Private capital: growth opportunity or minefield? Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 06:00 The asset class is not the simple panacea that policymakers and investors might want
Sweden: a socialist paradise overflowing with billionaires Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 06:00 The country is generating the kind of wealth that raises the risk of an anti-capitalist revolt
UBS deploys AI analyst clones as clients opt for research in video form Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 06:00 Zurich-based bank using OpenAI and Synthesia models to create lifelike avatars of its experts
Far right surges in Portugal as moderate conservatives win election Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 03:00 Anti-immigration Chega party ties with Socialists for second place as Democratic Alliance secures most seats
UK to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders in legal overhaul Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 01:00 New legislation will make companies such as Klarna and Clearpay answerable to Financial Conduct Authority
Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 23:59 A spokesperson said the disease had spread to the bone as the former president reviews his treatment options
Pro-EU centrist wins Romanian presidency in stunning reversal Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 00:10 Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan defeats far-right frontrunner George Simion in second-round vote
Pro-EU candidate narrowly ahead in Poland’s first round presidential vote Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 23:44 Exit poll suggests Rafał Trzaskowski will enter run-off against rightwing rival Karol Nawrocki
UK and EU locked in intense talks over key terms of post-Brexit reset Financial Times 19 mai 2025 à 00:49 Defence and security pact to be announced on Monday, but haggling over details of revamped relationship continues
Europe races to influence Trump ahead of Putin call Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 19:06 US president will speak with Russian leader on Monday in attempt to push forward Ukraine peace talks
Small banks fuel revival in blank-cheque Spac deals Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 19:00 Boutique groups have rushed to fill the gap left by Wall Street heavyweights
UK steps up efforts to woo scientists fleeing the US Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 19:00 New schemes seek to attract international talent and lock in funding security for researchers
The markets are declaring tariff victory too soon Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 18:00 A potential supply and demand shock means the US economy may be in for years of volatility
Bessent warns of maximum tariffs as US takes tougher line on trade talks Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 18:00 Treasury secretary says rates will jump to the high levels set on ‘liberation day’ if countries do not negotiate
Israel launches ground operation in Gaza after strikes kill nearly 100 Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 16:13 Netanyahu casts military offensive as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages
Merz tries to quell Meloni-Macron spat over Ukraine Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 13:42 German chancellor weighs in after Italian and French leaders trade barbs
Huge turnout in Romania’s cliffhanger election Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 13:19 Voters face stark choice between pro-EU Nicușor Dan and ultranationalist George Simion as president
Why post-Brexit Britain will always remain a supplicant to Europe Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 13:00 Resets with the EU may improve relations, but they will never give the country the equal standing of a member state
Hong Kong stocks outperform mainland China by most since 2008 Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 Worries about Chinese economy and enthusiasm for HK tech stocks drive record high flows into city from mainland
US college graduates enter a ‘freezing’ labour market Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 The monthly hiring rate in the first quarter of the year was at its slowest in more than a decade
Global supply chains threatened by lack of Chinese rare earths Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 Licensing delays under new regime put at risk shipments of materials crucial for products from EVs to fighter jets
EU certificates deal could boost key UK exports by a quarter, study finds Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 London has pushed for so-called conformity assessment, but Brussels has rejected the idea
Nvidia seeks to build its business beyond Big Tech Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 Chipmaker establishes ties with nation states and ‘neoclouds’ in effort to reduce reliance on Microsoft, Amazon and Google
The scourge of the ‘woke right’ Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 06:00 The radical Maga right has a way of looking at the world that chimes with the illiberal left
UK police arrest second man in connection with Starmer arson attacks Financial Times 18 mai 2025 à 00:33 26-year old arrested at Luton airport on Saturday after Ukrainian national was charged this week
Starmer closes in on EU food trade deal in run-up to key summit Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 23:33 Proposed veterinary agreement would mean Britain has to accept EU rules on food safety and animal welfare
CIA to name veteran Middle East case officer as head of covert operations Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 20:24 Deputy director of operations to become more powerful as agency increases focus on espionage
Trump to speak to Putin and Zelenskyy in fresh peace bid Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 18:29 US president says he will hold calls on Monday in attempt to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’
Does Moody’s US downgrade matter? Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 14:04 What a one-notch cut means for the market, the banks, and the White House
M&S chief executive faces £1.1mn pay hit after cyber attack Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 14:00 Stuart Machin’s awards set to shrink after UK retailer’s share price drops following disclosure of sweeping hack
The deal that has spurred Apollo’s plan to remake Wall Street Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 11:51 Acquisition of securitised asset business from Credit Suisse has become a cornerstone of private asset group’s strategy
UK charges three Iranians under National Security Act Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 13:28 Accused allegedly assisted a foreign intelligence service, Metropolitan Police say
Crypto traders who won dinner with Trump also made big profits Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 13:00 Some wallets that scooped up large chunks of the president’s token have already transferred them
What management theory tells us about Trump’s ‘team of rivals’ Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 06:00 Elected for a second time on the promise of corporate-style government, the US president is already recasting his cabinet
UK overtakes China as second-largest US Treasury holder Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 07:37 Fall in recorded Chinese holdings highlights Beijing’s push to diversify its reserves away from America
The ‘Taco’ factor has spurred markets higher Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 06:00 The notion that Trump Always Chickens Out on difficult policy resulted in a strange, shaky rally
How India’s most notorious gangster declared war on a Bollywood legend Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 06:00 The tentacles of the Bishnoi gang reach from India to Canada
BT nears deal to sell TNT Sports stake to Warner Bros Discovery Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 06:00 Deal could be announced as early as next week that would bring telecoms group’s involvement in sports rights to a close
Flatter or confront? How world leaders are dealing with Trump Financial Times 16 mai 2025 à 20:10 Four months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, governments are still agonising over how to approach an erratic, unpredictable American president
Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom Financial Times 17 mai 2025 à 00:39 After his high-profile foreign tour, the president comes home to a ratings downgrade and warnings on inflation