Fin'l Times

Who is in the line of fire after the midterm drubbing?

The Trump administration reckons with the Democratic Party’s emphatic victory in the US midterms...

6 hours ago

Trump to replace Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff

Dramatic move comes three days after president’s Republican Party suffered bruising defeat in midterm elections...

7 hours ago

Bomb threats target media and flights as email warns ‘this is only the beginning’

Campaign of intimidation continues a week before 50 European leaders are due to attend two major summits in Dublin...

7 hours ago

Is the AI stock bubble finally bursting?

Any reasonable person can see the hallmarks of an unsustainable party in markets...

9 hours ago

US stocks rebound after tech rout

Tech-heavy Nasdaq climbs in morning trading following day of turmoil...

10 hours ago

US economy outstrips forecasts to add 165,000 jobs in October

Hiring rebound led by professional services underscores strength of American labour market...

11 hours ago

Donald Trump has taught the world that tariffs are useless

The Republicans’ evisceration in the midterm elections shows the economic and political costs of mindless protectionism...

15 hours ago

Nasdaq tumbles in chaotic trading as Democratic ‘blue wave’ sparks AI fears

Investors fear newly elected politicians up and down the US will seek to slow data centre development in blow to tech stocks...

1 day ago

European stocks approach all-time high on Democratic sweep

Investors bet scale of Republican defeat in US midterms will restrain White House policymaking that has weighed on markets...

1 day ago

Wall Street bets Democratic sweep will empower moderates in Washington

Investors expect midterm election to restrain sway of extremes in American politics...

1 day ago

Oil tumbles below $100 on post-election peace hopes

US vice-president JD Vance blames Republicans’ midterm defeat on anger over Iran war...

1 day ago

Democrats look to reshape America after historic midterm victories

Party promises dramatic change in the wake of its ‘blue wave’...

1 day ago

‘Rupert does not want to be with a loser’: Murdoch’s media empire cools on Trump

Fox News hosts question Iran war strategy while New York Post has ‘Blue Tsunami’ on front page after Republicans’ defeat...

2 days ago

Canadians welcome Democratic sweep in US midterm elections

Voters’ repudiation of Donald Trump’s agenda seen as a ‘victory’ for neighbour...

2 days ago

The party’s over for the Trumpsterz

Dancing gives way to dejection at Florida festivities...

2 days ago

Democrats ready Trump probes and affordability measures

Even with control of both the Senate and the House, Democratic legislation could still be obstructed by presidential veto...

2 days ago

Trump admits Iran war hurt Republicans as blame game erupts

Democrats deliver crushing defeat as voters punish administration for high cost of living...

2 days ago

Europe hails Democrats’ US midterm victory as a rebuke of Trumpism

Leaders say result should continue moves to de-risk reliance on Washington...

2 days ago

Stocks rebound after Democrats’ sweep

US futures reverse early losses as resounding victory makes contested results less likely...

2 days ago

‘A deep sense of deceit’: Young Republicans reckon with US midterms rout

President’s foreign policy and scandals blamed for crushing defeat by New York Young Republican Club members...

2 days ago

Live coverage: Trump admits Iran war a factor as Republicans routed

President’s party defeated in battleground races from Kansas to South Carolina...

2 days ago

Trump faces midterm reckoning in Pennsylvania’s ‘swingiest’ district

Democrats eye victory in seat that could tip the balance of power in Washington...

3 days ago

Former Weil partners lawyer up over firm’s wind-down

Ex-partners are attempting to learn if their equity in firm will be worth anything...

3 days ago

Seven aircraft grounded in Europe after bomb threats

Planes searched after series of warnings received within hours...

3 days ago

Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Power plants and substations hit in nine regions as Ukraine’s air force struggles to intercept missiles and drones...

3 days ago

How common are national exit taxes?

Exit, pursued by a taxman...

3 days ago

What do we know about Europe’s freezer hacks?

Temperatures were turned up remotely to as high as 55C ruining food worth millions of euros...

3 days ago

Big majority of US voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation: FT poll

On the eve of the midterm elections, Americans say they want politicians who can better handle the economy...

4 days ago

Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections

Average fuel costs during president’s second term pass Biden-era levels as affordability issues top Tuesday’s midterm polls...

4 days ago

European supermarket freezers overheat in fresh cyber attack

Freezer temperatures surge to as high as 55C in dozens of stores across Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and Estonia...

4 days ago

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency faces a popular uprising

Voters have grown weary of the president’s monument building at a time of high living costs...

4 days ago

How Putin has split the west

Three different camps have emerged within the western alliance on how to deal with Russia...

4 days ago

Netanyahu presses Trump for renewed strikes against Iran

Israeli leader and US president talk on phone as mediation efforts led by Qatar seek to broker interim deal between Washington and Tehran...

4 days ago

Global AI sell-off eases after Nasdaq’s worst month in over a year

US tech stocks set to start week higher following bruising rout...

4 days ago

US tech stocks tumble as earnings stoke AI spending fears

Intel’s shares on track to plunge by the most since 1974 after chipmaker’s results spook investors...

1 week ago

Qatari mediators return to Tehran in last-ditch effort to broker interim deal

Talks ahead of next week’s US midterm elections aimed at preventing an intense new round of war...

1 week ago

Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift

Ship damaged on Thursday by attackers in speedboat in first such incident since 2019...

1 week ago

Intel stock falls 20% as weak sales outlook dents turnaround

Chipmaker forecasts lower than expected PC chip sales and falling margins...

1 week ago

What killed Weil Gotshal?

Partners were stunned by the realisation that a profitable 95-year-old firm with 1,200 lawyers could be felled by a string of departures...

1 week ago

Netanyahu’s party claims election ‘stolen’ by ‘foreign entities’

Security service probes allegations of interference after high turnout by Palestinian citizens of Israel prevented outright victory for premier...

1 week ago

US tech stocks fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns

Nasdaq 100 drops 1.5% after Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft report lower than expected capex...

1 week ago

New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes

Mikie Sherrill calls Trump’s deal with Putin ‘corrupt and illegal’ as she weighs moves to stop shipment to east coast port...

1 week ago

US economy beats forecasts to grow at 3.4% rate in third quarter

AI investment boom and solid consumer spending continue to fuel growth in world’s largest economy...

1 week ago

DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17bn

Deal further consolidates the fiercely competitive US food delivery market...

1 week ago

China’s leaders vow tougher corruption crackdown

Cadres lay the groundwork for a Communist Party congress next year that is expected to appoint Xi Jinping as general secretary for a fourth five-year term...

1 week ago

Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February

Her eight-year term at the helm of the powerful monetary authority was set to end in October 2027...

1 week ago

Trump calls for Alaska Democratic candidate to be banned from Senate race

Report alleges that Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited other contenders to mislead Republican opponent’s supporters...

1 week ago

Israel’s Arabs seek a slice of power

Arab parties are eyeing a record number of Knesset seats and potential kingmaker role after a surge in Palestinian Israeli votes...

1 week ago

Healey hits banks and savers with tax rises in Budget ‘for working people’

Scale of chancellor’s plans was modest compared with recent fiscal events...

1 week ago