Fin'l Times
France’s riots expose the impotence of its political class
Shocking violence highlights deepening social division, fiscal constraints and a crisis of leadership...
US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case
Prosecutors argue Abdulrahman Alfozan should continue to be detained in the US due to his ‘considerable support from a foreign government’...
Saudi Arabia to postpone ‘Davos in the desert’ after Houthi attacks
Flagship Future Investment Initiative was scheduled to begin next week in Riyadh but will now take place next year...
Violent protests spread from France to Italy and Belgium
Looting and clashes with police take place in Milan, Brussels, Liège and Tirana...
US defence stocks tumble as investors bet on Democratic election sweep
Donald Trump’s proposed $500bn military spending boost at risk as bipartisan support for higher budget frays...
Zelenskyy, Europe and the end of Trump whispering
This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin...
Ukraine receives partial intelligence on Russian ballistic missile strikes
Western allies provided advance warning about only one of two overnight attacks, says Ukrainian air force...
Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation after French riots
Political recriminations fly as authorities admit that police botched oversight of protests...
US stocks set for rebound after AI sell-off
Nasdaq 100 futures rise 1.3% following biggest weekly drop since Trump’s ‘liberation day’ in April last year...
Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed
Voters are increasingly linking rising energy prices to the administration’s policies...
Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law
US president gives Putin a reprieve on threatened energy measures after cutting deal with Moscow to release diesel...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians carrying out olive harvest in West Bank
Washington Post journalist among those injured during violence in the Palestinian territory...
US illegal border crossings from Mexico near 60-year low
About 98,708 apprehensions were recorded this year, down from peaks of more than 2mn people under Biden...
Apple set for UK legal fight over iPhone tap-to-pay rules
Competition and Markets Authority plans to force Big Tech group to allow rival payments providers to access its digital wallet technology...
EU vows to maintain Russia sanctions after US pivot
European leaders close ranks around Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow...
Treasuries head for best week since February as AI jitters halt bond rout
Borrowing costs fall back from highest levels in decades as investors seek safety in government debt...
Shareholders should have a say on making AI safe
SEC decision to rescind key rule on voting could not have come at a worse time...
Harvard endowment returns surge on back of AI and SpaceX investments
Ivy League university’s $68bn fund gained 27.1% in its second-best annual performance on record as private capital holdings rebound...
Risk of an AI crunch for stock markets is rising
The tremor seen this week could be a foretaste of things to come...
Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after backlash
US president overrules decision to broadcast execution of former soldier who carried out Texas mass shooting in 2009...
Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies has sunk towards stressed territory...
Germany’s Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’
Defiant chancellor tells the FT he is determined to drive through unpopular reforms and equip Europe for an age of upheaval...
Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries
Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing...
Global stocks sell-off deepens as chipmakers tumble
European and Asian equities slide as investors question durability of AI boom...
Perella Weinberg and Piper Sandler abandon merger talks
A deal would have created an independent investment bank with an equity value of more than $6bn...
Berkshire Hathaway adds $330mn to stake in tech group Bending Spoons
Shares of conglomerate that owns AOL and Vimeo jumped more than 40% on news of expanded investment before dropping back...
Freshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails reveal
Exchange discussed putting legal tech unit into separate entity before valuations fall...
Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount
Streaming group faces pressure to boost viewer engagement after shares fall more than 40% in a year...
He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper
Arrest of computer engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan has shocked tech figures in Saudi Arabia, where he is deeply connected...
US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices
Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections...
BofA profits drop 17% after $1.2bn money laundering fine
Second-largest US bank reports weaker results in trading than Wall Street rivals...



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