Sir Keir Starmer is battling to save his premiership after the dramatic resignation on Sunday of his most trusted aide Morgan McSweeney, as Labour MPs and officials warn that his job is still in grave peril. McSweeney’s resignation statement, in which the Downing Street chief of staff took responsibility for the decision to appoint Lord … 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 Iran’s security forces have arrested at least four senior reformist politicians on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the Islamic system, increasing tensions just weeks after the country’s deadliest unrest for years. The arrests … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Big Tech companies will have to raise tens of billions of dollars to fund their skyrocketing investments in artificial intelligence this year, as capital spending outpaces cash flows even among some of the world’s most … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has lashed out at “enemies of Italy” for damaging the country’s image, after the Winter Olympic Games’ first full day of competition was marred by acts of railway sabotage and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Morgan McSweeney has resigned as chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer, as the UK prime minister seeks to appease angry Labour MPs and stave off leadership speculation over the fallout of the Jeffrey Epstein … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lindsey Vonn’s attempt to compete at the Winter Olympics despite a torn knee ligament ended in disaster on Sunday, with the US ski racer needing to be airlifted to hospital after a horror crash early … 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 There is a certain “truthiness”, as the comedian Stephen Colbert might put it, to the idea that we are about to have a get-real conversation about monetary policy in the US. Despite constantly … Read more
This article is an on-site version of the Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Welcome back. In the past few years, the global economy has been battered by a succession of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sanae Takaichi is on track to secure a crushing victory in Japan’s snap general election as voting closes on Sunday. Exit polls project that the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Top academics have dismissed Kevin Warsh’s claim that an AI-induced productivity boom will create room for interest rate cuts, according to a snap FT economists’ poll that highlights the challenges facing Donald Trump’s pick for … Read more