3. 提交您的問題:今年該如何應對全球經濟風險? Submit your questions: How should you navigate global economic risks this year? (www.ft.com)
4. 希思羅機場負責人表示,英國人和歐洲人頻繁往來讓機場顯得格外繁忙 Brits and Europeans bumping into each other makes Heathrow feel busy, says boss (www.ft.com)
6. 馮德萊恩力推"雙速歐洲"以推進經濟改革 Von der Leyen touts two-speed Europe to press ahead with economic reforms (www.ft.com)
9. 華爾街正從人工智能對白領工作的威脅中尋找下一個犧牲品 Wall Street hunts next casualty from AI threat to white collar work (www.ft.com)
10. Quintessentially聯合創始人亞倫·辛普森面臨強姦指控 Quintessentially co-founder Aaron Simpson battles rape accusations (www.ft.com)
12. 銀行家們努力避免美國監管機構接管英國監管機構 Bankers push to avoid US regulator taking charge of British supervisor (www.ft.com)
15. 斯塔默擬呼籲啟動多國防務計劃以降低軍備重建成本 Starmer set to call for multinational defence initiative to cut cost of rearmament (www.ft.com)
16. 加密貨幣與銀行的較量正分裂特朗普的支持者群體 The battle between crypto and banks is splitting Trump’s base (www.ft.com)
22. 谷歌警告歐盟勿在技術主權推進中"築起高牆" Google warns EU against ‘erecting walls’ in tech sovereignty push (www.ft.com)
24. 新加坡警告全球經濟"脆弱性"可能衝擊貿易風向標 Singapore warns global economic ‘fragility’ could hit trade bellwether (www.ft.com)
26. 經紀商Clear Street推遲IPO,因人工智能擔憂攪動美股市場 Broker Clear Street postpones IPO as AI fears roil US stocks (www.ft.com)
27. 特朗普提名的國務卿人選卡爾因社交媒體言論遭美國議員嚴厲質詢 Trump’s state department nominee Carl grilled by US lawmakers over social media posts (www.ft.com)
31. 高盛首席律師凱西·魯姆勒因涉埃普斯坦案將辭職 Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign over Epstein links (www.ft.com)
39. Anthropic在最新融資輪中以3500億美元估值籌集300億美元 Anthropic raises 30bn at a 350bn valuation in latest funding round (www.ft.com)
40. 聯合國氣候峰會將吸引企業投資,土耳其接過接力棒 UN climate summit to woo business investment as Turkey takes the baton (www.ft.com)
43. 斯特默被敦促放緩更換被罷免的公務員首長 Starmer urged to go slow on replacing ousted head of civil service (www.ft.com)
44. 白廳被要求報告與曼德爾森遊說公司的對話 Whitehall told to report conversations with Mandelson lobbying firm (www.ft.com)
45. 派拉蒙招募華納兄弟探索公司最大股東參與代理權爭奪戰 Paramount enlists top Warner Bros Discovery shareholder in proxy battle (www.ft.com)
46. 特朗普邊境事務主管宣佈終止明尼蘇達州移民嚴打行動 Trump’s border tsar announces end of Minnesota immigration crackdown (www.ft.com)
47. 美泰公司意外疲軟的銷售業績考驗著投資者的耐心 Mattel’s surprisingly weak sales toy with investors’ patience (www.ft.com)
49. 歐洲氣候政策分歧加劇之際,法國押注核能 France bets on nuclear as climate policy fractures across Europe (www.ft.com)
53. 特朗普加徵關稅後,蘇格蘭威士忌對美出口量下降15% Scotch whisky exports to the US drop 15% after Trump’s tariffs (www.ft.com)
54. 美國司法部反壟斷事務首席執行官蓋爾·斯萊特即將離職 Donald Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater to leave DoJ (www.ft.com)
55. 英國廣播公司擬在最新重組計劃中削減數億英鎊開支 BBC set to cut hundreds of millions of pounds in latest restructuring plan (www.ft.com)
56. 曼徹斯特選區"震動性"選戰或將決定斯塔默政治命運 ‘Seismic’ battle for Manchester seat looks set to determine Starmer’s fate (www.ft.com)
57. 中情局發佈新視頻,試圖誘使中國軍官為美國充當間諜 CIA releases new video in bid to lure Chinese military officers to spy for US (www.ft.com)
60. 以色列就波利市場對機密軍事行動的押注指控兩人 Israel charges two over Polymarket bets on classified military operations (www.ft.com)
61. 紐約聯儲稱美國企業和消費者承擔90%關稅成本 US businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff costs, NY Fed says (www.ft.com)
62. 特朗普稱讚就業數據意外強勁,儘管存在令人擔憂的背景 Trump hails unexpectedly strong jobs data, despite troubling backdrop (www.ft.com)
63. 因人工智能擔憂引發的最新拋售潮中,商業地產股價下跌 Commercial real estate shares fall in latest sell-off driven by AI fears (www.ft.com)
65. 比利時警方突襲歐盟委員會辦公室,調查房產出售事宜 Belgian police raid European Commission over sale of properties (www.ft.com)
66. 瑪麗亞·斯捷潘諾娃的《消失術》——來自野獸的腹中 The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova — from the belly of the beast (www.ft.com)
67. 吉姆·拉特克利夫爵士表示,因移民言論冒犯“某些人”而“深表歉意” Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he is ‘sorry’ for offending ‘some people’ with immigration remarks (www.ft.com)
68. 比利時首相警告歐盟必須避免在放鬆監管問題上與成員國發生"戰爭" EU must avoid ‘war’ with member states over deregulation, Belgian PM warns (www.ft.com)
69. 布魯塞爾向匈牙利撥款100億歐元違反歐盟法律,法院顧問稱 Brussels breached EU law over 10bn for Hungary, court adviser says (www.ft.com)
76. 施羅德同意以99億英鎊價格被美國投資管理公司紐文收購 Schroders agrees 9.9bn takeover by US investment manager Nuveen (www.ft.com)
77. 英國經濟增長疲軟,支持英格蘭銀行在2月採取鴿派立場 Weak UK growth supports Bank of England’s dovish February tilt (www.ft.com)
79. 軟銀扭虧為盈,得益於對OpenAI投資的收益 SoftBank swings to profit, boosted by gain from OpenAI investment (www.ft.com)
80. 英國經濟在2025年第四季度增長0.1%,低於預期。 UK economy undershot expectations to grow by 0.1% in final quarter of 2025 (www.ft.com)
84. 穆斯塔法·蘇萊曼謀劃人工智能"自給自足",微軟正逐步削弱與OpenAI的聯繫 Mustafa Suleyman plots AI ‘self-sufficiency’ as Microsoft loosens OpenAI ties (www.ft.com)
88. 土耳其高級外交官稱美伊在核協議問題上展現靈活性 US and Iran showing flexibility on nuclear deal, says top Turkish diplomat (www.ft.com)
91. 基爾·斯塔默因罷免英國首席公務員引發強烈反彈 Keir Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant (www.ft.com)
92. 豐田押注近藤健太的財務紀律應對電動汽車衝擊 Toyota bets on Kenta Kon’s financial discipline to survive EV onslaught (www.ft.com)
93. 從噴火戰鬥機到無人機:英國國防技術集群正利用其工業遺產 From Spitfires to drones: the UK defence tech cluster harnessing its industrial past (www.ft.com)
96. 《中國上空的紅色黎明:共產主義如何征服四分之一人類——宣傳背後的殘酷真相》 Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity — the brutality behind the propaganda (www.ft.com)
102. 中國如何通過北極打造"極地絲綢之路" How China wants to create a ‘Polar Silk Road’ through the Arctic (www.ft.com)
104. 美國能源部長渴望委內瑞拉迎來"投資洪流" US energy secretary eager for ‘flood of investment’ in Venezuela (www.ft.com)
106. 美國眾議院投票推翻特朗普對加拿大的關稅 US House of Representatives votes to overturn Trump’s tariffs on Canada (www.ft.com)
107. 馬斯克重組xAI領導層,同時制定宏偉的太空數據中心計劃 Musk overhauls xAI’s leadership as he sets lofty space data centre ambitions (www.ft.com)
108. 英國軍方與就業中心將聯合為失業青年提供就業指導 Join the military, jobcentres to advise unemployed young Britons (www.ft.com)
111. 斯塔默要求拉特克利夫就其聲稱英國"被移民殖民"的言論道歉 Starmer calls on Ratcliffe to apologise after claiming UK ‘colonised by immigrants’ (www.ft.com)
112. 特朗普與內塔尼亞胡會晤未就伊朗戰略達成共識 Trump-Netanyahu meeting ends with no agreement on Iran strategy (www.ft.com)
113. 麥當勞銷售額激增,因陷入困境的美國消費者尋求實惠 McDonald’s sales surge as struggling US consumers seek out value (www.ft.com)
114. 特朗普下令美國國防部採購燃煤發電 Trump orders US defence department to buy coal-generated electricity (www.ft.com)
116. 《金融時報》:孟加拉國舉行2024年暴動後首次全國大選 FirstFT: Bangladesh holds first nationwide elections since 2024 uprising (www.ft.com)
117. 邦迪因處理愛潑斯坦檔案問題在國會聽證會中遭受猛烈抨擊 Bondi under fire over handling of Epstein files in congressional hearing (www.ft.com)
118. 威斯敏斯特擔心曼德爾森數據洩露事件中"令人難堪"的對話內容被公開 Westminster fears release of ‘embarrassing’ exchanges in Mandelson data dump (www.ft.com)
119. 農民警告稱,由於年初降雨異常充沛,作物面臨腐爛風險 Farmers warn of rotting crops after exceptionally wet start to year (www.ft.com)
121. 英力士就工廠許可證被暫停一事向比利時尋求救濟 Ineos seeks redress from Belgium over suspension of plant permit (www.ft.com)
122. 埃利奧特在倫敦金融交易所的最佳策略:用擴音器把顯而易見的事實喊出來 Elliott’s best bet at LSEG: shout the obvious through a megaphone (www.ft.com)
124. 伊朗總統表示將開放核設施接受"核查" Iran’s president says it will open nuclear sites for ‘verification’ (www.ft.com)
125. 國會預算辦公室稱,特朗普的政策將在未來十年內使美國赤字增加1.4萬億美元 Trump’s policies will add 1.4tn to US deficit over next decade, CBO says (www.ft.com)
128. 歐洲實現金融主權的最佳選擇是真正的安全資產 Europe’s best bet for financial sovereignty is a true safe asset (www.ft.com)
133. 蘇塞奎哈納支持的加密貨幣貸款機構BlockFills暫停客戶提款 Susquehanna-backed crypto lender BlockFills halts client withdrawals (www.ft.com)
134. 美國經濟遠超預期,1月份新增就業崗位達13萬個 US economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in January (www.ft.com)
138. 基爾·斯塔默稱前助手未就與性犯罪者的關聯作出"完整說明" Former aide failed to give ‘full account’ over links to sex offender, says Keir Starmer (www.ft.com)
139. 英國太空初創企業Orbex因收購談判破裂宣告破產 UK space start-up Orbex collapses as takeover talks break down (www.ft.com)
140. 道達爾首席執行官稱,該公司可能被迫停止所有俄羅斯液化天然氣出口 Total may be forced to halt all Russian LNG exports, says CEO (www.ft.com)
144. "這是求救的呼聲":蘇格蘭工黨絕望的自救之舉 ‘It was a cry for help’: the desperate attempt to save Labour in Scotland (www.ft.com)
145. 自由民主黨提出計劃,擬將財政部改組為"增長部" Lib Dems set out plan to replace Treasury with ‘Department for Growth’ (www.ft.com)
148. 馬修·多伊爾:斯塔默的基本失誤引發對其他疏漏的質疑 Matthew Doyle: basic blunder by Starmer begs questions about other misses (www.ft.com)
150. 埃利奧特管理公司增持倫敦證券交易所集團股份 Elliott Management builds stake in London Stock Exchange Group (www.ft.com)
160. 初創企業從實驗室走向上市,併購融資交易創歷史新高 Fusion funding deals hit record as start-ups move from labs to listings (www.ft.com)
162. 瑞典首相對法國推動"買歐洲"計劃持"極度懷疑"態度 Swedish PM ‘very sceptical’ of French push to Buy European (www.ft.com)
163. 敘利亞攜手能源巨頭勘探"數萬億"立方米天然氣 Syria taps energy majors to explore for ‘trillions’ of cubic metres of gas (www.ft.com)
165. 前高等法院法官在法律界強烈反對下力挺廢除陪審團制度 Ex-High Court judge defends axing juries in face of legal backlash (www.ft.com)
167. 內塔尼亞胡將敦促特朗普在華盛頓之行中對德黑蘭採取強硬立場 Netanyahu set to urge Trump to take hard stance with Tehran in Washington visit (www.ft.com)
169. 新任英國中央銀行行長批評英國政府入股企業的政策 New CBI boss criticises UK government policy of taking stakes in businesses (www.ft.com)
170. 澤連斯基計劃在春季舉行選舉,同時就和平協議舉行公投,此舉是在美國敦促下做出的。 Zelenskyy plans spring elections alongside referendum on peace deal after US push (www.ft.com)
174. 達索:阻撓1000億歐元法德戰機項目的軍工集團 Dassault: the defence group blocking the 100bn Franco-German jet project (www.ft.com)
175. 比利時博物館因剛果(金)礦產檔案引發爭議 Belgian museum caught in row over trove of DR Congo mineral records (www.ft.com)
177. 一家"殭屍"公司如何成為英偉達人工智能供應鏈的關鍵環節 How a ‘zombie’ company became a vital part of Nvidia’s AI supply chain (www.ft.com)
178. 流亡十七年後,王室繼承人有望執掌孟加拉國 After 17 years in exile, dynastic heir looks to lead Bangladesh (www.ft.com)
179. 馬斯克旗下xAI聯合創始人加入技術團隊出走潮 Co-founders of Musk’s xAI join exodus from start-up’s tech team (www.ft.com)
181. 英國金融行為監管局(FCA)對"先買後付"貸款機構的新披露規則予以放寬 New disclosure rules for ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders diluted by FCA (www.ft.com)
182. 玩具製造商美泰公司股價暴跌,因其業績未達分析師預期目標 Mattel shares plummet after toymaker misses analyst targets (www.ft.com)
183. 《金融時報》:中國在臺灣附近加強危險空中演習 FirstFT: China steps up dangerous air manoeuvres near Taiwan (www.ft.com)
184. 英國天然氣公司Centrica警告稱,2030年英國電價將高於俄烏衝突爆發後的水平 UK electricity will cost more in 2030 than after invasion of Ukraine, warns Centrica (www.ft.com)
185. 福特表示,儘管進行了減記,電動汽車困境仍將繼續困擾公司 Ford says EV woes will continue to plague company despite writedown (www.ft.com)
187. 加拿大養老金巨頭因高管與愛潑斯坦關係叫停與迪拜環球港務集團交易 Canadian pension giant halts deals with DP World over chief’s Epstein ties (www.ft.com)
188. 美國券商股在最新一輪拋售中下跌,此次拋售由新型人工智能工具引發。 US brokerage shares slide in latest sell-off driven by new AI tool (www.ft.com)
190. 派拉蒙步履維艱地走向不可避免的結局:華納兄弟將獲得更多資金 Paramount creeps towards the inevitable: more cash for Warner Bros (www.ft.com)
191. 斯塔默因前高級助手與性犯罪者有牽連而剝奪其黨鞭職務 Starmer strips whip from former senior aide over links to sex offender (www.ft.com)
192. 特朗普威脅要阻止與加拿大新建邊境大橋的開通 Trump threatens to block opening of new border bridge with Canada (www.ft.com)
194. 投資者向歐洲人工智能和國防初創企業注入數十億美元資金 Investors pour billions into Europe’s AI and defence start-ups (www.ft.com)
195. 霍華德·盧特尼克稱自己曾於2012年造訪傑弗裡·愛潑斯坦的私人島嶼 Howard Lutnick says he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012 (www.ft.com)
196. 丹尼爾·埃克和彼得·蒂爾支持的初創企業贏得德國軍用無人機合同 Daniel Ek and Peter Thiel-backed start-ups win German military drone contracts (www.ft.com)
197. 高盛首席執行官表示特朗普的民粹主義政策應有助於經濟增長 Goldman Sachs CEO says Trump’s populist policies should aid growth (www.ft.com)
199. 俄羅斯炮彈產量激增,為"下一場戰爭"做準備,愛沙尼亞發出警告 Russia’s shell output soars as it prepares for ‘next war’, warns Estonia (www.ft.com)
200. 分析發現,英國移民改革可能使無工作伴侶陷入困境 Non-working partners risk limbo with UK migration reforms, analysis finds (www.ft.com)
201. 麥肯錫移交備受爭議的內部資產管理公司控制權 McKinsey hands over control of controversial in-house asset manager (www.ft.com)
204. 歐盟尋求禁止俄羅斯加密資產以遏制規避制裁行為 EU seeks ban on Russian crypto assets to curb sanctions evasion (www.ft.com)
205. 特朗普計劃在下一輪芯片關稅中豁免亞馬遜、谷歌和微軟 Trump plans to spare Amazon, Google and Microsoft from next wave of chip tariffs (www.ft.com)
206. 德樂邏輯與Mergermarket母公司債券因人工智能擔憂受挫 Dealogic and Mergermarket owner’s bonds hit by AI fears (www.ft.com)
208. 華盛頓耗資120億美元的"金庫計劃"會引發礦產囤積競賽嗎? Will Washington’s 12bn Project Vault launch a minerals hoarding race? (www.ft.com)
212. 英國監管機構未對蘋果和谷歌實施歐盟式監管規則 UK watchdog stops short of imposing EU-style rules on Apple and Google (www.ft.com)
213. 埃德·米利班德在推翻基爾·斯塔默的行動失敗後,要求內閣同僚"繼續前進" Ed Miliband tells cabinet colleagues to ‘just get on’ after botched attempt to oust Keir Starmer (www.ft.com)
215. 隨著人工智能熱潮推動需求,製造商正從電動汽車電池轉向儲能領域 Manufacturers pivot from EV batteries to storage as AI boom drives demand (www.ft.com)
219. 不,傑弗裡·愛潑斯坦並未引發2008年次貸危機 No, Jeffrey Epstein didn’t trigger the 2008 subprime meltdown (www.ft.com)
220. 孟加拉國對部分服裝出口至美國實現零關稅 Bangladesh secures tariff-free rate on some clothes sales to US (www.ft.com)
221. 開雲集團股價跳漲,因其旗下古馳銷售額跌幅低於預期 Shares in Gucci-owner Kering jump after sales fall less than feared (www.ft.com)
222. 英國電信在最新高層人事調整中更換Openreach負責人 BT replaces Openreach boss in latest top-level reshuffle (www.ft.com)
224. 英國授予189份風電和太陽能項目收入保障合同 UK awards 189 revenue-guarantee contracts for wind and solar projects (www.ft.com)
226. 馬克龍表示,應以"保護而非保護主義"來修復歐盟經濟 Fix the EU economy with ‘protection, not protectionism’, says Macron (www.ft.com)
227. 馬克龍表示,歐盟與美國在格陵蘭島和科技領域的緊張關係遠未結束 EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron (www.ft.com)
233. 凱雷旗下旗艦收購基金在投資組合企業密集上市後實現增值 Carlyle’s flagship buyout funds gain after flurry of portfolio IPOs (www.ft.com)
235. 巴斯夫首席執行官警告:歐盟必須改革"過時的"排放交易體系 EU must reform ‘obsolete’ emissions trading system, warns BASF boss (www.ft.com)
238. 英國教育標準局局長稱學校假期安排"相當離奇" Timing of England’s school holidays is ‘pretty bizarre’, says Ofsted head (www.ft.com)
239. 投資者對上市信貸基金興趣減退,因人工智能衝擊軟件行業 Investors sour on listed credit funds over AI hit to software sector (www.ft.com)
241. “警察在哪裡?”:以色列阿拉伯城鎮深陷黑幫暴力漩渦 ‘Where are the police?’: Israel’s Arab towns gripped by mafia violence (www.ft.com)
242. 中國奢侈品集團冰城謀劃上市,非西方品牌大放異彩 Chinese luxury group Icicle plots IPO as non-western labels shine (www.ft.com)
250. 埃普斯坦向零售業億萬富翁韋克斯納支付1億美元,此前該富豪指控其盜竊 Epstein paid Les Wexner 100mn after retail billionaire accused him of theft (www.ft.com)
253. 美國議員呼籲霍華德·盧特尼克因與愛潑斯坦的關聯辭職 US lawmakers call on Howard Lutnick to step down over ties to Epstein (www.ft.com)
254. 第一財經:高市早苗在選舉大獲全勝後瞄準日本憲法修改 FirstFT: Sanae Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution after election landslide (www.ft.com)
256. 公職人員瀆職:鮮少令政客陷入困境的罪行 Misconduct in public office: the offence that rarely ensnares politicians (www.ft.com)
258. 英國地方政府將獲得至少50億英鎊資金,用於償還特殊教育債務。 English councils to get at least 5bn to cover debt from special-needs education (www.ft.com)
260. 諾和諾德起訴Hims & Hers公司仿製減肥藥 Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over copycat weight-loss drugs (www.ft.com)
263. 邁克爾·格萊姆斯在特朗普政府任職後重返摩根士丹利 Michael Grimes returns to Morgan Stanley after Trump administration stint (www.ft.com)
265. 英國預算責任辦公室報告洩露後,春季財政聲明的訪問量超出預期,審查報告將指出 Spring Statement accessed more times than thought after OBR leak, review will say (www.ft.com)
268. 谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母公司谷歌母 Alphabet lines up 100-year sterling bond sale (www.ft.com)
270. 華納流媒體負責人為HBO Max登陸英國辯護,此舉早於Netflix接管計劃 Warner streaming boss defends HBO Max UK launch ahead of Netflix takeover (www.ft.com)
271. 在高市早苗橫掃日本選舉後,請關注這兩個領域 After Takaichi sweeps Japan’s election, watch these two sectors (www.ft.com)
275. 前大西洋資本高管為"超高速增長"企業籌集10億美元基金 Ex-General Atlantic executive raises 1bn fund for ‘hypergrowth’ companies (www.ft.com)
276. 航運巨頭們從過去的風暴中汲取了正確的教訓 Shipping giants have learned the right lessons from past storms (www.ft.com)
279. 警方調查埃普斯坦與安德魯·蒙巴頓-溫莎之間的關聯 Police look into links between Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (www.ft.com)
282. 阿波羅資產管理公司業績超預期,資產規模創下9380億美元新高 Apollo earnings beat expectations as assets hit new high of 938bn (www.ft.com)
283. 隨著首相面臨的壓力日益增大,斯塔默的通訊主管辭職 Starmer’s communications chief quits as pressure grows on PM (www.ft.com)
284. 高市早苗在選舉中取得壓倒性勝利後,將目標鎖定在日本憲法修改上 Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution after landslide election win (www.ft.com)
287. 以色列安全內閣擴大在被佔領的約旦河西岸的權力 Israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied West Bank (www.ft.com)
288. 英鎊和英國國債承壓,因領導層危機威脅斯塔默 Pound and gilts under pressure as leadership crisis threatens Starmer (www.ft.com)
289. 日本工資增長提速為短期加息鋪平道路 Pick-up in Japan wage growth paves way for near-term rate increase (www.ft.com)
291. Advent與聯邦快遞牽頭以78億歐元收購包裹公司InPost Advent and FedEx lead 7.8bn takeover of parcel company InPost (www.ft.com)
295. 歐盟未能實施經濟改革方案,單一市場日漸萎縮 EU failing to implement economic fixes as single market withers (www.ft.com)
298. “心力交瘁”:華盛頓郵報在威爾·劉易斯離任後展望未來 ‘Devastated and exhausted’: Washington Post looks to life after Will Lewis (www.ft.com)
299. 美國駐倫敦大使館以輕微違法為由拒絕向高管簽發簽證 US embassy in London denies visas to executives over minor offences (www.ft.com)