Fin'l Times
Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising...
4 hours ago
China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders
Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation...
4 hours ago
Jane Street suffers $15bn loss in July market ructions
Wall Street trading firm has still recorded hefty trading revenues in 2026...
11 hours ago
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead
University’s youngest-ever Black professor had been under scrutiny following plagiarism allegations...
11 hours ago
Unhappy voters are suffering from ‘Baumol’s disease’
An analysis of classical music can explain why people feel they are paying more taxes for worse public services...
15 hours ago
Luigi Mangione admits shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO
Ivy League graduate pleads guilty in federal case that has become lightning rod for debate about US healthcare system...
15 hours ago
Bezos-backed group strikes deal for stake in Liverpool FC
Consortium led by son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal invests at valuation of more than $7bn...
16 hours ago
Top French court blocks social media ban for children
Constitutional Council says law is a ‘disproportionate infringement on freedom of expression’...
17 hours ago
Everyone but me is getting excited about European equities
It doesn’t matter which index you buy, and that tells you everything you need to know...
21 hours ago
Farage’s gamble pays off — but at what cost?
Probe into party leader’s finances resumes with Labour government now leading in the polls...
22 hours ago
Investigation into Farage resumes after he wins Clacton by-election
Reform UK leader increases number of votes after mainstream parties shunned poll as stunt...
1 day ago
JPMorgan debanked Polymarket over regulatory concerns
Largest US bank has continued to cultivate ties with prediction platform as it seeks $20bn valuation...
1 day ago
Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology
US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components...
1 day ago
FBI seized phone of Guggenheim executive in probe of Mark Walter’s business empire
US scrutiny of billionaire’s sprawling finance holdings reached beyond insurers into securities and asset management giant...
1 day ago
US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
Yields have jumped amid concerns over mounting public debt and persistently high inflation...
1 day ago
AI has opened up big holes in cyber security
It is too late to prevent the technology from being used as a damaging weapon, so great investment in defences is urgently needed...
1 day ago
Nearly 14,000 crypto holders face security risk after data breach
Personal details of people with Trezor hardware wallets stolen by hackers in second ‘cold’ storage attack in two weeks...
1 day ago
Takaichi slams Putin’s visit to disputed Pacific islands
Japan’s prime minister rebukes Russian president’s first-ever trip to Kuril Islands...
1 day ago
Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones
Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign...
2 days ago
Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance
Private capital firms are wagering that the crucial hardware will hold its value for years to come...
2 days ago
Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary
Donald Trump says chief spokesperson will leave job at the end of the month...
2 days ago
US inflation falls to 3.4% in July
Fallout from Iran war continues to reverberate across economy even as petrol prices decline...
2 days ago
US fires on ship it says violated Iran blockade
Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces...
3 days ago
US judge cites ‘concerning’ irregularities in Adani fraud case
Nicholas Garaufis of Brooklyn federal court points to ‘repeat attempts to resolve this bribery case with monetary offers’...
3 days ago
Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?
Veterans and voters have punished past administrations for costly wars, but these days many Americans don’t seem to care...
3 days ago
Democratic socialist leads Wisconsin race in new threat to party leadership
Primary victory would pit leftwing gubernatorial candidate against Trump-backed Republican in November midterms...
3 days ago
Humans cannot remain passengers in the back of the AGI car
A sense of fatalistic inevitability about the technology’s evolution is triggering something close to despair...
3 days ago
China tightens grip on Europe’s car supply chain
Acquisitions of local parts makers amid resistance to Chinese exports have worried EU officials...
3 days ago
Spain’s migrant amnesty a ‘very bad idea’, says Swedish PM
Ulf Kristersson says mass regularisation threatens integrity of Schengen free-travel zone...
4 days ago
Colombian earthquake kills at least 47
7.4-magnitude earthquake flattens buildings in the cities of Cali, Pereira and Manizales...
4 days ago
Shein IPO pitched to investors at sub-$30bn valuation
Fast-fashion retailer has suffered a roughly 70% drop in valuation over past four years...
4 days ago
Yen sinks as effect of US-Japan intervention fades
Currency gives up roughly half its gains from joint action with investors citing lack of ‘unified voice’ among central banks...
4 days ago
Trump and the failure of the Fafo doctrine
The president’s flawed decision-making is finally catching up with him...
4 days ago
Start-up bank backed by Palmer Luckey set to raise $1.5bn
Funding values Erebor at $8bn, underscoring growth of lender supported by Silicon Valley investors...
4 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg attacks ‘closed’ AI rivals as Meta returns to open models
Meta’s founder casts OpenAI and Anthropic as foils in his pitch for powerful AI to become more freely available...
4 days ago
Ukrainian drone strike on oil-refining city in central Russia kills 13
Death toll one of highest in a single attack by Kyiv since 2022...
4 days ago
Marine heatwaves strike as climate change plays out ‘in front of our eyes’
Sea temperature records broken for month of July, Copernicus report reveals...
4 days ago
Europe faces rocket launcher shortage by 2030, space agency chief warns
Demand for launches is growing faster than the region’s capabilities...
5 days ago
Trump is dismantling US guardrails, warn former security officials
Ex-CIA staffers step up efforts to publicise their deepening alarm about the state of American democracy...
5 days ago
America’s hidden M&A boom
It’s lurking in one of the US’s top exports: higher education...
5 days ago
Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai
Irish government jet flies alleged drug trafficker back to Dublin to face charges...
5 days ago
Turkey’s cyber law shifts sweeping powers to presidency
Move raises concern about ‘absolute digital obedience’ among social media and gaming platforms...
6 days ago
France faces budget showdown as presidential election looms
Minister David Amiel urges opposition to help cut deficit and not leave mess for next leader...
6 days ago
Deadly protests in Kashmir test Pakistan’s military rulers
Dozens killed in worst violence in region in decades...
6 days ago
Iranian missile targets UAE tanker despite talks to reopen strait
Latest attacks launched as Iran said it was close to finalising deal with Oman to manage shipping through Hormuz...
6 days ago
Greg Abel finally puts Buffett’s cash pile to work
Berkshire Hathaway chief ends more than three-year selling streak as he ploughs a net $20bn into stocks...
6 days ago
Landmark crypto bill stalls in US Senate despite $225mn spending push
Lobby struggles to pass top priority in Congress as lawmakers spar over legislation...
6 days ago
US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general
Vote follows tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of President Donald Trump...
6 days ago
Spain reinstates border controls on Italy as tensions rise over migrants
Move widens rift between Pedro Sánchez’s government and rightwing Italian premier Giorgia Meloni...
1 week ago
US economy unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in July
Lacklustre figure prompts traders to scale back bets on Fed rate rises...
1 week ago
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