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US tech stocks rebound despite Amazon plunge

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US technology stocks rebounded on Friday after three days of heavy selling that shaved more than $1tn from the Nasdaq’s market value. Amazon shares fell 9 per cent on Friday after saying its capital expenditure … Read more

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Bezos’s calculated vandalism of the Washington Post

This article is an on-site version of our Swamp Notes newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday and Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters The most puzzling aspect of Jeff Bezos’s evisceration of the Washington Post is why he won’t sell … Read more

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Russian military intelligence official shot in Moscow

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Russian military intelligence official was hospitalised in Moscow on Friday after being shot several times in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of generals that the Kremlin has blamed on … Read more

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Kalshi chief Tarek Mansour: ‘We’re pricing the future’

Tarek Mansour believes deeply in prediction markets — or so he tells me again and again. He says they will, variously, play the role of modern oracle, innovative asset, public educator, new journalism and political saviour. At the moment, however, most of the money flowing through them is gambling on American football. “We’re making the … Read more

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Starmer government prepares to hand over Mandelson files for scrutiny

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer and his senior ministers and advisers are preparing to hand over WhatsApp messages, texts and email exchanges with Lord Peter Mandelson relating to his appointment as UK ambassador to Washington, in a … Read more

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Chief of lobbying firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein backlash

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of Global Counsel, the advisory business co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, is set to resign following disclosures about the company’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, who founded the business with Mandelson, … Read more

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US and Iran to start nuclear talks in Oman

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Senior Iranian officials arrived in Oman for crunch talks with the US over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme as part of a diplomatic push to avert a new war between the arch-enemies. The … Read more

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Stellantis to take €22bn charge as it scales back EV push

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Stellantis said it would take a €22bn charge and offload a stake in its battery joint venture as it scaled back its push into electric vehicles and admitted that it “overestimated the pace of the … Read more

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