Fin'l Times
America and the politics of respect
Issues won’t matter in the midterms as much as whether voters feel valued...
4 days ago
Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night
Itamar Ben-Gvir also calls for re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian enclave...
4 days ago
How economics is changing
The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound...
5 days ago
Ukraine presses drone attacks on Moscow and Russian logistics
Kyiv launches more than 600 drones at enemy capital in one of its largest assaults of the summer...
5 days ago
European companies count the costs and gains of extreme heat
Businesses flagged effects of extreme heat, drought and wildfires on a record share of earnings calls in recent weeks...
5 days ago
Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon two months into truce
Attacks were ‘response to an action’ by Hizbollah, says Israeli military...
6 days ago
Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty
Kyiv’s military momentum at risk as dwindling interceptor stocks leave it vulnerable to Russia’s winter campaign...
6 days ago
US aircraft carrier furore is emblem of growing disquiet over Iran war
Reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln coincide with depleting stocks of both weapons and voter support...
6 days ago
Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising...
6 days ago
China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders
Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation...
6 days ago
Jane Street suffers $15bn loss in July market ructions
Wall Street trading firm has still recorded hefty trading revenues in 2026...
6 days ago
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead
University’s youngest-ever Black professor had been under scrutiny following plagiarism allegations...
6 days ago
Unhappy voters are suffering from ‘Baumol’s disease’
An analysis of classical music can explain why people feel they are paying more taxes for worse public services...
6 days ago
Luigi Mangione admits shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO
Ivy League graduate pleads guilty in federal case that has become lightning rod for debate about US healthcare system...
6 days ago
Bezos-backed group strikes deal for stake in Liverpool FC
Consortium led by son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal invests at valuation of more than $7bn...
1 week ago
Top French court blocks social media ban for children
Constitutional Council says law is a ‘disproportionate infringement on freedom of expression’...
1 week ago
Everyone but me is getting excited about European equities
It doesn’t matter which index you buy, and that tells you everything you need to know...
1 week ago
Farage’s gamble pays off — but at what cost?
Probe into party leader’s finances resumes with Labour government now leading in the polls...
1 week ago
Investigation into Farage resumes after he wins Clacton by-election
Reform UK leader increases number of votes after mainstream parties shunned poll as stunt...
1 week ago
JPMorgan debanked Polymarket over regulatory concerns
Largest US bank has continued to cultivate ties with prediction platform as it seeks $20bn valuation...
1 week ago
Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology
US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components...
1 week ago
FBI seized phone of Guggenheim executive in probe of Mark Walter’s business empire
US scrutiny of billionaire’s sprawling finance holdings reached beyond insurers into securities and asset management giant...
1 week ago
US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
Yields have jumped amid concerns over mounting public debt and persistently high inflation...
1 week ago
AI has opened up big holes in cyber security
It is too late to prevent the technology from being used as a damaging weapon, so great investment in defences is urgently needed...
1 week ago
Nearly 14,000 crypto holders face security risk after data breach
Personal details of people with Trezor hardware wallets stolen by hackers in second ‘cold’ storage attack in two weeks...
1 week ago
Takaichi slams Putin’s visit to disputed Pacific islands
Japan’s prime minister rebukes Russian president’s first-ever trip to Kuril Islands...
1 week ago
Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones
Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign...
1 week ago
Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance
Private capital firms are wagering that the crucial hardware will hold its value for years to come...
1 week ago
Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary
Donald Trump says chief spokesperson will leave job at the end of the month...
1 week ago
US inflation falls to 3.4% in July
Fallout from Iran war continues to reverberate across economy even as petrol prices decline...
1 week ago
US fires on ship it says violated Iran blockade
Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces...
1 week ago
US judge cites ‘concerning’ irregularities in Adani fraud case
Nicholas Garaufis of Brooklyn federal court points to ‘repeat attempts to resolve this bribery case with monetary offers’...
1 week ago
Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?
Veterans and voters have punished past administrations for costly wars, but these days many Americans don’t seem to care...
1 week ago
Democratic socialist leads Wisconsin race in new threat to party leadership
Primary victory would pit leftwing gubernatorial candidate against Trump-backed Republican in November midterms...
1 week ago
Humans cannot remain passengers in the back of the AGI car
A sense of fatalistic inevitability about the technology’s evolution is triggering something close to despair...
1 week ago
China tightens grip on Europe’s car supply chain
Acquisitions of local parts makers amid resistance to Chinese exports have worried EU officials...
1 week ago
Spain’s migrant amnesty a ‘very bad idea’, says Swedish PM
Ulf Kristersson says mass regularisation threatens integrity of Schengen free-travel zone...
1 week ago
Colombian earthquake kills at least 47
7.4-magnitude earthquake flattens buildings in the cities of Cali, Pereira and Manizales...
1 week ago
Shein IPO pitched to investors at sub-$30bn valuation
Fast-fashion retailer has suffered a roughly 70% drop in valuation over past four years...
1 week ago
Yen sinks as effect of US-Japan intervention fades
Currency gives up roughly half its gains from joint action with investors citing lack of ‘unified voice’ among central banks...
1 week ago
Trump and the failure of the Fafo doctrine
The president’s flawed decision-making is finally catching up with him...
1 week ago
Start-up bank backed by Palmer Luckey set to raise $1.5bn
Funding values Erebor at $8bn, underscoring growth of lender supported by Silicon Valley investors...
1 week ago
Mark Zuckerberg attacks ‘closed’ AI rivals as Meta returns to open models
Meta’s founder casts OpenAI and Anthropic as foils in his pitch for powerful AI to become more freely available...
1 week ago
Ukrainian drone strike on oil-refining city in central Russia kills 13
Death toll one of highest in a single attack by Kyiv since 2022...
1 week ago
Marine heatwaves strike as climate change plays out ‘in front of our eyes’
Sea temperature records broken for month of July, Copernicus report reveals...
1 week ago
Europe faces rocket launcher shortage by 2030, space agency chief warns
Demand for launches is growing faster than the region’s capabilities...
1 week ago
Trump is dismantling US guardrails, warn former security officials
Ex-CIA staffers step up efforts to publicise their deepening alarm about the state of American democracy...
1 week ago
America’s hidden M&A boom
It’s lurking in one of the US’s top exports: higher education...
1 week ago
Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai
Irish government jet flies alleged drug trafficker back to Dublin to face charges...
1 week ago
Turkey’s cyber law shifts sweeping powers to presidency
Move raises concern about ‘absolute digital obedience’ among social media and gaming platforms...
1 week ago
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