Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anthropic has raised $30bn from investors including GIC, Coatue, Founders Fund and Nvidia, as the AI group plans a significant expansion of its data-centre footprint and prepares for an initial public offering as early as … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A raft of former top civil servants have urged Sir Keir Starmer to carry out a full process to appoint the next cabinet secretary, as the prime minister forced out Sir Chris Wormald on Thursday … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A rally in corporate bonds has pushed the reward for taking extra credit risk to historic lows, prompting warnings from some investors of “bubble-like behaviour” in parts of the market. Corporate bonds have been swept … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an FT contributing editor Well, no one promised a quiet life. Keir Starmer’s week started with the threat of a Labour coup to replace him as prime minister. It ends at the … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning as a sell-off in the technology sector reignited, extending a volatile run for equity markets buffeted by concerns that AI could disrupt entire industries. The S&P 500 lost … 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’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater is leaving the Department of Justice after clashes with allies of attorney-general Pam Bondi in a major shake-up at the DoJ. “It is with great sadness … 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 businesses and consumers paid nearly 90 per cent of the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs last year, according to new Federal Reserve research that undercuts the president’s claim that foreign companies would … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit out at the International Olympic Committee over its disqualification of Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet honouring compatriots killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine. “Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, … 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 CIA has stepped up public efforts to recruit Chinese spies by releasing a Chinese-language video to appeal to People’s Liberation Army officers who are disillusioned with corruption and extensive purges of top … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Property sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Commercial real estate stocks fell in Europe on Thursday, following sharp declines on Wall Street, as the sector became the latest to be swept up in a sell-off prompted by fears over AI disruption. Shares … Read more