Palantir and Anduril, two of the largest US defence technology companies, are in talks with about a dozen competitors to form ...

But it gets much, much sillier. Breakthrough memecoin stars of 2024 include Moo Deng, based on a Thai pygmy hippo; PNUT — a nod to a euthanised squirrel beloved of the US rightwing, and Hawk Tuah, ...

Governments have long complained about disinformation undermining elections, inciting unrest and deepening societal divides. Businesses are now in the crosshairs, too. “Over the last couple of years, ...

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Listener mailbag, the election and 2025’ ...

Of course there is a fiscal gap to be bridged and debt levels need to be contained, yet it is increasingly clear that the Budget’s changes to national insurance taxation (in particular) were misguided ...

Re “Health chiefs ‘confused’ over Starmer’s priorities” (Report, December 12), there is no confusion. All governments want a Rolls-Royce NHS service on a Morris Minor budget. With an ageing, ...

Bond funds attracted more than $600bn in inflows so far this year, according to data provider EPFR, topping the previous high of almost $500bn in 2021, as investors sensed that slowing inflation would ...

Artificial intelligence is threatening the North American electricity grid, according to your story ( Report, December 18). The piece says that thanks to the fact the grid needs to service such worthy ...

The photo accompanying your article “Does the UK have enough workers to get Britain building” provides a perfect illustration of the productivity problem in construction (The Big Read, December 13).

Last Monday’s resignation of Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland wasn’t shocking (Report, December 17). Poignantly, her letter illustrated and validated reports of rising tensions due to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer should agree to a “comprehensive” pact enabling young people to study and work in the UK and ...

Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. The holiday season is upon us — in today’s newsletter we’ll cover: Sweden has criticised China for refusing to allow the Nordic country’s main ...