FT News Briefing

The EU’s push to deregulate banks

Dubai wants to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Citigroup’s ruthless remake

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

World Cup stirs up colonial past

The cost of a broken ceasefire

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

The Big Four’s problems Down Under

Greek shipping companies have generated at least $3.8 billion transporting Russian oil over the past three years, navigating G7 price caps while facing increased pressure from the U.S. and EU to tighten sanctions. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is leveraging the country's military strength and defense indust...

London’s push for AI sovereignty

The United Kingdom is intensifying efforts to establish "AI sovereignty" to reduce its reliance on dominant American tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI. This movement stems from the "original sin" of DeepMind’s 2014 sale to Google, which many believe cost London its best chance at a homegrown trillion-dollar tec...

Germany’s twin crises: football and the economy

UBS bets on the US

Why Indonesians are souring on Prabowo

US Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed governor

AI wakes up the sleepy US power sector

The Bethlehem Project: Steel’s legacy looms large

Bethlehem Steel’s collapse in the late 20th century serves as a case study for industrial transformation and economic resilience. Once a pillar of the U.S. economy and a major employer, the company struggled against foreign competition, inefficient production methods, and mounting pension liabilities, eventually filing...

Jamie Dimon succession race narrows

European defence stocks face uncertainty

Venezuela faces world’s largest debt restructuring

What’s next for the UK after Starmer?

Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister