Companies line up 1tn of asset sales as activists push break-ups (www.ft.com)
Canada’s ‘man of steel’ calls for US-style protectionism (www.ft.com)
Global stocks shrug off trade turmoil to post double-digit gains in 2025 (www.ft.com)
Syria removes Assad family from banknotes in currency relaunch (www.ft.com)
Zack Polanski: I would be open to working with Labour if Andy Burnham was leader (www.ft.com)
Israel’s allies condemn ban on dozens of aid groups (www.ft.com)
How should the UK celebrate 250 years of American independence? (www.ft.com)
Drug gangs pose grave threat to European security, agency warns (www.ft.com)
Even with Trump in the White House, can coal be saved? (www.ft.com)
Iran replaces central bank head in effort to contain cost-of-living protests (www.ft.com)
Labour and Tories are wrecking an election rule of thumb (www.ft.com)
Xi says China has hit 2025 growth target (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: ‘Peace’ (www.ft.com)
Reinsurers extend profit boom as they cut cover to cope with disasters (www.ft.com)
Number of festive drone shows in UK hits record levels (www.ft.com)
Will I be responsible for unpaid tax on my late mother’s estate? (www.ft.com)
European investors must brace for a year of geopolitical instability (www.ft.com)
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves (www.ft.com)
‘What will happen to house prices next year?’ — it’s a tricky question (www.ft.com)
EU to launch carbon border tax despite opposition from trade partners (www.ft.com)
Wild London — mesmerising urban doc is a true David Attenborough event (www.ft.com)
Trump Mobile delays plan to launch gold-coloured smartphone this year (www.ft.com)
US fines for dirty money drop 61% as Trump retreats from enforcement (www.ft.com)
Forecasting the world in 2026 (www.ft.com)
Netherlands approaches major overhaul of 1.8tn pension system (www.ft.com)
Can a Madrid in flux balance traditional charm and new energy? (www.ft.com)
Milei battles to bring multinationals back to Argentina (www.ft.com)
Can AI really help us find love? (www.ft.com)
AI forecast to put 200,000 European banking jobs at risk by 2030 (www.ft.com)
China factory activity returns to growth after record contraction (www.ft.com)
Australia opens trade frontier on its doorstep as counterweight to China (www.ft.com)
The upstart exchange drawing traders to the world’s best-performing stock market (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Asia’s wealthy shift assets to Switzerland (www.ft.com)
Warner Bros plans to reject Paramount’s latest hostile bid (www.ft.com)
Federal Reserve minutes highlight deep fissures at US central bank (www.ft.com)
How the AI ‘bubble’ compares to history (www.ft.com)
Foreign Office under pressure over activist’s ‘abhorrent’ social media posts (www.ft.com)
Creativity thrives with constraints (www.ft.com)
US non-profits slash jobs as government and donor funding dries up (www.ft.com)
Ukraine seeks to contain diplomatic fallout over Putin’s attack claim (www.ft.com)
Italy approves 2026 budget after infighting within Meloni’s coalition (www.ft.com)
Politicians and the romance novel: a love affair (www.ft.com)
Dollar on track for steepest annual drop for almost a decade (www.ft.com)
Kosovo ruling party wins fresh mandate and EU sanctions relief (www.ft.com)
A year of fragile resilience in charts (www.ft.com)
Eurostar warns of ‘severe delays’ due to power supply disruption in Channel Tunnel (www.ft.com)
Israel’s Horn of Africa gamble raises tension with Arab and Muslim rivals (www.ft.com)
Turkey detains hundreds of Isis suspects after deadly shootout (www.ft.com)
UK civil service continues to grow despite pledge to ‘rewire state’ (www.ft.com)
Trump expected to impose new levies if Supreme Court strikes down tariffs (www.ft.com)
Why I misread Labour on immigration (www.ft.com)
Saudi Arabia launches air strike on Yemen (www.ft.com)
Boost from joining euro would have covered cost of NHS, adviser told Blair (www.ft.com)
Japanese stocks surge to year-end record (www.ft.com)
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia dies (www.ft.com)
Is accounting still a profession? (www.ft.com)
Private equity firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate (www.ft.com)
British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom (www.ft.com)
Microsoft’s Nadella overhauls leadership as he plots AI strategy beyond OpenAI (www.ft.com)
The deepening divisions reshaping London’s political landscape (www.ft.com)
Top US law firms hand associates 300,000-plus bonuses (www.ft.com)
Climate policy suffers blistering setbacks in 2025 despite clean energy boom (www.ft.com)
Asia’s wealthy turn to Switzerland to park assets (www.ft.com)
Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade (www.ft.com)
My culinary Paris, by Kitsuné Group’s Johanna Lellouche (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: cockroaches (www.ft.com)
The Belgian company at the heart of a tussle over Russia’s frozen assets (www.ft.com)
China steps up Taiwan military drills with live-fire exercises (www.ft.com)
Pop Mart pushes global expansion amid concerns of ‘peak Labubu’ (www.ft.com)
India’s billionaires struggle to woo Trump (www.ft.com)
Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus (www.ft.com)
India’s year in review (www.ft.com)
Trump threatens strikes against Iran if it restarts nuclear programme (www.ft.com)
UK weighed merits of trying to oust ‘depressingly fit’ Mugabe, records show (www.ft.com)
Elizabeth Line would ‘never’ be built, Portillo wrote when urging cancellation (www.ft.com)
Trump renews threats to sue Jay Powell for ‘incompetence’ (www.ft.com)
Actors Idris Elba and Meera Syal receive New Year honours (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: China launches military exercises around Taiwan (www.ft.com)
Trump confirms US carried out strike on ‘dock area’ in Venezuela (www.ft.com)
Iran’s currency ‘turns to ash’ as inflation spirals (www.ft.com)
Zelenskyy calls for longer US security guarantee for Ukraine (www.ft.com)
The human cost of a world without rules (www.ft.com)
Lululemon founder calls for board overhaul at struggling fitness brand (www.ft.com)
Silver price tumbles as record-breaking rally goes into reverse (www.ft.com)
Deadly derailment in Mexico revives allegations of rail project corruption (www.ft.com)
SoftBank strikes 4bn AI data centre deal with DigitalBridge (www.ft.com)
The events that defined world politics in 2025 (www.ft.com)
Delivery start-ups finally get the K-shaped economy they need (www.ft.com)
US stocks eclipsed by rest of world in 2025 as investors diversify (www.ft.com)
A year of trade drama and the plot twists yet to come (www.ft.com)
Joyful things to do in January (www.ft.com)
Submit your questions to FT Editor Roula Khalaf: What will shape 2026? (www.ft.com)
Diamonds are powering a new quantum revolution (www.ft.com)
Ukraine and the battle for Trump’s mind (www.ft.com)
Winter fuel was Labour’s administration-defining mistake (www.ft.com)
Accounting body scraps remote exams to combat cheating (www.ft.com)
China signals tolerance for stronger renminbi (www.ft.com)
Trump-linked crypto venture retains auditor with chequered history (www.ft.com)
Netanyahu to meet Trump as differences over Gaza grow (www.ft.com)
Saudi Arabia goes after critics of rising cost of living (www.ft.com)
Why don’t companies target over 55s as consumers more? (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: Taco (www.ft.com)
Why don’t UK banks lend more? Ask their customers (www.ft.com)
UK needs 800bn of new funding by 2040 to meet defence pledge, says report (www.ft.com)
Arnaults’ buying spree boosts sluggish market for luxury homes in Paris (www.ft.com)
The rise of the side hustle (www.ft.com)
The AI boom is not a bubble (www.ft.com)
‘Capital of capital’: how Abu Dhabi rose as a sovereign wealth power (www.ft.com)
‘Hospital at Home’ scheme aims to revolutionise NHS care (www.ft.com)
Cities on screen: Istanbul in nine films (www.ft.com)
China launches military drills around Taiwan (www.ft.com)
Europe’s largest defence groups set to return 5bn to shareholders in 2025 (www.ft.com)
The wildcat traders and US contractors piling into Pakistan’s antimony (www.ft.com)
Trump and Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Trump and Zelenskyy begin crucial talks at Mar-a-Lago (www.ft.com)
AI start-ups amass record 150bn funding cushion as bubble fears mount (www.ft.com)
The Year Ahead: key elections will help to shape 2026 (www.ft.com)
Trump holds call with Putin ahead of Zelenskyy meeting (www.ft.com)
Pope Leo’s pick to lead New York Catholics signals shift away from Maga (www.ft.com)
Accounting groups expect fewer audit inspections as part of SEC overhaul (www.ft.com)
Russia claims Ukraine evading talks as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump (www.ft.com)
Canada and Mercosur accelerate free trade talks (www.ft.com)
Iran in ‘all-out war’ with US, Europe and Israel, says president (www.ft.com)
UK places visa sanctions on DR Congo over migrant returns (www.ft.com)
Santa’s good and bad economies list (www.ft.com)
Brigitte Bardot, actress, 1934-2025 (www.ft.com)
Poland races to build bomb shelters (www.ft.com)
Japanese births set to fall below lowest official forecasts in 2025 (www.ft.com)
Lloyds shuts invoice financing service as small businesses feel squeeze (www.ft.com)
India’s turbulent year in aviation (www.ft.com)
Europe’s growth prospects depend on German spending spree, economists say (www.ft.com)
‘Wellness’ culture is empty without service to others (www.ft.com)
Why your AI companion is not your friend (www.ft.com)
The fall of Lebanon’s TV drug baron (www.ft.com)
North Sea suffers worst year since 1970s as drillers freeze investment (www.ft.com)
McCain Foods french fries dynasty split over heir’s buyout demand (www.ft.com)
Europe races to placate pharma as Trump turns up the pressure (www.ft.com)
Move over, Tokyo — the world has a new biggest city (www.ft.com)
China’s cash-strapped local governments drive record asset-backed securities sales (www.ft.com)
Russia launches air attack on Kyiv as Zelenskyy prepares for Trump meeting (www.ft.com)
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of clashes (www.ft.com)
China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and deflation bite (www.ft.com)
Data centres turn to aircraft engines to avoid grid connection delays (www.ft.com)
‘It’s been an expensive year’: Meituan counts cost of China’s delivery wars (www.ft.com)
The political weaponisation of sleep (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: Stablecoins (www.ft.com)
Luxury brands bet on mass-market sports despite shift to exclusivity (www.ft.com)
Global hotel groups bet on customer loyalty to help beat online and AI agents (www.ft.com)
Saudi strikes UAE-backed faction in Yemen as Gulf rift deepens (www.ft.com)
A falling Tsar by Chrystia Freeland (www.ft.com)
China watermelon heist (www.ft.com)
India’s trainee chefs and mechanics learn about money (www.ft.com)
Italy and Spain shake off ‘periphery’ tag as borrowing premiums hit 16-year low (www.ft.com)
Argentina’s Senate hands Milei a win as it approves budget (www.ft.com)
Union chief backs calls for a UK-EU customs union (www.ft.com)
Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians (www.ft.com)
So long, American exceptionalism (www.ft.com)
The relentless rise of YouTube (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: Groyper (www.ft.com)
The FTSE 100’s worst and best performers in 2025 (www.ft.com)
Pressure grows on Target as activist investor builds stake (www.ft.com)
Mosque bombing in Alawite district in Syria leaves at least 8 dead (www.ft.com)
Global dealmaking hits 4.5tn in second-best year on record (www.ft.com)
Spy chief Andrew Shearer: ‘I’ve never seen our agencies so stretched’ (www.ft.com)
Zelenskyy preparing to meet Trump within days (www.ft.com)
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Khan (www.ft.com)
The malaise of multilateralism (www.ft.com)
Black economic empowerment has failed — except on the rugby pitch (www.ft.com)
Political Fix: Quizmas special (www.ft.com)
Cocktails in a can: the new frontier for drooping drinks giants (www.ft.com)
EU will lose ‘race to the bottom’ on regulation, says competition chief (www.ft.com)
How tax trackers influence wealthy Americans’ holiday plans (www.ft.com)
Bayeux Tapestry set to be covered by 800mn UK Treasury indemnity (www.ft.com)
A set-jetter’s guide to: Amadeus (www.ft.com)
Should I hand over my socials to Donald Trump? (www.ft.com)
UK aid sector braces spending cuts in 2026 (www.ft.com)
A Medellín cartel kingpin’s quest to recast his legacy (www.ft.com)
Solar power surplus in Spain triggers ‘discount season’ for plants (www.ft.com)
China isn’t just dumping cheap goods anymore — it’s sending caviar (www.ft.com)
AI boom adds 500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025 (www.ft.com)
Raids and recriminations: how luxury’s ‘Made in Italy’ label came unstitched (www.ft.com)
Trump’s second term tests deeply polarised Congress (www.ft.com)
Western sanctions imperil ancient trade in Persian carpets (www.ft.com)
How weight-loss jabs are changing life in the City (www.ft.com)
Trump says US struck Isis targets in Nigeria over attacks on Christians (www.ft.com)
AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape 190bn video games industry (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: 6-7 (www.ft.com)
AI upheaval shows little sign of lessening (www.ft.com)
Tariff turmoil, a gold rush and the sinking dollar — 2025 in charts (www.ft.com)
Fine wine investors find little cheer in third year of falls (www.ft.com)
Walmart muscles its way into New York City as ecommerce sales leap (www.ft.com)
Prosus boss criticises EU over curbs that hinder 15bn investment in Europe (www.ft.com)
Louvre under pressure after disastrous year (www.ft.com)
Middle East IPOs fall by a third as post-pandemic boom fades (www.ft.com)
Law firms hire record number of City partners as US players expand aggressively (www.ft.com)
2025: A year of chaos and confusion (www.ft.com)
Conservative backed by Trump declared winner in Honduran election (www.ft.com)
Nvidia to poach top staff from AI chip start-up Groq in licensing deal (www.ft.com)
Democratic senators urge Trump to halt mass recall of ambassadors (www.ft.com)
US DoJ says full Epstein document release could take ‘few more weeks’ (www.ft.com)
Big US banks add 600bn in value as deregulation spurs gains (www.ft.com)
Libyan army chief killed in Turkey plane crash (www.ft.com)
Zelenskyy open to demilitarised zone if Russia pulls back (www.ft.com)
The absurdity of a mummers’ Christmas (www.ft.com)
How a straw-hatted anime pirate became a symbol of Gen Z dissent (www.ft.com)
EU foreign aid takes transactional turn with Africa minerals push (www.ft.com)
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules (www.ft.com)
Saudi’s sway is here to stay (www.ft.com)
‘A lot of gold’: the business of dressing priests for Christmas (www.ft.com)
South Korea offers tax breaks on overseas stock sales to stem currency’s slide (www.ft.com)
Pakistan sells indebted state carrier in privatisation win (www.ft.com)
BoJ to continue tightening gradually in 2026 (www.ft.com)
Investors bet on smaller private equity funds to break deal drought (www.ft.com)
Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas for first time since Gaza war (www.ft.com)
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers (www.ft.com)
Top Shell auditor leaves EY role as regulators probe independence breaches (www.ft.com)
EU spent less on US energy after 750bn Trump trade deal (www.ft.com)
Tech groups shift 120bn of AI data centre debt off balance sheets (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: Rare earths (www.ft.com)
Japanese pen maker raises price of its bestseller for first time in 40 years (www.ft.com)
Banks and traders race to capitalise on gold’s historic rally (www.ft.com)
No, you can’t tell when something was written by AI (www.ft.com)
Subscription overload is exhausting Americans (www.ft.com)
‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy (www.ft.com)
One in seven FTSE 100 companies changed bosses this year (www.ft.com)
The slow death of Britain’s TV channels (www.ft.com)
Crypto deals running at record pace with more expected in 2026 (www.ft.com)
The New Byzantines by Sean Mathews — is Greece turning its back on the west? (www.ft.com)
A master sushi chef’s guide to finding balance in Miami (www.ft.com)
One of the world’s hottest IPO markets shows signs of weakness (www.ft.com)
Behind the Money: KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan (www.ft.com)
Swamp Notes: The Bethlehem Project (www.ft.com)
Trump administration to overhaul lottery system for H-1B visas (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Panama Canal ports deal hits impasse after China’s Cosco demands majority stake (www.ft.com)
Modi turns his focus to reforming India’s economy (www.ft.com)
Epstein files appear to show former Prince Andrew asked Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’ (www.ft.com)
Trump administration accuses China of unfair chip trade practices (www.ft.com)
US economy hotter than expected in third quarter (www.ft.com)
Israel’s defence minister pledges to resettle northern Gaza (www.ft.com)
US economy grew at 4.3% rate in third quarter (www.ft.com)
Government forced into climbdown on inheritance tax for farmers (www.ft.com)
Epstein appointed Staley and Summers as executors of his will (www.ft.com)
Ryanair fined 256mn in Italy for ‘abusive strategy’ against online travel agents (www.ft.com)
The ECB is on hold for an extended period (www.ft.com)
Copper price hits record high on concerns over tariffs and shortages (www.ft.com)
Russia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine before winter holidays (www.ft.com)
France to approve budget rollover to avoid US-style shutdown (www.ft.com)
‘We have to have’ Greenland, says Trump (www.ft.com)
The year in review (part two) (www.ft.com)
John Elkann’s year to forget: a pile-up of problems from family to Ferrari (www.ft.com)
‘A stream of negativity and abuse’: why are Labour MPs still sticking with X? (www.ft.com)
Whisky galore: Trump’s tariffs and cost of living create glut of undrunk Scotch (www.ft.com)
EU moves against cheap plastics imports as recycling plants shut (www.ft.com)
Ares Management chief eyes private equity as group’s next target (www.ft.com)
The good, the bad and the ugly of Britain’s labour market reforms (www.ft.com)
Europe’s largest shipbuilder calls for standardisation of vessel specifications (www.ft.com)
Dynastic Jewels combines stunning stones with compelling stories (www.ft.com)
Private credit firms pile into consumer debt as risk-taking mounts (www.ft.com)
America’s risky bet on hydrocarbons might hurt it in the AI race (www.ft.com)
AI debt boom pushes US corporate bond sales close to record (www.ft.com)
The prison island where Turkey locked its past (www.ft.com)
House prices fall in half of London boroughs (www.ft.com)
Hats off! (www.ft.com)
The kids aren’t all right: schooling joins long list of Gaza war casualties (www.ft.com)
Russia’s wage growth slows as wartime economy cools (www.ft.com)
Year in a word: AI bubble (www.ft.com)
Is Christmas as good for the economy as it used to be? (www.ft.com)
Caviar and foie gras? China is becoming a luxury food powerhouse (www.ft.com)
More H-1B visa chaos (www.ft.com)
Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug wins US approval as a daily pill (www.ft.com)
ByteDance plans 23bn AI spending spree to keep pace with US rivals (www.ft.com)
Donald Trump announces ‘Trump-class’ battleships for US Navy’s ‘Golden Fleet’ (www.ft.com)
Frustrations deepen over UK-EU trade terms, business survey finds (www.ft.com)
FirstFT: Japan official warns of ‘deep concern’ over the yen’s weakness (www.ft.com)
Canada names Mark Wiseman as US ambassador (www.ft.com)
The year of the tariff (www.ft.com)
Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect Power for 4.75bn (www.ft.com)
The seamy side of Westminster, then and now — the best new books on politics (www.ft.com)
Peltz’s Trian and General Catalyst lead 7.4bn takeover of Janus Henderson (www.ft.com)
US halts offshore wind licences on national security concerns (www.ft.com)
Middle powers face a new age of uncertainty (www.ft.com)
UK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened (www.ft.com)
Larry Ellison gives 40bn personal backing to Warner Bros Discovery bid (www.ft.com)
The EU’s old protectionist instinct outweighs its new geopolitical ambition (www.ft.com)
North Sea operator Harbour buys Gulf of Mexico oil group for 3.2bn (www.ft.com)
Gold and silver hit record highs on geopolitical tensions (www.ft.com)
China hits EU dairy industry with levies of up to 42.7% (www.ft.com)
Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb (www.ft.com)
Donald Trump names special envoy for Greenland (www.ft.com)
The year in review (part one) (www.ft.com)
The asset management year in review (www.ft.com)
Hawkish Fed overtones not expected to last long into 2026 (www.ft.com)
Ministers set to lay out details for ‘Northern Powerhouse’ rail scheme in new year (www.ft.com)
UK cannot ignore deep-sea threat from Russia, head of Navy warns (www.ft.com)
Apollo cuts risk and stockpiles cash in preparation for market turmoil (www.ft.com)
BoE alternative scenarios failing to bring clarity to rates policy, economists warn (www.ft.com)
US mortgage lenders insure against artificial intelligence screening errors (www.ft.com)
Year in a Word: Remigration (www.ft.com)
What David Ellison can learn from a hostile bid battle of his father (www.ft.com)
Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ minister pushes major reforms for 2026 (www.ft.com)