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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. The US aviation regulator has recommended that airlines check an older version of Boeing’s 737 jet that has the same kind of door plug as that which blew out on an Alaska Airlines aircraft earlier

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza burst into a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament on Monday, escalating a campaign for the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make a deal to return the

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland has placed its chief financial officer on leave and delayed its earnings release as it investigates accounting practices in its nutrition business. In a statement on Sunday night, the

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood . . . ” Enoch Powell’s warning about the danger of mass immigration into Britain was

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning Good morning. News to start: The leader

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Several days ago, over the Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend in the US, the big four accounting firm PwC announced that it would be dropping some of its diversity targets in the US. Race-based

Populism is a potent form of democratic politics. Unfortunately, it is also a destructive one, weakening institutions, damaging debate, and worsening policy. It can threaten liberal democracy itself. The Brexit saga is an object lesson in the dangers: it has damaged what was long thought to be among the world’s most stable democracies. The recent

Shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the US banned all imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal. But not all energy supplies were included in the US sanctions, nor in those of its European allies. On the contrary, western powers have taken care not to interrupt the flow

A week ago in Iowa, Ron DeSantis scathingly described how Donald Trump was forcing Republican politicians to “kiss the ring” of the former president in order to earn his praise and avoid public humiliation. But on Sunday afternoon the Florida governor wasted no time in bowing down to Trump, endorsing him as he exited the

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Macquarie has raised a record of more than €8bn for its new European infrastructure fund in the latest sign of investor appetite for critical assets. The Australian bank and investment group said its seventh Europe

Round two of the Republican primary season takes us to New Hampshire this week, and former president Donald Trump is once again the runaway favourite. The pressure at this Tuesday’s caucuses is on the also-rans, particularly Nikki Haley. She finished third in Iowa last week, underperforming polls, and is facing pressure from her backers to

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world’s most successful hedge funds made their biggest profits on record last year as punchy bets on stock markets paid off when share prices surged. The top 20 managers made profits for investors of

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. ExxonMobil has filed a lawsuit to try to stop a shareholder climate resolution from going to a vote at its annual investor meeting, in a first for the US oil major that marks an escalation

Ron DeSantis has suspended his campaign for president and endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for the White House in 2024, in a significant blow to Nikki Haley with just two days to go until the New Hampshire primary. DeSantis announced his decision in a video posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, saying

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ron DeSantis is facing the prospect of finishing third in the crucial New Hampshire Republican primary amid rising pressure to abandon his presidential campaign, with Donald Trump holding a clear lead over Nikki Haley ahead

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. When Donald Trump took to the stage last Monday after his historic victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses, he struck a relaxed, disarming tone. He spoke fondly of his late mother-in-law (whose home cooking, he joked,

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU has urged member states to impose “consequences” on Israel if its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to oppose Palestinian statehood, as Brussels looks to step up pressure on the premier to advance efforts

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the Financial Times interviewed James Gorman just before Christmas, the then-Morgan Stanley chief executive was clear: the past decade had produced huge growth for Wall Street groups like his, while European competitors had been

McKinsey boss Bob Sternfels is facing a tougher than expected bid for re-election after a backlash to his restructuring of the consulting firm and a slowdown in growth. Sternfels failed to clinch a second three-year term on the first round of voting for global managing partner after more than half of McKinsey’s 750 senior partners

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK has been a world leader in academia for centuries. Its philosophers, inventors and scientists have had a significant global impact. That legacy continues today: 17 of its universities rank in the global top