Amazon shares sink as it prepares $200bn AI spending blitz Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 23:03 Capital expenditure forecasts for 2026 were a third higher than Wall Street’s expectations
Starmer on borrowed time as MPs weigh up how to mount leadership challenge Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 20:22 Prime minister’s handling of Mandelson scandal has left Labour party simmering with resentment
Millions more UK workers to be hit by Reeves’ salary sacrifice changes Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 19:12 Fiscal watchdog predicts companies will lower wages on back of chancellor’s Budget measure
Trump rows back his criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 20:28 But US president says he retains right to ‘militarily secure’ American base on Diego Garcia
Former prince advocated for Epstein during Queen Elizabeth’s visit to UAE Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 19:12 Files show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor tried to encourage Emirati foreign minister to do business with disgraced financier
Anthropic launches new Claude model as AI fears rattle markets Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 18:45 Start-up describes Opus 4.6 as its ‘most capable’ model for businesses and knowledge work
US job cuts surge to highest January total since 2009 Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 18:21 Numerous new data points to further weakness in labour market
Big Tech shares slide for third day with AI stocks under pressure Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 22:25 Nasdaq drops as recent high-flying companies pull market lower
Barclays cuts ties with lobbying firm founded by Peter Mandelson Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 17:51 UK bank drops Global Counsel over frustrations with the way it has handled former minister’s remaining stake
AI agents are prompting human boom scrolling Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 17:31 Moltbook and Claude Cowork are pushing the ‘vibe coding’ revolution forward
Epstein donated $50,000 to Branson-linked charity at Virgin’s suggestion Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 16:26 British billionaire has denied his group or foundation accepted any money from sex offender
Bitcoin falls below $65,000 to wipe out ‘Trump rally’ Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 21:29 Cryptocurrency returns to November 2024 level as it is swept up in tech stock sell-off
Rio Tinto and Glencore abandon $260bn merger plan Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 16:24 Deal would have created world’s largest mining group
Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 12:00 Lack of a common foe enfeebled Europe — but not any more
Starmer apologises to victims of Epstein Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 20:16 UK prime minister faces criticism from Labour MPs over Peter Mandelson affair but insists he is not about to quit
Bank of England holds rates steady at 3.75% in knife-edge vote Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 15:31 Central bank awaits stronger evidence that inflation is on track to fall to 2% target
Mandelson sought help from Epstein on setting up advisory firm Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 13:18 Emails from 2010 show former UK minister asking child sex offender how to win political and corporate clients
Russia-linked hackers target Winter Olympics in Italy Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 12:58 Officials say they have foiled cyber attacks ahead of Milano-Cortina opening ceremony on Friday
Mandelson and the money that never sleeps Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 12:31 This is truly grim for Keir Starmer, raising questions about his ethics as well as his judgment
Sterling hit as pressure mounts on Starmer Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 12:26 Prime minister apologises for appointment of Peter Mandelson amid furore over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Gilts and sterling hit by Starmer leadership speculation Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 12:02 Investors worry about political turbulence amid backlash over PM’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson US ambassador
Syngenta prepares to revive plans for IPO in Hong Kong Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 11:41 Chinese-owned company previously scrapped plans for listing in Shanghai
Every doomed prime minister has a moment — this is Starmer’s Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 10:30 This end phase of his leadership requires a crisis or resignation to tip things over the edge
China has seized Sony’s television halo Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 The company’s planned joint venture with TCL marks a historic global shift