Labour must be as focused on wealth creation as we are on wealth distribution

Greater Manchester mayor is balancing local and national issues ahead of Thursday’s by-election

Stock exchange would have option to remain under domestic authority as part of new EU markets regime

Many were delighted when Washington seized autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro. Now they complain that nothing has improved

Lender used successor to Covid-era small business loan scheme to hand out loans to higher-risk borrowers

Value of UK deals by foreign buyers more than triples compared with the same period last year

Detention at Heathrow airport follows a week of violent racial tensions in the UK

Bankers convinced investors to believe in a sci-fi strategy, overlook steep losses and hand full control to Elon Musk

The headline annual inflation rate hit 4.2%, the highest since April 2023

A ‘wait and see’ monetary policy strategy risks repeating the mistakes made in 2008

The technology is leading to a fundamental shift in the way investors allocate funds and diversify risks across every asset class

A user’s guide to interpreting global football chief Gianni Infantino’s most inspirational thoughts

The outbreak in the DR Congo is unlikely to spread worldwide. But it comes at a time of cuts to health budgets and exposes a worrying lack of preparedness for ‘Disease X’

The Labour leadership hopeful has left clues as to his priorities on tax, investment and housing

At this Senegalese restaurant in the Africa Centre, every element — from mood and service to comforting, powerful food — combines to soulwarming effect

From China to Saudi Arabia, governments are investing billions in gaming to project influence and assert control

Trump administration said it killed Héctor Guerrero in co-ordination with the government of Delcy Rodríguez

Deal is critical to David Ellison’s ambition to create new media empire

Goals, talent and diversity are set to drown out controversy off the pitch

We will understand more about new Fed chair Kevin Warsh when he oversees his inaugural rate meeting on Wednesday

CEO of California-based group wants to enlist allies in helping with production of lower-cost weapons

French president will host world leaders at Évian-les-Bains from Monday

Leading through the AI storm is shaping up to be a test for the ages

Jason Liberty steered Royal Caribbean’s pandemic recovery but faces tough new challenges

While Games Workshop investors have tripled their money, Hasbro shareholders have seen barely any increase

Beijing’s cross-border currency platform will be backed by central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, UAE and Saudi Arabia

Strait of Hormuz will be reopened as part of ceasefire extension, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says

The collapse of Paris and Berlin’s joint venture raises the question of whether either country can do defence alone

Also in today’s newsletter: a dispatch from LA and Mercedes F1’s robust finances

Wall Street lenders say employees can ask to work from home on match days to ease congestion in host cities

Given the continent’s weak starting point, its modest ambitions could have a big impact on local companies

Thirteen years in the making, the game’s next instalment promises to be the biggest entertainment product in history

Why being offline and unseen is becoming a status symbol

The UK pharma group has announced its biggest biotech acquisition in more than 25 years

The midfielder who co-founded a biochemicals business on the difference between the locker room and the boardroom

Companies are grappling with whether and how to rein in employee wagers that could use confidential information

Trump administration directs company to limit access to foreign nationals on national security grounds

Barclays and LSE Group bosses miss out despite early-stage approval

At the heart of the debate is not just how much the UK should spend on the military, but what types of threat it faces — and ultimately, its place in the world

Winston Soosaipillai accused of creating a ‘web of deceit’ before energy group collapsed

SpaceX, Anthropic and Alphabet financings highlight investors’ willingness to absorb a torrent of new issuance

Danish company MyDefence has already drawn buyout and defence sector interest as demand surges for counter-UAV kit

Congolese minister met Belgian officials to discuss records mapping former colony’s mineral wealth

No kings. No The Rock. No gratitude.

Groups eye windfall as technology’s potential to deliver abundant power attracts investors

Smartphone images can look ‘artificial’, says Fujifilm executive, as runaway price rises threaten sales boom

Lionheart Capital and Keo Energy create Nasdaq-listed company to pursue assets in Latin American nation.

Company is trying to preserve cash to shore up its business amid market slowdown

Malign social media automates division — I saw the effects in our city this week

Mike Ashley’s penchant for stake-building is not that well suited to the public markets

Tim Clark is open to a successor to the discontinued superjumbo A380, even if made in China

Big Tech no longer prints money; it needs it. What will that mean when confidence dips?

Trade commissioner argues translation into 24 languages slows down bloc’s ability to strike up deals

For veterans of Britain’s broadcast licence battles, the Disney+ Jilly Cooper adaptation paints a recognisable picture

The wines are appetising, versatile partners for food and rarely overpriced

As the FT Weekend Festival arrives in the city, we salute its epic charms

Windfall bonus for workers drives up property prices and department store purchases

Rocket and AI group’s shares jumped by nearly a fifth after raising $75bn in record initial public offering

His unrivalled grip on the public imagination has transmuted into Wall Street gold

Resignation of UK defence secretary shows some governments will struggle to find the money