EU and UK in talks about Europe-wide defence funding amid fear of US pullback Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 20:19 Donald Trump’s re-engagement with Russia has given new urgency to European discussions
Trump changed conversation on Ukraine ‘for the better’, says UK Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 19:38 Sir Keir Starmer reiterates that Britain is ‘ready and willing’ to put troops on ground in Ukraine to secure peace
Europe needs Friedrich Merz to succeed Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 19:14 The first moves by Germany’s chancellor-designate are bold and encouraging
No free lunch at Manchester United as Jim Ratcliffe puts squeeze on spending Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 19:04 Football club could also lay off as many as 200 people in Jim Ratcliffe’s latest round of spending cuts
JPMorgan Chase sets aside $50bn for direct lending in private credit push Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 17:54 Move by Wall Street bank comes as increasing number of groups bypass traditional debt markets
Trump says US open to forging ‘economic’ deals with Russia Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 17:49 Remarks come after president said Russian counterpart would allow peacekeeping troops in Ukraine
Starbucks asks office workers to stay at home as it announces 1,100 job cuts Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 16:46 Corporate lay-offs are the first for coffee shop chain since 2018
Merz weighs using outgoing parliament to loosen debt brake Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 16:42 German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days
Ex-leader of Reform in Wales accused of taking bribes for pro-Russia messages Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 16:41 Nathan Gill made comments and wrote media articles on Ukraine while an MEP, court hears
German election winner to welcome Netanyahu despite ICC arrest warrant Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 16:25 Israeli prime minister’s office describes Friedrich Merz’s gesture as ‘overt defiance’ of international court
Embattled Wood Group enters takeover talks with UAE’s Sidara Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 14:48 Middle Eastern company has made a fresh approach after walking away from offer last year
Brookfield buys National Grid’s renewables business in US for $1.7bn Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 10:01 Asset manager upbeat on sector despite Donald Trump’s anti-green agenda
Apple’s diversity policies and OpenAI deal targeted by shareholders Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 iPhone-maker is rare holdout in Silicon Valley against conservative efforts to force rollback on DEI issues
Apple announces plans to create 20,000 US jobs in pitch to Trump Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 13:17 iPhone maker commits to building a facility in Houston at a time when it is vulnerable to new tariffs on China
Europe and US clash over Ukraine in G7 and UN Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 13:04 EU and Trump administration differ over blaming Russia in rival draft resolutions
Trump wants a world safe for autocracy Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 12:49 Europe will have to defend liberal democracy without American support
Streeting to ask employers to pay for more staff medical checks Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 12:09 UK government wants to boost workplace preventive health measures to cut spending on hospital care
Trump picks rightwing podcaster as FBI’s second-in-command Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 11:48 Dan Bongino among online influencers who supported US president’s conspiracy theories and re-election bid
Five takeaways from Germany’s historic election — in charts Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 11:22 Non-voters and young people turned out for the AfD and far left, depriving the CDU of an enthusiastic mandate
Democrats demand Trump nominee commit to Fed independence Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 11:00 US president’s pick to head Council of Economic Advisers has argued the central bank is at odds with US constitution
Prosus to acquire Just Eat Takeaway in €4bn deal Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 10:25 Deal to create ‘European tech champion’ follows tumultuous few years for food delivery group
Irish citizenship applications from Britain hit post-Brexit peak Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 ‘Harsh’ realities of travel and work restrictions are pushing people to seek backdoor EU access, say lawyers
Former Jupiter star Ben Whitmore launches first fund at new venture Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 Brickwood’s UK Value Fund will focus on underpriced UK companies
Debt and defence headache for Merz after AfD and far left make gains Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:54 Election winner could struggle to reform strict borrowing rules due to opposition in next parliament
Zelenskyy’s toughest battle begins Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s president is facing his biggest fear: war without US support
Now is the time for Europe really to step up on Ukraine Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 The future of the post-1945 security order hangs in the balance
Is China investable again? Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downside
FTI Consulting reels from staff exodus after rainmaker launches rival Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 Competition from Jonathan Orszag’s Econic Partners triggered 14% share price slide
Spain calls for EU to forge China policy without US Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 06:00 ‘Europe must take its own decisions’, says foreign minister José Manuel Albares
UK develops AI CV-writing tool to ease pressure on job support staff Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 00:00 Plan will free up work coaches for more ‘valuable’ work as ministers seek to cut welfare bill
Cometh the hour, cometh eventually Friedrich Merz Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 23:41 Expectations of Germany’s next chancellor are already sky-high but coalition talks will be tough
Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’ Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 00:54 Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration is ‘largely indifferent’ to Europe’s fate
Huge crowds mourn Hizbollah’s Nasrallah at Beirut funeral Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 21:22 Ceremony in 55,000-seat stadium comes five months after veteran leader was killed in Israeli air strike
VC backed by Cambridge university launches £100mn start-up fund Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 06:00 Cambridge Innovation Capital’s fund counts Aviva Investors and an arm of British Business Bank as backers
Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 17:00 A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech
Friedrich Merz set to become Germany’s next chancellor, exit polls say Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 16:48 Christian Democrats secure under 30 per cent of vote, while far-right AfD comes in historic second place
Zelenskyy offers to step down in exchange for peace and Nato membership Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 18:23 President’s comment comes a day before third anniversary of Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine
Kremlin-linked officials to be banned from entering UK Financial Times 24 février 2025 à 01:06 Announcement comes as Britain prepares to unveil sanctions package on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
West Bank residents cannot return to cleared camps, says Israeli defence minister Financial Times 23 février 2025 à 14:28 IDF troops will remain in territory’s north all year as military operation expands and PM delays release of Palestinian prisoners