Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Sports wagers on Kalshi, the prediction market start-up whose popularity has surged since the 2024 US presidential election, are now delivering estimated annualised revenues of about $1.3bn. That sum is close to a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer will warn Europe must move away from over-dependence on the US for its security and accept greater “burden sharing” as he signalled the western alliance must be “remade”. The UK prime minister … 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 The Trump administration is considering appointing a top Treasury official as US ambassador to Germany as it moves towards filling a position in a major European capital that has been vacant for more … Read more
OpenAI is rolling out advertising on ChatGPT to select users. Experts say others will almost certainly follow suit
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Gates Foundation’s chief executive said he feels “sullied” by its association with Jeffrey Epstein, as he seeks to manage the fallout from the sex offender’s interactions with the philanthropic body and its chair Bill … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has initiated talks with France on strengthening Europe’s nuclear deterrent, as he urged the continent to bolster its defences and “repair” strained relations with the US. The discussions, centred on the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This Labour government is not popular. It is polling at 19 per cent on average, it is losing council by-elections essentially everywhere, it is third in the run-up to elections to both the Scottish and … 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 Donald Trump said he was dispatching a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East that could be used for military strikes against Iran if negotiations fail with Tehran. The US president confirmed the … 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 US secretary of state Marco Rubio has skipped a meeting with European leaders on the war in Ukraine, in a move seen by European capitals as signalling Washington’s waning interest in involving them … Read more
The secretary of state has gone from presidential rival to loyal lieutenant amid a foreign policy blitz