Finance

Wave of arrests and fines are in apparent response to online anger over reforms to social security benefits

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US stocks have been eclipsed by market gains in the rest of the world in 2025, as worries about high valuations, a Chinese artificial intelligence breakthrough and Donald Trump’s radical economic policies contributed to a … Read more

By inserting tiny imperfections into the stones, scientists open up possibilities in computing, encryption and sensors

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world While Ukrainian and Russian troops are fighting to the death for every inch of land in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, their leaders are locked in another titanic if less murderous struggle: … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Aerospace & Defence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Europe’s largest defence groups are set to return close to $5bn to shareholders this year as the sector rewards investors and increases investment after a surge in global military spending following the war in Ukraine.  … Read more

Abu Dhabi was a global backwater when it started exporting oil six decades ago, with a population of 30,000, few paved roads and clusters of buildings spilling into the desert sands. Today the gleaming emirate has a population of 4mn largely made up of expatriates and boasts among the highest concentrations of sovereign wealth in … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Accountancy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world’s largest accounting body has decided to scrap remote exams to combat a rise in students cheating when sitting tests remotely. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which has 257,900 members, will end its online … Read more

Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there’s exuberance there is no mania or irrationality

Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government will need to mobilise more than £800bn of new funding for defence projects and wider strategic infrastructure by 2040 if it is to meet ambitious Nato-related targets set after pressure from Donald … Read more