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Oil price rises as aircraft carrier and refuelling planes head to region in one of biggest build-ups since 2003 Iraq invasion

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dame Antonia Romeo has been appointed as the UK’s first female cabinet secretary, ending days of speculation over who will hold the country’s most senior civil service post. Romeo, frontrunner for the role and previously … Read more

Businessman Ricardo Salinas thought he was dealing with financial royalty, but found himself in a transatlantic legal fight

US jury to rule on whether Centerview erred by sacking junior analyst who needed at least eight hours’ rest per night

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for insurrection over his failed attempt to impose martial law that plunged the country into turmoil. A three-judge panel at Seoul … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Christine Lagarde’s expected move to run the World Economic Forum is no longer a “foregone conclusion”, according to people familiar with succession planning at Davos. Lagarde, who is expected to step down early as European … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The American and British governments take strikingly different attitudes to their trade deficits. Whereas the Yanks’ approach is like that of an angry dragon, spewing fire (tariffs) at the alleged culprits, the Brits seem almost … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Accounting & Consulting services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Accenture has begun monitoring staff use of its AI tools as part of how it decides top-level promotions, as consultancies push reluctant employees to adopt the technology.  The Dublin-headquartered firm told associate directors … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world JPMorgan Chase is in talks to provide banking services to the Board of Peace, the US-led institution tasked with rebuilding Gaza that Donald Trump is seeking to position as a rival to the … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The IMF has called for China to slash state support for industry in half as international concerns mount about overcapacity in the world’s second-largest economy. The fund estimated that China spends about 4 per cent … Read more