1. Aid’s grim counter-revolution will prove self-defeating

2. It’s finally time for joined-up European markets

3. Sentencing Council rejects calls to abandon ‘two-tier’ justice guidelines

4. Sympathy for the sovereign credit analyst

5. Israel strikes Beirut for first time since November ceasefire

6. Jenner & Block sues US government over Trump’s executive order

7. Former mayor of Liverpool in court over corruption investigation

8. Fed’s preferred inflation measure rises more than expected in February

9. Can Rachel Reeves start a retail investment revolution?

10. Doom, gloom and not much headroom: Spring Statement

11. EU regulator declines approval for Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s drug

12. Has Buffett’s ‘big’ mistake finally turned the corner?

13. How the Bloomsbury set brought post-impressionism to Britain

14. ESG investors’ dilemma over bombs and bullets

15. A hard rain’s a-gonna fall: why are we ignoring the rising risk of surface water flooding?

16. Taiwan accuses Chinese chipmakers of illegally poaching engineers

17. Mexico slides towards recession amid Trump turmoil

18. Israel scraps system protecting aid workers in Gaza, agencies say

19. Ask Green: Where do you go when you’re lonely?

20. Macron’s top adviser to take senior role at Société Générale

21. Senior Starmer aide to stand down

22. Who will the force be with in May?

23. What does TGJones mean?

24. Nikola’s Trevor Milton says he has been pardoned by Trump

25. Powerful earthquake strikes central Myanmar

26. UK retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February

27. Valuing CoreWeave

28. Meloni pitches her alternative peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

29. China gives IPOs the green light

30. Xi urges world business leaders to protect global trade

31. JD Vance aims to be America’s antagonist

32. Should I help my daughter pay for her son’s school fees?

33. Why I want US shares to leap like Nureyev once more

34. Elon Musk is wrong about GDP

35. Can the NHS do away with ‘winter pressures’?

36. Kuwait tries to kickstart diversification away from oil

37. Reform UK figures plan Maga-style think-tank to attract US donors

38. Singapore’s UOBAM set to enter Taiwan active ETF market

39. How Europe can make it easier for start-ups to scale

40. Heathrow warns airlines risk having to pay 1bn for better power system

41. EU set to limit Apple and Meta fines to avoid Trump ire

42. US alcohol brands caught up in middle of Canada-US tariff dispute

43. The Trump oil dilemma

44. Why hasn’t AI taken your job yet?

45. Active ETFs: a lifeline for Europe’s struggling asset managers?

46. Meloni rejects ‘childish’ choice between Trump and Europe

47. Foreign investors wary of Turkey despite 25bn of lira intervention

48. Mario jumps into trade wars as Nintendo readies Switch 2 launch

49. Trump targets law firm WilmerHale in latest executive order

50. Australia calls May 3 election as Labor seeks to profit from Trump policies

51. Lululemon says US consumers are cutting back on spending

52. FirstFT: Trump’s ‘devastating’ tariffs set to disrupt the car industry

53. EU looks to hit Big Tech in crackdown on US services exports

54. Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal plans to leave UK after non-dom tax change

55. Canada-US relationship is ‘over’, says Carney

56. Putin warns of growing competition for Arctic supremacy

57. Trump withdraws Stefanik’s nomination as UN ambassador

58. Deutsche Bank names new CFO in latest leadership shake-up

59. US auto tariffs help Chinese EVs to race ahead

60. Investors warn Rachel Reeves she has little fiscal room for error

61. EU watchdog proposes tough capital rules for insurers holding crypto

62. US debt burden to top second world war peak in coming years, CBO says

63. Argentina says it nears 20bn IMF loan deal

64. ‘Wild loophole’ allows non-UK residents to apply for full state pension

65. What CoreWeave investors can learn from a dotcom IPO comparison

66. BBC journalist forced to leave Turkey over Erdoğan protest coverage

67. Car tariff wacky races will still produce some winners

68. ‘Not being Liz Truss’ does not a growth strategy make

69. US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy

70. India wants to offer a third way for global tech

71. Trump’s tariffs throw car industry into turmoil

72. Just Stop Oil to end direct action protests

73. The year’s biggest AI float just became an IPOuroboros

74. CoreWeave to cut size and value of IPO and add Nvidia as anchor investor

75. Europe’s reassurance force in Ukraine to take shape in ‘3-4 weeks’, says Macron

76. Serbia faces losing access to oil imports as sanctions deadline looms

77. Why governments are ‘addicted’ to debt FT Film

78. BBC drops podcast adverts plan after industry backlash

79. A third of Gen Z invest by ‘early adulthood’, poll finds

80. Asset managers race to set up European defence funds

81. US economists fear for future of ‘gold standard’ statistics amid Doge cuts

82. Benefits cuts to fuel ‘recession level’ hit to UK’s poor, warns think-tank

83. European airlines urge EU to pull back on climate policies

84. The bogus trade rationale for the Signalgate attacks

85. Putin’s imperial mission destroys freedom in Russia

86. Germany’s Marvel Fusion raises 112mn as nuclear fusion race heats up

87. Thousands of British Steel jobs at risk as it considers closing blast furnaces in June

88. Can France really lead ‘the little west’?

89. What’s the point of fiscal rules?

90. Sewage spills in England rise to record high

91. Israel overhauls judge appointments in face of protests

92. Spring Statement did not stem fiscal doom loop

93. Trump’s car tariffs pile pressure on Reeves’ new economic plan

94. Next upgrades forecast after strong start to year

95. Poor consumer sentiment is still just talk

96. Apollo president says private credit is ‘not a bubble’

97. Macron and Starmer aim for scaled-back Ukraine peacekeeping plan

98. Japan says ‘every option’ on table against Trump’s 25% car tariffs

99. FirstFT: Trump escalates trade war with 25% tariff on cars

100. Blue-chip advertisers flock to Fox News following Trump return

101. European oil traders weigh Russia return in market reshaped by war

102. ‘Exodus’ of clinical researchers sparks concern over future of healthcare

103. The big government spending Maga voters cannot live without

104. Eight ways to give it this spring

105. Brazil’s ‘Egg King’ shells out 1bn to acquire major US producer

106. Nest pension fund says pledge to invest 30% in private markets is ‘not guaranteed’

107. South African coalition fights over US ambassador pick

108. Belfast magnet recycling start-up offers rare earth promise

109. Japan’s apex survival instinct is put to the test

110. Thailand ushers in sale of leveraged ETFs to retail investors

111. Nigeria’s exploding oil pipelines spark national political crisis

112. Merz’s ‘boy band’ faces female rebellion over top jobs

113. European companies rush to tap defence spending boom

114. Trump’s cuts to US government raise worries over economic data quality

115. Ben & Jerry’s fudge has come back to bite Unilever

116. Canada races to secure its Arctic frontier in face of changing climate

117. Will Lockheed’s F-35 become a casualty of Donald Trump?

118. The making of Vladimir Putin

119. Fastest-growing FT1000 company illuminates solar market evolution

120. Polish solar panel supplier tops FT1000 European ranking

121. Launches of private asset ETFs raise concerns in funds industry

122. Taiwan boosts defence readiness in show to US and China

123. US companies feel China squeeze as new Trump tariffs loom

124. Chinese regulators open path to IPO revival in mainland market

125. HSBC fired investment bankers on bonus day and gave them no bonuses

126. Funding cuts threaten ‘success story’ of efforts to combat HIV/Aids

127. TSMC’s 100bn pledge to Trump will not revive US chipmaking, says ex-Intel chief

128. Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement — in charts

129. A 25 per cent tariff on Europe is only fair

130. Trump to impose 25% tariff on US auto imports

131. Jefferies results miss estimates in sign dealmaking remains subdued

132. Stop-gap Spring Statement leaves Rachel Reeves with ‘unfinished business’ on UK public finances

133. British Steel’s Chinese owner rejects UK government subsidy offer

134. NatWest and Farage settle ‘debanking’ dispute

135. Russia detains billionaire in highest-profile case since war

136. The UK chancellor’s fiscal holding operation

137. US shale executives say Trump tariffs and ‘chaos’ threaten oil output

138. Gazans protest in rare display of dissent against Hamas

139. Should Brits brace for tax rises in October’s Budget?

140. Fresh HMRC crackdown targets late payers

141. From miserable to mediocre: the Reeves challenge continues

142. Reeves can still raise UK business spirits — on a shoestring

143. Top EU official expects Trump tariff of about 20%

144. Subsea sabotage puts European power at risk

145. US tech stocks drop as fresh jolt of volatility hits Wall Street

146. Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial over alleged coup plot

147. Japan plays host to a clash of capital and culture

148. Personal finance experts react to the Spring Statement

149. Signal fiasco should remind us that complacency invites catastrophe

150. UK Spring Statement 2025: the chancellor’s speech in full

151. Reeves confirms extra 2.2bn in UK military funding next year

152. ‘Not quite enough’ may prove to be Labour’s epitaph

153. Reeves’ repair job avoids tax rises — for now

154. Atlantic magazine releases further details of Trump officials’ Signal chat

155. Planning reforms will boost UK housebuilding say official forecasts

156. The philosophy behind Trump’s Dark Enlightenment

157. Welfare cuts to push 250,000 people into poverty, government assessment shows

158. The OBR stays average

159. Commodity traders complain about cost of Trump ‘tweet-driven’ uncertainty

160. Lebanon closes in on next central bank head in test of reform agenda

161. Axel Springer board member resigns after accusing Politico of leftwing bias

162. Rachel Reeves sets out 14bn package to repair UK public finances

163. Sweden to increase defence spending sharply to 3.5% of GDP

164. The Spring Statement in brief: what you need to know

165. EU rejects Russian ceasefire demand for sanctions relief

166. UBS offers to limit size of investment bank to appease Swiss regulators

167. Vistry calls staff back to office full-time after cost overruns and profit warnings

168. China’s developers start to climb out of their self-dug hole

169. UK’s Royal Society will not take disciplinary action against Elon Musk

170. CoreWeave triggered defaults after breaching terms on Blackstone loan

171. EU calls for households to stockpile 72 hours of food amid war risks

172. The global leaders rising in the polls as they battle Donald Trump

173. Assisted dying bill timeline thrown into doubt

174. UN climate boss urges Europe not to forget planet amid defence drive

175. UK inflation slows more than expected to 2.8%

176. Nissan tackles multiple crises as new chief works to rebuild brand

177. Lower Thames Crossing and Old Trafford projects are welcome investments

178. UK inflation falls more than expected to 2.8% in February

179. There is no Bessent put in the Treasury market

180. ‘Keep pivoting’: Piyush Gupta hands over Singapore’s biggest bank after 16 years

181. Could UN peacekeepers be the key to a Ukraine ceasefire force?

182. Spring Statement highlights tough UK economy

183. Tokyo frets about durability of US alliance ahead of Hegseth visit

184. Rising debt and spending demands squeeze Britain’s finances

185. Israeli blockade fuels black market for tattered cash in Gaza

186. ONS local jobs data gives ‘volatile’ results, research finds

187. Bacardi was blocked from exporting Patrón in dispute with Mexican tequila watchdog

188. The ECB must remain pragmatic in setting rates

189. Paris getaway: the flavours, caves and castles of the Loire

190. Spain’s huge ghost hotel — and why they can’t knock it down

191. US strategic ambiguity on Taiwan won’t work any longer

192. José María Velasco: the artist who helped Mexico to see itself

193. New bid to quash North Sea licences is latest test for Labour energy policy

194. PwC delays payouts for departing partners in Hong Kong and China

195. Italy’s Pirelli pushes Chinese owner to cut stake amid fears of Trump freeze-out

196. An ominous shadow falls over mRNA technology

197. Europe’s battle to break Musk’s stranglehold on the skies

198. Inside Russia’s Gazprom: can the ailing energy giant be revived?

199. Top Fed official says market angst over inflation would be ‘red flag’

200. Nvidia’s China sales face threat from Beijing’s environmental curbs

201. Indonesian army comes to fore under general-turned-president Prabowo

202. US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist

203. UK will struggle to boost public sector with AI drive, MPs warn

204. Just 86 extra UK care home beds created in 2024, data shows

205. US judge orders Boeing to defend fraud charges in court

206. US proposes new critical minerals deal to Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

207. FirstFT: China releases employees of US firm after two years

208. Reeves to unveil 2.2bn UK defence spending boost in Spring Statement

209. Trump widens war on legal industry with order targeting Jenner & Block

210. Mystery employer’s late disclosure raises doubts about UK wage data

211. Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul

212. Poland plans to use EU pandemic funds for defence

213. The amateurism of the Trump White House

214. England’s university regulator issues record fine in Sussex free speech case

215. KC investigation finds ‘credible evidence’ of bullying by suspended Reform MP

216. Indonesia rupiah falls to lowest level since Asian financial crisis

217. Ticketmaster under fire from UK watchdog over Oasis ticket pricing

218. US agrees maritime ceasefire deal with Ukraine and Russia

219. Moody’s warns on deteriorating outlook for US public finances

220. Crypto group backed by Trump to launch stablecoin

221. Met Police close ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow

222. The secondary ‘tariff man’ cometh

223. Trumponomics is putting lipstick on a policy pig

224. Copper to hit 12,000 this year, say major trading groups

225. Trump defends national security adviser over chat breach

226. Israel passes budget in boost to Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition

227. Turkish police arrest dozens for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan and his family

228. Britons could make satellite calls using smartphones by end of 2025

229. Europe can’t repeat its mistakes in Turkey

230. Trump puts Venezuelan oil importers in tariff crosshairs

231. Reeves criticised by fellow minister over ‘freebie’ tickets

232. Everyone misunderstands Jay Powell

233. Once hunted by Assad, Syria’s White Helmets return to Damascus

234. Trump considers two-step tariff regime on April 2

235. Australia unveils unexpected tax cuts in pre-election budget

236. EU lawmakers warn against ‘dangerous’ moves to water down AI rules

237. Schneider Electric set to invest more than 700mn in US energy sector

238. Ministers give green light to 10bn Lower Thames Crossing

239. US officials’ leaked messages should spur Europe into action

240. Tesla sales fall in Europe despite upswing in EV market

241. Chinese developer Sunac unveils unprecedented 2nd restructuring

242. Is financial arbitrage broken?

243. Cheap oil is not the Trump administration’s top energy priority

244. ‘Globalisation as we knew it’ may be over, says HSBC chair Mark Tucker

245. Why the EU faces a tough call on new banking rules as US and UK waver

246. How will Man United pay for its 2bn ‘New Trafford’ stadium?

247. Rolls-Royce warns UK risks losing out in small nuclear reactor race

248. UK’s Motability to crack down on misuse of motoring scheme for disabled people

249. Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain — lessons from a radical city

250. Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls for foreign help in overture to Trump

251. Wishful thinking on climate won’t make it so

252. Exploring London’s Royal Observatory, the capital’s original time machine

253. US farmers express dismay over proposal for levies on China-built ships

254. Reeves braces for her Spring Statement to be only the start of bad fiscal news

255. Big Law’s ‘existential crisis’

256. Trump’s dogsled diplomacy has spooked Greenland

257. France and UK now leaders of hard power in Europe, says Czech PM

258. Retail traders plough 67bn into US stocks while investment giants flee

259. British Airways tries to regain its halo with a new first-class seat

260. A white-collar world without juniors?

261. China is suffering its own ‘China shock’

262. Investment Clinic: I’m 29 – should I still be taking stock tips from my dad?

263. Volkswagen’s 1.4bn tax bill in India

264. Chinese AI start-ups overhaul business models after DeepSeek’s success

265. China releases Mintz employees from detention after 2 years

266. Half of UK oil and gas demand can be produced at home, says industry body

267. UK watchdog to cut financial sector rules after calls from business

268. ‘Boost’ of 2bn for affordable homes marks a reduction, industry says

269. Cabinet members’ chat breach shakes Washington

270. Elite US law firms brace for retaliation from Trump

271. FirstFT: ‘Japan has not overcome deflation’, finance minister warns

272. Greenland’s government hits back at Trump over US visit to Arctic island

273. China explores services subsidy to boost weak domestic demand

274. Top US officials share classified details of military strikes with journalist

275. UK looks at ways to soften impact of its digital tax on US tech groups

276. Israel readies plans for occupation of Gaza

277. Trump’s flawed plan to bring business to America

278. Drax whistleblower thanks hedge fund head Bacon after settling case

279. US stocks climb on hopes for less aggressive tariffs

280. Wisconsin Supreme Court race is the first electoral test for Trump

281. Trump to hit countries that buy Venezuelan oil with 25 per cent tariff

282. Ari Emanuel cedes role as Endeavor chief after Silver Lake completes takeover

283. GraniteShares’ European leveraged ETPs hit regulatory roadblock

284. Wealthy Americans seek refuge from Trump in Swiss banks

285. Will Trump make ships great again?

286. Disarray precedes Trump’s tariff Liberation Day

287. Trump’s economic and political threat to Mexico

288. Bank of England dilutes stress test scenario for lenders

289. BYD sales surge 29% on strong Chinese demand for hybrid cars

290. Taking on Erdoğan: protesters rise up against Turkey’s president

291. Austria says it uncovered Russian disinformation operation

292. Better regulation depends on quality as well as quantity

293. House affordability in England and Wales returns to pre-pandemic levels

294. Silver Lake and Davidson Kempner face off over ecommerce start-up

295. UK services growth offers respite for Reeves ahead of Spring Statement

296. SAP leapfrogs Novo Nordisk to become Europe’s most valuable company

297. Keir Starmer’s Trump act is politically damaging but necessary

298. UK detects bird flu in sheep for the first time

299. It’s an economic miracle!

300. US and Russia hold talks on Ukraine ceasefire