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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Optimists express confidence that the “special relationship” between the US and UK will survive even Donald Trump’s most anarchic instincts. Perhaps. But our governing values and fortunes are now an ocean apart at least in

About 150 miles south-east of the US city of New Orleans, Shell’s newest oil platform looms above the choppy waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Dubbed Vito, the structure embodies a new approach to offshore drilling both for the company — and the industry at large. “Vito represents the future of Shell in the Gulf

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy recently told employees that a new plan requiring them to be in the office five days a week did not amount to a “backdoor lay-off”. Yet his reported comments at a company-wide meeting last week did not rebut a previous suggestion from a senior manager that staff who fail to

Donald Trump’s election as US president is already threatening international initiatives on climate change and taxation, as diplomats from the world’s richest nations struggle to maintain a shaky consensus on the eve of a G20 summit in Brazil. Argentina and its President Javier Milei, a close ally of Trump, threatened to block a joint communiqué

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to launch limited strikes into Russia using US-supplied long-range missiles, in a big policy shift before the end of his White House term in January, two

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump’s advisers have sought assurances from the top candidates to be Treasury secretary that they are committed to his sweeping tariffs plans, people familiar with the discussions said. The pressure from Trump’s

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, will urge G20 leaders to “double down” on their support for Ukraine, as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president in

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Call me a Cassandra. Many have. But I am already dreading the downturn that must surely come at some point during Donald Trump’s presidency. Yes, the short-term sugar high of deregulation and tax

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A Social Democrat politician has become the first sitting SPD MP to call for the popular defence minister Boris Pistorius to run as the party’s candidate for chancellor in February’s snap elections instead of Olaf

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. As a victorious Donald Trump brings “America first” ideology back to the White House, leaders across the Atlantic are confronting the reality of “Europe, alone”. They ought to be prepared: for eight years they have openly

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s election as US president is already fraying international initiatives on climate change and taxation, as diplomats from the world’s richest nations struggle to maintain a shaky consensus on the eve of a G20

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia on Sunday launched dozens of missiles and drones in what Ukraine’s foreign minister said was one of the largest air attacks of the war, targeting power facilities across the country and sending Kyiv

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Northvolt’s fate is hanging in the balance as the troubled Swedish battery maker considers filing for Chapter 11 protection from creditors or even bankruptcy. People involved in the negotiations about the future of the one-time

When pop star Katy Perry performed clad in jeweller Tiffany’s signature shade of robin egg blue at the reopening of the New York flagship store last year, Alexandre Arnault was offstage — but behind the scenes he was front and centre.  The third child of LVMH’s billionaire chief executive Bernard Arnault, Alexandre had, as second-in-command

Thames Water could incur more than £800mn in interest and other costs on its planned £3bn emergency loan that analysts warn will hit customers by depleting cash for key infrastructure improvements. Britain’s largest water utility, which is already struggling under a £19bn debt mountain, said on Wednesday that it had approval from a majority of

A group of allies from Donald Trump’s inner circle are looking to profit from his re-election and the resurgent Maga movement in the US, with a network of companies positioned to appeal to ‘anti-woke’ and ‘values-driven’ sentiment. This week, companies in the so-called parallel economy — a nascent ecosystem targeting consumers with conservative or Christian

Xavier Niel, one of Europe’s top technology investors, believes the region can succeed in creating leading artificial intelligence companies even without the billions in capital raised by US competitors — as long as founders are not tempted to cash out too early. “I think we can create big things with a few hundred million euros,”

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Investment Banking myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The trading accounts of US banks topped $1tn in the third quarter — their highest level in more than 16 years and close to an all-time high — as the nation’s largest financial firms seek