Satirical website wins auction for media business controlled by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Ask questions to FT journalists about the economic direction of travel under the incoming president

High Court judge finds individuals connected with scandal liable for damages

Investors place nearly $40bn of orders to buy $2bn of bonds issued by China’s finance ministry

Congressman threatened to abolish the justice department he has been nominated to lead

Britain must relearn the art of the deal or risks being buffeted by big power politics

Ending consumer subsidies for battery-run cars will lead to wider losses at the electric-car maker’s US rivals

US president-elect’s plans for tariffs, and the prospect of global trade tensions, risk leaving Britain exposed

Surge has helped economies recover from inflationary crisis, but has also prompted voter backlash

Pete Hegseth’s nomination as head of the world’s most powerful defence department has baffled Washington

On most dimensions, the policy mix of incoming president is positive for US equities

The UK pharmaceutical company needs to resolve a corruption crackdown affecting senior executives

A deal with a prominent Chinese banker gave the US group market access, but securing full control cost a lot more than it expected

The new administration confronts a WTO already undermined by long-standing US disapproval

Rally in dollar debt is unlikely ‘Trump trade’ and comes just months after huge restructuring

Glacial and bureaucratic compensation schemes draw out process for those caught up in IT scandal

Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatened

Decision seen as major blunder for campaign that lost male votes to Donald Trump

Party’s hold on both chambers gives US president-elect latitude to pursue radical legislative agenda

President-elect sends shockwaves through Washington with selections for attorney-general and intelligence director

Chancellor to target minimum size for multiemployer defined contribution schemes of £25bn to £50bn