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
Canadian pension funds to exit UK’s biggest port operator in £10bn deal Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 CPPIB and Omers appoint Morgan Stanley to explore sale of stakes in Associated British Ports
Software sell-off threatens to delay London’s €19bn Visma float Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 Buyout group Hg weighs pushing back blockbuster IPO until second half of the year
Where is AI showing up in the productivity data? Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 Signs of its effects are already starting to peek through
Inside the Russian Monopoly money network moving billions over borders Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 Kremlin-linked business founded in late 2024 is helping companies transact abroad despite western restrictions
The truth about the ‘blue-collar boom’ Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 06:00 Skilled manual work offers some bright spots but may not be enough to turn a tough job market around
Top Goldman lawyer referenced Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Russians’ in email Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 05:10 Exchanges are further evidence of Kathy Ruemmler’s apparent ties to convicted sex offender
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 03:16 Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
Kirkland lawyer sought use of Epstein helicopter after securing plea Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 19:50 Jay Lefkowitz also invited sex offender to son’s bar mitzvah two years after his prison release, emails say
Google set to double AI spending to $185bn after strong earnings Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 23:38 Search giant reports more than $400bn in annual revenue for the first time
Hedge fund run by Chris Rokos ends talks with Mandelson on advisory role Financial Times 5 février 2026 à 00:02 Billionaire trader’s firm had been in discussions with former UK minister after he was fired as ambassador to the US
White House seeks critical minerals trade zone to curb China’s dominance Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 20:53 Effort marks rare instance of Trump administration aiming to collaborate with global allies on trade
Epstein advised former prince’s team on proposed deal with Cantor Fitzgerald Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 20:41 Aides to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor worked with convicted sex offender on planned agreement with US investment bank
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 20:01 Reform UK leader claims former trade commissioner may have misused his position for personal gain
UK delays worker protections against ‘fire and rehire’ practices Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 19:06 Government consulting on softening the impact of new laws on employers
Glencore-Rio megamerger ‘hangs in the balance’ as deadline looms Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 19:05 Rio wants to hold both CEO and chair roles in combined company while Glencore holds out for premium
Not all software faces the same threat from AI Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 18:09 From security services to those able to reinvent themselves, many may survive the AI armageddon
Top Senate Republican says Fed’s Powell has not ‘committed a crime’ Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 20:30 Banking committee chair Tim Scott pushes back against probe into US central bank chief
Ron DeSantis lashes out at ‘harmful’ AI in break with Trump’s White House Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 18:10 Florida’s Republican governor criticises attempts by administration to ‘kneecap states and let Big Tech write the rules’
How Anthropic achieved AI coding breakthroughs — and rattled business Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 17:49 New AI-powered tools reduce time and cost of software development, threatening industries from law to advertising
Pressure grows on Starmer’s chief of staff over Mandelson ambassador appointment Financial Times 4 février 2026 à 16:20 Multiple MPs in Labour Party question Morgan McSweeney’s judgment as revelations shake Westminster