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In July, Ken Griffin paid a record $45mn for a near-immaculate 11-foot tall stegosaurus skeleton called “Apex” — a fitting purchase for a billionaire that many consider to be at the apex of finance. In a Sotheby’s press release announcing the sale, Griffin said: “Apex was born in America and is going to stay in

With only days to go until the election, Kamala Harris made a closing pitch to voters that sought to balance joyful optimism with dire warnings about the threat posed by her Republican opponent. “We have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of Donald Trump, who spends full time

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Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Kamala Harris leads among likely voters in Iowa, a state Donald Trump won by more than eight points four years ago, according to a closely watched poll that suggests women voters in

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Warren Buffett continued to slash his stake in Apple as part of a selling spree that has seen his Berkshire Hathaway dump $166bn worth of stocks over the past two years, with the Oracle of

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kemi Badenoch was the runaway favourite at the start of the Conservative party leadership contest this summer — and has emerged as its resolute victor. The former UK business secretary and Conservative MP for North

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kemi Badenoch has been elected the new Conservative leader, with a vow to reset the party’s thinking and politics after its catastrophic election defeat this summer. The former business secretary won 57 per cent of

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Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House The dollar has roared to its biggest monthly gain in more than two years, propelled by bets that strong economic data and a victory for Donald Trump in next week’s presidential election

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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. China is struggling to find money to retrofit hundreds of thousands of lifts in ageing apartment blocks as their residents also grow older, with increasingly parlous local finances making it hard to support a greying population.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sought to reassure nervous markets that his government will not become addicted to tax and spend after this week’s Budget, as he promised to carry out tough reforms

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is UK prime minister The theatrical impulses of Westminster have long seemed out of step with the need to communicate a stable plan for change. And nowhere is this tension starker than at

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House The US government says “Russian influence actors” are behind a viral video purporting to show a Haitian immigrant illegally voting for Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Intelligence agencies on Friday said

Late on election night four years ago, Donald Trump saw the so-called “red mirage” and pounced. His vote count was still ahead of Joe Biden in several swing states. Around 2.30am he appeared before White House cameras to declare victory. Any ballots counted after then would be fraudulent, Trump said. His aim was to exploit

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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Shares in pub groups plunged this week as the industry suffers a hangover from “staggering extra costs” after chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the UK’s biggest tax-raising Budget in a generation. JD Wetherspoon dropped

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The US economy added just 12,000 new positions in October, in by far the weakest jobs report of the Biden administration, as the closely watched number was hit hard by hurricanes and the Boeing strike. Friday’s figure, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics just four days before the US election, was seized upon by