1. Trump cannot manifest Middle East peace

2. Bankers see off Chancellor’s raid but remain vigilant

3. Fried chicken wars shake up fast-food pecking order

4. US to slash prices of obesity drugs offered on Trump website

5. Novo Nordisk again raises bid in battle for obesity start-up Metsera

6. US stocks slide as tech jitters return

7. UBS to liquidate funds with substantial First Brands exposure

8. Germany’s Friedrich Merz backs protectionist measures on Chinese steel

9. War is pushing us to a drug resistance tipping point

10. Greece deepens US energy ties with first gas exploration deal in 40 years

11. Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists?

12. Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 4% in knife-edge decision

13. Qatar to invest 30bn to build Egyptian beach resort

14. Nancy Pelosi to retire from politics

15. British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply

16. Struggling UK prisons need more staff, not more paperwork

17. Tesla shareholders to vote on Musk’s 1tn pay deal

18. Trump and Republicans react to ‘shocking’ election results

19. EV tax proposal spurs debate about who should pay most on UK roads

20. Crypto exchange Coinbase fined 21.5mn by Irish central bank

21. Air France-KLM profits fall despite Canadian booking boost

22. Louvre spent too much on art and not enough on security, audit finds

23. Life insurer Brighthouse agrees to 4.1bn takeover by Aquarian

24. Somali pirates board first ship in 18 months

25. The inescapable logic of Labour’s choices

26. Bank of England opts for dovish hold

27. Chaotic prison systems blamed as wrongly freed man hands himself in

28. The Silver Book by Olivia Laing — love, illusion and Italy’s movie maestros

29. Trump steps up military threats against Nigeria over attacks on Christians

30. Europe is risking ‘health sovereignty’ by underpaying for drugs, says AstraZeneca

31. Bank of England set for close vote on interest rates

32. Brussels opens probe into Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq over derivatives

33. The quest for an anti-Trumpian economic consensus

34. The US can’t force Asian countries into its trade camp

35. UK construction activity falls at fastest pace for 5 years

36. JPMorgan hit with record fine from German finance watchdog

37. China an ‘engine’ of trade stability to counter Trump’s tariffs, Maersk boss says

38. AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here

39. Why Rachel Reeves won’t raise income tax

40. Modest pay growth unlikely to shift the dial on Bank of Japan rate rises

41. ITV blames late Budget for sharp fall in advertising

42. Diageo warns of sales and profits hit due to lower US and China demand

43. Why the Fed’s balance sheet may grow again

44. Singapore bank sets aside record 470mn provision for Hong Kong property loans

45. Brussels tweaks budget overhaul in bid to stave off parliament rebellion

46. Supreme Court questions emergency Trump tariffs

47. China borrows as cheaply as US in dollar bond market

48. FirstFT: Argentina’s Javier Milei rejects free float of peso

49. The inevitable politics of ending quantitative tightening

50. Rival robotaxi start-ups’ shares tank after Hong Kong listing

51. Diversity Leaders

52. The UK breakthrough fuelling a 10bn bidding war

53. Switzerland is crossing the crypto Rubicon

54. Think-tank linked to Reform UK says Britain is heading for debt crisis

55. US adds ‘poison pills’ to Asia trade pacts to counter China

56. Japan’s adventures in Trump’s irrational-rational land

57. Milei defies calls to float Argentine peso freely

58. London should embrace its status as a haven for dull IPOs

59. Vedanta shifts copper mines to US entity to tap Trump mining push

60. Uptown dunk: Zürich’s top fondue spots

61. KPMG axes ‘busy season’ overtime pay for junior auditors

62. China’s flying taxi leader aims to launch airport services within 3 years

63. Are bubbles good, actually?

64. End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled

65. Trump’s diversity retreat leaves European companies walking a tightrope

66. Backlash leaves diversity executives facing career uncertainty

67. Out of Hitler’s Shadow by Tobias Straumann — from write-off to take-off

68. Europe should learn from Italy

69. Why Latin America can’t quit oil and gas

70. Donald Trump and autocracy in America

71. Reeves poised to unveil Budget plan for EV drivers to pay per mile charges

72. UK minister says ‘lessons learned’ after Ajax armoured vehicle declared safe

73. Number of unfilled primary school places in England hits record high

74. Charles Schwab close to deal for private share exchange Forge Global

75. Jardines’ stodgy image could be harder to shift than its assets

76. Snap shares jump after 400mn deal with AI start-up Perplexity

77. US to cut flights 10% at 40 airports as government shutdown hits staffing

78. In defence of COP

79. Putin says Russia may start nuclear weapons tests in response to Trump

80. DoorDash shares drop 19% over heavy spending on tech upgrades

81. Olivier Amar sentenced to more than five years for defrauding JPMorgan

82. US regulator warns Novo Nordisk’s Metsera offer ‘may violate’ antitrust law

83. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says China ‘will win’ AI race with US

84. Bank of Canada to slash 10% of jobs as Carney targets public sector

85. Fifa to award new ‘peace prize’ in Washington next month

86. Reeves set to spare UK banks from Budget tax raid

87. Supreme Court appears sceptical of legal basis for Trump tariffs

88. Reform’s Tice asks City to help with overhaul of UK regulation

89. Pay more for drugs or pharma companies will quit UK, US ambassador warns

90. There is only one winner in the Pfizer Novo Nordisk showdown

91. Musk’s 1tn bonus tests investors’ willingness to live without him

92. Trump tries to brush off election losses as Democrats hail mood shift

93. The future of work is still human

94. Erdoğan says Turkey has entered ‘new juncture’ in Kurdish peace process

95. Gerhard Schröder refuses to be Germany’s scapegoat

96. UK Budget to include measures to bring down household energy bills

97. France blocks Shein operations as outcry over childlike sex dolls grows

98. The Democrats find reasons for cheer

99. Citadel Securities and Fortress take stakes in Ripple at 40bn valuation

100. Venezuela intensifies repression as Trump threatens land strikes

101. Eighteen arrested in connection with alleged global online fraud network

102. Police hunting for Algerian man released from prison by mistake

103. US private sector employers added 42,000 jobs in October

104. UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’

105. AI may fatally wound web’s ad model, warns Tim Berners-Lee

106. EU pushes to cut time of cross-border train trips by up to 8 hours

107. Chatbots pose a risk to democracy

108. Over half of UK’s water companies flagged over finances

109. Unilever says Ben & Jerry’s chair no longer suitable for board role

110. McDonald’s bucks dining industry downturn with cost-conscious pitch

111. Openreach boss threatens to scrap UK fibre target in dispute with regulator

112. Mamdani and the new challenge for nation states

113. UK services activity ticks higher in October amid resilient demand

114. Children in UK could be screened for lead poisoning

115. Farage’s army of councillors balance piracy and professionalism

116. EU countries weaken 2040 climate goal

117. Britain’s ‘fit note’ system faces shake-up to get more people back to work

118. VW starts developing AI chip in bid to claw back China sales

119. Blackstone’s alternative narratives

120. Moldova warns Brussels not to ‘move goalposts’ on EU membership

121. FirstFT: Mamdani elected as New York City mayor

122. Wall Street offers cautious support to NY mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

123. Mamdani wins New York as Democratic electoral sweep deals blow to Trump

124. Investing in America

125. A year of Donald Trump in charts

126. Colm Kelleher and Marc Rowan predict the next financial crisis

127. Carmakers warn UK crackdown on Motability scheme will hit sales

128. Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear co-operation, watchdog says

129. Deutsche explores hedges for data centre exposure as AI lending booms

130. How wealthy is ‘wealthy’, exactly?

131. Bond markets are winning the Budget stand-off

132. ‘A glorious mess’: First Brands creditors brace for Houston court clash

133. Russia adds jet engines to Soviet-era ‘dumb bombs’

134. Can my children who board at a UK school stay with us when we visit?

135. Fears over Trump’s ‘retributive diplomacy’ at UN climate summit in Brazil

136. China’s green bond market races ahead of global peers

137. Will higher defence spending boost the European economy?

138. Thomas Piketty: ‘The left has been a victim of its own success’

139. Immigration policy leaves economists struggling to decipher labour market

140. Tax breaks and talent help US cities to lure businesses

141. Businesses battle with loss of predictability under Trump 2.0

142. Companies rethink investment strategy as US tariffs start to bite

143. Why is everyone dressing for the end of the world?

144. New York City has a seaside village: eating and drinking in Red Hook, Brooklyn

145. Prospects for Big Three US carmakers improve despite tariffs

146. The downsizers picking Park Avenue over Palm Beach

147. Japan comes to terms with new US relationship

148. Modi’s BJP heads into tough election in India’s poorest state

149. Global stocks fall as US sell-off over AI valuations spreads

150. Reeves to urge insurance bosses to increase investment in London

151. AI to power new fight against scam callers

152. JPMorgan discloses US inquiry into alleged debanking practices

153. Brussels and Liège airports close after drone sightings

154. All schoolchildren in England to be taught financial literacy

155. Canada’s Carney pledges 100bn to counter Trump’s trade war

156. Elections in US to give voters’ verdict on Trump

157. Norway suspends 2.1tn oil fund’s ethics rules to avoid selling Big Tech stakes

158. Weight-loss wars: 10bn hostile battle pits Pfizer against Novo Nordisk

159. US stocks slide as investors fret over high valuations for AI companies

160. Sequoia chief Roelof Botha steps down from Silicon Valley venture firm

161. City minister criticised as too slow to subject big tech to new UK regulation

162. London Tube workers reach pay deal after five-day strike in September

163. The new nuclear arms race

164. One in 10 children starting primary school in England now obese

165. Bankman-Fried lawyer says FTX founder’s trial was ‘fundamentally unfair’

166. Bank of America 3.0? Moynihan set to pitch strategy refresh to investors

167. If an ex-chancellor pumps crypto and no one notices, does it make a noise?

168. US government heads to longest shutdown as Trump resists calls to talk

169. Former UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng backs bitcoin investment company

170. The UK tax system is a mess — these are priorities for Reeves to reform

171. Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck — what was lost in the rubble of the Wall

172. Creative groups fail to secure UK legal precedent in Getty AI copyright case

173. BDO quit role supporting Singapore family office linked to scam empire

174. Starbucks ducks for cover amid China’s coffee wars

175. Gopichand Hinduja, Britain’s richest man, dies aged 85

176. Pfizer and Novo Nordisk sweeten offers for Metsera as bidding war intensifies

177. US elections test political mood towards Trump’s second term

178. Gunvor warns on fuel supplies as it rushes to seal 22bn Lukoil deal

179. Post Office campaigner Bates settles compensation claim

180. Don’t blame the left for US antisemitism

181. The mounting challenges to Fed independence

182. EU leaders to skip LatAm summit hosted by Trump foe

183. Tommy Robinson cleared of terror-related offence

184. Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time

185. Dick Cheney, former US vice-president, 1941-2025

186. How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire

187. Uber profit falls short after 479mn legal charge despite strong growth

188. Shein races to contain sex dolls scandal in France

189. Apollo shrugs off rate fears with surge in private credit loans

190. Former US vice-president Dick Cheney dies aged 84

191. Chancellor bets on the long-term — will she be around to reap the benefits?

192. The world’s best bar merch

193. Israel pushes forward bill to hand government more control of media

194. Reeves prepares public for manifesto-breaking income tax rise

195. Inside England’s broken care economy

196. New EU members could be put ‘on probation’, says official

197. Reeves to prepare ground for further tax rises in Downing Street speech

198. Australia to force energy companies to offer free daytime electricity

199. Norway’s oil fund to vote against Elon Musk’s 1tn pay deal at Tesla

200. Is the US consumer going soft?

201. Monetary Policy Radar preview: Dovish hold from Bank of England most likely

202. Living wills and the ‘Continuum of Crisis’

203. Jumble of tax proposals snarls up France’s painful budget process

204. Pfizer plays hardball in weight-loss drug fight

205. First Brands sues founder Patrick James over alleged fraud

206. All megadeals lead to Washington

207. Bonjour, Bonheur: a new chapter in London fine dining

208. Former Your Party members still waiting for fees to be refunded

209. Britain’s quantum software start-ups might be giants

210. Eli Lilly calls on Europe to ditch clawback taxes on drugmakers

211. Private equity investor body sounds alarm over rush of retail money

212. Liechtenstein’s ‘zombie trust’ woes spread to Caribbean

213. America votes: five states to watch in the off-year elections

214. Asian markets’ reliance on AI boom raises ‘bubble’ fears

215. Why the job ladder matters for migrants

216. Out of Nick Clegg’s shadow: Miriam González seeks to shake up Spain

217. The meaning of Zohran Mamdani

218. UBS chair warns of ‘looming systemic risk’ from private credit ratings

219. The dark side of Japanese convenience stores

220. Has Modi’s big tax reform worked?

221. China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips

222. Starbucks to sell majority stake in China business to Boyu Capital

223. FirstFT: Singapore plans to turn Lee Kuan Yew’s residence into national monument

224. Palantir lifts 2025 sales outlook after posting strong quarterly growth

225. Ørsted to sell half of world’s largest wind farm to Apollo in 6.5bn deal

226. Starmer fuels expectations of income tax rise in Budget

227. Moët Hennessy sues fired employee over sexual harassment claims

228. Kimberly-Clark risks migraine with Kenvue deal

229. What are Rachel Reeves’ tax options in the Budget?

230. Fed’s Cook signals December rate cut is not a forgone conclusion

231. UK welfare reform is unavoidable

232. Motherland — a plea for a feminist revolution in Russia

233. Is China about to win the race?

234. US-China escalation is here to stay

235. AstraZeneca wins shareholder approval for New York listing

236. NHS productivity falls even as hospital efficiency in England rises

237. The Renters’ Rights Act risks creating a two-tier rental market

238. Miami realtors pitch safe spaces for millionaires fleeing Mamdani’s New York

239. OpenAI strikes 38bn computing deal with Amazon

240. Pfizer files second lawsuit to block Novo Nordisk’s 9bn Metsera bid

241. AI vs faith

242. Hedge fund Millennium sells 15% stake to top investors

243. Ghosts of political violence stir in Colombia

244. Singapore plans to turn Lee Kuan Yew’s house into national monument

245. Tariff-hit Mexico and Canada face contrasting fortunes

246. Israeli military’s former top lawyer arrested over leaked prisoner video

247. Merger deal creates 13bn oil and gas player focused on Permian Basin

248. The far right can win in Europe but it struggles to govern

249. Kimberly-Clark swoops on Kenvue in 49bn deal

250. Chinese intimidation stopped UK university from publishing human rights report

251. US allows Microsoft to ship Nvidia AI chips to use in UAE for first time

252. ‘Fresco. Palazzo. For Sale. Go’

253. Carney to present first budget after drawing cabinet from private sector

254. London needs new listings, but Princes’ float just kicks the can

255. Would Farage in power threaten BoE’s independence?

256. Man charged with 10 acts of attempted murder over train stabbing

257. Nigel Farage to drop tax-cut plans to focus on slashing public spending

258. OECD reports sharp fall in work-related migration to rich countries

259. Valencia leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods

260. Don’t mess with the Fed

261. Lay-offs and AI

262. Why the EU is delaying its enlargement homework

263. Asset Management: More private credit warnings

264. An Odessa File sequel, spies in Paris and Fleet Street in peril — the latest thriller round-up

265. BDO explores ways to fund mergers of national firms

266. BoE expects closely fought meeting over rate cut

267. Books, malls and cars: where the physical world still rules

268. Commerzbank could leave landmark Frankfurt HQ as it embarks on cost-cutting drive

269. Trump’s economy on the ballot

270. Czech Eurosceptic Babiš to agree coalition deal with far-right

271. Businesses press Supreme Court to strike down Trump’s emergency tariff power

272. The US right should stop fearing the female

273. The UK bank bashing must stop

274. Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe

275. What next for Andrea Orcel’s UniCredit?

276. Young Britons’ attitudes hardening on crime and welfare

277. Indonesia’s China-backed bullet train derailed by mounting debt

278. UK small businesses struggling to take advantage of trade deals

279. FirstFT: US bank mergers surge under Trump

280. City bosses warn on pay as UK minimum wage closes in on graduate salaries

281. Tech groups struggle to solve AI’s big security flaw

282. Train stabbing fuels UK public’s feeling of insecurity

283. Maverick outsider on track to be mayor of New York City

284. US bank deals surge as Trump-era regulators race through approvals

285. Opec to pause oil output rises next year after warnings of glut

286. Coffee commotion puts German view of venture capital under scrutiny

287. Netanyahu warns Iran-backed groups in Lebanon and Yemen

288. A welcome revival of the Dutch political centre

289. Hundreds feared dead in Tanzania as president claims election victory

290. US accused of ‘Mob’ tactics to sink climate deal

291. Louvre heist suspects had previous convictions together

292. Israel unveils tax benefits in bid to reverse tech brain drain

293. Renewed drive for autonomous cars as tech giants muscle in

294. Will the Bank of England cut interest rates?

295. The economic upsides of Trump’s second term

296. Police say ‘nothing to suggest’ Cambridgeshire train stabbing was terrorism

297. Inside CVC’s 9bn search for ‘untapped potential’ in sports media market

298. Trump, plastic bags and Taylor ham: New Jersey race takes populist turn

299. No new planes for UK if taxes keep rising, warn Ryanair and Wizz Air

300. Don’t let Europe’s deregulatory temptations weaken its democracies