shift

prolonged iran war could spark market slump and interest rate surge, bis warns

starmer vows to protect ‘working people’ from iran energy price fallout

reeves to pledge £1bn for british quantum computers

what do we really gain from no-cry onions?

ai is spreading disinformation in war and markets

companies house says system update is probable cause of security breach

trump starts putting his new tariff wall together

et tu, s&p 500?

hot property: six super-prime homes for sale by lake geneva

is hong kong’s art market (slowly) bouncing back?

why hormuz will haunt us long after this war ends

five handy gadgets for edc (everyday-carry) enthusiasts

wall st underestimates private capital problems, says top credit hedge fund

why america’s shale patch is not celebrating $100 oil

thames water creditors offer £6.55bn in new debt to take formal control

hellish new planet identified beyond solar system

non-alcoholic beer and pet grooming added to uk inflation basket

uk should avoid using subsidies to cap energy costs

emirates reroutes flights after drone attack on dubai’s airport

yale padlock maker to scrap ceo appointment in deal with activist investor

belgian prime minister calls for eu to normalise ties with russia

unicredit launches commerzbank takeover offer

ftav’s further reading

canadian pension funds hit by private equity slump

india seeks greater ‘chemistry’ with eu capitals as ties deepen

central banks set to pivot in a hawkish direction

online mba 2026

transcript: us shale producers not yet tempted by $100 oil

reeves must tackle ‘badly broken’ student loans, cambridge chancellor says

the uk is struggling to achieve its aims on clean energy

unforgettable looks from the oscars red carpet

was revolut’s banking licence worth the wait?

activist plots london market return 16 years after dealmaking ban

boards must feel they can think for themselves

canadian pension funds count cost of private equity slump

energy groups press uk to boost gas storage after iran war price shock

india’s restaurants stop deep frying food as gas crisis bites

netanyahu’s rivals compete to outdo him over iran

private credit is key to keep main street moving

retail investors pull billions from private capital’s credit gold mine

syngenta to build $120mn agricultural science centre in uk

‘one battle after another’ wins best picture at oscars

the highs and lows of the 2026 oscars

china’s economy rebounded ahead of iran crisis

school economics class: the breakaway african state building coca-cola plants and emirati ports

school ib geography class: iran war risks global food shock as fertiliser supplies cut

unravelling new york: a guide to the city’s textile world

introducing untold: opus dei

school politics class: government overcomes backbench rebellion to pass jury plan

school sociology class: rachel reeves to slow down increase to youth minimum wage

school ib business management class: european alternatives to visa and mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chief

business school professors’ picks

trump throws us-china reboot off course by saying he could delay xi summit

oil prices stabilise as strait of hormuz remains shut

letter: artificial intelligence set to drive gigification of the workforce

letter: eu energy independence must include biomethane

letter: let’s call out american hypocrisy on free speech

letter: where will the wealthy expats move to now?

letter: two birds, one stone

letter: what ai lacks is human capacity for scepticism

letter: a retirement age of 70 is not so daft after all

la-based designer lucy condolora on how to get the californian look at home

china’s answer to amazon launches rival european ecommerce service

mps and peers call for major review of uk financial regulation

ft crossword: number 18,319

french far-right makes first-round gains in municipal elections

trump warns nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help us in iran

firstft: india touts diplomacy with iran to open strait of hormuz

central bank guidance in focus as big four set rates for first time since iran war

india hails talks with iran to open strait of hormuz

polo patrons linked to laundering of venezuelan oil sale proceeds, says us treasury

uk ready to explore eu tuition fee cut as part of brexit reset

concierge nation: welcome to white-glove america

uk to set out £50mn household support package as energy costs rise

trump has undermined the us national security apparatus

lib dems call for ‘genuinely’ independent uk nuclear deterrent

the orbán system

the riches of viktor orbán’s home village

how will the fed respond to the iran war’s fallout?

iran war should prompt a north sea rethink

us and mexico launch review of trade deal with canada

zelenskyy challenges europe over russian oil imports

‘mr ai’ peter thiel lectures about antichrist in rome

france votes in mayoral elections ahead of 2027 showdown

military briefing: how mines could tighten iran’s gulf chokehold

trump’s ‘shock and war’ makes this economic crisis different

ukraine peace talks fizzle out as trump’s focus shifts to iran

‘fake workers’ from north korea use ai to exploit european companies

‘join our people’s army’: farage sets sights on local election gains

a buzz returns to venezuela’s decayed oil heartland

all respect, timothée, art is about more than popularity

lithium-ion battery blazes imperil supply chains, warns los angeles port chief

renewable jet fuel may face price war with china, warns top producer

retail traders rush into oil bets as iran war drives wild price swings

spies and subsidies: china joins brazil’s $20bn delivery app war

the wild rover — the drinking ballad that was once a plea for temperance

the endlessly fascinating office protected species

wealth taxes’ design flaws consign them to failure

‘firing off 10 to 15 applications a day’: how uk’s hiring slump hits the young

japan loses its thirst for vending machines

us submarine attack brings iran war to sri lanka’s door

sunday number 136: us puzzle

trump urges china and uk to send warships to reopen strait of hormuz

us oil groups in line for $63bn windfall from gulf disruption

trump puts japan’s takaichi under pressure with call to send warships

where are the houthis?

why has trump left iran’s nuclear stockpile untouched?

higher oil prices are just a short-term worry

can major league baseball sustain its global momentum?

transcript: the economic fallout of the iran war

iran war risks global food shock as fertiliser supplies cut

mobile internet blackouts hit moscow as kremlin tightens control

sovereign ai is a bet on the economies of anti-scale

uk government grilled over vistry finances

ai is dressing up greed as progress on creative rights

are markets being too complacent about the iran war?

donald trump, globalist

house & home super-prime property special 2026

pinterest’s mood board should include a potential sale

the noma affair will leave a very nasty taste in the mouth

the slow death of the english boarding school

the text messages waging iran’s information war

uk ‘home bias’ drives surge in isa millionaires, say investment platforms

why iran could become the next iraq

deepfakes, wigs and the war on truth

how to photograph a nuclear disaster

mark guiducci is the man with a 57-page plan to fix vanity fair

modern professional: how to dress for work now

uncovering baroque’s leading lady

why the best oscars in years could also be a last hurrah

give bigger tax breaks to arts donors, tate director says

how to build a defensive isa

the new era for isas: ft money special 2026

what to do when you own more wine than you’ll ever drink

yorgos lanthimos on turning photographer: ‘will i make more films? i don’t know, we’ll see’

brazil blocks visit of trump official to see jailed bolsonaro

letter: molly russell film lays bare the dangers of social media

letter: recalling the woman who took on goldman’s ceo

letter: sartorial selection

letter: sleep deprivation: not just an issue for junior bankers

letter: mother’s dinner parties prepared me for life

letter: artificial intelligence bias can be technical failure

letter: why verbosity defines the chatbot’s response

letter: sleeves were rolled up . . . i trust only metaphorically

letter: what about a sauna after church on sunday?

letter: great survival tips, but we now need a bag for the kit

ft crossword: number 18,318

ft crossword: polymath number 1,378

trump says us has ‘obliterated’ military assets on iran’s kharg island

musk’s $134bn claim against openai rests on ‘numbers out of the air’, judge says

nvidia prepares ai ‘inference’ chip launch to counter rising challengers

full text: judge says probe is attempt to ‘harass and pressure’ the central bank chief to cut rates

transcript: mandelson mess and middle east u-turns

us judge throws out justice department subpoenas to fed, citing ‘thin’ evidence

f1 set to scrap races in bahrain and saudi arabia amid iran war

odey told receptionist he was in ‘deep trouble’ after she alleged he tried to kiss her

the economic fallout of the iran war

the oil price war

uk petrol trade body in dispute with ministers over ‘inflammatory’ comments

wall street warns iran war will trigger prolonged energy crisis

directors’ deals: unite chair buys in as the student body trails off

stockpickers: legal & general, balfour beatty, domino’s pizza

more young britons to be offered state-funded jobs in push to solve ‘neet’ problem

show me a leader who doesn’t love a crisis

us job openings show little sign of imminent labour market collapse

greenland’s foreign minister resigns in midst of tensions with us

an iran shock will further damage fragile inflation psychology

companies house suspends online filing after glitch put personal data at risk

elon musk pushes out more xai founders as ai coding effort falters

how labour should deal with the backbench rebel alliance

iran and the rising perils of ai in warfare

oaktree plans to buy south carolina insurer after 777 partners collapse

iran’s leaders hold nationwide rallies in show of strength

photo shows mandelson and former prince andrew together with epstein

private credit has half the ingredients of a financial crisis

hot january pce inflation will keep fed on hold

the dangers of doing business while deutsche

cuba in talks with us on energy blockade

mandelson mess and middle east u-turns

oscars 2026: the nominees, the movies, the ones to watch

us economy ended 2025 on weaker footing than previously thought

dubai’s financial district rattled by iranian drone attacks

how iran’s fightback surprised the us

france and italy open talks with iran in hope of securing safe hormuz passage

uk and ireland pledge joint exercises to protect cables from russian spy ships

china’s byd takes on porsche and bmw with 5-minute ‘flash charging’

editor margaret busby: ‘you choose your battles’

gentleman jack — northern ballet’s lesbian love story has a real sexual charge

ft weekend magazine crossword number 784

king charles’s green davos in a tudor palace

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: laetisaria fuciformis, androgenetic alopecia and monopoly

home recording studios are hitting design’s high notes

is paris ready for the super-rich?

cancelling the uk national debt, £1.7mn at a time

submit your questions to katie martin: are markets heading for a shock?

tanzania tycoon plans to ‘shake up’ top african media conglomerate

lessons from an unwise banking photo shoot

mini crossword number 100

should i go to the reunion?

the best memento of 2026 is a restaurant matchbox

high student fees plus poor funding model will satisfy nobody

is jonah freud’s reference point the sexiest library in the world?

style secrets of a french criminal defence lawyer

the visions of giangiacomo rossetti

hong kong plans to ‘name and shame’ lawyers and auditors for sloppy ipo work

poland’s eurosceptic president vetoes eu funding for defence

uk economy unexpectedly failed to grow in january

ftav’s friday charts quiz

gulf oil shock deepens crisis for asia’s petrochemicals industry

the us consumer is ok

adjusted ebitda and the masking of leverage

eu chief diplomat warns of ‘chaos’ and open-ended middle east war

the illicit iranian oil hiding in plain sight

eu must stick together against trump’s hostile tactics, says top diplomat

ftav’s further reading

how spreadbetter ig went from fringe to ftse 100

jpmorgan, suspicious activities and epstein

oil price shocks create many losers, but some winners too

rachel reeves to make new push for greater single-market access

stranded travellers charter private jets to return to europe

the iranian school bombing and the information war

transcript: us-iran war boosts russian oil revenues

bitcoin investor offers all nevis residents $100 a month if libertarian city is approved

david hockney’s thrilling hymn to the seasons

gulf states lose $15bn in energy revenues since start of war

hs2 rail executives in last-ditch talks to renegotiate contracts

iran is playing a long game

iran, private credit and the echoes of 2008

the irrepressible nigel farage

who should win the oscars? vote now!

‘the law changed around me’: top sudanese students blocked from uk universities by visa ban

‘we’re past the $200mn threshold’: the rise of super-super prime property

a wine-lovers’ weekend amid the vineyards of rural alentejo

after all the rain, it’s time to mulch

us targets uk, eu and canada in new round of tariff probes

india opens the door to china

letter: ai outages expose amazon’s ‘moral crumple zone’

letter: how jenny’s side party kept the royal navy shipshape

letter: pensions — from bismarck to pennsylvania railroad

letter: donkeys of war — the brits helping the ukrainians

letter: real reason britain should not scrap its oil profits levy

letter: here’s a creative solution to the student debt problem

letter: blunt visa crackdown is bad for all uk universities

letter: older wine drinkers

canada launches tens of billions in arctic military investment

us to ease russian oil sanctions as energy prices soar

trump attack on iran carries on without any clear objectives

why china’s renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar

ft crossword: number 18,317

us has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of iran war

firstft: iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep blocking strait of hormuz

investors slash fed rate-cut bets as iran war sends petrol prices surging

fed to loosen capital requirements for big us banks

uncomfortable moments in private credit

us intervention in oil futures would be ‘biblical disaster’, cme warns

how the iran war will change global business

an uncomfortable truce in the ai platform wars

lula! how brazil made him — and he remade brazil

tesla granted licence to supply electricity in uk

uk government under fire over ‘bungled’ crypto isas policy

jim clyburn to seek 18th term, reigniting democrats’ generational debate

the ai cheating question dividing universities

russell maliphant and alina cojocaru beguile in a miniaturist evening at sadler’s wells east

the love that remains — rapturous portrait of an icelandic family in the wake of separation

resurrection — delirious oddity will make you wonder if your popcorn has been spiked

everybody to kenmure street — how glaswegians stood up to uk immigration police

crispin odey fails to exclude sexual misconduct allegations from court case

ft quiz: the week in news

silence is not golden when it comes to science and ai

british politicians have the wrong kind of money on the brain

pressure grows on starmer over mandelson due diligence

iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait of hormuz closed

recipe: the only hummus recipe you’ll ever need

russia rakes in $150mn a day in extra revenue from surging oil prices

howl — howard jacobson lambasts antisemitism in his angriest novel yet

‘sitting ducks’: oil tankers trapped in gulf as iran widens attacks on shipping

china targets more ‘employment-friendly’ growth

senior loans, like airport lounges, are losing their elite status

smiljan radić is a worthy winner of the pritzker prize. but architecture’s highest profile award has problems

mckinsey rushes to fix ai system after hacker exposes flaws

trump’s foreign policy will only push china and russia closer together

how soaring petrol prices are testing us voters’ patience

nscale’s borrowed credibility

what that viral anthropic jobs chart really means

biohackers, frog purses and chanel mania: the lowdown from paris fashion week

does softbank’s $33bn us power plant justify the price tag?

how to make a killing — or how hollywood murdered kind hearts and coronets

the crafted home: wallpaper inspired by found fragments from lancashire to uzbekistan

between peep show and confessional — the quietly profound theatre for one

lloyds it glitch lets customers see other users’ information

htsi style insiders pick the best new menswear brands

how paris beat the car

worthwhile american initiative (on bank regulation)

thanks for playing the brent

formidable us firepower fails to unseat iran’s regime

middle east conflict disrupts events and travel companies

iran war causing ‘largest disruption in history’ to oil supplies, says iea

starmer is more at home in foreign policy

bbc faces real-terms funding freeze for world service

fca warns it will take action on mis-selling of ‘second charge’ mortgages

honda slumps to first annual loss since going public in the 1950s

oil surges back past $100 as iran disrupts shipping in gulf

john lewis pays first annual bonus to staff in four years

ex-bankers sue deutsche for £600mn over probe that led to italian convictions

pc price hikes and a test for taiwan

south korea approves $350bn us investment package

hong kong arrests hedge fund and brokerage staff in $300mn insider trading probe

china’s forgotten consumers

transcript: formidable us firepower fails to unseat iran’s regime

brussels dusts off 2022 playbook in bid to tackle yet another energy crisis

middle east energy shock revives interest in nuclear power

we visited the greasy spoon owned by mfs’s auditor (with a mortgage from mfs)

iran war risks higher household inflation expectations

private credit gets a shoulder tap

eu’s six biggest economies push for single markets watchdog

estée lauder sues perfumer jo malone for breach of contract

ftav’s further reading

hizbollah’s war with israel deepens its isolation in lebanon

paris frontrunner bets on ‘new left wave’ sweeping big cities

supertankers rush to red sea port as iran war chokes gulf oil exports

the ai-driven ‘kill chain’ transforming how the us wages war

the holy rosenbergs — a jewish family grapples with the gaza war in arthur miller-esque drama

trump’s iran folly is handing xi jinping weapons in the trade war

water takeovers to be referred to uk government for national security screening

america risks financial credibility with payments deficit obsession

art market’s return to growth threatened by geopolitical volatility

investment fund questions valuations in blue owl’s private credit portfolio

military briefing: the closest us-israel war yet

partners group sounds alarm on private credit default rates

should you lie to your kids about their junior isas?

the shadow front in the war against iran

uk’s water utilities may finally be worth a dip

which chokepoint wins in a game of geoeconomic top trumps?

‘men retire, women get fired’ — the quiet crisis gripping museums

battle for weight-loss supremacy shifts from jabs to pills

coca-cola plants and emirati ports: doing business in a breakaway state

meet the billionaire renting out his holiday homes

rise of the five-star jammy dodger as top hotels embrace ‘bakery tourism’

atlassian cuts 10% of workforce to adapt to ai threat

inside the labs training china’s humanoid robots

mandelson file reveals starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’

letter: call big tech’s bluff in battle over free speech

letter: us strategy on iran is like cooper’s wristwatch trick

letter: refuseniks or reinventors?

letter: uk crypto policy needs carrot as well as stick

mps to examine fairness of student loans system

middle east war darkens outlook for uk house prices, survey says

ft crossword: number 18,316

us to draw down 172mn barrels of oil from spr as part of global release

us launches new trade probes into a series of countries and the eu

oracle prepares for lay-offs as it hails efficiencies from ai coding tools

trump’s iran war pushes petrol past $3.50 in test of us voter patience

firstft: iea launches largest-ever release of oil reserves to counter middle east energy shock

cliffwater caps payouts at credit fund as redemption requests surge

mexico’s congress rejects sheinbaum’s electoral reform proposal

blackstone readies £250mn canary wharf office sale

mandelson papers: what do they show?

investors demand steep concessions in salesforce’s $25bn bond deal

plans to raise uk fuel duty ‘under review’ as middle east crisis drags on

energy shock will force business rethink, says state street ceo

europe needs to stop bickering to compete with china

nasdaq finds spacex’s gravitational pull hard to resist

iran to pull out of men’s football world cup

turbulence tests south korea’s stock market revival

intel shareholder claims board gave us an equity stake to avoid trump’s social media attacks

how do you deal with workplace uncertainty?

how to look like a peaky blinder

james blake: trying times — the electronic balladeer believes love is the solution

nicole kidman may be icy, but scarpetta is a hot mess

now i surrender — álvaro enrigue’s recast tale of geronimo and how the west was won

in la’s ‘tehrangeles’, trump’s war is popular

goldman executive says private markets clients ‘glad’ about iran war ‘distraction’

trump’s revolutionary sense of time is changing politics

iea launches record release of oil reserves to counter energy shock

eu weighs lifting russia sanctions against oil trader niels troost

china and russia are capturing the global space sector

iran official says new supreme leader is ‘fine’ despite absence from view

february us cpi data suggests firmer pce inflation ahead

keir starmer accuses kemi badenoch of u-turn on iran war

the lucrative private equity pay scheme under challenge

japan to ‘act first’ to release oil reserves over iran war fears

farage forgets which country he aims to govern

us inflation holds steady at 2.4% in february

playwright alan bennett: ‘i have a fear of books’

revolut to secure full uk banking licence after four-year wait

oil fears hit asian stocks harder than profits

investors seek shelter from iran war in us tech stocks

nearly 500 mortgage deals withdrawn by uk lenders in two days

it’s ipf takeover voting day. do you know where your shares are?

bundesbank scraps planned return to its historic headquarters

nvidia strikes $2bn deal with ai cloud provider nebius

bank of england fines direct line £10mn for overstating capital

they wanted more space at home — so built a roman palazzo in west london

what do china’s new green targets really mean?

what the iran war will mean for emerging market economies

mandelson files: ministers brace for first tranche of documents

met calls for new laws unless tech groups do more to combat phone theft

cvc warns of lower performance fees after flagship fund struggles

europe explores capping natural gas prices

gulf food supplies rerouted as iran threats hit hormuz shipping

hedge fund caxton loses more than $600mn in iran war fallout

in the studio with nigo – japan’s premier polymath

eu threatens to cut venice biennale’s funding over russia

us airlines face $11bn fuel hit from iran conflict

embarrassing iran u-turn for the right, but starmer’s problem is worse

iea preparing record release of oil reserves

l&g’s capital buffer shrinks as insurer cuts asset values

first tranche of mandelson papers to be released

billionaire alex gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’

shabana mahmood bans ‘uniquely contentious’ al quds day march

rheinmetall investors to get bumper dividend from booming arms sales

porsche explores new premium models to drive turnaround

india relaxes rules on chinese investment

does private credit have a credit quality problem?

rip wilshire indexes. and all wannabe index disrupters?

top eu officials clash over iran war as bloc divisions widen

how the war in iran changes our scenarios

transcript: artificial intimacy — prescribing robots to combat loneliness

best employers: uk

ftav’s further reading

green investors threaten bp with legal action over rejected resolution

middle east war costs regional tourism industry $600mn a day

the uk lender that spun the titans of finance

transcript: corporate america grapples with huge oil price swings

big rise in uk employers losing migrant worker licences after home office crackdown

gulf disruption chokes sulphur flows supporting swaths of global industry

how to fight deepfakes

is intergenerational inequality unfair?

jpmorgan marking down loan portfolios of private credit groups

lloyd’s of london says it will still insure ‘basically anyone’ in the gulf

the economic consequences of war with iran

the usefulness of useless knowledge

ubs’s new private equity deals confront an old problem

you’re gonna need a bigger bid — how movie props hooked collectors

iran war lifts k-defence company offering cheap patriot rival

oil-poor asian countries push 4-day weeks and car pooling

trump says india’s reliance will back first new us oil refinery in 50 years

trump administration’s mixed messaging sparks wild swings in oil markets

strait of hormuz closure drives up energy prices

letter: linking aid and migration policies is worse than misguided

letter: lack of workforce buy-in may hamper ai adoption

letter: oil and gas volatility shows up in energy bills

letter: a corollary to the uk’s ‘strength in services’

letter: eu military co-operation cannot be held to ransom

letter: accounting standards flaw is a risk to financial system

letter: the role of stuffy offices in britain’s low productivity

letter: locking away carbon will give us breathing room

letter: better to play it safe?

louis theroux meets the men who peddle outrage in inside the manosphere

net zero will cost less than fossil fuel price rise, uk climate adviser says

uk government does not know what it spends on consultants, say mps

ft crossword: number 18,315

oil swings as traders parse mixed messages on strait of hormuz

microsoft backs anthropic in legal fight with the pentagon

firstft: japan’s sanae takaichi confronts iran war oil shock

oracle shares rally 10 per cent on strong revenue forecast from ai data centres

government overcomes backbench rebellion to pass jury plan

israel rejects lebanon’s request for ‘cessation’ in fighting to allow for talks

transcript: wildest day for oil ever

uk deploys first warship to cyprus after scrutiny over delays

soaring fuel prices to cast long shadow across us economy

jd vance to headline fundraising tour as republicans gear up for midterms

wildest day for oil ever

no snow, no refund: weird weather tests big ski’s business model

there is no easy exit to trump’s war

merger blocked after lawyers simpson thacher miss deadline for appeal

the ‘number station’ sending mystery messages to iran

the toughest opera to stage? yuval sharon’s tristan und isolde is a daring met debut

women without men — shahrnush parsipur’s powerful tale of misogyny and escape in iran

uk consults on scaled-back digital id plan

pandemic oil traders are the goats

short sellers target wizz air as iran war wipes out profit

amazon leads record us corporate borrowing rush with $40bn bond sales

there is no return to normal on oil any time soon

chanel shines as paris fashion week closes

america has become an agent of chaos in world energy markets

citadel and exoduspoint stung by iran war turmoil

creditors of collapsed mfs claim £1.3bn shortfall

amazon holds engineering meeting following ai-related outages

odey’s ex-ceo labelled him a ‘sex pest’, court told

bridge: decisions for both the defenders and declarer make for fascinating deal

five ways the iran war could unfold

halkbank shares rally after us deal spares turkish lender

reeves warns against ‘price gouging’ as iran crisis pushes up energy costs

stablecoin = fracturedcoin

donald trump sends mixed signals on plans to end iran war

mira murati’s thinking machines strikes multibillion chip deal with nvidia

project hail mary — ryan gosling’s good humour propels space caper of serious uplift

inside one of the wildest days the oil market has ever seen

japan locks in rare earths supply in deal with australian miner lynas

the impact of the new energy crisis

taco on iran will come too late for trump

how shell’s clean energy bet in brazil fell into crisis

reform uk says it would reverse fuel duty increase and scrap net zero initiatives

germany’s ‘very weak start’ to 2026 puts recovery in doubt

china warns maersk and msc over high freight rates from iran war

can the renault 5 e-tech make french cars cool again?

bill ackman’s pershing square files for us ipo

cvc sports empire signs €3.5bn debt deal after stake sale falters

co-founders behind pioneering covid vaccine to step down from biontech

two accountants probed over vistry financial forecasts

exxonmobil joins corporate migration to texas amid investor activism battle

scrapping jury trials won’t speed up justice

saudi aramco warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if iran war drags on

vw lowers profit outlook as it warns on geopolitical uncertainty

lego chief hits out at danish wealth tax proposal

five water companies can raise bills by 2.2%, uk competition authority rules

the prescience of valley of the dolls

khamenei martyrdom narrative smooths path for son’s rise

the thing that everyone expected to happen has happened

convenient dollars, inconvenient treasuries?

europe considers tapping oil reserves as g7 seeks to smother energy crisis

renault looks to cut europe sales reliance as china battle heats up

oil price surge puts takaichi’s honeymoon at risk

yann lecun’s ai start-up raises more than $1bn in europe’s largest seed round

board games maker to be first private company traded under uk’s ‘pisces’ system

can the g7 release enough oil to calm the market?

europe looks to shield consumers from high energy prices

ftav’s further reading

goldman pitches a new big short

‘exceptional’ wetness points to climate change future, say scientists

berkeley confronts the crisis in london homebuilding

iran is a crucial test case for the american way of war

roger matthews, ft journalist, 1941-2026

roy chan can turn you into austin butler

the battle for france’s cities sets the stage for presidential showdown

what the uk should learn from this energy crisis

a woman of substance — channel 4 hit gets a downton-meets-dallas reboot

israel expects lebanon offensive to outlast iran conflict

the handymen and drivers keeping tehran running

whitney biennial turns away from current events — and the results are a welcome relief

hinge ceo: our algorithm doesn’t judge on attractiveness

venice’s cicchetti renaissance: where to find the city’s best bar snacks

‘it’s good business’: how london became an ‘energy from waste’ capital

china’s petitioners battle to be heard

india cuts telecom spectrum prices as operator interest dries up

trump’s russian oil waiver offers little relief for india

oil slides and stocks rebound

trump says iran war will end ‘very soon’

energy costs soar in wake of trump’s attack on iran

letter: spain’s position on iran mirrors public mood

letter: why ending lead pollution is no longer a pipe dream

letter: a question for the professor from the roadie mum

letter: coastal erosion’s real cause

mongolia presses rio tinto to rewrite ‘unfair’ terms of $18bn oyu tolgoi mine

white males will have ‘fewer board seats’ in future, says uk diversity chair

ft crossword: number 18,314

correction: attack on port of shuaiba

trump family-linked financial group probed by congressional committee over chinese stock scams

firstft: oil falls below $90 as trump suggests iran war could be over soon

goldman pitches hedge funds on strategies to bet against corporate loans

the rise of mojtaba khamenei

us reaches agreement to end prosecution of turkey’s halkbank

odey executive ‘felt physically threatened’ by former financier, court told

can reeves afford to shield households from an energy shock?

japan’s playbook on raw materials security is worth taking global

softbank’s bet on openai is starting to weigh

david lammy meets rebel mps over cuts to jury trials

the déjà vu of europe’s energy shock

middle east crisis ‘likely’ to push uk inflation up, rachel reeves tells mps

the new food fad sweeping korea

crude oil price shock inflicts pain on motorists around world

trump sons back launch of new military drone company

marie & rosetta — how sister rosetta tharpe and her protégé conquered the south

the uk’s public leadership pipeline has fallen into disrepair

uk ministers urged to deliver on infrastructure projects as pipeline tops £700bn

hims shares shoot up after weight-loss drug deal with novo nordisk

anthropic sues the pentagon over being declared a ‘supply chain risk’

darktrace names third chief in 18 months amid us expansion drive

concert promoter live nation settles us monopoly case over ticket sales

g7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves

british aircraft carrier will not be sent to middle east, say officials

investors bet central banks will respond to oil shock with rate rises

ft innovative lawyers north america 2026 open for submissions

gulf states fear threat to water infrastructure as iran war escalates

jefferies claims western alliance made ‘false’ statements over first brands

vw profit rebound in doubt as chinese rivals pose ‘existential threat’

‘match of the century’ referee lothar schmid’s chess library up for auction

turkey’s top opposition politician stands trial on corruption charges

nvidia and abb launch partnership for ai-enabled autonomous robots

microsoft adds anthropic ai models to its copilot workplace tools

why did we ever think data centres in the gulf were a good idea?

theory of flames is an opera that asks: how do you love a conspiracy theorist?

about those inflation fears

beyond the stricken gulf, global trade is relatively calm

one night with givenchy

eqt takes 42% stake in yorkshire water

wine storage is emerging from the cellar

trump’s venezuela strategy has failed in iran

flip it and reverse it: the enduring fun of jaeger-lecoultre’s reverso

court case against gerry adams opens in london

call for entries: europe’s leading patent law firms 2026

and the ftav chart quiz winner isn’t . . .

gilt market slump deepens as traders bet on boe rate rise

taiwan baseball diplomacy throws curveball into china-japan spat

uk should not back a war that boosts putin

nscale raises $2bn as investor fervour for ai defies pressures facing sector

nigel farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by kwasi kwarteng

stagflationary forces are building

octopus’ £3.5bn trading group which . . . values itself?

eu and middle east leaders dial in to crisis talks as war with iran spirals

millions turn to ai for pension planning

g7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves

a bad jobs report

transcript: oil price surge risks upending global economy

ftav’s further reading

farage misses out on trump meeting as their relationship cools

is the green party too radical for britain?

public register will require developers in england and wales to declare land options

drones: a strategic tool for defence and markets

ex-ey executive launches private equity-backed tax firm to challenge big four

germany seeks to emulate japan in shoring up critical minerals

gisèle pelicot’s compelling story demands to be heard — the pick of new audio books

global trading system under ‘unsustainable’ pressure warns uk

kharg island: iran’s oil lifeline that trump has left untouched

think geopolitics is bad? look at geoeconomics

virgin media o2 owner eyes broadband deals to take on bt’s openreach

which economies will pay the biggest price for the iran war?

you can turn this to your advantage if every news story has ‘tax exile’ in it

china said it ended poverty. did it?

a whirlwind guide to washington’s library of congress

china’s growth target is a global problem

vote for behind the money in the nyc podcast awards!

china consumer prices buoyed by oil surge and lunar new year

letter: wyoming’s fight to defy the foreign censors is a moral one

letter: hegseth’s bellicose boasts

letter: drone warfare and the economics of interception

letter: high gas prices ought to spur push for renewables

letter: even generous welfare states suffer a child penalty

letter: chagos and mr bumble

letter: trump’s courageous stance

letter: hasta la vista, baby

letter: soft wines, softer politics?

ali khamenei’s son mojtaba becomes iran’s supreme leader

fantasy home: the maximalist manhattan penthouse in the movie uptown girls

ft crossword: number 18,313

mojtaba khamenei’s appointment is a sign iran’s hardline policies will continue

school geography class: why rivers in the far north are turning orange

business school professors’ picks

firstft: iran picks khamenei’s son as supreme leader

german chancellor’s party on course for setback in key regional election

trump raises the stakes in iran by weighing deployment of us ground forces

economic reports to be overshadowed by escalating iran war

phillips 66 changes board to avoid new proxy battle with elliott

muscat airport bans private jet flights as wealthy leave the gulf

iran crisis stokes fears among uk farmers over higher fertiliser costs

school ib economics: us petrol prices surge as trump’s iran war triggers inflation worries

switzerland votes to end ‘marriage penalty’ in historic tax referendum

school ib geography class: five ways demographics are transforming the world economy

school politics class: donald trump tries to defy troubled history of us interventions in middle east

latin america’s lithium triangle is now in the hands of the right

oil market braces for $100 a barrel as middle east producers cut output

europe’s impotence extends to energy

yvette cooper defends uk’s ‘cool-headed approach’ on iran after trump criticism

should we aim for a frictionless world?

will us inflation change the outlook for interest rates?

tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack

iran war muddles expectations of likely fed interest rate cuts

why california’s plan to tax billionaires is misguided

kkr eyes multibillion-dollar sale of data centre cooling company

the guards rise again: the force still shaping iran

‘it’s our moment’: rival exiles lobby the us to lead iran after the war

china signals it wants a trump visit despite iran war

car insurance bills are going up before they go down

gulf businesses buy up political violence insurance as conflict spreads

liberals should be less shy about saying what they stand for

america chose this war — and must now choose how to end it

mexico drug cartel chief’s ‘narco-ledger’ shows ties to authorities

crackdown on overseas students delivers blow to london campus

geopolitical hit to travel is ‘temporary’, says ceo of world’s largest visa processor

samsung seeks ai deals to challenge apple’s smartphone lead

the brazilian seaside city in the grip of drug gangs

the ‘economic heroes’ driving indonesia

why it’s time to end the grim march of the touchscreen

‘most dangerous job on earth’: the life of an iranian ballistic missile crew

rapper-turned-politician sweeps to victory in nepal

trump hits out at starmer over uk reluctance to support iran attacks

sunday number 135: world puzzle

donald trump calls for more us military action in latin america

iran warns it will hit us bases across region hours after president’s apology

a week of war in charts: the impact on the us

first brands creditors reckon with dwindling chance of repayment

france’s unfolding nuclear umbrella

htsi editor’s letter: why i’m putting ladies first

us faced with few good options to tamp down surging oil prices

chart of the week: europe’s extra energy tax

price is now the main ingredient in the office-lunch slop bowl

formula 1’s leap of faith

palmer luckey’s $1bn pitch to reboot 1990s video game consoles

the bombing of tehran — in maps and satellite images

meteorologists bet on ‘swing’ to warming el niño weather cycle

uk lenders raise mortgage rates amid warnings over inflation and energy prices

can crispin odey convince a judge he was the victim of a regulatory crusade?

the war of unintended consequences

allowing 401ks to invest in private markets is a bad move at a bad time

america rethinks how to train its workforce

amid european energy fears, coal creeps back into favour

britain is now the home of the middle man

how mackerel became schrödinger’s fish

trump’s war on iran is spreading. where does it stop?

we’ll always have dubai

‘being honest about my debts is helping others — and it’s helped me’

are attention spans really shrinking?

dan duckhorn, winemaker, 1938-2026

how we all got marianne faithfull wrong

notebook, abu dhabi: where the uae’s working classes eat — restaurant review

papier founder: ‘i don’t own stocks or shares — it’s too much risk’

tax ‘cliff edges’ remove incentive to work, save and invest, say finance experts

the ai pension advisers are already here

the real-world paths to hell

water, japanese paper and a vacuum cleaner — the secrets of restoring michelangelo’s last judgment

why we should embrace human complexity

a first look at villa fayoum, egypt’s artiest guesthouse

cinema that feeds on — and into — our dreams

marinelli: my 15-year quest to ski the biggest face in the alps

odes to ovid: 2,000 years of art inspired by metamorphoses at the rijksmuseum

google gives ceo sundar pichai new pay deal worth up to $692mn

trump says no deal with iran except ‘unconditional surrender’

letter: the reasoning behind the icj’s chagos ruling is ‘very thin’

letter: boring bivouacs and mountain mottos

letter: ‘turandot’ in toronto? i’d wrap up warmer

letter: documentary film-making — how the bbc could help

letter: behind the enduring appeal of the emin bed

letter: google maps review that was a bit close to home

letter: alas for my talking tweeds

us draws up strict new ai guidelines amid anthropic clash

ft crossword: number 18,312

ft crossword: polymath number 1,377

oracle and openai scrap deal to expand flagship texas data centre

transcript: iran shock for starmer

trump’s ‘war of whim’ in iran

starmer’s pledge to cut living costs rocked by middle east war

in the centre of the storm: what does the iran war mean for dubai?

a turbulent week for financial markets

is the nightmare scenario for global energy here?

ships in gulf declare themselves chinese to dodge attack

us agency to create $20bn reinsurance facility for gulf shipping

directors’ deals: plus500 trio ships £67.2mn in shares to goldman sachs

investors are not ready for a true shock

stockpickers: london stock exchange, johnson service group, greggs

russia is helping iran to target us military assets in middle east

susquehanna-backed crypto firm blockfills prepares for restructuring

gilts sell off sharply on fears of inflation from iran war

robinhood brings private markets’ valuation problem to the masses

israeli strikes displace hundreds of thousands across lebanon

the oil shock won’t matter much, unless it does

us and gulf states hold talks with ukraine over drone detection

looking towards the light at paris fashion week

ftav’s friday chart quiz

it’s time to end britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery

the gulf bonds that aren’t barking

bank of england grills lenders over collapsed mortgage provider mfs

oil surges above $90 a barrel for first time in iran war

us payrolls turn sharply negative in february

police return passport to mandelson after arrest

hargreaves lansdown postpones fee rises, but only for ‘valued’ clients

podcast: iran shock for starmer

washington’s anthropic-shaped abyss

silent killer: the return of torpedo warfare

us economy sheds 92,000 jobs in february in sharp slide

biotech group’s shares hit by weight-loss drug setback

western alliance sues jefferies for fraud tied to first brands loans

blackrock limits redemptions at private credit fund as outflows swell

european private credit borrowers don’t go bankrupt

axel springer buys telegraph in £575mn deal

how cat breeding became gaming’s latest craze

rebel english academy by mohammed hanif — how to kill an ideology

former south african mp jailed over ‘state capture’ scandal

taiwan travelogue — a booker-longlisted novel on the tricks of translation

uk police search home of lobbyist and ex-labour mp in china spy probe

hereditary peer lord mancroft: ‘they don’t care about fox hunting. it’s about us’

global bonds slump as iran war upsets rate-cut bets

ft weekend magazine crossword number 783

bloom and bust: can sarah raven regrow her garden business?

could this ‘bottomless handbag’ material change the world?

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: saudi arabia emblem, andrew lloyd webber and the empire state building

vanbrugh, the original starchitect

british strikes on targets in iran would be lawful, says deputy prime minister

are you financially ‘prepped’ for higher inflation?

what is your true exposure to the iran war?

submit your questions: can policymakers keep the global economy on track?

qatar warns war will force gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’

us companies are being denied refunds on trump’s illegal tariffs

economic history suggests welfare reform will take a while

sylvia plath’s ‘daffodil days’ in devon

etihad resumes limited services as air travel across the gulf slowly returns

uk police arrest four on suspicion of spying for iran

middle east war strengthens case for renewables, says microsoft energy chief

deconstructed watch: l’epée time fast ii in chrome

transcript: the case against stablecoins

toyota supplier makes $8bn bid for japanese chipmaker rohm

retail private credit is an unsolvable problem

ftav’s further reading

private credit loan spreads are tiiiight

von der leyen and birol discuss how to tackle spiralling energy prices

lessons for central bankers from geopolitical shocks past

power prices in europe swing wildly as iran war stokes volatility

the tax nomads flying into a war zone

transcript: iran war’s global energy impact

‘cavalier and demeaning’: the trump team’s hyper-aggressive war rhetoric

can the gulf still act as an airline hub for the world?

f1 races at risk as middle east war disrupts sport

help was one of the great charity albums. can a sequel match it?

the iran war presents a ‘guns and butter’ nightmare for investors

the billionaire ‘buccaneer’ braving the strait of hormuz

the vulnerable gulf energy assets putting the world on edge

uk to delay difficult decisions on ai copyright rules

why trump won’t clean up his own mess

why oil at $200 a barrel is no longer unthinkable

a weekend sauna safari in helsinki

jeweller sophie bouilhet-dumas talks taste

tefaf maastricht 2026

ubs fee-sharing deals with carlyle and cvc spark conflict of interest fears

anthropic says pentagon’s risk designation will have limited impact on its business

us high school economics class: us long-term unemployment hits 4-year high

asia’s big economies brace for iran war energy shock

india’s energy conundrum as middle east war hits supply

letter: university research must incentivise quality over quantity

letter: is the president’s approach a baldrick cunning plan?

letter: starmer’s us stance — more harold than tony

letter: am i the only person . . .

letter: tesco’s doomsday dry run proves value of preparation

letter: how to stop a race to the bottom in livestock farming

letter: why family childcare is not counted in gdp figures

letter: congress blindsided

trump controls iran attack from golf club

trump says iran wants to ‘make a deal’ to end the war

correction: brent crude

ft crossword: number 18,311

depleted oil reserve leaves us exposed as iran war pushes up prices

us considers tying nvidia and amd ai chip exports to foreign investment pledges

trump says he must be ‘involved’ in choosing iran’s next leader

gulf states could review overseas investments to ease strains caused by iran war

firstft: donald trump has no plan for iran war aftermath, says us senator

industry doubts trump plan to insure gulf oil tankers as iran war halts transit

the case against stablecoins

europe-to-asia air travel squeezed into narrow corridor after drone attack

us states sue trump administration over new tariffs

iran crisis shines spotlight on ‘threadbare’ royal navy

trump fires controversial homeland security secretary noem

iran turns to cheap drones as us and israel target missile launchers

thousands flee beirut after sweeping israeli evacuation order

the ai pr problem

lessons from anthropic’s battle with the pentagon

bankers’ bumper year for ipos isn’t quite going to plan

germany secures us sanctions exemption for rosneft refinery

saba capital offers steep discount for starwood real estate shares

glencore wades into battle for former ftse miner

china sets cautious climate goals in five-year plan as coal remains core

the transatlantic tussle over uk drug pricing

money beyond borders — the making and breaking of global currencies

peaky blinders: the immortal man — cillian murphy gets reinforcements in wartime spin-off

sound of falling — a ghostly portrait of german girlhood over a century

ft quiz: the week in news

merz should seize the opportunity to push back against trump

middle east conflict strands ships with cargoes of fresh food and live animals

uk police search journalist’s home in china spy probe

rolls-royce boss in line for increased £18mn a year pay package

greg abel starts berkshire’s first share buyback of post-buffett era

are investors getting the iran conflict wrong? with robin brooks

jet fuel prices soar as iran war squeezes supply

nyse owner invests in crypto exchange okx at $25bn valuation

trump has no ‘phase two’ plan for iran, says senator briefed on war

worries grow in washington about lack of any post-war vision

mildly dovish february ecb minutes are now stale

iran could collapse from the periphery, not the centre

the corinthia, rome: former bank of italy building plays it safe

iran war triggers aluminium supply crunch and shutdowns across middle east

is ai an existential threat to india’s outsourcing industry?

in defence of hand-wringers and pearl-clutchers

look what you made me do — boomers vs millennials in john lanchester’s london

defence secretary flies to cyprus after criticism of uk response to attacks

at last, the carbon cutter everyone can get behind

htsi’s favourite bookshops

london’s investment halo is dimmed by war

revolut applies for us banking licence in push to crack american market

the economic question we forget to ask about ai

track star’s jack coyne leads a musical tour of new york

wealthy dubai residents race back to uae to avoid tax bills

mike ashley’s frasers group builds stake in puma

facial recognition technology comes to britain’s supermarket aisles

family offices seek value beyond returns

iran war risks turning into a battle of endurance

nissan warns of sunderland closure if uk excluded from ‘made in europe’ rules

self-driving cars will not obliterate motor insurance market, say insurers

private credit’s retail honeypot is getting less sweet

itv ‘actively engaged’ with sky to sell broadcast division, chief says

china spy case exposes new electoral hazards of foreign policy

ladbrokes owner entain blames losses on uk budget tax increases

south korea leads rebound from market rout after iran attack

south east water fined £22mn for repeated supply outages

uk regulator studies £8bn private dentistry market over price concerns

rachel weisz descends into erotic fantasy in netflix’s vladimir

reform uk received second big donation from thailand-based crypto investor

ai’s ‘spillover effect’ and china’s tech insurance bid

on ignoring geopolitics, buying bubbles and hoarding gold

ftav’s further reading

linking aid and migration policies a ‘sea change’, says iom head

analysts’ views: rate markets are buying the weeks not months narrative on the iran war

the business of formula 1

transcript: khamenei’s son is frontrunner to be iran’s supreme leader

europe’s leading start-up hubs 2026

leon black’s son and the strait of hormuz

transcript: iran war risks turning into a battle of endurance

coal prices jump as utilities seek alternative to gas

defence start-ups set their sights on the interceptor market

europe confronts threat of another energy crisis

fertiliser disruption from iran conflict prompts global food shortage warnings

gulf oil producers face race to resume exports before storage fills up

how sánchez became trump’s nemesis in europe

iran attacks show the perils of following america’s economic lead

spacex: the final frontier of ipos

uk energy suppliers pull fixed-tariff deals as iran crisis drives up prices

nvidia refocuses tsmc capacity as export controls stall china sales

can going ‘off-market’ help sell my house?

europe braced for middle east refugee wave, says un migration chief

how the uk mortgage market became so unstable

molly vs the machines — a harrowing, rage-inducing documentary about social media

nhs official pushed to add patient data to palantir platform while also advising company

pentagon eyes ukrainian interceptor drones to counter iran

the economics of night-time work

untold histories — the reality of lgbt+ life in 20th-century britain

web of tiny accounting firms audited collapsed mfs property lending empire

why celine’s michael rider is creating a ‘hardworking wardrobe’

archyvio at versailles, a midcentury-design love story

pakistan thwarts jpmorgan’s efforts to buy historic new york hotel

the geopolitics of the global oceans treaty

anthropic chief back in talks with pentagon about ai deal

openai pushes to add surveillance safeguards following pentagon deal

energy bills set to rise in wake of trump attack on iran

letter: europe’s challenge is to turn leverage into diplomatic power

letter: trump’s whack-a-mole approach to trade policy

letter: visionary idea for ghana’s ageing cocoa farmers

letter: chinese universities’ rise in rankings no longer a given

china sets lowest gdp growth target in decades

trump had ‘feeling’ iran was going to attack us interests, white house says

bbc to urge ministers to end political board appointments

can nvidia’s margins last?

isa millionaires outnumber lottery millionaires, new study claims

plunge in south korean stocks saps an astounding market ride for now

ft crossword: number 18,310

musk battles twitter market manipulation case in court appearance

obesity jab users show lower risk of alcohol and drug addictions

uk to further curtail rights of asylum seekers

us congressional panel votes to subpoena pam bondi over epstein files

beige book shows us prices still rising

trump tells ai companies they need ‘pr help’ over data centre backlash

firstft: us submarine sinks iranian warship off sri lanka coast

rate of iranian ballistic missile launches is declining, western officials say

owner of collapsed brazilian bank arrested for second time

us in talks with iranian kurdish militants over anti-regime operations

cushman & wakefield sued over climate risk to worker retirement savings

bis defends its global rulemaking role against us criticism

china spying arrests raise awkward questions about labour party links

bitcoin and crypto stocks surge amid relief rally for risky assets

kpmg picks ex-australia boss gary wingrove as next global chief

israel expects weeks-long war against iran

hoppers — pixar’s eco-activist adventure leaves it to the beavers

three reasons to be hopeful for uk homebuilders

the gulf’s safe-haven status is under fire

are performance reviews meeting expectations?

the reality of chatbot-induced delusions

gulf states in race to secure more us interceptors

sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated

gulf insurance costs soar 12-fold despite trump guarantee

vistry shares plunge 20% as uk housebuilder warns of lower margins

dollar shines in iran turmoil as conflict upends popular trades

pair ‘took law into their own hands’ in spying for hong kong, court told

smith & nephew ‘well equipped’ to ride out tariff uncertainty, chief says

us submarine sinks iranian warship in indian ocean

fed grants kraken access to payments system in first for crypto group

scott bessent says 15% global tariff ‘likely’ to be imposed this week

toyota marks a turning point for activists in japan

ai disruption, wage deflation, research abundance

uk in poor position to help households if energy costs surge, says obr economist

charting inflation fears

eu to include uk and japan in ‘made in europe’ plans

to stop uk’s debt fatalism, look past charts of doom

three arrested in uk on suspicion of spying for china

broken glass — arthur miller’s stark play about antisemitism is a puzzle

unemployment now higher in uk than in italy

wood group fined £13mn for overstating three years of profits

gags, martial arts and the first cat video — the lumières as artists and tiktokers of the 1890s

hot property: five homes for sale in lisbon

how to dodge the next sam bankman-fried

in an age of endless scroll, can photographs entice collectors again?

ukraine unbroken captures the weight and complexity of conflict

three arrested in police federation corruption investigation

be glad of starmer’s caution over iran

no one wins in anthropic’s fight against the pentagon

the influencers leaping to dubai’s defence

can big tech deliver on trump’s pledge to shield consumers from higher energy bills?

citi’s security unit was meant to probe misconduct. employees say it protected the bank instead

start your digital detox with this smartwatch case

dassault warns franco-german jet project is ‘dead’ if airbus refuses to co-operate

ali khamenei’s son mojtaba emerges as a leading candidate for supreme leader of iran

fitch lowers outlook for indonesia on ‘erosion’ of credibility

luigi lovaglio set to be ousted as monte dei paschi chief

millions face longer waits for payouts from £11bn uk motor finance redress scheme

sánchez calls us-israeli war in iran a ‘disaster’ amid spat with trump

rising democrat star james talarico wins texas primary for us senate

reeves’ speech was rightly low-key but lacked hard truths

dubai evacuation costs rise as high as $250,000 as more families flee

south korean stocks hit hardest by iran war as market plunges 12%

adidas taps billionaire nassef sawiris for chair

ftav’s further reading

war, oil, growth and inflation

transcript: artificial intimacy — the ai therapist that ended a marriage

melbourne to give legal right to work from home 2 days a week

brussels’ ‘membership-lite’ plan for ukraine to leave sour taste at dinner

you probably can’t afford to visit the moon, sorry

transcript: co-creators mickey down & konrad kay on ‘industry’

letter: the tricky trade-off women face over when to have children

letter: britain’s coastal erosion: see-saw on the seashore

letter: tv script’s verisimilitude to world of high finance

letter: italy’s search for some relief from high gas prices

letter: is nobody revolted by the boastful accounts of killing?

letter: a plea for solutions to the white-collar crime problem

letter: demography’s silver lining

letter: what mandeville’s second volume of the fable says

transcript: iran crisis sends european gas prices soaring

a contentious climate fix gathers pace

gold and silver flows disrupted as iran war grounds flights

maritime and ports businesses push for global shipping climate deal

private capital’s stress test

the cynical opportunities of ‘epic fury’

the hit-making florence museum that mixes old masters with rothko and social media star kaws

uk bets £40mn on frontier ai research lab in push for tech independence

uk energy bills: businesses and households face new price shock

china’s elite push for overtime curbs and public holiday to boost birth rate

investors turn away from yen as haven asset during iran war

yikes, south korean stocks

china to lean on russian oil as iran crisis chokes supply

vance takes low profile on iran after resisting foreign wars

us shale bosses warn they cannot replace war-hit middle east oil

trump says us navy prepared to escort oil tankers in gulf

trump talks of toppling ayatollahs

trump administration debates allowing tencent to keep its gaming investments

uk to invoke ‘emergency brake’ to ban student visa applications from four countries

lorries with unsafe meat imports skip border checks, uk government says

starmer’s uk-eu reset suffering from ‘lack of direction’, mps warn

ft crossword: number 18,309

howard lutnick and top goldman lawyer to testify to congress over epstein links

firstft: trump says us navy could escort oil tankers in gulf

transcript: energy prices up, markets down

energy prices up, markets down

pakistan urges iran not to attack saudi arabia

uae projects normal life as missiles shake haven reputation

us seeks to revive battle with four law firms over executive orders

reeves faces hazardous fiscal picture even without iran war

a dull uk fiscal statement comes with a fragile outlook

uk lifts russia-linked sanctions on british accountant

uk to deploy advanced warship and counter-drone helicopters to cyprus

all3media and banijay combine to create $8bn global tv powerhouse

loveholidays poised to delay £1bn london ipo after gulf travel chaos

how ai fakes are turning satellite images into war misinformation

sweeping assault on iranian state leaves residents reeling

us petrol prices surge as trump’s iran war triggers inflation worries

macron’s remarkable nuclear proposal faces a culture clash

when competing, use science to ascertain relative strength and quality of fit

london landlord begins evictions ahead of new renters’ rights law

germany’s military boost undermined by mould and broken lifts

reeves sticks to ‘stability’ in face of iran war and restive labour mps

blue owl slides below listing price as private credit worries mount

uk by-election council calls for evidence over claims of voter fraud

why has oil not hit $100 a barrel?

what did i learn about paying off debts? just get started

war in the middle east: what’s the end game?

money laundering controls in professional services ‘perform poorly’, says uk watchdog

wanted: private equity buyers for unloved online marketplaces

iran war presents a different script for markets

obr warns uk economy could face ‘very significant’ hit from iran war

thales eyes higher defence sales as government spending booms

trump says he will do ‘whatever it takes’ to contain iran

capital group’s weird passive bravado

spring statement 2026 in brief: what you need to know

lily allen’s west end girl was a sensation — her one-woman show is a harder sell

eurozone inflation just below target in february

who is paying for trump’s tariffs?

how the iran conflict has rattled global energy markets

the cunning little vixen, staatsoper berlin — simon rattle masters janáček but there’s magic missing

these women were golden age masters — why have they been ignored by art historians?

donald trump’s dangerous ‘war of whim’

trump says us-uk relationship is ‘not like it used to be’

eu urges ukraine to allow access to pipeline carrying russian oil

eurozone inflation unexpectedly rises to 1.9% in february

simpson’s on the strand is open again – here’s our exclusive preview

reeves touts ‘stability’ of uk public finances in spring statement overshadowed by iran crisis

polymarket users won big with unusual bets on us attack on iran

us hits rwanda’s army with sanctions for ‘violating’ dr congo peace deal

greens’ second place in new poll puts labour under pressure

middle eastern airlines start to fly stranded passengers out of gulf

stocks and bonds sell off as widening middle east war rattles markets

gb news takes fresh funding from investors despite narrowing losses

what’s a safe asset now?

brussels urges calm as iran crisis sends european gas prices soaring

ftav’s further reading

transcript: gulf states caught in the middle of us-iran conflict

britain’s ‘open’ voters need a champion

laura loomer and the far-right ultra-hawks cheering on trump in iran

lengthy iran war could cause inflation ‘spike’, warns ecb’s top economist

netflix warns paramount-warner bros deal will lead to job losses

transcript of an interview with philip lane

ubs told to tone down lobbying in row with swiss government

war arrives at a capital of capital

b&m tries to win back britain’s discount shoppers

biggest energy traders use windfall gains to tighten grip on market

blackrock-backed group pushes to close ports deal without panama assets

ft1000: europe’s fastest-growing companies 2026 ranking

friedrich merz to meet trump after justifying strikes on iran

in charts: how serious is the middle east gas price shock?

jason bateman and david harbour bond in brilliantly surreal infidelity drama dtf st louis

paramount’s $110bn warner bros deal poised to win fcc backing

pardoned crypto tycoon gives £20mn to uk maths and physics institute

trump’s ambassador to uk rebukes head of medicines watchdog over drug pricing

beatriz gonzález at the barbican: brilliantly coded art that evaded the secret police

can looking at this painting slow dementia?

everyone’s having a body scan. which works best for you?

eye to eye with the everglades’ alligators

stay alive by ian buruma — the remarkable story of his father’s ‘ordinary’ life in wartime berlin

warsh’s push to shrink fed’s balance sheet would evolve slowly

the rapper who would be prime minister

china’s high-rise hog farms go international

trump struggles to explain why he launched another middle eastern war

rubio says us launched strikes on iran because israel planned to attack

how the middle east conflict affects india

trump launches pre-emptive strike on iran

letter: epstein scandal shows private banking’s misaligned incentives

letter: burgundy vs bordeaux

letter: uk higher education shortcomings revealed

letter: buyout firm difficulties in china part of wider malaise

grand revival: hunt slonem transforms a gilded age mansion

us lng producers rush to seize on surging gas prices triggered by iran conflict

stronger uk public finances can withstand iran war shock, reeves to say

ft crossword: number 18,308

iran executes khamenei’s plan to spread regional war

correction: retractions made in 2024, not 2025

blackstone flagship private credit fund hit with redemptions

the escalating mideast conflict — in charts

firstft: trump vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ in iran

starmer has his ‘love actually’ moment and stands up to trump

trump to drop battle against law firms over punitive executive orders

video: who is running iran after ayatollah ali khamenei’s death?

uk private equity investor plots closure of up to 80 former whsmith stores

hedge funds rethink emerging market bets after us-israel strikes on iran

france’s groundbreaking nuclear offer to europe

aes’s private equity buyers pull off the self-leveraging buyout

lebanon plunged back into war as israel targets iran-backed hizbollah

ghana’s ageing cocoa farmers are caught in a price trap

airlines’ healthy finances will be tested by middle east conflict

inside the plan to kill ali khamenei

iran war is upending gas markets

hormuz crisis is a wake-up call for complacent gas consumers

nvidia-backed ‘open’ ai start-up courts investors at $20bn-plus valuation

elliott amassed £200mn exposure to collapsed mortgage provider mfs

‘equity punks’ wiped out in brewdog’s £33mn sale to cannabis company

spacex lines up starship launch next year as elon musk targets $1.5tn ipo

investors turn to gold, not bonds, as haven from war in iran

can the us build ships again?

how western navies can keep the strait of hormuz open

iran attacks show us haven status is in peril

blackrock and eqt make $33bn bet on electricity demand with aes swoop

france offers to station nuclear weapons in europe for the first time

whither the ai bubble?

rachel reeves to slow down increase to youth minimum wage

a war in charts

trump ‘very disappointed’ in starmer’s stance on iran strikes

bahrain’s alba to buy europe’s biggest aluminium smelter

trump ponders plans b to d after his favourite tariffs are taken away

and the ftav charts quiz winner is . . .

papers, please: how anti-terror rules caught antique dealers in a red tape nightmare

the smooth rise and rise of bruno mars continues with the romantic

a beautiful loan by mary costello — self-discovery steeped in literature

on lead, britain is the laggard of the developed world

‘chess messi’, 12, chases youngest grandmaster record in moscow

uk mortgage approvals fall to lowest level in 2 years

dubai expats drive to oman and saudi arabia to find flights out of region

just how high could oil go?

ares to inject further £115mn into talktalk as buyers explore options

what does a £3,400 apron say about modern feminism?

backing war abroad has little electoral upside at home

uk regulator investigates hotel chains over data sharing

carney and modi target canada-india trade deal by year-end

what does the iran conflict mean for global central banks?

byd’s february sales fall by most since pandemic

oil and gas prices soar as escalating conflict threatens supplies

toyota bows to activist pressure in $38bn deal

the war and markets

berkshire hathaway’s new chief still committed to dealmaking

europe struggles to find its voice as trump plunges the middle east into chaos

ftav’s further reading

banking upstart barrenjoey merges to make a mini-macquarie

barclays blocked transactions linked to property lender mfs months before collapse

people are complacent about risk of financial crisis, says lloyd blankfein

the great british electricity puzzle

top academics warn uk physics cuts threaten effort to boost economy

blacklisting russian paramilitaries will not work on its own

retail investors shun private credit funds after blue owl gating

sony battles £2bn lawsuit claiming uk playstation users are overcharged for games

spain’s moeve bucks green hydrogen gloom with €1bn project

starmer’s cost of living tsar calls for ‘interventions’ to help households

the best new debut novels — ghosts, down-at-heel aristos and a dead pingpong prodigy

the ‘stick or twist’ moment for uk banks

what will be in rachel reeves’ spring outlook for the uk economy?

who will back rate cuts on the fomc?

africa should not pick sides in minerals race, says zambia

how toxic is your sportswear?

in charts: how donald trump became a military interventionist

kyrgyzstan prepares to take eu to court over russia sanctions

my top five thai restaurants in london, by chef kim ratcharoen

paris school streets are raising the global bar for children’s wellbeing

suit up! a specialist’s guide to antique armour and weaponry

the eu’s climate retreat problem: punishing early movers

what to pack in your sos kit

war in iran: what comes next?

transcript: war in iran — what comes next?

letter: the dilemma of reopening taiwan to mainland tourists

letter: some perspective on america’s medals tally

letter: warm plaudits for starmer from an unlikely quarter

letter: lower rates seem likely in a more ‘productive’ economy

letter: labour must focus on high value-added businesses

letter: imran khan, the politician — at the top of his game

letter: how artificial intelligence is reshaping consultancy

letter: an industrial wardrobe change on climate policy

enchanting rooms for magical play

ft crossword: number 18,307

school ib geography class: deluge revives concerns about european food price rises

school ib global politics class: how war stopped working

school ib psychology class: the refreshing power of disagreement

investors brace for market tumult as trump vows to keep striking iran

school politics class: supreme court torpedoes donald trump’s tariff regime in check on executive power

firstft: oil prices set to jump as iran conflict intensifies

business school professors’ picks

china’s national people’s congress set for high-tech and low growth

tehran: a city at war

china solar boom helps energy emissions fall slightly in 2025

military briefing: iran’s new retaliation strategy

after khamenei, who rules iran?

starmer criticised over stance on us-israel strikes on iran

trump’s epic gamble in the middle east

oil prices forecast to jump despite opec+ pledge to raise output

iran war will test the vulnerability of oil markets

in milan, fashion in the shadow of war

what will war in iran do to the global economy?

trump has no realistic plan for iran’s future

air travel heavily disrupted following iranian strikes

britain’s rising tax on ambition

janet truncale cuts staff and trims costs in her first year as ey boss

will us payrolls strengthen the case for rate cuts?

farage promises new restrictions on voting after by-election loss

mastercard hires whitehall veteran to bolster push for key uk contract

the cost of uk higher education doesn’t add up

eight former uk energy ministers call for u-turn on oil and gas

hound dog — a hit for big mama thornton and ‘some white kid’ called elvis presley

italy sets up fight with brussels over carbon costs

japanese retailers wrestle with chinese tourist boycott

lower rates or higher thresholds — how starmer can make student loans ‘fairer’

south korea prepares to open door to foreign workers to cope with shortages

the former african minister in ice detention

tony blair institute trained gaza technocrats for trump’s board of peace

what a chocolate company can tell us about openai’s risk

why it makes sense for women to work for women

survivor’s guilt, overwork and ai: inside amazon’s mass lay-offs

trump tries to defy troubled history of us interventions in middle east

ayatollah ali khamenei, iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026

iranian state tv confirms supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei is dead

iran’s supreme leader killed in air strikes

uk must restore ‘dynamism’ in labour market, says tony blair institute

sunday number 134: news puzzle

us not planning to tap strategic reserve as iran war risks oil surge

panic in the gulf as iran lashes out at us allies

netanyahu’s ‘biggest decision’: israeli leader pursues regime change in iran

labour minister quits over probe into journalists

strike on iranian primary school kills 108, authorities say

insurers to cancel policies and raise prices for ships in gulf and strait of hormuz

why now? trump’s shifting arguments for striking iran

tehran started its working week. then came the explosions

trump and netanyahu go for iran’s jugular

greg abel tells berkshire investors its cash holdings are not a retreat from dealmaking

how will strikes on iran affect global energy flows?

trump shifts from ‘no new wars’ to iran regime change

htsi editor’s letter: it’s a family affair

jpmorgan cuts services for citadel securities in clash over roles

nvidia’s sales rocket while its shares flatline

trump gambles on war to force iran’s capitulation

a brief guide to iran’s complex regime

military briefing: what have the us and israel hit and how is iran responding?

canada’s carney kicks off ‘middle power alliance’ tour with trip to india

garden designer isabel bannerman: ‘romance has to be worked at’

business of football: ‘premflix’ arrives and other highlights

trump hails ‘massive’ operation as us and israel launch strikes on iran

israel and us launch attack on iran

a million young britons are falling through the cracks

ai models, like capitalism, are best served with a conscience

blackrock and goldman sachs join race to fund phoenix’s pension business

hmrc complaints hit a five-year high

the ipod’s slow shuffle back to relevance

the one good monopoly

why is hmrc making tax so diabolical?

did britain need to strike the chagos deal?

a dangerous playbook is being revived for the giant us housing agencies

are my shoes giving off the right signals?

bordeaux 2016 was a superstar vintage. how does it taste now?

breaking news: the ‘today’ programme is broken

house of mercy: a year on a cancer vaccine trial at london’s oldest hospital

how the ‘bed trick’ still reveals our greatest fears and desires

telegram, pavel durov and the shaky future for tech’s libertarian princelings

the magnificent, unruly inner life of rose wylie at the royal academy

when financial and geopolitical waves collide

director jordan fein on arthur miller’s warning from history

does japan still occupy the innovation hot seat?

how to ride the commodities supercycle

the furry slovenian monsters who chase winter away

the inexhaustible joie de vivre of kit kemp — and daughters

the winter-defying joy of perfectly layered potatoes

tiler peck: a once-in-a-generation dancer with a second act

what my biggest investment mistake teaches us about the software sell-off

deepseek to release long-awaited ai model in new challenge to us rivals

us court blocks landmark law limiting social media use for children

letter: us treasuries policy plots a narrow course

letter: german romanticism — inventing the artist as hero

letter: all gas and gaiters?

letter: fdr’s idea of homeland

letter: my grandson didn’t even know we had a television

letter: irish weather lexicon

letter: if you want peace, best prepare for war

letter: curious advice from such a respected ornithologist

correction: loie hollowell

letter: musk’s grok: stranger than science fiction

ft crossword: number 18,306

ft crossword: polymath number 1,376

blackstone chief schwarzman received $1.2bn in 2025 income

trump administration to cut anthropic from state contracts and pentagon supply chain

project warrior: how paramount beat netflix in $110bn battle for warner

trump floats ‘friendly takeover’ of cuba

transcript: green grief for starmer — by-election special

what the state of the union means for the us midterm elections

mexico, el mencho and the perilous ‘kingpin strategy’

bill clinton defends ‘brief acquaintance’ with epstein

collapse of uk property lender sends shockwaves through wall street

starmer hits out at ‘extremes’ of left and right after historic green by-election victory

netflix could be streaming media’s most victorious loser

ai has driven investors to hallucinations

directors’ deals: sage directors buy despite ai-induced worries

key areas of contention between iran and the us

pete hegseth, maga’s man at the pentagon

stockpickers: centrica, mony group, diageo

nasa overhauls artemis moon programme after repeated delays

reform defends choice of matthew goodwin as its by-election candidate

can demna save gucci?

dove reinforcements

home office advisers launch review of uk visas to attract top talent

reform uk calls for fraud probe over alleged ‘family voting’ in by-election

eight ways to weave some magic into your home

wall street doubles down on another caesars buyout

defensive munition shortages to shape any us attack on iran

britain’s old political duopoly has been shattered

condé nast ceo says ai is a ‘death blow’ to google search

english rugby scraps automatic relegation to boost investment

trump family’s media group weighs plans to spin off truth social

ftav’s friday charts quiz

us tech stocks head for worst month in almost a year over ai jitters

reeves to sign off £1bn leonardo helicopter contract

green grief for starmer: by-election special

the spacex etf is in trouble

in the footsteps of . . .

german government weighs berlinale chief’s future over gaza controversy

bmw to use humanoid robots on production line

openai secures up to $110bn in record funding deal

uk competition watchdog backs curbs on use of non-compete clauses

big tech workers press bosses to back anthropic in pentagon clash

why ukraine is still standing

submit your questions — us foreign policy from iran to ukraine and beyond

top barclays executive to lead uk banking supervisor

us allows non-emergency embassy staff to leave israel

singer ali sethi: ‘the art of plausible deniability is a wonderful trick’

ft weekend magazine crossword number 782

brazil’s ‘dubai’ — where skyscrapers and sky-high property prices meet

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: henry james, tynwald and woodrow wilson

free reader webinar: build healthier financial habits

us asset managers diverge from foreign rivals on climate

looking forward at milan fashion week

willie colón, musician, 1950-2026

an election that shakes up british politics

subscriber webinar: the dollar under trump

19 buys for sister sledge stans

binary puzzle number 98

have you got your 10,000 steps in?

mini crossword number 98

skip the caterers. employ your kids instead

word circle number 98

summer of sport to fuel growth in problem gambling

greens’ shift to left wins over disaffected labour voters

senior shares jump 20% on all-cash offers

jacinda ardern joins new zealand’s ‘brain drain’ to australia

eleven marvellous things to do in march

ivor braka: ‘the best gift i’ve ever given was a fishing boat to jerry hall’

anti-reform voters sidestep labour in historic contest

americans now sympathise with palestinians more than israelis, poll finds

what you said about my new chatgpt investment adviser

british airways owner iag boosted by ‘robust’ transatlantic demand

new york vs valve: the loot box ‘gambling’ showdown

jonathan sorrell outlines rathbones’ strategy to stem outflows

‘the worst outcome’: green triumph creates new peril for labour

ftav’s further reading

global stock discounts vs us stock discounts

china’s central bank moves to slow renminbi’s advance

eu commission eyes legal loophole to bypass hungary veto of €90bn loan

bank of japan to press on with april rate rise

pakistan bombs kabul and taliban strongholds

starmer under pressure after greens secure historic by-election victory

transcript: ai turns to a new type of lending

transcript: could common debt make the eu stronger? with carlos cuerpo

bezos’s $30bn ai lab seeking tens of billions for industrial sector deals

economic nationalism is just getting started

former l&g boss nigel wilson to chair brookfield’s just group

in perpignan, french far right stakes its claim to power

ineos puts a new industrial spin on a morbid financial game

pentagon moves to build ai tools for china cyber operations

private equity’s problems explained in one blow-up

shell grapples with debt crisis at key clean energy venture

vegetarians have lower risk of five cancers, study finds

in the dolomites, a thousand-year-old castle is reborn as an indulgent retreat

mitski is fully in command with new album nothing’s about to happen to me

power failure could undermine america’s ai ambitions

the grand, golden gardens of lahore

tracey emin’s tate modern retrospective shows her triumphs — and limitations

the great armani succession question

greens win key uk by-election in blow to labour

the activist vs the carmaker: how elliott forced toyota into $35bn showdown

letter: why traders should welcome the fca’s ‘full information’ regime

letter: lagarde pay story is wrong to imply misconduct

letter: cuba’s medical brigades — not such a noble enterprise

letter: bordeaux red is ‘one of the great tastes of the world’

letter: my rubric for retirement

letter: issue of board chair tenure needs to be revisited

ai will not kill jobs in india’s outsourcing sector, says wns chief

letter: time to target the foreign wealth of iran’s leadership

letter: business school veteran’s tips for those starting out

trump and mamdani discuss housing and immigration in second meeting

trump makes longest ever state of union speech

correction: laurence des cars

the companies behind china’s dancing, joking robots

paramount clinches warner bros deal after netflix walks away

bayeux tapestry to be sponsored by belarus-born hedge fund billionaire

hmrc collects extra £16bn from big business with more ‘hands-on’ approach

uk consumer confidence survey gives up gains of past 2 months

ft crossword: number 18,305

jack dorsey’s block to cut workforce by ‘nearly half’ as it leans on ai tools

uk orders review into epstein’s use of raf bases

anthropic rejects pentagon’s ‘final offer’ for military use of its ai

private credit fund managed by kkr reports jump in troubled loans

firstft: kim jong un appears alongside daughter at north korea military parade

sales fall short of expectations at online betting group flutter

what the actual tariff?

las vegas casino group caesars weighs takeover interest

hedge fund millennium poaches goldman’s equities co-chief

us regulator scrutinised over bank licence sought by trump crypto venture

relief for us homeowners as mortgage rates hit lowest since 2022

vanguard reaches settlement with texas in key case on esg investing

hillary clinton accuses republicans of ‘political theatre’ in epstein probe

tech stocks slide as ai spending fears return

what went wrong at paypal

us and iran hold nuclear talks after marco rubio’s warning

eu’s anti-fraud agency set to investigate peter mandelson

fall in uk net migration threatens to carve deep hole in public finances

britain’s great data centre balancing act

victory capital sparks bidding war with offer for janus henderson

iran and the chimera of capitulation

the little-known commodity fuelling sudan’s civil war

trafigura award climbs to $700mn after court victory against prateek gupta

ai and the crisis of confidence in the british state

fashioning the crown by justine picardie — couture and the royals

english premier league to launch streaming service in international shake-up

ft quiz: the week in news

uk immigration officers accused of scheme to steal thousands of pounds from migrants

palestine comedy club — a search for laughter amid checkpoints, restrictions and war

the testament of ann lee — amanda seyfried hymns the shaker founder in musical biopic

the challenge of pricing ai’s impact

maybe corporate credit is just boring and fine

hong kong stakes its claim on the global gold trade

gulf petrostates rush to export crude amid fears of us strike on iran

wall street turns to complex trades to dodge ai ‘implosions’

more than 900 companies sue us over trump’s tariff regime

uk citizenship applications surge as reform vows settlement crackdown

sadiq khan pushes ahead with oxford street pedestrianisation

boutique firms may benefit from wealth management ‘m&a frenzy’

do we really know which jobs are most at risk from ai?

british politics gets religion

evening all afternoon — the poignant battle of a stepmother and her new daughter

nonesuch by francis spufford — angels in the blitz

trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda in state of the union

what is ai ‘distillation’?

sirāt — a desert thrill-ride humming with delirium and dread

puma sinks to record €645mn loss as sales slide

world economic forum boss børge brende quits over epstein links

uk work visa numbers cut sharply in 2025

europe’s drone dilemma: how to stockpile weapons that turn obsolete?

it’s payback time for trump’s tariff fiasco

premier league clubs must help weaker rivals survive, says football regulator

swans have been seducing us for centuries. why?

the grimly compelling rise of videoed death

uk media groups unite to tackle ai ‘scraping’ of journalism

ukraine and the new economics of war

us warns iran over ballistic missiles as pair meet for talks

ocado plans to cut 1,000 jobs and restructure technology unit

a new fed-treasury accord is already under way

stellantis warns of higher us tariff costs as it reports €22bn loss

scream 7 — scream turns to yawn as franchise repeats itself

supreme court ruling on tariffs unleashes wave of legal challenges

hong kong exchange posts record profits on chinese listings boom

jupiter posts first annual net inflow since 2017

north korea’s kim and daughter take centre stage at military parade

nuclear fusion start-up wins bavarian state backing for €2bn test plant

rolls-royce announces buyback of up to £9bn as profits jump 40%

wpp plans to cut £500mn a year in costs in sweeping overhaul

china’s latest chip push and ai fever in india

london stock exchange group plans £3bn buyback amid elliott pressure

nasdaq wants to fast-track founders and let index trackers hold the bag

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eu states clash over industrial subsidies amid competitiveness push

uk’s first commercial lithium plant opens in boost to domestic metals mining

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black and blue owl

new york shivers in one of the most severe winters since the gilded age

paypal’s plunge makes it a tempting takeover target

starmer faces high-stakes battle as greens and reform vie for manchester seat

tech groups turn to more chip-backed loans to fund ai arms race

transcript: boris johnson — pressure on putin is the price of peace

transcript: how deutsche bank wooed jeffrey epstein

uk government to review whether axing juries increases racial bias

bank of england’s dovish shift heralds march cut

china targets ‘happy fat water’ soft drinks for economic sugar fix

dirty business — thrilling drama about britain’s filthy water is a rallying call to arms

how working from home changed how we shop

hungarian opposition groups quit to make way for orbán challenger

italy pitches a nifty idea to cut power prices

private credit group blue owl battles to emerge from its cold winter

return of uk house price bunching to avoid mansion tax

six trips for grand prix season: from factory tours to driving damon hill’s f1 car

uk government debt sales set to fall for first time in four years

a history of civilisation in 140 objects

do america’s carmakers have a plan for survival?

is it time to cash in the family silver?

looking for miami’s literary heart? it’s at books & books

suzu hirose, a former child star in japan, is going global

volkswagen bids to be europe’s self-driving vehicle ‘champion’

letter: is there now a glass cliff edge for female ceos?

letter: obstetricians and midwives

letter: how joke idea turned into a potential tool of abuse

letter: it won’t be easy for eu to weaponise its chokepoints

letter: reform uk should learn from the bnp experience

letter: gaza or iran: britain can be fickle on international law

peter mandelson arrested to prevent him escaping to the virgin islands according to commons speaker

uk far-right activist tommy robinson visits us state department

iran to offer ‘commercial bonanza’ to us companies

ft crossword: number 18,304

top european football clubs lost more than €1bn last year

imf urges us to change course on economic policy

engie to buy uk’s biggest electricity distribution company in £10.5bn deal

salesforce issues soft outlook amid concerns about ai’s threat to software

nvidia posts first $200bn year on back of ai investment boom

us to allow cuba’s private sector to import venezuelan oil

firstft: sanae takaichi nominates dovish candidates for bank of japan

brazilian politicians found guilty over assassination of rio councilwoman

cme halts trading on metals and natural gas futures markets

new single-pill hiv therapy promises boost for long-term virus survivors

democrats probe missing files alleging trump link to epstein

defence and ai spending sends global debt to record $348tn

memory chip boom leaves pc and smartphone makers in the cold

eg group to sell french forecourts to billionaire co-founder zuber issa

let chinese mainland tourists return to taiwan

lawrence summers to step down from harvard teaching role

mexico’s biggest battle in the drug war is yet to come

uk investors unable to put crypto products in isas from april

switzerland to pay crans-montana nightclub fire victims $56,000

uk business secretary urges eu to stop ‘putting up barriers’

sheinbaum pushes mexican election overhaul

first solar shares slide as tariff and demand woes bite

sort your people out — before you spend big on ai

elliott assures uk over future of lse

disney+’s scrubs reboot is silly, sentimental and slow to find its funny bone

putting data centres in space is even harder than it sounds

starmer promises to look at making student loans system ‘fairer’

revolut wins fca backing for stablecoin testing despite licence limbo

neutral ireland seeks closer ties with nato over maritime security

iran threatens escalation if us attacks

john lewis ditches plan to build 10,000 homes

german mps cut contracts for kamikaze drones backed by peter thiel and daniel ek

becoming a citizen is bittersweet in today’s germany

south africa hails ‘turning point’ as debt set to peak

resident evil requiem is a game of two halves — both of them terrifying

old books find a new audience in the age of viral reading

private equity tries to breathe new life into us hospice chain

catastrophising credit?

aston martin chair stroll not considering sale of luxury carmaker, says ceo

the bank of england does not need to ‘follow the fed’

how war stopped working

third runway will cost £15 per passenger, heathrow boss claims

sell-side research in the substack era

commons speaker told police mandelson was a flight risk

paul mccartney’s ‘uncool’ years reconsidered in man on the run

the other side of the ‘net zero’ ledger

us-uk tech talks restart with focus on nuclear projects

loie hollowell is turning motherhood into ‘cosmic energy’

a green triumph would leave labour red-faced

gsk secures potential ‘multi-blockbuster’ drug in $950mn deal

world’s best-performing market gets boost from corporate reform bill

british energy bills to fall as price cap cut by 7%

new diageo boss cuts dividend as guinness maker’s sales slide

yen weakens after takaichi picks dovish bank of japan candidates

transcript: european investment banks’ killer year

ftav’s further reading

the ai doomers aren’t done yet

merz embarks on china trip aimed at rebalancing trade relations

green shoots in the private equity winter?

ukraine’s eu accession by 2027 ‘unrealistic’, says austrian minister

trump condemns iran’s ‘sinister’ nuclear ambitions in state of the union speech

transcript: companies reap $22bn from trump’s immigration crackdown

hsbc says capital ratios need to improve before it resumes buybacks

transcript: artificial intimacy — a teenager’s last conversation

european investment banks’ killer year

ex-airbus chief says german decision to work with france on fighter jet a ‘mistake’

nhs in england to be set targets on getting people back to work

private capital’s insurance binge

the death of the trump trade

the elusive grail of blood tests that spot cancer early

to raise low birth rates, we must help mothers

uk military spending set to account for smaller share of gdp in 2027-28

recipe: sauerkraut and pancetta soup for bad weather

the refreshing power of disagreement

aussie and kiwi dollars surge as traders position for global interest rate rises

top democrats demand trump justify motivations for potential iran attack

amazon ai lab chief to depart amid leadership shake-up

letter: eu boardrooms should no longer outsource geopolitical risk

letter: michael metrinko and the fall of the shah

letter: drucker’s tracking metric applied to the smart watch

letter: guess who i just spotted in the salomon’s canteen

letter: making the most of ai is a matter of mindset

letter: chatgpt: what works best, voice or typing prompts?

letter: sir humphrey would not recognise these minutes

trump seeks to re-engage with us voters in state of the union address

first uk baby born from womb transplant

channel tunnel freight trains to restart after london depot deal

uk ai start-up wayve raises $1.2bn from carmakers and big tech

ft crossword: number 18,303

efune consortium willing to sweeten bid for telegraph media group

washington warns ukraine over striking us economic interests in russia

firstft: shein’s mysterious founder emerges to hail chinese roots

transcript: the report that rattled wall street

which piece of speculative fiction had the greatest single-day stock market impact?

the report that rattled wall street

reeves aims to reassure business with ‘boring’ spring statement

government policies have fuelled youth unemployment, bank of england says

hegseth threatens to cut anthropic from pentagon supply chain in showdown with ceo

odey cleared to put fca’s ‘animus’ on trial

amd tries out the kim kardashian theory of data centres

mandelson's lawyers deny he was planning to flee abroad

why 2026 will be a blockbuster year for biotech m&a

donald trump’s fateful decision on iran

merz seeks ‘reliable and fair partnership’ with xi

louvre boss resigns months after €88mn jewel heist

northern ireland faces funding crunch despite latest uk bailout

bird grove — rich and sympathetic portrait of a young george eliot

parsing terraform labs (in liquidation) vs jane streeeeeeeet

aid groups say palestinians face ‘irreparable harm’ from ban

honda suspends operations at mexican plant over cartel rampage

sheinbaum’s risky bet on dethroning ‘el mencho’

investors seek shelter from ai rout in asset-heavy stocks

the ‘extreme and improbable’ economics of citrini’s ai report

lebanon says it was warned its airport could become israeli target

criminal cases set to rise until 2030 despite abolition of jury trials

reform uk plans to use £500bn assets of council pensions to invest in british businesses

paramount sweetens offer in battle for warner bros discovery

novo nordisk halves us price of weight-loss drug

trump faces anxious audience of republicans with state of the union address

flying the flag for london fashion week

stripe valuation soars to $159bn in latest share sale

shein founder emerges from shadows to hail chinese roots

will ai-driven productivity growth allow the fed to lower rates?

why are there still so few women ceos?

russian ‘illicit oil traders’ exposed by email blunder placed under uk sanctions

donald trump’s state of mind is a global risk

could britain harness the sun’s energy from space?

from bandits to boardrooms: a double hit on the mob

meta agrees multibillion-dollar chip deal with amd

rheinmetall muscles back into german drones programme after testing setback

france cuts off government access to us envoy charles kushner after snub

once a symbol of resistance, the asafo military flag is flying once again

europe re-arms as us slows defence spending

european leaders gather in kyiv as us hangs back

splinter bid pinpoints that bidding side hold vast majority of available points

russia targets telegram as rift with founder pavel durov deepens

labour fights for its soul in manchester

mirror mirror on the wall, what is the most shorted stock of them all?

lib dems push for full disclosure around hiring of former prince andrew as trade envoy

etihad boss says tariffs more disruptive to airline than conflict

stanchart launches $1.5bn buyback weeks after finance chief’s exit

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global regulation, the best is yet to come

hungary veto of €90bn loan casts shadow over von der leyen’s kyiv visit

china expands export restrictions against 40 japanese companies

centerview puts its sleep lawsuit to bed

investors back european start-ups building low-cost air defence

rolls-royce propels the case for thoughtful subsidies

the mountain matches the peaks of early gorillaz albums

the cyber security threat inside your car

transcript: the war in ukraine, four years later

uk government accused of shelving fraud report

‘crisis of his own making’: trump weighs another war with iran

a better life by lionel shriver — we need to talk (and talk) about immigration

ai upheaval puts software investors on edge

european wealth managers hit back after fears ai will make them obsolete

fed still on course to hold until june

rapid uk coastal erosion throws spotlight on £40bn nuclear plant

takaichi plans japanese ‘cfius’ to tighten economic security

the ‘botlash’ movement is gaining momentum

uk pr executive left role after us embassy raised concerns over online posts

world bank takes out $6bn loan insurance to boost its lending

rayner’s rediscovery of a great british medical invention

uk’s best employers 2026: ranking

how insurance became the lifeblood of private capital

how to design a home in collaboration with nature

wealthy spouses are hiding crypto assets in divorce cases, say lawyers

what has reform learnt from its first taste of power?

transcript: trump’s tariffs are not dead yet, with michael froman

millions of people are returning to taliban-run afghanistan

panasonic turns off us tv business with handover to chinese rival

anthropic accuses chinese ai labs of ‘distillation attacks’ on its models

us tariff strike-down creates new trade dilemmas for india

fedex sues trump administration for tariff refunds

letter: how the uk can expand the reach of the bbc world service

letter: by royal disappointment

supreme court rules trump’s tariffs illegal

letter: there’s more to tariff policy than pass-through costs

letter: horses for courses

the appeal of south tyrol

letter: what happens if the white house switches off the ai?

china is not dumping us treasuries

ft crossword: number 18,302

citi to sell another stake in mexico’s banamex ahead of ipo

world liberty’s stablecoin attacked, trump-backed crypto group says

never have market narratives been more narrative

firstft: volodymyr zelenskyy urges us to see through russia’s ‘games’

zelenskyy urges trump to see through russia’s ‘games’

what the leveraged loan market can tell us about the software sell-off

maersk and msc to take temporary control of key panama canal ports

‘labour are now irrelevant here’: greens eye manchester by-election victory

us evacuates staff from lebanon embassy as fears rise of war with iran

the us supreme court’s ruling won’t stop donald trump’s tariffs

us sues coca-cola bottler for all-female casino networking event

moody’s alert cites gap in data centre accounting for big tech companies

us software and private capital shares hit with fresh wave of selling

donald trump’s own private un

peter mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate minister over probe into journalists

favorita — michelle steinbeck’s ambitious feminist revenge fantasy

iranian students rally against regime in latest protests

trump’s ‘board of peace’ explores stablecoin for gaza

us north-east hit by power outages as winter storm pummels new york

ex-techno dj jailed for global aircraft engine fraud

and the ftav charts quiz winner is . . .

mexico took down drug lord by tracking his girlfriend

eu delays ratifying us trade deal

scarcity value puts a rocket under china’s ai challengers

blue owl is spoiling private credit’s sales pitch

us probably shed jobs last year in rare decline outside recession, says fed official

deloitte shake-up of international structure set to trigger uk leadership race

chevron in talks for stake in giant iraq oilfield after lukoil sanctions

english football teams face ban on sponsorship from unlicensed gambling groups

uk warns tariff retaliation is an option if us reneges on trade deal

british championships prize money jumps to new record

australia backs proposal to remove andrew mountbatten-windsor from line of succession

wall street, main street and more tariff turmoil

we must change our conception of palliative care

why giselle is the ballerina’s hamlet

merck splits operations to separate oncology from non-cancer drugs

the new era-defining central bank ‘trilemma’

uber launches autonomous vehicles services venture in robotaxi push

trump’s new interest in war will end badly

the supreme court sends tariffs on a turbulent descent

chrystia freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies

trump’s tariffs are not dead yet, with michael froman

‘vibedit’ passes the ai productivity test

gilead to buy cancer drug developer arcellx for up to $7.8bn

ai threatens enterprise software companies, says franklin templeton ceo

special needs education spending in england will not fall for nearly a decade

us universities lean on endowments as costs rise and funding cuts bite

‘press freedom predator’: donald trump’s new cancel culture

novo nordisk shares drop 10% after poor weight loss trial result

labour can no longer rely on the ‘ethnic minority vote’

johnson matthey slashes price on sale of key unit to honeywell

gold jumps and dollar slides as global trade faces new trump tariff threat

ftav’s further reading

private credit has a structural problem

ib dp theory of knowledge class

school ib tok class: when psychologists mislead us

does europe need more private credit?

eu weighs delaying us trade deal ratification amid ‘tariff chaos’

schroders will keep wealth manager cazenove

private equity logjam builds as smaller firms fail to exit investments

f&g sells life reinsurer to create company led by blackstone veteran

fuel shortage threatens us nuclear resurgence, warns top supplier

is the sale of schroders really so bad for the city?

transcript: the fallout of trump’s tariff setback at the supreme court

data centres seek credit ratings to unlock billions in funding for ai push

europe and america are locked in a struggle over ‘western civilisation’

gold enters the storybook stage

inside ukraine’s ‘kill zone’

rolls-royce urges uk to commit to subsidies for £3bn engine project

schroders chief vows to keep wealth manager cazenove after £9.9bn takeover

us banks enjoyed record profits of $300bn in 2025

ways to save liberal democracy — the pick of the latest political books

william hague: britons in their 60s are the ‘luckiest generation’ in history

‘i’m selling my taste, my style.’ robert stilin sets up shop in new york

can ai liberate us from the tyranny of email?

dimon seeks to sell jpmorgan investors on $2bn-a-week costs bill

is your face on trend?

korean ‘ants’ pile into leveraged funds to profit from stock market boom

lagarde receives €140,000 from bis despite payment ban for ecb staff

lebanon eyes sale of gold reserves to rescue banks and the economy

mps and peers call for all uk children to be screened for lead

renting can be fun — but in middle age, can i still stomach the uncertainty?

what is behind trump’s truce with china?

school ib economics: white house moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes

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school politics class: uk ban on palestine action ruled unlawful

school economics class: uk swings to record £30bn budget surplus in january as retail sales surge

business school professors’ picks

japan mines for deep sea rare earths to counter china’s chokehold

letter: a defence loan can be a deterrent and offer investors a return

letter: fiscal responsibility is the conservatives’ lodestar

letter: positively orwellian

letter: what lasch wrote about elites and the global bazaar

letter: tories have always shied away from the hard choices

letter: ai’s shortcomings — evident with every email

letter: maga’s delors effect

letter: wagner: the only composer on the dmt wavelength

gadgets that watch, feed and clean up after our pets

conservatives should not just focus on voters lost to reform, analysis suggests

share of uk companies with low productivity higher than in 1997

ft crossword: number 18,301

ministers pledge £3.8bn of extra cash for special needs education in english schools

firstft: leaked documents reveal iran’s €500mn arms deal with russia

mexico kills top drug cartel leader ‘el mencho’

jet linked to epstein landed at raf base in 2013, documents show

new and existing battles cast a shadow over the coming days

europe needs to learn the art of the trade deal

satellite images reveal surge in us fighter jets in middle east

iran agreed secret shoulder-fired missile deal with russia

trump’s new flat-rate tariff is a boost for china and brazil

man killed by secret service after entering mar-a-lago grounds with gun

hungary to block new eu sanctions against russia

isis vows new phase of syria attacks in rare recording

ukraine blames russia for ‘terrorist attack’ in lviv

america is becoming a petrostate

have investors moved on from ai disruption scares?

how technology is reshaping our minds

ageing populations will raise demand for lifts, says german manufacturer

it is time for europe to weaponise its chokepoints

labour battles disaffection in crucial three-way by-election battle

palantir sues magazine that revealed switzerland rejected its approaches

private equity owners slash valuation of swiss watchmaker breitling

smart glasses give a glimpse of how ai threatens physical goods too

ai’s ‘memorisation’ problem: the novels it can’t forget

capturing the nine-to-five: why ‘worktok’ films are gripping gen z

consultancies set for fastest growth in years on back of ai boom

earnings and ai fears drive ‘extreme’ churn in us stock market

greece eyes central role in europe’s post-russia gas market

this meeting is being recorded. did you know?

trump’s envoy prepares to fight culture wars in south africa

us security group looks to recruit hundreds of personnel as it targets gaza role

ukraine’s economy shows grit amid lasting war damage

world’s biggest pe houses struggle to exit china deals

centerview settles lawsuit over analyst’s need for 8 hours’ sleep

india’s ai ambitions hit limits at global summit

trump demands netflix remove former obama official from board

sunday number 133: numbers puzzle

the bbc’s walsh sisters adaptation takes the bite out of marian keyes’ novels

latham & watkins poaches two more partners from rival wachtell lipton

us ambassador huckabee sparks outrage across middle east over israel comments

trump raises global tariffs to 15% in wake of supreme court loss

what does trump’s latest tariff threat mean for his previous trade pacts?

iranian students mount further anti-regime protests

france says eu has the tools to hit back at trump over tariffs

china’s ai labs unleash new models and bubble tea to lure in customers

packaged food producers turn to price cuts as us sales stagnate

what friedrich merz is going to tell xi jinping

year of the equal-weighted s&p 500?

the supreme court’s tariff blow to trump

olympic glory — without the spoils

tehran on edge as residents fear us attack

transcript: maha’s big reversal and a scotus decision on tariffs

altice france liabilities add around €1bn to debt pile

how brewdog left a bitter taste for its ‘punk’ army

what social media gave us

britain lacks a magnificent seven, but at least it has a meme stock

the haven asset status of us treasuries is eroding

the royal crisis of un-prince andrew

virgin atlantic on track to poach ‘tens of thousands’ of ba frequent flyers

yacht boom propels $700mn-plus stonepeak marina deal

dinosaur wars in the gobi desert

how italy’s drink-driving crackdown reshaped the digestivo — insider’s notebook

how tech turned against women

mediterranean deluge revives worries about climate-driven food price rises

nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs quit uk in past two years, say wealth managers

nicholas kent, master of political theatre, turns to ukraine

now 150 years old, can bangkok’s mandarin oriental still compete?

the b-movie producer who found himself in a real-life thriller

the value of tenderness

this winter olympics has been a crash course in being human

beauty entrepreneur terry de gunzburg auctions her museum-worthy collection of art and design

high tax rates overshadow bonus season in the city

swimming with seahorses on mozambique’s bazaruto archipelago

the porter’s table, london: a brand extension too far for guinness — restaurant review

they clone polo ponies, don’t they?

what one day of eavesdropping in london taught me

‘it’s a kind of shock therapy’ — director oliver laxe on his apocalyptic rave movie sirāt

supreme court torpedoes trump’s tariff regime in check on executive power

letter: why sweden’s project to redesign its banknotes backfired

letter: a family affair

letter: the king’s retro tv

letter: betting on elections is ripe for corruption

letter: how the rollaboard has normalised overtourism

letter: mandeville’s fable — a sting in the tale?

letter: glad to see you didn’t join the ‘hamnet’ cynics

letter: miniature map reading

letter: don’t forget nm rothschild is a german-émigré firm

letter: mandelson, epstein and the intra-elite divide

letter: keeping it brief

ft crossword: number 18,300

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hedge fund saba offers to buy stakes in blue owl funds at steep discount

china suffers gold drought at winter olympics

transcript: farage against the machine

maha’s big reversal and a scotus decision on tariffs

what does the supreme court ruling against trump’s tariffs mean?

parents to lose free choice of schools under special needs education reforms

andrew mountbatten-windsor arrest highlights vagueness of rules for royals

us scraps tighter limits on mercury emissions from coal plants

the problems piling up at fast-fashion giant shein

corporate america demands refunds after trump’s tariffs struck down

cambridge academics revolt over plans to close university’s vet school

directors’ deals: hilton food’s executive chair bets on better times ahead

main street banks are pushing into markets and trading

starmer’s government hasn’t practised what it preached

stockpickers: bhp, bae systems, natwest

first shares set to trade on london’s new private markets platform

the message of britain’s royal arrest

the supreme court has delivered an overdue rebuke to donald trump on tariffs

chadwick boseman’s deep azure reflects on loss and race in the us

only an army — and true integration — will solve europe’s defence problem

partners group to markets: pls chill ok

paramount’s $108bn bid for warner bros clears us antitrust hurdle

too hot to hold

supreme court’s tariff ruling has mixed implications for the fed

how palantir captured the ministry of defence

iran preparing deal proposal for us, says foreign minister

anderson cooper, the veteran cbs anchor leaves the set

new york knicks spin-off puts quirks of sports m&a at centre court

us growth falls sharply to 1.4% annualised rate in fourth quarter

how brewdog got punked

us supreme court rules trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal

hungary blocks €90bn eu loan to ukraine days before war anniversary

us gdp growth below expectations unlikely to prompt faster fed cuts

we need to talk about the gulf

farage against the machine

business books: what to read this month

carlos acosta’s don quixote review — bravura tricks bring sunshine to birmingham

axel springer backs new telegraph bid from dovid efune

submit your questions: how should europe prepare for a transatlantic divorce?

the giant void of nothingness where us financial regulation used to sit

nobel chemistry laureate frances arnold: ‘whole swaths of science are just going to die on the vine’

tides of tax drive high earners to offshore bonds

reader callout: do you use ai for retirement planning?

edf pushes back hinkley point c start-up by another year

ft weekend magazine crossword number 781

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ft weekend quiz: punctuation mark, netflix original series and the great exhibition of 1851

is it better to rent or buy when you retire?

repetition: a novel — vigdis hjorth’s story of teenage sexual awakening

should fund managers listen to ‘investor assemblies’?

ftav’s friday chart quiz

email blunder exposes $90bn russian oil smuggling ring

binary puzzle number 97

can ai improve my personal life?

mini crossword number 97

word circle number 97

police continue search of andrew mountbatten-windsor’s former home

a dash of ‘schmuck insurance’ could help netflix win warner bros

uk swings to record £30.4bn budget surplus in january

fashion month’s hottest ticket? a watch party with lyas

hollow pledges infect british politics

inside the big boots reboot

laila gohar hosts a snowy sunday roast

sexy shearling to wear now

aston martin sells its f1 naming rights for £50mn while warning on larger loss

the ons wants auntie to know that field agent impersonation isn’t clever, cool or funny

anglo american writes off half the value of de beers

firm underlying inflation keeps boj normalisation plans on track

ftav’s further reading

nobody knows very much about where alpha comes from

north korea’s kim jong un triumphant at rare congress

us and indonesia finalise trade deal to cut tariffs

kwasi kwarteng is focused, ‘orange pilled’ and ready to start bitcoinmaxxing

why eu trade ministers are unlikely to solve steel industry’s tariff woes

openclaw and the privacy problem of agentic ai

transcript: the great graduate job drought

investors pour record sums into european stocks

private credit’s breit moment

the ‘incredibly significant’ us military forces surrounding iran

transcript: what did ‘nudge’ get wrong? with nick chater

zambia calls for domestic debt to be part of major indices

aggreko owners target $12bn valuation with us listing or stake sale

amazon service was taken down by ai coding bot

dear chatgpt, please construct me an optimal portfolio

how the uk accidentally shackled itself to mastercard

musk’s starlink to be tested against eutelsat on french shipping fleet

reasons to worry about america’s investment position with the rest of the world

reform wants to put public unions ‘under review’, by-election candidate has said

row brews over ‘savvy squirrel’ campaign to drive uk investment

the fund manager pay gap persists

‘is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question

the anc’s sudden embrace of south african business

‘latecomer’ hyundai races tesla on robots and self-driving cars

venezuela passes law granting amnesty to some political prisoners

india makes move to boost urban infrastructure — again

america must share the benefits of ai leadership

letter: britain should make pr the centrepiece of electoral reform

letter: why i prefer burgundy

letter: indonesia’s nickel market intervention: an explainer

letter: uk aid pivot raises questions for africa

letter: it’s not rocket science

letter: undesirable consequences of crypto’s taste for t-bills

letter: a progressive tax system? up to a point lord copper

letter: forced saving schemes can help offset a fertility crisis

us justice department hangs trump banner at headquarters

letter: land, not space, is the ultimate luxury

correction: india’s working-age population

andrew mountbatten-windsor arrested by thames valley police

nvidia and openai abandon unfinished $100bn deal in favour of $30bn investment

ft crossword: number 18,299

‘retribution’: trump family’s mar-a-lago crypto bash doubles as a show of force

trump gives iran 15 days to strike a deal or ‘bad things will happen’

meta cuts staff stock awards for a second straight year

bank of america commits $25bn to private credit lending

firstft: south korea’s ex-president sentenced to life in prison

how low can the dollar go?

trump announces $10bn commitment to board of peace at inaugural meeting

nando’s and kfc among 8 uk restaurant chains to drop chicken welfare pledge

saddling up for the horse market

video: why the us and iran are enemies

cats give genetic clues to better cancer treatments

why iran is betting on war

maternity pay for teachers in england to rise from 2027-28

what does andrew mountbatten-windsor’s arrest mean?

metals traders will benefit from a fractured world

energy ministers fail to agree on climate goals as us drives wedge

nestlé is finally changing its recipe for the better

french far left under pressure after killing of far-right protester in lyon

top fed official says white house is escalating its assault on central bank

private credit stocks slide after blue owl halts redemptions at fund

reform’s reality check in town halls across the country

charli xcx plays herself in on-brand mockumentary the moment

epic: elvis presley in concert — the presley charisma is imax ridiculous

good luck, have fun, don’t die — pirates of the caribbean director turns to the future of ai

hotel exile: paris in the shadow of war — rooms with a view of history

submit your questions: did india get a good deal with the us?

ft quiz: the week in news

marylebone property prices are ‘defying gravity’

uk signalled reluctance over allowing us to use british bases for possible iran strike

europe’s resurgent peripheral economies

repsol aims to triple venezuelan oil output after securing us permit

brawler by lauren groff — fight, flight and fleeting moments of light

fifty years after her debut, anne-sophie mutter is in her prime

how ‘homeland’ put america on the path to illiberalism

mandelson-founded advisory firm global counsel to go into administration

trump adviser calls tariff report from fed economists an ‘embarrassment’

the race to avert a us-iran war

the conservatives’ foundational sin

how hamilton lane extracted more money from its ‘nav squeezing’

un investigators accuse sudanese paramilitary of ‘genocidal’ atrocities

saudi-owned scopely strikes $1bn deal for turkish game developer

klarna swings to $26mn loss in fourth quarter

is ai making work more intense?

uk condemns 10-year sentence for british couple in iran

andrew mountbatten-windsor arrested following epstein revelations

walmart sales boosted by wealthy online shoppers

if i had legs i’d kick you — rose byrne leads lynchian take on motherhood

the manure mess facing the new dutch government

the ‘holy grail’ of us climate regulation goes to court

this artist plans to set the earth in orbit — around a football pitch

bill gates pulls out of india’s ai summit amid epstein controversy

concerns were raised with cabinet office before romeo appointment

british politics has a small-money problem

europe is not thinking straight on competitiveness

trump’s tariffs exert heavy burden on midsize us companies

can diplomacy avert a us-iran war?

bored of peace?

private market strategies seek core portfolio status

pupils’ special needs support to be reassessed at secondary school level

antonia romeo appointed as uk’s first female cabinet secretary

eramet shares slump as financial and governance crisis deepens at miner

reform still looks too risky for government

us warns iran to make a deal as it steps up military deployments

centrica pauses buybacks as earnings slump 40%

air france-klm says us travel ‘improving’

ftav’s further reading

nestlé plans ice cream sale as it slims down under new ceo

rio tinto defends growth prospects after failed glencore talks

renault warns of lower margins as chinese rivals eat into european market

airbus says engine shortages are holding back ramp-up plans

dollar doldrums

orange ceo warns there is ‘no incentive for investment’ in europe

ai at the olympics and trump’s rare earths push

how lagarde’s ecb twist sets up a season of eu horse-trading

transcript: can bankers be fired for demanding sleep?

transcript: chrystia freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies

jpmorgan in talks to be banker for trump’s board of peace

the secret agent — this multi-oscar-nominated film is a mischievous one-off

the wall street grind goes on trial

the cost and benefits of zlatan ibrahimović

trump administration recruits tech bosses to train ‘elite’ government coders

turkey launches ramadan food price crackdown as inflation anger intensifies

accenture combats ai refuseniks by linking promotions to log-ins

private equity spies a way to cut the cost of electronic arts’ buyout

are prediction markets superior to financial markets?

ft ranking: europe’s leading start-up hubs 2026

mps warn against watering down uk nature protection laws

postcard from pakistan: after two decades, kites return to the skies above lahore

the classic car industry is running out of mechanics – startermotor has a solution

the midnight convoys that emptied syria’s isis camps

who’s afraid of the big bad trade deficit?

why uk small-caps might benefit from global shift by investors

are you brave enough to renovate a derelict historic home?

christine lagarde’s move to run world economic forum not a ‘foregone conclusion’

etfs push at sec limit in rush to buy private stocks and debt

hampstead’s retro cafés fight back against a revamp

hedge funds in face-off over debt of european chemicals casualty

the crypto-loving billionaire and the $400mn ‘perfect fraud’

the powerhouse gallerists behind sprüth magers have never lost an artist. here’s why

south korea’s ex-president yoon faces verdict over failed martial law

blue owl permanently halts redemptions at fund aimed at retail investors

imf calls on china to cut industrial subsidies in half

letter: india boasts both domestic and returnee-founded companies

letter: china’s aluminium smelter relocation will be profound

letter: the true cost of trump’s assault on climate policy

letter: why muddling through is an appropriate strategy

correction: amit zavery

texas pipeline operator prepares sale process as gas demand booms

uk to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours

top kirkland & ellis debt lawyer defects to simpson thacher

zuckerberg defends meta’s impact on mental health

is an ai price war about to begin?

uk should replace fiscal rules with ‘traffic light’ system, says think-tank

ft crossword: number 18,298

tetris-based therapy shown to help ptsd sufferers relieve symptoms

canada’s liberal party inches closer to majority as third tory mp defects

texas town blocks ice detention centre in backlash to trump crackdown

when china is chic, european luxury brands should worry

firstft: us and japan unveil $36bn in projects as part of trade deal

fed minutes indicate push for more neutral language on rates

trump renews attack on starmer’s plan to cede uk ownership of chagos islands

fed officials warn progress towards inflation goal will be ‘uneven’

an old party touts a new beginning in bangladesh

ministers look at slowing plan to increase minimum wage for younger uk workers

saudi arabia’s ai venture humain invests $3bn in elon musk’s xai

does chatgpt think you’re welsh too?

apprenticeships get a glow up

ai fever sparks raspberry pi meme stock frenzy

who pays for the us tariffs? the answer may not surprise you

trump adviser says ny fed economists should be ‘disciplined’ for study on tariffs

gut ‘missing microbe’ in western babies raises health fears

new york knicks owner explores split of basketball and ice hockey franchises

trump administration reverses move to block moderna flu vaccine trial

warrington council asks for £354mn from government to avoid bankruptcy

liberty global agrees to buy out vodafone in dutch joint venture for €1bn

ecb succession: the runners and riders

spain first to enter race for lagarde succession at ecb

trump’s ai push fuels revolt in maga heartlands

financial groundhog day came late this year

ucl students win £21mn over covid disruption in watershed settlement

the relentless rise of liberal tax nimbys

palantir ceo alex karp has his head in the clouds

warner bros battle would be so much simpler in the uk

maga will regret embracing europe’s hard right

europe should treat energy security as defence policy

mark zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial

‘not all ultra-processed foods are the same’ — what next for the food industry?

reform uk would bring back two-child benefit cap, says jenrick

uk flat prices fall after sharp drop in london

russia-ukraine talks yield ‘some progress’ on ceasefire, says zelenskyy

the human cost of trump’s environmental rollback

orhan pamuk’s the museum of innocence becomes an awkward netflix series

six shows to see in los angeles during frieze week 2026

the great mass-market migration by big-name designers

cricket legends join outcry over imran khan’s health in prison

senegal has a mystery togolese bond bid

merz says fighter jet project fails to meet germany’s needs

australia’s social media ban is a high-stakes experiment

bars, beaches and bravery – musician yasmine hamdan’s essential beirut

kkr and backers lose more than €1bn in pandemic-era bet on raleigh bikemaker

you cannot sustain high youth employment while raising hiring costs

mediobanca board backs monte dei paschi merger and milan delisting

january inflation data sets uk on the path to hit target in april

ftav’s further reading

bae strikes record sales as government military spending rises

glencore seeks big-ticket deals after rio tinto megamerger collapse

uk inflation fell to 3% in january

christine lagarde to leave ecb before the end of her 8-year term

the software sell-off, part ii

few signs of progress as us-led ukraine peace talks grind on

flipping out over the latest attempt to change sovereign bond contracts

us and japan unveil first mega-projects under $550bn trade deal

transcript: artificial intimacy — the delusion machine

transcript: how a private equity pioneer lost its grip on the market it invented

british scientist raising $1bn for new ai lab in europe’s biggest seed round

carmakers to win reprieve in £11bn uk motor finance redress scheme

german drone maker stark faces political backlash over peter thiel links

hollywood’s $108bn cliffhanger

transcript: warner bros tells paramount to make an offer it can’t refuse

blackstone, eqt and cvc make offers for vw unit

brain drain is undermining america’s scientific edge

church of england pension fund tempts an earthly reckoning

european airlines call for scrapping of qatar deal after top official’s dismissal

the truth about population decline

europe’s creaking carbon tax is in need of repair

global divisions over energy policy widening, iea chief says

how can i settle the boundary row with my neighbour?

the art world’s next battleground? ski resorts

why is the uk falling back in love with credit cards?

perplexity drops advertising as it warns it will hurt trust in ai

letter: can the us take any comfort from roman history?

beijing backs brain implant push to rival elon musk’s neuralink

letter: manchester’s mayoral myth

letter: a mandelson data dump? i say ‘bring it on’

letter: starmer’s aim should be ‘a higher pay economy’

letter: the treasury is having a chilling effect on regulators

letter: nature loss isn’t reversible. it’s not like a tax cut

accusations of deception in olympic curling

john lewis hands shop floor staff 6.9% pay rise

reform uk pledges to keep fiscal watchdog if it wins power

ft crossword: number 18,297

uk police to ‘assess’ information in epstein files relating to stansted airport

dracula — cynthia erivo ricochets between characters in an outstanding one-woman performance

the tony blair story — former pm gets a grilling in a gripping docuseries

behold, the story of the fed balance sheet in a single chart

berkshire hathaway energy unit sells power assets in rare disposal

firstft: india and france near $35bn fighter jet deal

sec urged to investigate apollo over epstein ties

nvidia secures multibillion-dollar meta deal as it battles chip rivals

peruvian congress removes interim president josé jerí

introducing 'behind the money': can wells fargo make it in investment banking?

macron meets modi in india as blockbuster fighter jet deal nears

a new era of us antitrust-lite leaves investors little better off

air pollution directly linked to alzheimer’s risk, scientists say

us charges two ex-executives at private equity-owned group with fraud

labour’s own goals on jobs

trump escalates assault on us consumer protection agency

mexico’s school textbook author refuses to leave desk 4 days after sacking

data leak at abu dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders

ghosts of fashion past define new york’s catwalks

russia is using monuments to peddle misinformation

bayer aims to settle roundup claims over alleged cancer links for $7.25bn

ft long read: the broker

have we hit peak dollar bearishness?

robert duvall, actor and director, 1931-2026

take time before playing key suit to analyse possible distributional layouts

rheinmetall wins approval for italian munitions expansion after years of wrangling

former prince andrew agreed to help strike $8bn cash-for-oil deal between uae and china

eno’s rise and fall of the city of mahagonny goes for the jugular

the us economy is turning

trip by amie barrodale — postmortem parenting

warner bros gives paramount a week to make ‘best and final’ offer

reform uk names jenrick as ‘shadow chancellor’

canada’s oil industry pivots to asia as us trade tensions simmer

no queuing please! how to keep art world vips happy

who’s who in reform uk’s top team

us investment grade credit markets care about the tech wreck, just not very much

german population set to shrink 5% by 2050

investors expect ‘warsh trade’ to weaken dollar, bofa survey shows

holiday inn owner predicts world cup will reverse us tourism decline

brussels investigates shein for sale of childlike sex dolls

hr teams are drowning in slop grievances

it’s gavin newsom’s show for now

us and iran hold talks in geneva

global regulators fret about banks’ rising use of credit risk transfers

jesse jackson, us civil rights leader, 1941-2026

the limits of age-based policymaking

uk wage growth cools further as unemployment hits highest level since pandemic

uk private sector pay growth close to target levels in december

bank probe reveals adani associates’ secret investments

ftav’s further reading

japan’s largest toilet maker is undervalued ai play, says activist investor

the housing market is not getting much better

ai’s electricity demand is fuelling inflation, crimping consumer spending and slowing economic growth

canada pitches itself as europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of us rift

thinking sideways — can chess help us make better choices in life?

danaher closes in on nearly $10bn deal for medical device maker masimo

us labour supply concerns gather force

bank ceos party like it’s 2007

big oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans

can reeves solve the bank of england’s inflation problem?

perhaps we should all be banned from social media

seurat and the sea at the courtauld — revelatory pictures from an artist who lived too short a life

so you lift weights. should they be heavier?

uk quietly shelves £110mn frictionless post-brexit trade border project

us markets and the economy are heading into uncharted territory

we have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’

a ‘token yank’ at lloyd’s of london and the legacy of us litigation

bomb scares fuel orbán’s anti-ukraine election campaign

china’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration

from cats and dogs to erdős: ai groups chase progress through maths

greta waller on being a painter and paramedic: ‘it’s a sickness. i have to do it’

poland extends war reparations campaign to russia

should you have a television in the bedroom?

software isn’t dead, but its cozy business model might be

the grim message in the ‘rusting’ arctic rivers

where to dine and drink on hong kong’s waterfronts

anderson cooper to leave ‘60 minutes’ in latest shake-up at cbs news

letter: brussels must address the climate footprint of long-haul flights

letter: retired insurance broker’s thoughts on advent of ai

letter: what about a drug to cure our shopping habit?

letter: small-cap investor’s one piece of advice

correction: mark cheverton

india seeks a ‘delhi declaration’ on ai

a grand palazzo overlooking venice’s piazza san marco

starmer promises increase in uk defence spending

a hymn to life — gisèle pelicot’s story of survival, courage and grace

eu privacy watchdog opens probe into x over sexualised ai images

ft crossword: number 18,296

thomas pritzker steps down as hyatt executive chair over epstein ties

bhp reports sharp rise in first-half profit amid strong demand for copper

firstft: fund managers take most bearish position on dollar for a decade

evs must be 70% made in the eu to qualify for state support, brussels says

keir starmer says britain needs to ‘go faster’ on defence spending

europe’s path to security without the us

fed set to loosen us bank rules in attempt to boost mortgage lending

lunar new year brings nonstop nagging for childless chinese

hapag-lloyd to buy israel’s zim in $4.2bn shipping deal

starmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections

rosebank industries vows to keep london listing as it explores $3bn in us deals

inside america’s next top model — a grisly reckoning with 2000s reality television

shadowlands — hugh bonneville is a lovestruck cs lewis in poignant west end revival

everything you thought about the us labour market is wrong

it’s time for the great and mostly pointless yearly analyst bake-off

psychedelic found in ayahuasca shows anti-depression promise

africa needs its own credit rating agency

and the ftav charts quiz winner is…

ed miliband strikes clean energy deal with california’s gavin newsom

ukraine ex-minister charged with money laundering after trying to flee

software group pinewood plummets after ai sell-off scuppers £575mn deal

souping up data centres could give industrial firms an extra ai boost

ubs ordered to give credit suisse shareholders access to valuation documents

where should democrats go on foreign policy?

iran launches naval drills as tensions with us rise

uk proposes audit changes to attract chinese listings

carillion’s ex-ceo drops challenge to his fine for misleading investors

cabinet office to probe think-tank’s investigation into journalists

carlsen beats caruana to win freestyle crown, his 21st world title

the best exhibitions to see in london this weekend

fund managers take most bearish stance on dollar for a decade

bashing trump’s tariffs is slowly becoming a bipartisan sport

rubio says orbán’s leadership is ‘essential’ to us interests

why rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift

henry pearlman assembled a trove of modernist masterpieces. this is your last chance to see it in its full glory

the face — from narcissus’ glimpse in the river to the cosmetic surgery industry

will chinese ‘involution’ do to robots and ai what it’s already done to evs?

in a time of war, uk must not starve the bbc

weak japan gdp will not put boj off further tightening

business school professors’ picks

trade is now about strategic survival

school economics class: the challenges of a weight-loss economy

us high school economics class: life in a depopulating world

us high school economics class: us businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff costs, new york fed says

school politics class: starmer too ‘weak’ to sack streeting, prime minister’s allies admit

ftav’s further reading

fractured us relationship muddles eu-nato ties

warsh’s war on the fed balance sheet

boardroom pay deserves a rethink

eu cross-border banking deals jump to highest since 2008 crisis

germany vows more defence tech funding after backlash over tanks

populists are losing a maga tug of war over us antitrust policy

student loans show that hard policy choices will only get harder

uk overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of trump administration

us scientists gear up for next battle over funding cuts

eu tones down criticism of viktor orbán ahead of election

getir founders sue mubadala for $700mn over break-up of assets

schroders sells out to us rival

soaring gold price forces vaults to reduce insurance cover

the 1,000 tonnes of uranium in the crosshairs of isis

the best skincare under £30 – as recommended by a beauty expert

this time really could be different on jobs

uk food industry warns of problems with eu exports deal

us offshore wind farms try to withstand the force of trump’s wrath

a fallen indian tech star and the hunt for its missing millions

from finance bro to fashion flex: how the quarter zip got cool

the glucose goddess’s guide to paris’s best savoury breakfasts

the la fires changed these artists’ lives — a year later, they’re still dealing with the fallout

us carmakers spooked by chinese rivals gaining foothold in america

america under alien alarm and egypt after the apocalypse — the best new science fiction

are we killing birds with kindness?

what’s with wall street’s weird selloffs?

transcript: what’s with wall street’s weird sell-offs?

how china could win the geopolitical game by default

intermittent fasting no better than dieting, study finds

letter: human fertility’s chicken-and-egg conundrum

letter: the risks in nestlé’s strategic overhaul

letter: how the attlee government ran such big fiscal surpluses

letter: come the next crisis, don’t say you weren’t warned

letter: hypocrisy: the handmaiden of liberal democracy

letter: an odd nhs policy, in this age of vaccine hesitancy

letter: what would socrates make of our world?

letter: european steel will need a new production model

letter: return-to-office mandates show management’s angst

openai hires openclaw founder peter steinberger

where glass meets the marsh

ft crossword: number 18,295

uk to tighten online safety laws to include ai chatbots

firstft: russia’s wagner group shifts to european sabotage, say western officials

trump’s board of peace gathers in washington for first meeting

russia’s wagner group pivots to european sabotage, say western officials

yes, we should preserve western culture but not like this . . .

trump leans on utah republicans to scrap ai safety bill

baillie gifford backs costar in activist battle

britain’s penchant for self-destruction

did the us economy show any cracks in the fourth quarter?

trump sets his eyes on a new washington trophy: public golf courses

‘we are not afraid’: venezuelans celebrate first glimpse of reform

ottawa’s shift away from us defence manufacturers aims to create 125,000 jobs

the great software stock meltdown

bad bunny and the real america

billionaires and bibi: the tv deal raising fears in israel

end of ev euphoria triggers $65bn hit for carmakers

how to get to tv heaven? from belfast

investors reluctant to ‘buy the dip’ after ai scares

trade or trap? japan investors bet on takaichi after landslide

uber enters 7 new european markets in food delivery push

will keir starmer shift to the left?

‘the best we can hope for’: rubio’s munich unity appeal fails to woo europe

duty-free group avolta bets on michelin-starred chefs and magic tricks

franc’s relentless rise alarms swiss companies

h world aims to be ‘marriott of china’ with 20,000 hotels

hims & hers is a brave bet on solving the disruptor’s dilemma

tam lin — story of a shapeshifting elf has morphed over the years

the ai productivity take-off is finally visible

the age of the disposable leader

the rise of the floating gas factory

ukraine’s survival still an ‘open question’, kyiv mayor warns

weightwatchers’ ceo on diet drugs: ‘the key is re-owning weight’

india seeks to broker consensus on global ‘ai commons’

sunday number 132: numbers puzzle

craft beermaker brewdog puts itself up for sale

zelenskyy insists elections can only take place two months after a ceasefire

rubio tells europe that us will not abandon transatlantic alliance

htsi editor’s letter: an ode to joy

six wall street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025

a much-needed beveridge

von der leyen says europe must bring its mutual defence clause ‘to life’

tottenham hotspur: big club, low wages

amazon’s andy jassy bets on $200bn ai spending drive to revive aws

starmer calls for western alliance to be ‘remade’

how to survive forty days of rain — and counting

james van der beek, actor, 1977-2026

prediction markets take a bigger bite of us sports gambling pie

schroders is part of the city’s émigré alchemy

the lost art of self-validation

what kind of ai disruption victim are you?

here’s the stupid thing about romance scams

if you want a great meal, act like a michelin inspector — insider’s notebook

liberals should mourn the passing world

no sex please, we’re brontë scholars

stanchart’s bill winters learns half a lesson from jamie dimon

the quiet catastrophe in your pocket

the star investor and sports data pioneer disrupting scottish football

travelling with your family? here’s the best kit

what america forgets about the un

why has one of bordeaux’s best recent vintages got cheaper?

5 maps that will change the way you see the world

a closer look at gwen john: deeply pious and quietly radical

how to map a fractured world

indelicate, confrontational, essential — the national portrait gallery’s lucian freud show is a marvel

noodle soup so good it should come on prescription — jay rayner reviews sông quê phở in shoreditch

the british museum’s samurai show proves the brush is mightier than the sword

the ft contest that challenged readers to redraw europe’s borders

what use is culture in a time of war?

pressure mounts on head of us homeland security as agency’s funding set to lapse

letter: europe’s security strategy cannot rest on hard power alone

letter: a darker side to canada’s maple syrup origin story

letter: my postcard includes another mantua gem

letter: did moynihan prefigure trump’s new normal?

letter: prediction markets should take their cue from 007

letter: meloni’s fresco rendering just part of a long tradition

letter: how grease guns kept the victoria line running

letter: forget decluttering, this trend is monetising waste

letter: not the first red-headed irishman to grace no 10

letter: it wasn’t the archbishop’s wonderful garden after all

ft crossword: number 18,294

ft crossword: polymath number 1,374

trump considers treasury official john hurley for ambassador to germany

gates foundation ‘sullied’ by epstein link, chief says

what the truck just happened to transport stocks?

transcript: mandarin mayhem

us sends largest aircraft carrier to middle east as it increases pressure on iran

trump’s starring role in the warner brothers fight

why ads are coming to your ai chatbot

rubio skips ukraine meeting with european leaders in munich

the challenges of a weight-loss economy

palestine action enters legal twilight zone after landmark court ruling

canada missing climate targets after ‘slackening’ green policies

sanae of the times

directors’ deals: experian chair buys shares as ai fears bite

marco rubio, trump’s diplomat

politics is now driving the dollar

stockpickers: barclays, bp, dunelm

both britain’s main parties are sinking in the electoral quicksand

the shitheads — a stone age tale of thoroughly modern tribal warfare

goldman chief solomon ‘reluctantly accepted’ ruemmler’s resignation

once reviled, now celebrated, london’s southbank centre is a genuine civic wonder

us concludes alibaba and byd have links to chinese military

boe chief economist urges ‘caution’ before further rate cuts

thirteen theatre shows to see in london and beyond

merz holds initial talks with macron over nuclear deterrence

uk student loans discontent grows

brazilian supreme court judge steps aside in banco master fraud case

plans to tax cash in stocks-and-shares isas to be watered down, investment sites expect

the case for a larger monetary regime shift in the us and japan

mandarin mayhem

january us cpi not weak enough to justify near-term cut

pam bondi vs the courts

us inflation falls more than expected to 2.4% in january

eg group targets $1bn fundraise in us ipo

private credit’s toughest prizefighters just want to get along

charli xcx’s wuthering heights has shuddering strings and pounding beats but proves unsatisfying

dp world boss leaves company after epstein emails

ukraine’s no man’s land is the future of war

uk bank bosses’ pay hits highest level in more than a decade

central bankers aren’t getting along

uk elections poll tracker

bbc international editor jeremy bowen: ‘i do this to tell people what the hell is happening’

europe needs ‘emergency mindset’ to survive, warns danish pm

ft weekend magazine crossword number 780

eu carbon pricing tussle has global implications

britain in stand-off with france over funding for cross-channel cables

ft weekend quiz solutions

ft weekend quiz: marlene dietrich, thanksgiving pie and toni morrison

office-to-residential conversions are in decline — but is that so bad?

some bright nowhere by ann packer — whose death is it anyway?

the cancelled prime minister — ramsay macdonald, labour’s charismatic and unloved leader

what does your fridge say about you?

ecb economists question ireland and luxembourg’s grip on asset managers

ftav’s friday charts quiz

uk ban on palestine action ruled unlawful

saudi arabian games group nears $6bn deal for bytedance’s moonton

advertising group dentsu replaces chief after worst annual loss

10 outfits with fringe benefits

a beauty guru’s guide to san francisco

how to wear a mini? keep it short, short, short

keir starmer’s hiring mistakes create a culture of drift

natwest profits rise 25% as bank strikes biggest deal in decades

submit your questions: how should you navigate global economic risks this year?

brits and europeans bumping into each other makes heathrow feel crowded, says boss

the software sell-off (part one)

transcript: how china is fighting ‘involution’, with yanmei xie

von der leyen touts two-speed europe to press ahead with economic reforms

ftav’s further reading

what must happen for the world to stack rmb

bankers push to avoid us regulator taking charge of british supervisor

schroders boss reassured uk treasury ahead of £9.9bn us takeover

schroders is the defining deal of a glass half-empty uk

starmer set to call for multinational defence initiative to cut cost of rearmament

the schroders dynasty is swallowed by us retirees

transcript: private equity’s workaround to buy law firms

trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods

air france-klm warns eu climate rules would halve asia flights

farage’s popularity dips as reform surges in polls

how london unwittingly killed housebuilding

how to give and not feel taken for granted

net zero is ‘not a political choice’, says un climate body lead scientist

venezuelans optimistic after us intervention, poll finds

wall street hunts next casualty from ai threat to white-collar work

who would be a ftse 100 chair?

yes minister update i’m sorry, prime minister shows that politics may be beyond a joke

former mckinsey partner to lead australian opposition party

transcript: is ai creating jobs?

trade bellwether singapore says global ‘fragility’ will hit economy

bangladesh dynastic heir defeats islamist challengers in post-uprising election

broker clear street postpones ipo as ai fears roil us stocks

trump’s state department nominee carl grilled by us lawmakers over social media posts

australia counts sheep with ai to help farmers sleep easily

an important election for india — in bangladesh

top goldman sachs lawyer kathy ruemmler to resign over epstein links

letter: private credit can ride out the tech storm

letter: costa’s ‘masterclass in political rebranding’

letter: it looks like these turkeys are voting for christmas

letter: how carney channelled his inner quintilian

letter: a valuable insight into why china backs putin

letter: an opportunity where ai, drones and satellites meet

letter: the case for taking direct equity stakes in companies

letter: poland’s education system

letter: america is not, and never was, a socialist country

bots talk to each other

blair think-tank calls for end to ban on new uk north sea licences

ft crossword: number 18,293

us and taiwan sign trade agreement to seal chip investment

citigroup raises jane fraser’s pay to $42mn

firstft: cia releases video targetting chinese military officers to spy for us

south africa to put soldiers on streets in two biggest economic hubs

is ai creating jobs?

chicago crashes the square mile’s club with deal to buy schroders

trump scraps legal basis underpinning us climate regulation

saudi arabia appoints new investment minister

anthropic raises $30bn at a $350bn valuation in latest funding round

un climate summit to woo business investment as turkey takes the baton

us undermines democracy to promote maga to the world

nhs staff in england to receive 3.3% pay rise

starmer urged to go slow on replacing ousted head of civil service

us stocks fall sharply as tech sell-off resumes

why the ai attack on software has unnerved so many industries

ministers told to report conversations with lobbying firm founded by mandelson

paramount enlists top warner bros discovery shareholder in proxy battle

trump’s border tsar announces end of minnesota immigration crackdown

the ons vs industry

l’oréal hails upswing in us and china as beauty market recovers

trump’s top antitrust enforcer gail slater pushed out as turf war deepens

mattel’s surprisingly weak sales toy with investors’ patience

political crises lead to ‘perma-purdah’ in whitehall

france bets on nuclear as climate policy fractures across europe

the little england mindset of the prime minister’s critics

ft quiz: the week in news

the president’s cake — sadly charming tale of life in iraq under saddam and sanctions

rally in corporate bonds prompts ‘bubble’ fears

little amélie or the character of rain — watery animation with lashings of mystico-kitsch

love story — jfk jr and carolyn bessette saga is a glossy and gossipy us version of the crown

us businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff costs, ny fed says

bbc set to cut costs by about 10% in latest restructuring plan

‘seismic’ battle for manchester seat looks set to determine starmer’s fate

dear <firstname>, can we count on your vote?

commercial real estate shares fall in latest sell-off driven by ai fears

cia releases new video in bid to lure chinese military officers to spy for us

zelenskyy hits out after olympics bar ukrainian racer

pina bausch: sweet mambo — sublime moments awash in a stream of running gags

israel charges two over polymarket bets on military operations

trump hails unexpectedly strong jobs data, despite troubling backdrop

the exorbitant privilege of the us brain gain is fading

google’s ai worlds won’t vanquish the video game

the decision to sell schroders is wrenching but inevitable

what has ai done to illustrators?

belgian police raid european commission over sale of properties

the disappearing act by maria stepanova — from the belly of the beast

sir jim ratcliffe says he is ‘sorry’ for offending ‘some people’ with immigration remarks

eu must avoid ‘war’ with member states over deregulation, belgian pm warns

brussels breached eu law over €10bn for hungary, court adviser says

sfo drops case against london mining over disclosure software issues

hot property: five homes for sale in bavaria

why renewables companies are embracing natural gas

alphaville’s annotated thoughts on the schroders takeover

magnum ice cream sales slide ‘reignites’ fears over weight-loss drugs

how to buy a law firm if you’re not allowed to buy a law firm

it’s the year of the horse – and jewellers are champing at the bit

life in a depopulating world

pink make-up to fall in love with

reflections on (fed) regime change

the us cannot be trusted to lead a critical minerals coalition

how private assets are transforming the modern family office

mexico seizes huge cocaine haul in rare joint action with us

trump’s predatory foreign policy

hermès quarterly sales boosted by strong us demand

sanofi replaces chief paul hudson with merck executive

schroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by us investment manager nuveen

job cuts loom as bat plans to ‘simplify’ and boost productivity

weak uk growth supports bank of england’s dovish february tilt

how to get to heaven from belfast — derry girls creator returns with a wild and gag-laden netflix show

uk trade deficit for goods hits record high in 2025

softbank swings to profit, boosted by gain from openai investment

nvidia’s trillion-dollar dinner and a fight for ai users in china

uk economy grows just 0.1% in final quarter of 2025

mercedes-benz warns of further hit from weak china sales and tariffs

reason for hope on jobs

eu leaders gather as industry demands competitiveness fix

ftav’s further reading

anz shares soar as matos’s cost-cutting shows early promise

transcript: the predator in the oval office

eu needs a ‘big bang’ on regulation, says top official

picking through $1tn of hedge funds with universities attached

private equity’s doomsdai moment

the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry — warm-hearted musical is a moving and hopeful journey

transcript: a wacky us jobs report

us and iran showing flexibility on nuclear deal, says top turkish diplomat

epstein trustee document contradicts jes staley testimony

four partners leave ey after independence rule breach on shell audit

from spitfires to drones: the uk defence tech cluster harnessing its industrial past

how is the weight-loss revolution showing up in the data?

keir starmer faces backlash over ousting of britain’s top civil servant

mustafa suleyman plots ai ‘self-sufficiency’ as microsoft loosens openai ties

the whatsapp moment for money is here

the real greenspan lesson for warsh on inflation

toyota bets on kenta kon’s financial discipline to survive ev onslaught

trump prompts global surge in people viewing us as a threat

at new york fashion week, female designers are changing the game

bright bags to beat the winter blues

could a house stager cut your property’s time on market?

eugène atget at the icp — an incomplete picture of a photography master

how walter iuzzolino sold the uk on subtitled tv

lebanon’s divisive banking bill jeopardises reform agenda

the fading hopes of europe’s telcos

how china wants to create a ‘polar silk road’ through the arctic

a new era of realism for japan

us energy secretary eager for ‘flood of investment’ in venezuela

apple faces new tensions with trump administration

letter: an economy run on greed and corruption is bound to fail

letter: blues at its best — peter green and john mayall

letter: don’t forget there are clubs other than arsenal

letter: auschwitz: why images are key to our understanding

letter: encapsulated, in a sentence

letter: remember, self-storage can have a dark side

andrew mountbatten-windsor accused of sharing trade envoy secrets with jeffrey epstein

us house votes to overturn trump’s tariffs on canada

musk overhauls xai’s leadership as he sets lofty space data centre ambitions

join the military, jobcentres to advise unemployed young britons

uk takes key step to digital gilt issuance this year

ft crossword: number 18,292

russia blocks meta’s whatsapp messaging service

starmer calls on ratcliffe to apologise after claiming uk ‘colonised by immigrants’

trump-netanyahu meeting ends with no agreement on iran strategy

mcdonald’s sales surge as struggling us consumers seek out value

trump orders us defence department to buy coal-generated electricity

uk to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies

firstft: bangladesh holds first nationwide elections since 2024 uprising

bondi under fire over handling of epstein files in congressional hearing

why elliott bet that lseg could weather ai storm

westminster fears release of ‘embarrassing’ exchanges in mandelson data dump

uk farmers warn of rotting crops after exceptionally wet start to year

ineos seeks redress from belgium over suspension of plant permit

how to deploy ‘buy european’ rules

elliott’s best bet at lseg: shout the obvious through a megaphone

how astrazeneca shot for the moon — and hit

healthcare saves the us labour market, again

iran’s president says it will open nuclear sites for ‘verification’

trump’s policies will add $1.4tn to us deficit over next decade, cbo says

stop making ai agents into colleagues

tomb raiders pose a challenge in preserving mexico’s history

us takes military action against drone incursion in texas

europe’s best bet for financial sovereignty is a true safe asset

crime 101 — chris hemsworth leads a heist movie of the gourmet popcorn variety

reeves pushes for britain to speed up closer ties with eu

with no stuffing in long suits, seek to establish them by force

the city should not have a monopoly on the chancellor’s ear

castel family launch court battle in effort to oust top bosses

us labour market stronger than expected in january

susquehanna-backed crypto lender blockfills halts client withdrawals

us economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in january

nexperia’s chinese owner loses court battle over control of dutch chipmaker

swatch needs to call time on its asset-heavy model

zelenskyy planning elections in ukraine and vote on peace deal

switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10mn

rivals benefit from hargreaves client exits after fee shake-up

china charges former astrazeneca executive

need a guide to a strange city? pack a novel

europeans need to stop the hypocrisy to thrive

keir starmer appears rattled amid commons criticism of doyle peerage

uk space start-up orbex collapses as takeover talks break down

man and boy — shady financier uses his son as sexual collateral in sinister rattigan revival

total may be forced to halt all russian lng exports, says ceo

kraft heinz halts break-up plan

can you have growth without environmental destruction?

britain should pray that starmer survives

uk wealth managers hit as ai contagion spreads

how to fall in love with ai

‘it was a cry for help’: the desperate attempt to save labour in scotland

nickel price jumps as indonesia slashes quota at world’s biggest mine

lib dems set out plan to replace treasury with ‘department for growth’

lace up and swing – the jazz shoe is trending

four stylish books to add to your coffee-table pile

trump’s home investment crackdown is all about the suburbs

monte dei paschi director resigns after insider trading allegations

matthew doyle: basic blunder by starmer begs questions about other misses

mistral’s revenues soar over $400mn as europe seeks ai independence

elliott management builds stake in london stock exchange group

heineken to cut 6,000 jobs as beer demand declines

australia’s csl seeks new blood as ceo departs

india slashes takedown time on unlawful online content

ftav’s further reading

the us consumer is slowing

nine killed in shooting in remote canada town

transcript: artificial intimacy — how to fall in love with ai

benevolent corporations: ft alphaville needs you

eu should focus on competitiveness not crises, says sweden

us house votes down tariff rule in rebuke to trump

the italian billionaire with a big ai problem

transcript: a hedge fund’s $8bn bet on venezuela’s citgo

transcript: should bp get more credit for its turnaround effort?

bp is not getting enough credit for its turnaround

ex-high court judge defends axing juries in face of legal backlash

founding principal of singapore arm of elite uk school to quit

it’s time to phase out student loans

netanyahu set to urge trump to take hard stance with tehran in washington visit

swedish pm ‘very sceptical’ of french push to buy european

syria taps energy majors to explore for ‘trillions’ of cubic metres of gas

universal’s downtown music takeover to get eu blessing

weather-related insurance payouts set to jump after uk storms and flooding

why are fertility rates collapsing? gender roles

activist investor takes aim at warner bros deal with netflix

how a ‘zombie’ company became a vital part of nvidia’s ai supply chain

after 17 years in exile, dynastic heir looks to lead bangladesh

letter: a former pm offers a cure for thailand’s economic ills

letter: badenoch rejects centrism for a new common ground

letter: at stake is our institutional capacity to do big projects

landmark us trial begins over concerns for young people and social media

letter: reasons that americans pay high electricity bills

co-founders of musk’s xai join exodus from start-up’s tech team

letter: trump’s fed chair pick shows bond market’s clout

letter: a labour white knight?

letter: what the icj actually said about the gaza ‘genocide’

letter: ft climbing stories mustn’t be the peak of its ambitions

disclosure rules for ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders diluted by uk regulator

uk first-time buyers too pessimistic about securing a property, study says

ft crossword: number 18,291

mattel shares plummet after toymaker misses analyst targets

ford says ev woes will continue to plague company despite writedown

firstft: china steps up dangerous air manoeuvres near taiwan

uk electricity will cost more in 2030 than after invasion of ukraine, warns centrica

transcript: what takaichi’s win means for global markets

what takaichi's win means for global markets

canadian pension giant halts deals with dp world over chief’s epstein ties

us brokerage shares slide in latest sell-off driven by new ai tool

former daily mail editor paul dacre ‘reduced to rage’ over hacking claims

tesla files criminal complaint against german union member

the shingles vaccine may have a dementia upside

paramount creeps towards the inevitable: more cash for warner bros

starmer strips whip from former senior aide over links to sex offender

trump threatens to block opening of new border bridge with canada

emerging economies shine despite us volatility

howard lutnick says he visited jeffrey epstein’s island in 2012

daniel ek and peter thiel-backed start-ups win german military drone contracts

goldman sachs ceo says trump’s populist policies should aid growth

try the bitten lip – spring’s big new beauty trend

russia’s shell output soars as it prepares for ‘next war’, warns estonia

non-working partners risk limbo with uk migration reforms, analysis finds

paramount sweetens takeover offer for warner bros discovery

ferrari reassures investors with better than expected forecasts

vitol cfo to retire from secretive trading giant

wall street’s anything-but-tech trade shakes up us stock market

mckinsey hands over control of controversial in-house asset manager

eu seeks to ban all russian crypto transactions

trump plans to spare amazon, google and microsoft from next wave of chip tariffs

will software eat the creditors?

how the saaspocalypse will hit private equity

bat extends chair’s term beyond uk’s recommended tenure

spotify triples profits after raising prices

miliband tells colleagues to ‘just get on’ after attempt to oust starmer

fca fines ex-advertising executive and friend over insider trading

ryanair signs multibillion-dollar services deal with cfm

the fight between staff and hawks inside the boe

wartime letters: london and moscow 1941-1945 by kathleen harriman — the human side of history

will washington’s $12bn project vault launch a minerals hoarding race?

‘like something out of middle-earth’: saving sweden’s reijmyre glassworks

dealogic and mergermarket owner’s bonds hit by ai fears

nikkei group names tsuyoshi hasebe as chair

the bosnian serb with ‘high expectations’ of trump

why maga loathes london

uk watchdog stops short of imposing eu-style rules on apple and google

chappell roan drops wasserman after release of ghislaine maxwell emails

bice, the milanese fashion canteen turning 100

hyundai ‘ready to fight’ chinese rivals in europe

manufacturers pivot from ev batteries to storage as ai boom drives demand

whatsapp wins right to challenge €225mn eu privacy fine

ai will boost games not break them, says ‘clash of clans’ maker

pimco on japan’s election: pricing the known unknowns

record arctic january sea temperatures heighten security risks

bangladesh secures tariff-free rate on some clothes sales to us

bp suspends share buyback plan

strong cancer drug sales boost astrazeneca earnings

shares in kering jump as gucci-owner stems slide in sales

bt replaces openreach boss in latest top-level reshuffle

barclays boosts quarterly profits and vows to return £15bn to shareholders

uk awards 189 revenue-guarantee contracts for wind and solar projects

indonesia prepares to deploy thousands of troops to gaza

polymarket, squared

memory investors have forgotten the last cycle

eu-us tensions over greenland and tech are far from over, says macron

ftav’s further reading

fix the eu economy with ‘protection, not protectionism’, says macron

ftse russell adds to doubts over indonesian stocks

transcript: novo nordisk hits back at copycat drugs

can sanae takaichi change japan’s constitution?

standard chartered finance chief leaves for apollo

betrayal — romola garai and shaun evans bring star quality to new spy thriller

carlyle’s flagship buyout funds gain after flurry of portfolio ipos

morgan stanley’s musk whisperer returns

obesity linked to 70% higher chance of contracting serious infectious disease

britain is falling behind in the european space race

eu must reform ‘obsolete’ emissions trading system, warns basf boss

how santander took a $12bn gamble on cracking the us

investors pour billions into europe’s ai and defence start-ups

investors sour on listed credit funds over ai hit to software sector

is this the way the world ends?

russian army casualties in ukraine surge

timing of england’s school holidays is ‘pretty bizarre’, says ofsted head

top bosses depart canadian pension fund after thames water fiasco

i love wrinkles (as long as they’re not mine)

subletting platforms are on the rise: win-win or lose-lose?

china steps up dangerous air encounters near taiwan

did india get a good deal?

letter: social media platforms’ audience data has to be trustworthy

letter: wall street’s trawl for talent shows jobs market is failing

letter: ensure culture is the main beneficiary of a tourism tax

a mid-century modern masterclass

rising share of uk public in favour of tax and spending cuts

uk shoppers held out for january sales, data shows

ft crossword: number 18,290

starmer faces calls to resign

epstein paid les wexner $100mn after retail billionaire accused him of theft

us plans big tech carve-out from next wave of chip tariffs

uk ministers cut funds for community power projects

starmer defies call to quit as uk prime minister

us lawmakers call on howard lutnick to step down over ties to epstein

firstft: sanae takaichi targets changes to japan’s constitution after election landslide

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

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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

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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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latest national savings & investments rates

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