Patrick Drahi set to restart sale of stake in €10bn French broadband business
Fresh sale process for stake in XpFibre comes year after efforts stalled amid differences over valuation
Embattled Milei appeals for weary Argentines’ patience
Libertarian promises pension and health boosts ahead of critical midterm elections
UK politics live: MPs discuss Mandelson appointment ahead of Trump state visit
MPs debate Starmer’s decision to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador despite links to Jeffrey Epstein
Industrial strategy needs more than ‘superstars’
The bulk of UK jobs are in the everyday economy, not internationally competitive clusters
The BoE’s gilty secret
The central bank will set the coming year’s asset sales target without much clue of the effects
Billionaire Carlos Slim’s growing presence in Mexico’s energy sector
The telecoms mogul has quietly increased his investments in the industry in the past decade
Franklin Templeton predicts slowdown in investment management deals
Valuation gap between traditional firms and fast-growing private capital groups making mergers harder, says CEO
Chasing the ‘cool factor’: inside the Bronx garden making waves
As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, Wave Hill, on the banks of the Hudson River, is shaking things up — one hip-hop concert and rain garden at a time
Israel launches ground invasion of Gaza City
Assault comes as UN commission concludes Israel has committed genocide in the strip
Former Tory health minister Maria Caulfield defects to Reform UK
Move comes a day after Conservative MP Danny Kruger joined Nigel Farage’s party
London Symphony Orchestra launches its new season with American fervour
Powerful symphonies by Bernstein and Copland energised the opening concert led by Antonio Pappano
Trump and the limits to British flattery
Keir Starmer might be tempted to hymn ‘shared values’ but such talk rings increasingly hollow
Beijing says TikTok’s US app will use Chinese algorithm
Security hawks have raised fears recommendation code could be manipulated to push propaganda
FirstFT: Trump shifts balance of power from shareholders to company bosses
Also in today’s newsletter, Senate confirms Stephen Miran’s nomination and Switzerland’s investment in US tech
Debunking the ‘Persistence Scorecard’ debunking
Once more unto the active-passive breach
Is your watch fighting fit?
The military-style field watch is back. Nick Foulkes wants a piece of the action
Sky to cut hundreds of jobs in UK as broadcaster shifts to streaming era
Comcast-owned media group to cull 600 jobs in latest reorganisation
Why quarterly earnings will go the way of the dinosaurs
The alternative will soon be not less disclosure, but much more
EU economy falls behind global rivals due to ‘complacency’, warns Draghi
Former Italian PM frustrated with ‘inaction’ a year after his report on how to improve Europe’s competitiveness
UK wage growth signals inflation-busting increase in state pension
Fiscal watchdog estimates ‘triple lock’ policy will have cost three times as much as expected by the end of the decade
Top sensor maker Hesai warns world not ready for fully driverless cars
Co-founder takes ‘conservative’ view on autonomous vehicles as shares rise 10% in Hong Kong listing
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Danny Kruger’s bet on Reform deals blow to Tories
But defection to Nigel Farage’s party comes with risks
South Korea resists US pressure to finalise ‘Japan-style’ trade deal
Seoul balks at following Tokyo in letting Trump decide where to invest billions of dollars of its capital