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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. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed it might be “counterproductive” if Nigel Farage accepted a big donation from Elon Musk, saying “people don’t necessarily like to see politics being bought”. Badenoch, criticised by some Tories

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK economy failed to grow in the third quarter, in the latest blow to a government already under fire from businesses for its tax-raising Budget. GDP did not register any growth in the three

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dozens of Amazon workers in the UK have suffered serious injuries over recent years, including being blinded or requiring amputations, according to new data that is leading to renewed calls on the ecommerce giant to

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deloitte wants to slash spending on staff travel and expenses in the UK by more than 50 per cent, as it seeks to maintain partner profits during a slowdown in the professional services sector. An

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. With Christmas just a couple of days away, it’s a good time to take stock of the shopping season. I think a fair bit about the luxury retail market, because where the rich lead, the

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “UK business activity shrank for the first time in more than a year, according to a closely watched survey, as the private sector warned that confidence in the Labour government has been badly hit by

When Guy Hands announced he was stepping down as chair of Terra Firma last year, one of the UK’s most tenacious dealmakers indicated he was starting a new, more-benevolent chapter. “Guy wants to change the focus of his life,” the private equity firm said of its founder’s plans to devote himself to philanthropy. While still

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK property myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Agreed UK property sales jumped by almost a third year on year at the end of 2024 as buyers rushed to avoid the rise in stamp duty from next April, according to data from Zoopla. 

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer should agree to a “comprehensive” pact enabling young people to study and work in the UK and EU as part of next year’s “reset” talks aimed at easing trade barriers, a leading

While the holiday spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are notable developments to watch across the world, as the three defining themes of 2024 — elections, war and inflation — continue to hum in the background. On Tuesday, Moldova’s pro-EU president-elect Maia Sandu will attend her inauguration. Her narrow election victory in October, despite

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Senior Spotify executives and board members have sold $1.25bn worth of the company’s stock in 2024 — including $900mn in payouts for its two co-founders — as they capitalise on the music streamer’s soaring share price. 

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nick Candy, the new treasurer of Nigel Farage’s rightwing Reform party, has promised Britain “political disruption like we have never seen before” as he claimed to have several other billionaire backers in addition to Elon

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Response rates to a survey underpinning estimates of UK GDP and inflation rates have fallen in a similar way to a decline in the jobs survey, prompting the Office for National Statistics to take emergency

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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. Palantir and Anduril, two of the largest US defence technology companies, are in talks with about a dozen competitors to form a consortium that will jointly bid for US government work in an effort to

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Middle Eastern politics & society myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is director of regional security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and co-editor of the newly released ‘Turbulence in the Eastern Mediterranean: Geopolitical, Security and Energy Dynamics’ If there ever