Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fintech myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Scalable Capital, a German investment platform backed by BlackRock, has raised €155mn in fresh equity at a valuation of about €1.5bn, as part of a push to become a pan-European investment powerhouse in the model of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mark Carney has vowed to work with Canada’s oil industry to boost production and reduce emissions, as the new prime minister touts an economic agenda to face down Donald Trump’s tariff threats. The Canadian leader … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump’s administration has begun a process to open swaths of Alaska’s wilderness to oil drillers by scrapping Joe Biden-era restrictions as the president pushes ahead with sweeping green rollbacks. The US interior … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said on Monday it had raised $5bn in a bond sale as it positions for a downturn in oil prices and prepares for further borrowing. Aramco said demand … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google’s parent company Alphabet will spend at least $500mn over the next 10 years on rebuilding its global compliance structure, under the terms of a proposed settlement with shareholders suing it for alleged antitrust violations. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chime Financial will seek to raise up to $832mn in an initial public offering this month, giving the US mobile banking group an $11.2bn valuation that is sharply reduced from four years ago. The San … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The dollar slid towards a three-year low and US government bonds came under pressure on Monday as weak manufacturing data combined with growing warnings over the sustainability of the country’s debt pile to unnerve investors. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shock, horror! The media is reporting that fast-fashion giant Shein is likely to ditch London for Hong Kong for its IPO. Time to rend some garments out of despair (ideally, cheap polyester blends). But, really, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Monzo has reported annual revenues of more than £1bn for the first time and a steep rise in profits even as it warned of a financial hit from a long-running investigation into potential breaches of … Read more
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