Failed AstraZeneca deal is no way to sell Labour’s pro-growth ambitions
On supercomputers and life sciences, listening to Treasury naysayers risks letting work and political capital slip away ...
Obesity drug sales help Novo Nordisk beat expectations
Sales of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug, Wegovy, rose by more than 50 per cent last year, helping the Danish drugmaker beat revenue expectations.
Santander profits rise at UK arm
Santander has reported higher profits in the UK as the future of its business in the country remains in doubt. The Spanish ...
China’s tariff response
In the context of China’s broader challenges, this all makes sense. Its economy is struggling. Its leaders want to avoid US ...
US gold rush drives up borrowing costs for precious metal in London
A gold rush into the US — where inventories on the New York Comex have risen 88 per cent since November’s election — has drained the market in London, as traders try to get ahead of potential tariffs ...
How the EU’s united front against Trump’s tariff threat could crack
Can Jens Stoltenberg tame the US president once again?
FirstFT: Donald Trump calls for US to ‘take over’ Gaza and population to be resettled
Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches DeepMind staff behind AI podcasting feature, and FBI agents sue Trump ...
EU prepares to hit Big Tech in retaliation for Donald Trump’s tariffs
The tool, which was drawn up during Trump’s first term and subsequently used as a deterrent against China, allows the EU’s ...
The country that emigration left behind
Waves of departures for jobs abroad and a low birth rate have emptied Bulgaria’s villages. The social fabric is at stake ...
‘We’re going to fix Harvey Nicks’
Like many an SW1 woman in the 1990s, the champagne-swilling, Lacroix-wearing protagonists of Absolutely Fabulous were ...
Rebuilding a wardrobe: what if you had to start again?
Clothes can be a source of comfort — and restore a sense of self — to those who have lost their belongings as a result of ...
Why Big Oil is resisting Trump’s call to ‘drill, baby, drill'
US President Donald Trump wants energy producers to drill for more oil. He claims it will lower prices for consumers and ...