Blackstone sells Blackstone

One thing to start: WhatsApp won a $168mn jury verdict in a case against NSO Group, the Israeli maker of Pegasus spyware, for exploiting a weakness in the encrypted messaging platform and selling it to clients who used it to surveil journalists, activists and political dissidents. And another thing: Slaughter and May has said it … Read more

How Buffett did it

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more

US stocks make full recovery

OpenAI will remain under the control of the group’s non-profit arm, US stocks have wiped out the steep losses that followed US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, and the Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates on Tuesday. Plus, Meta’s AI ambitions face a legal test in one of the first trials over … Read more