Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025

Ukrainian leader says he expects to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan, particularly security guarantees

Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor

Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes

The country is taking a huge bite out of the European and US market with ever-growing production of luxury foods

Country’s overseas spending set to fall to lowest level this century

Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026

Power producers pivot to battery storage to save unprofitable solar farms

Tailors, restaurants, dating services and other businesses are affected by the trend

A guide to the London share index’s winners and losers

Abuja says missile attacks in Sokoto state were part of ‘structured security co-operation’ with Washington

Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments

Generation Alpha’s ubiquitous watchword is beyond the reach of semantics

Secular and sacred performances draw new audiences to the Square Mile’s historic places of worship

If the boom continues its blistering pace through 2026, the stresses could start to show

Market has been hit by Trump’s tariffs deterring US buyers

FT reporters round up 2025’s biggest market stories

London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year

Lawmakers warn that empty posts at more than 100 embassies endanger US national security

World’s most valuable company will gain engineer who helped develop Google’s Tensor Processing Unit chip programme

‘Over a million’ additional documents uncovered that will take time to review, according to the DoJ

Vegan confectioner is doubling down in a tough food market after acquisition of Graze from Unilever

Dealmaking has been driven by Trump administration’s crypto-friendly policymaking

Moves to allow higher leverage and overhaul stress tests have driven increase in market capitalisation