Pret A Manger owner sounds out new investors ahead of potential IPO
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The owner of Pret A Manger has recently explored bringing in new investors to the sandwich and coffee chain ahead of a potential initial public offering. JAB Holding, the European investment group that acquired Pret … Read more
Fund firms court ‘bored’ investors with flurry of exotic ETF launches
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Exchange traded funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Fund firms are rushing to launch products tracking cryptocurrencies, memecoins and digital artwork, betting that retail investor appetite for risky assets will extend to some of the most speculative corners of the investment world. … Read more
Walmart’s very good year
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The last 12 months have been great for Walmart, with its stock price rising on growing sales. And it’s all happening despite impending tariffs, and without adding more employees. Today on the show, US consumer … Read more
Any respite for Japan’s bonds is likely to be short-term
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the Apac developed markets rates strategist at Société Générale The attention of global investors is turning more to Japanese bond markets for good reason. The fragile supply-demand imbalance for longer-dated bonds in … Read more
US oil companies lobby Republicans to keep Joe Biden’s hydrogen tax credits
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The American oil industry has allied with the green energy lobby to ask Republican senators not to axe Joe Biden-era tax credits for clean hydrogen, warning their repeal would enable China to dominate … Read more
Tesla’s market value suffers biggest one-day drop after Trump-Musk spat
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Tesla’s market value suffered its biggest one-day drop on record on Thursday as an escalating feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk triggered a sharp sell-off in the carmaker’s shares. The electric vehicle … Read more
Goldman Sachs reins in risk appetite as Donald Trump’s tariffs roil markets
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Goldman Sachs has reined in risk-taking due to market volatility triggered by Donald Trump’s trade war and fears that rising US debt will erode investor appetite for dollar-denominated assets, a senior bank executive … Read more
UK pensions bill pushes more investment in private markets
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Workplace pensions myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A contentious change in UK legislation around pensions will push more defined contribution workplace schemes to boost investment in British private markets, pension experts have said. The Pensions Schemes Bill, published on Thursday, sets a … Read more
EU hit by surge in steel imports as US tariffs divert shipments
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Europe is being flooded with steel diverted from the US because of high tariffs, with imports of certain products increasing tenfold since the start of the year, according to a new monitoring system. Europe’s steel … Read more