Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US, saying: “None of us knew the depth and darkness of that relationship.” The UK … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England kept borrowing costs steady at 3.75 per cent in a knife-edge decision as it signalled that a further rate reduction could come as soon as March. The Monetary Policy Committee voted … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US, saying: “None of us knew the depth and darkness of that relationship.” The UK prime minister is facing fierce criticism from Labour MPs after he admitted he sent Mandelson to Washington last February in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swiss agricultural chemicals company Syngenta is seeking advisers for a blockbuster listing that could be Hong Kong’s largest in years. The Chinese-owned company on Thursday asked banks to submit proposals to advise on a potential … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The pound and gilts came under pressure on Thursday as investors worried about the risks to UK assets of the mounting leadership speculation surrounding Sir Keir Starmer. UK borrowing costs rose to their highest since … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler appeared to ask Jeffrey Epstein if he planned to “trade one of your Russians for my comp” in an email exchange about her negotiating a potential job at hedge … Read more
Kremlin-linked business founded in late 2024 is helping companies transact abroad despite western restrictions
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shell has announced a $3.5bn share buyback and raised its dividend, despite a weaker oil price hitting the oil major’s profits. The FTSE 100 company announced the move — which followed a $3.5bn buyback in … Read more
Eman Sumair does not share the angst afflicting many of her contemporaries over artificial intelligence’s potential to devalue graduate skills. The 19-year-old from Slough, a UK town housing Europe’s largest data centre cluster, is in the final part of a three-year apprenticeship at Equinix, which runs hundreds of the facilities worldwide. Her course of on-the-job … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Visions of an AI-infused world can be a little scary. Perhaps our brains will dull as we outsource intellectual struggle to our digital assistants. Perhaps — brace yourself — your jaunty economic analysis will come … Read more