Schneider Electric set to invest more than $700mn in US energy sector

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning, and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you this week from Lausanne, Switzerland where the FT … Read more

Why the EU faces a tough call on new banking rules as US and UK waver

This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. If you haven’t yet read that story of how senior US officials, including the … Read more

Retail traders plough $67bn into US stocks while investment giants flee

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Individual investors have pumped almost $70bn into US stocks this year even as professional money managers are slashing their exposure to the market on fears over Donald Trump’s policies. Net inflows from retail investors into … Read more

US farmers express dismay over proposal for levies on China-built ships

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Trump administration proposal to impose stiff levies on Chinese-made ships entering US ports is sowing panic in the country’s agriculture industry, with farmers saying the added cost threatens to upend exports of wheat, corn … Read more

Half of UK oil and gas demand can be produced at home, says industry body

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK could produce half of its projected demand for oil and gas domestically under the “right business conditions”, reducing an increasing reliance on more carbon-intensive imports, an industry body has said. Offshore Energies UK … Read more

UK watchdog to cut financial sector rules after calls from business

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. More than 100 pages of regulations covering consumer finance, investments and mortgage lending will be “retired” by the UK financial watchdog in response to calls from businesses and the government to streamline its rules. … Read more