The UK economy has been the subject of much negative coverage in the past few years, but it continues to punch above its weight when it comes to incubating fintech businesses. Seven out of the top 20 fintech, banking and insurance companies in this year’s FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking are based in the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A flurry of new exchange traded funds is widening retail access to the fast-growing markets for private credit and equity, sparking concerns that these assets are a poor fit for small-scale investors and could prove … Read more
From ancient star streams to the innards of white dwarfs, the Gaia space telescope has seen it all. On Thursday, mission specialists at the European Space Agency will send Gaia, which is low on fuel, into orbit around the sun, and switch it off after more than a decade of service to the world’s astronomers. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese financial authorities have told some companies and advisers that they can begin the process of launching mainland initial public offerings once more, in an early sign of a rebound in listings in the world’s … Read more
The vermilion, amethyst and jade ribbons of the northern and southern lights are some of Earth’s most distinctive features. But our planet doesn’t have a monopoly on auroras. Scientists have spied them throughout the solar system, weaving through the skies of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and even on some of Jupiter’s fiery and icy moons. Lights … Read more
Karthik Sankaran is a senior research fellow of geoeconomics in the Global South program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. European markets have faded to the background of the global news cycle lately, perhaps for obvious reasons. But a recent move shows why it’s dangerous to equate rising bond yields with market vigilantism. Both … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump’s tariff “chaos” and quest to drive down energy prices are a threat to US oil output and will undermine the president’s “drill, baby drill” agenda, shale executives have warned. The president … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. British Steel’s Chinese owner has rejected a £500mn offer from the UK government to help switch to greener production, in a move that will raise concerns about the future of one of Britain’s biggest remaining … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When activist investor Oasis Management called for change at Japanese consumer goods giant Kao — proposing boardroom reform through the election of outside directors and long term incentives — the response was clear and decisive. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US tech stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, in a fresh jolt of volatility for Wall Street as uncertainty over Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and the health of the world’s biggest economy weighed on investor sentiment. … Read more