Dulux owner AkzoNobel in 25bn merger with paint rival (www.ft.com)
UK competition watchdog launches sweeping crackdown on online pricing tactics (www.ft.com)
Oracle’s astonishing 300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus 74bn (www.ft.com)
Struggles of the world’s ‘second lung’ put one of the most beloved crops at risk (www.ft.com)
France and Germany circle the wagons on EU-made AI (www.ft.com)
Crypto’s 2025 U-turn (www.ft.com)
Philippine ministers resign as graft scandal escalates (www.ft.com)
Calls to abandon fed funds targeting are growing louder (www.ft.com)
‘Baby Shark’ creator Pinkfong pops in trading debut (www.ft.com)
US government needs overhaul to compete with China, panel says (www.ft.com)
Crypto market sheds 1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets (www.ft.com)
The UK offers rich pickings for activists (www.ft.com)
Labour needs a way out of the infernal circle of immigration policy (www.ft.com)
Ex-NatWest chief Alison Rose named UK chair of fintech FNZ (www.ft.com)
ECB’s top supervisor seeks new powers to override bank capital barriers (www.ft.com)
UK government’s housebuilding target under threat as councils face exodus of planners (www.ft.com)
What nostalgia for the 1990s leaves out (www.ft.com)
Ex-partner of sanctioned oligarch sells London flat for 26mn under original purchase price (www.ft.com)
In Paris, the next coffee revolution is quietly brewing (www.ft.com)
The growing problem with China’s unreliable numbers (www.ft.com)
Planting flowers and filling potholes: Johannesburg gets G20 makeover (www.ft.com)
Larry Ellison scales back 10bn Oxford science institute in leadership rift (www.ft.com)
European defence groups look to flotations as they chase market rally (www.ft.com)
The surreal 45-day trek at the heart of Nato’s defence (www.ft.com)
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance battles mom-and-pop stores for India’s shoppers (www.ft.com)
China deepens pressure on Japan with travel bans and cancelled events (www.ft.com)
India persists in buying Russian oil despite Trump threats (www.ft.com)
Trump bets there’s ‘nothing to hide’ in pivot on Epstein files (www.ft.com)
Trump set to agree deals during Saudi crown prince’s visit (www.ft.com)
Stuff happens in market (www.ft.com)
HSBC board at odds over candidates to succeed Mark Tucker as chair (www.ft.com)
UK raises bank deposit guarantee to 120,000 to keep pace with inflation (www.ft.com)
Reform UK targets EU citizens and overseas aid as its seeks to save 25bn (www.ft.com)
UN Security Council approves US-backed proposal for Gaza (www.ft.com)
Badenoch to accuse Labour of raising taxes to fund bloated welfare bill (www.ft.com)
Lawrence Summers faces new scrutiny over ties to sex offender Epstein (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Bangladesh sentences former leader Sheikh Hasina to death (www.ft.com)
Fed’s Waller calls for December rate cut to bolster labour market (www.ft.com)
US regulator will permit companies to exclude shareholder proposals from proxies (www.ft.com)
UK pledges to step up child deportations as part of asylum reforms (www.ft.com)
Reform council cuts back on litter picking and gardening in bid to fill shortfall (www.ft.com)
The Fed’s delicate balancing act over liquidity (www.ft.com)
UK looks to Denmark for tougher asylum policies (www.ft.com)
Labour’s hotchpotch Budget plan (www.ft.com)
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events (www.ft.com)
US probes firms that borrowed 400mn from private credit giant HPS (www.ft.com)
Amazon joins Big Tech bond rush with 12bn debt sale (www.ft.com)
The new rules of war (www.ft.com)
Trump’s 50-year mortgages are poor deal for homebuyers (www.ft.com)
A nuclear meltdown at Zaporizhzhia would imperil the entire region (www.ft.com)
Why Ireland is paying its artists to create (www.ft.com)
Germany lifts weapons freeze on Israel in response to Gaza ceasefire (www.ft.com)
India agrees first big LPG purchases from US amid stalled trade talks (www.ft.com)
J&J buys cancer drugmaker Halda for 3bn in latest biotech deal (www.ft.com)
Trump family and Saudi partner unveil tokenised Maldives resort (www.ft.com)
Investment Association warns UK government over Isa reforms (www.ft.com)
Ukraine to buy 100 French Rafale jets (www.ft.com)
Ecuador voters rebuke pro-Trump president (www.ft.com)
The scramble for Europe is just beginning (www.ft.com)
Trump’s gunboat trade deals show a tariff campaign reaching its limits (www.ft.com)
UBS chair talked to Scott Bessent about moving Swiss bank to US (www.ft.com)
Ashurst and Perkins Coie agree transatlantic law firm merger (www.ft.com)
Swiss economy shrank ahead of US tariff deal (www.ft.com)
Councils in England to lose power to block large housing projects (www.ft.com)
The hot new investment trend is the ‘Total Portfolio Approach’. Does it work? (www.ft.com)
Poland blames sabotage for blast on major railway line (www.ft.com)
TotalEnergies buys 5.1bn stake in Křetínský power projects (www.ft.com)
EU warns of costs without deal on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine (www.ft.com)
Japanese growth contraction buys time for the BoJ (www.ft.com)
Why the small boats won’t stop (www.ft.com)
Bangladesh sentences former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death (www.ft.com)
FT Alphaville Drinks II — Back in the Habit (www.ft.com)
Gilts steady after tax U-turn sell-off (www.ft.com)
Ministers to kick off search for new Ofcom chair (www.ft.com)
How to hide from a bubble (www.ft.com)
UK bond market wades through Budget uncertainty (www.ft.com)
The absurdity of bankers’ retirement fund targets (www.ft.com)
BlackRock takes on hedge fund giants (www.ft.com)
Rich EU states draw up their red lines for high-stakes budget negotiations (www.ft.com)
The revival of deep-sea drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (www.ft.com)
UBS vs Switzerland: time for pragmatism (www.ft.com)
Read the full transcript: FT interview with Olaf Sleijpen (www.ft.com)
UK to launch first lead poisoning screening study of children after FT investigation (www.ft.com)
Goldman Sachs on brink of best M&A performance in 24 years (www.ft.com)
A run on stablecoins could force ECB to rethink interest rates, warns top policymaker (www.ft.com)
Berlin and Paris discuss scrapping planned joint fighter and focusing on air ‘combat cloud’ (www.ft.com)
Elections watchdog examining Labour drinks receptions with businesses (www.ft.com)
The best books of the year 2025 (www.ft.com)
Spain’s deficit to fall below Germany’s for the first time in two decades (www.ft.com)
Treasury planning tax rise on online sports gambling — but not horseracing (www.ft.com)
What happens when housing supply is driven by markets not Main Street (www.ft.com)
Number of new foreign students in US falls by 17% over visa worries (www.ft.com)
Trump should not offer Saudi Arabia one-sided security guarantees (www.ft.com)
Private credit pushing reinsurers into riskier business, industry warns (www.ft.com)
UK cyber ransom ban risks collapse of essential services (www.ft.com)
Dare you enter the world of New York City psychics? (www.ft.com)
Swiss investors push for UBS to settle over Credit Suisse bond write-off (www.ft.com)
Japan dispatches envoy to China as tensions soar (www.ft.com)
Trump backs vote to release Epstein files (www.ft.com)
Japan’s economy shrinks as US tariffs weigh on exports (www.ft.com)
EU set to reject Indian demand for carbon border tax exemption (www.ft.com)
Trump floats talks with Maduro as US raises military pressure on Venezuela (www.ft.com)
Far right poised to win Chile’s presidency (www.ft.com)
UK government to shake up human rights laws in asylum overhaul (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: China-Japan row escalates as Beijing sends coastguard to disputed islands (www.ft.com)
US shutdown takes its toll on the data run (www.ft.com)
How each country’s emissions compare (www.ft.com)
Ukraine secures winter gas support from Greece (www.ft.com)
Jihadism and Russia: a toxic mix in the Sahel (www.ft.com)
Trump trade negotiator hits out at EU delays in cutting tariffs and rules (www.ft.com)
Saudi Arabia’s PIF cuts US equity holdings ahead of Crown Prince’s White House visit (www.ft.com)
Britain’s Budget must put growth first — here’s how (www.ft.com)
Will the Fed’s minutes throw any new light on US interest rates? (www.ft.com)
Coalitions of the willing are Europe’s path to ever closer union (www.ft.com)
Carney’s Canadian ‘energy superpower’ dream faces reality check (www.ft.com)
Aldi effect sweeps US supermarkets as shoppers embrace private label (www.ft.com)
Jailed Tunisian politicians go on hunger strike against presidential crackdown (www.ft.com)
EU trade tensions threaten to hold UN climate talks hostage (www.ft.com)
Blue Owl private credit fund merger leaves some investors facing 20% hit (www.ft.com)
China sends coastguard to disputed islands as row with Japan escalates (www.ft.com)
Wall St reins in rate cut bets on inflation concerns (www.ft.com)
Vinted explores share sale at 8bn valuation (www.ft.com)
Renault and Nissan in talks over reviving alliance after leadership changes (www.ft.com)
Arctic leaders warn of growing risk of hybrid warfare in the far north (www.ft.com)
Foreign investors return to China’s stock market (www.ft.com)
A new spectre looms over democracy: prediction markets (www.ft.com)
How the Joe Biden of India won (www.ft.com)
UN labour body’s proposal to move Mideast HQ to Qatar sparks staff alarm (www.ft.com)
Singapore battles dirty money from scam farms (www.ft.com)
Swiss chemicals group Clariant warns of more production leaving Europe (www.ft.com)
The growing backlog behind Britain’s hotel asylum crisis (www.ft.com)
Gazprom forges ahead with long-delayed China pipeline (www.ft.com)
UK to curtail asylum seekers’ automatic right to accommodation (www.ft.com)
Ex-Fed official to face ethics inquiry over stock trades (www.ft.com)
US economic outlook obscured by shutdown-triggered data gap (www.ft.com)
US retailers try to handle change after penny’s demise (www.ft.com)
South Africa’s credit rating upgraded for first time in two decades (www.ft.com)
HTSI editor’s letter: are you a Type-A type? (www.ft.com)
Tanzania in turmoil after ‘Tiananmen Square moment’ (www.ft.com)
Germany risks squandering a golden opportunity (www.ft.com)
Gunvor’s 22bn gamble: how Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Russia deal collapsed (www.ft.com)
A life less ordinary in the mountains of Andalucía (www.ft.com)
How salary sacrifice tax breaks greased the wheels of cargo bike businesses (www.ft.com)
Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician, 1928-2025 (www.ft.com)
Bags of cash and a gold toilet: the corruption crisis engulfing Zelenskyy’s government (www.ft.com)
Free reader Q&A: How will the Budget affect your finances? (www.ft.com)
Pacifist Japan confronts a political assassin (www.ft.com)
Companies still need IPOs (www.ft.com)
The irresistible rise of libertarian eugenics (www.ft.com)
How a Victorian doctor pioneered photographic portraits of the mind (www.ft.com)
Inside the war over Bangalore Palace (www.ft.com)
The pension panic (www.ft.com)
China left with tomato paste mountain as sales to Italy collapse (www.ft.com)
Maga fractures over far-right interview (www.ft.com)
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook (www.ft.com)
Trump’s 1bn BBC threat isn’t about the law — it’s political theatre (www.ft.com)
Trump says he will sue BBC next week for up to 5bn (www.ft.com)
Indonesia’s Prabowo accused of whitewashing Suharto era (www.ft.com)
New York Fed convened meeting with banks over key lending facility (www.ft.com)
Trump removes reciprocal tariffs on common agricultural products (www.ft.com)
US clears the way for bids for Lukoil’s international business (www.ft.com)
Berkshire Hathaway reveals 4.3bn stake in Alphabet as it trims Apple holdings (www.ft.com)
UK poised to reduce settlement rights for many asylum seekers (www.ft.com)
The soaring price of a steak (www.ft.com)
Borrowing costs jump as investors lose faith in Reeves’ Budget (www.ft.com)
How did fiscal forecasts affect Rachel Reeves’ income tax U-turn? (www.ft.com)
Starmer and Reeves lose credibility after chaotic week for government (www.ft.com)
Tether eyes 1bn funding deal with AI robotics start-up Neura (www.ft.com)
The UK government is running out of credibility (www.ft.com)
Trump calls for probes into Bill Clinton and JPMorgan over ties to Epstein (www.ft.com)
White House memo claims Alibaba is helping Chinese military target US (www.ft.com)
Communication breakdown (www.ft.com)
Michael Burry, the short seller who bet against AI (www.ft.com)
Modi boosted by BJP election triumph in India’s poorest state (www.ft.com)
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply (www.ft.com)
The government’s latest reversal shows that Labour has no plan (www.ft.com)
Celebrated or penalised? Employers confuse staff over AI rules (www.ft.com)
Is Starmer’s leadership on the line? (www.ft.com)
US has reached a trade deal with Switzerland, say officials (www.ft.com)
The best exhibitions to see in London this weekend (www.ft.com)
Meloni’s government eyes Italian family gold in hunt for budget funds (www.ft.com)
The meaning of the US shutdown (www.ft.com)
Walmart chief Doug McMillon ends 11-year reign at world’s largest retailer (www.ft.com)
Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses (www.ft.com)
Communist and far-right leaders battle for Chile’s presidency (www.ft.com)
Russian drones and missiles strike Kyiv in big air attack on Ukraine (www.ft.com)
Reeves scraps Budget tax raid on partnerships (www.ft.com)
BHP found liable over Mariana dam disaster (www.ft.com)
Budget U-turn hammers UK competitiveness (www.ft.com)
Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved fiscal forecast (www.ft.com)
Japan enlists drones and ex-soldiers to battle surge in bear attacks (www.ft.com)
The tax-efficient wheels of British government (www.ft.com)
Cartier owner says high US tariffs against Switzerland likely to be cut soon (www.ft.com)
The bond market crashes the AI party (www.ft.com)
EU invests more in ‘traditional’ weapons development than drones and AI (www.ft.com)
Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet (www.ft.com)
‘He’s played a blinder’: How Wes Streeting won the week (www.ft.com)
Scotland to pay borrowing premium in 1.5bn bond market push (www.ft.com)
UK government considers linking rail fare rises to lower rate of inflation (www.ft.com)
Fanatics explores launch of prediction market with Crypto.com (www.ft.com)
In charts: Is the NHS on the ‘road to recovery’? (www.ft.com)
Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated (www.ft.com)
Will cutting the cash Isa limit really hit mortgages? (www.ft.com)
Why Trump’s team is betting on stablecoins (www.ft.com)
Canada to reroute lumber exports as Trump’s tariffs bite (www.ft.com)
That’s annoying — Japan is no longer cheap (www.ft.com)
How Apollo, Soros and others spotted red flags at First Brands (www.ft.com)
The militias seeking to fight Israel’s shadow war in Gaza (www.ft.com)
Gas deflates momentum of European heat pump rollout (www.ft.com)
China’s secretive gold purchases help fuel record rally (www.ft.com)
BlackRock moves to take on hedge fund giants (www.ft.com)
The law firm, the hedge fund and the fights behind a 36bn lawsuit (www.ft.com)
Global markets extend sell-off over tech jitters and rate cut uncertainty (www.ft.com)
Ukrainian jewellers forge network to guard heritage and nurture future (www.ft.com)
China house prices decline by most in a year (www.ft.com)
Xi’s military purge raises doubts about China’s war readiness (www.ft.com)
India’s private sector wants government to spend more (www.ft.com)
One in four to pay UK higher rate of tax if thresholds stay frozen, research shows (www.ft.com)
Merck nears deal for flu treatment biotech Cidara (www.ft.com)
US announces trade frameworks in attempt to cut costs for consumers (www.ft.com)
Brain-dead Labour retreats to its comfort zone: campaigning (www.ft.com)
Starmer and Reeves ditch Budget plan to increase income tax rates (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Toyota pledges to invest additional 10bn in US (www.ft.com)
Bezos’s Blue Origin pulls off first landing of its largest reusable rocket (www.ft.com)
BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation (www.ft.com)
US military to ‘intensify exercises’ in Trinidad and Tobago (www.ft.com)
Carlyle considers bid for foreign assets of Russia’s Lukoil (www.ft.com)
Trump pardons former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis (www.ft.com)
Aston Martin chair explored buyout of carmaker with Saudi fund (www.ft.com)
India and Pakistan need mediators not arms suppliers (www.ft.com)
AI bubble trouble talk is overblown (www.ft.com)
The golden age of US credit card rewards may be at an end (www.ft.com)
BBC crisis turns spotlight on role of Sir Robbie Gibb (www.ft.com)
AI concentration does not breed strength (www.ft.com)
Alarm grows over household energy bill arrears (www.ft.com)
An insider guide to Carona, Meret Oppenheim’s creative refuge (www.ft.com)
Wall Street stocks slide as tech jitters return (www.ft.com)
IDF soldiers provide shocking testimony in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (www.ft.com)
To see how the US credit boom could end, turn to Chapter 7 (www.ft.com)
‘Big Short’ star Michael Burry names FT Alphaville charts quiz winner as successor (www.ft.com)
UniCredit boss fears Kremlin will take over its Russian unit (www.ft.com)
‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry to close hedge fund (www.ft.com)
Epstein’s connections: ‘Life among the lucrative and louche’ (www.ft.com)
The curious rise of 4iG (www.ft.com)
How Reeves can deliver a Budget for business and workers (www.ft.com)
Coalition rallies for COP30 ‘road map’ on how to cut oil and gas (www.ft.com)
Trump faces fresh Epstein claims in new emails released by Democrats (www.ft.com)
Virgin Atlantic borrows 745mn against Heathrow slots in Apollo deal (www.ft.com)
Alternative data suggests US inflation was steady in October (www.ft.com)
Former MI6 chief Richard Moore: Britain must regain the ‘power of example’ (www.ft.com)
Far right and centre right unite in EU parliament to undermine green rules (www.ft.com)
Disney raises dividend and buybacks as theme parks defy downturn fears (www.ft.com)
Is hiring becoming less meritocratic? (www.ft.com)
UK government to abolish police and crime commissioners (www.ft.com)
US rebukes backers of Sudanese paramilitary force behind ‘horrific’ atrocities (www.ft.com)
Private equity firm 3i slumps on fears over its key investment Action (www.ft.com)
EVs to start paying London congestion charge next year (www.ft.com)
Can New Jersey’s next governor actually freeze utility rates? (www.ft.com)
How democrats can fight back (www.ft.com)
Todd Boehly leads 250mn Gopuff deal as valuation drops to 8.5bn (www.ft.com)
EU opens antitrust probe into Red Bull (www.ft.com)
Germany finalises plans for military service and larger army (www.ft.com)
Labour unrest hardens belief Starmer has to go (www.ft.com)
Starmer should sack person behind ‘self-defeating’ leadership briefings, says Miliband (www.ft.com)
Weaker UK growth boosts December rate cut chances (www.ft.com)
UK economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.1% in September (www.ft.com)
Younger brother beats older sibling in Bertelsmann succession battle (www.ft.com)
Does the K-shaped economy theory even make sense? (www.ft.com)
Why populism became popular (www.ft.com)
EU finance ministers wrestle with 140bn Ukraine loan as other options fizzle (www.ft.com)
Toyota to invest up to 10bn in US over next five years (www.ft.com)
The battle for AI supremacy (www.ft.com)
Scottish kilts set to enter the bond market (www.ft.com)
The decade-old deal haunting Cinven (www.ft.com)
Europe is falling short in its quest for global economic clout (www.ft.com)
Liberty Global chief says EU has its ‘foot on our neck’ (www.ft.com)
Nigeria’s inept diplomacy is to blame for Trump’s military threats (www.ft.com)
US drew 900mn from IMF account as Argentina debt payment loomed (www.ft.com)
G20 ‘dormant’ as Trump plans boycott of South Africa summit (www.ft.com)
The elite Russian unit hunting Ukraine’s drone warriors (www.ft.com)
How Gen Z saved the cruise industry (www.ft.com)
‘Phantom’ data centres muddy forecasts for US power needs (www.ft.com)
India boosts homegrown WhatsApp rival in tech nationalism drive (www.ft.com)
Trump fights for control of Maga movement as Epstein emails widen schism (www.ft.com)
Prime minister aims to reassure UK plc of government’s stability (www.ft.com)
Brussels aims to accelerate crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels (www.ft.com)
US antitrust regulator launches probe into ISS and Glass Lewis (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Pakistan assembly approves expanded powers for strongman Asim Munir (www.ft.com)
Japan’s insurers are staying at home for better returns (www.ft.com)
US House to vote on deal to end longest government shutdown (www.ft.com)
Starmer regrets move to back Labour donor’s candidacy for football regulator’s role (www.ft.com)
Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of debut ‘kilts’ sale (www.ft.com)
White House signals it will cut tariffs to help ease high food prices (www.ft.com)
US mints last penny after Trump killed the coin (www.ft.com)
FanDuel to launch prediction market to bypass US state gambling bans (www.ft.com)
Japan and China spar over Taiwan as Trump tilts global ‘chessboard’ (www.ft.com)
Reeves to curb bike purchases through salary sacrifice in Budget (www.ft.com)
How Starmer is facing plots from across the Labour party (www.ft.com)
Wall Street CEOs flock to White House dinner with Trump (www.ft.com)
Pakistan assembly votes to give strongman Munir lifetime legal immunity (www.ft.com)