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Doubts raised over whether France-UK migrant returns deal is ...
A person briefed on the matter said “there is no flight today following the legal challenge we faced yesterday”. The man, who cannot be named for legal ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 17, 2025


China lifts exit ban on Wells Fargo banker
A person close to Mao said they believed she was targeted in part because of her Chinese heritage. China's foreign ministry said the country had handled a ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 17, 2025


The US workers escaping for a career overseas
... asked to be identified by her first name because she is job hunting. Vanessa is particularly concerned by the Trump administration's policy of mass ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 17, 2025


Jaguar Land Rover's output could take several months to normalise ...
Even before the latest incident, people briefed on the matter have said the company was facing delays with launching its new electric models. “They are ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Beijing says TikTok's US app will use Chinese algorithm
People briefed on the matter said the broad consortium of about a dozen Wall Street investors from April had narrowed significantly, after some such as ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Disney, Universal and Warner launch copyright lawsuit against ...
... a person familiar with the situation. The lawsuit includes several screenshots of MiniMax advertisements that feature some of the studios' best-known ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Senior UK official asks whether pause in pharma sector spending is ...
A person close to UK health secretary Wes Streeting said there were no concerns that pharmaceutical companies were colluding and the government was not ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 16, 2025


Qatar calls for 'concrete steps' against Israel after missile strikes
... people briefed on the matter said. Another option, diplomats and analysts said, would be for the United Arab Emirates to downgrade its relations with Israel ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 15, 2025


Private equity invites Chicagoans to roll dice on local casino
A person close to the Bally's Chicago project said it was hoped it could eventually generate $200mn in annual operating cash flow before $100mn of rent owed ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 15, 2025


Andy Burnham weighs return to Westminster after Keir Starmer's mis ...
A person close to Burnham said he had been starting to think about a possible return to Westminster in a way he had not done previously, following ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 15, 2025


Nestlé investors call for chair to step down over executive turmoil
Isla was already actively involved with decision making, said a person close to the company, including in the latest CEO change. Bulcke became Nestlé chief ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 13, 2025


Former chief justice appointed Nepal prime minister in bid to end ...
... declined to be identified. “At this point, everybody comes with a political baggage, so we had to find somebody we could really trust,” the representative ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 12, 2025


US urged UK to offer a better deal on drug pricing to pharma ...
A person close to Reeves said Stephens acknowledged wider challenges for the pharmaceutical industry, and showed understanding about the tough fiscal ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 12, 2025


Skadden held talks to provide unpaid legal work for Heritage ...
... with knowledge of the matter, though they added it had not yet carried out any such work or agreed to do so. The move comes after nine major law firms ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 11, 2025


JPMorgan and Fifth Third face losses tied to collapsed subprime car ...
JPMorgan had similar levels of exposure to Tricolor as Fifth Third, one person familiar with the matter said. Tricolor has a sprawling business buying and ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 10, 2025


US DoJ probes fraud allegations at subprime car lender Tricolor
... people briefed on the matter. JPMorgan and Fifth Third Bank each have about $200mn in exposure, the Financial Times has reported. Barclays is also listed as ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 10, 2025


Israel unbound: was Qatar a strike too far?
American officials also held direct talks with Hamas last week, according to a person briefed on the discussions. Hamas officials, Khalil al-Hayya, right ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 10, 2025


China detains banker son of ex-regulator facing corruption probe
The people briefed on the matter said the younger Yi could emerge unscathed from the probe into his father and return to the investment bank. Xi's wide ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 9, 2025


Sealing the succession: inside 'immortal' Murdoch's last big deal
James Murdoch was disappointed by the outcome but felt he had no choice, said a person close to the matter. The previous trust would have split voting power ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 9, 2025


Nvidia-backed AI start-up Reflection nears deal for $5.5bn valuation
Reflection, which is building artificial intelligence tools focused on coding, would raise about $1bn, according to four people with direct knowledge of the ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 9, 2025


Aquarian in final fundraising stage for deal to acquire Brighthouse
... people briefed on the matter told the Financial Times. Aquarian has been pursuing a takeover of Brighthouse for months with committed debt financing from ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 8, 2025


Fear of China denies Taiwan film businesses a 'Zero Day' payout
One actor who declined to be named said she had decided against taking a role in a Taiwanese film because she feared it might tie her image too closely to ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 5, 2025


Denials and defiance: Nestlé chief's exit over relationship prompts ...
... with knowledge of the matter. “Laurent Freixe denied the relationship throughout the course of both investigations,” Nestlé said in a statement. The woman ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 3, 2025


Jane Street revenue eclipses $10bn in a quarter for first time
... people briefed on the matter. JPMorgan and Goldman, which have long intermediated trades for big investors on Wall Street, posted second-quarter trading ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 2, 2025


Jefferies among private credit investors exposed to US auto ...
... people familiar with the matter. Ohio-based FBG, a privately held company owned by little-known businessman Patrick James, has appointed Deloitte to carry ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 1, 2025


McLaren F1 team owner valued at more than £3bn in stake sale
... with knowledge of the matter. A £3bn valuation would be more than five times the £560mn ascribed to McLaren in the December 2020 fundraising. It would ...

Financial Times  ∙  September 1, 2025


LetterOne sets aside $300mn as sanctions on founders block ...
L1 is required by law to set aside and freeze the portion of these dividends due to sanctioned individuals.” A person close to the company said that because of ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Zuckerberg's AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Wang and other former Scale staffers have struggled with some of the idiosyncratic ways of working at Meta, according to someone familiar with his thinking ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Stamp duty row: has Angela Rayner broken any rules?
... a person familiar with the situation. She took her name off the property deed and proceeded to buy a new apartment in Brighton and Hove, this person said ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


UK banks brace for losses on loans to broadband challengers
NatWest has taken provisions in relation to its loans to the fibre sector, said a person close to the bank. Its commercial and institutional division ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 28, 2025


US tariffs on India hit 50% as Donald Trump-Narendra Modi ties sour
According to three people briefed on the matter, Modi did not communicate with Trump in the run-up to the tariff deadline, as he was concerned that the US ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 27, 2025


Microsoft talks set to push OpenAI's restructure into next year
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Financial Times  ∙  August 27, 2025


AstraZeneca bounces back from scandal in China
He remains in detention, with no update on the investigation, according to several people close to the company. AstraZeneca declined to comment. Wang, known ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 27, 2025


The next stage of the Fed takeover
A person familiar with the matter said the administration's goal isn't to make the central bank more dovish, but to scrutinize how regional presidents are ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 27, 2025


Data centre developers explore linking up to UK gas pipelines
... people briefed on the matter told the FT last month. But delays in securing connections to Britain's electricity grid — as well as high electricity prices ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 25, 2025


Grant Thornton cuts bulk of UK secretaries
... with knowledge of the matter, including looking at initiatives to boost productivity. Grant Thornton UK said: “Like all professional service firms, we ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 25, 2025


Can women's sport turn itself into big business?
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The rise of women's sport is attracting institutional investors and wealthy individuals, particularly in North ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 25, 2025


Private again: Soho House retreats from public markets after rapid ...
... people briefed on the matter. MCR says it plans to expand by opening sites rather than adding throngs of new members to the existing 46 houses. Another will ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 23, 2025


Jamie Dimon's fortress of diamonds
“This is very much a bull market financing,” a person briefed on the matter told DD. The financing echoes sentiment across the PE industry that augurs ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 22, 2025


TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK moderators as it shifts to AI
... people briefed on the matter. The move comes just weeks after key parts of the UK's flagship Online Safety Act came into force, which required companies to ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 22, 2025


Delays to Saudi Arabia's snow mountain put 2029 Asian Winter ...
A person briefed on the matter said: “They are trying to do something that's never been done before and they are committed to doing it right. A project like ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 21, 2025


Wes Streeting issues private ultimatum to pharma groups in NHS ...
Senior pharma industry figures are adamant they will not conduct a vote or agree to the terms put forward by UK ministers, according to a person close to the ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 21, 2025


Councils move to close off key alternative to asylum hotels in England
A person close to Serco said it worked within a price bracket set by the Home Office and consulted with local authorities on where it procured properties.

Financial Times  ∙  August 21, 2025


China turns against Nvidia's AI chip after 'insulting' Howard Lutnick ...
... a person close to the policymakers. A week after his comments, China's internet regulator CAC issued so-called “window guidance” — an informal notice — to ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 21, 2025


Thoma Bravo secures leeway from backers to hand slice of PE deals ...
A person familiar with Thoma Bravo said the firm first asked for the carve-out before it started considering a retail vehicle, and that it was intended to ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 20, 2025


Scott Bessent bets on stablecoins to bolster demand for Treasuries
Treasury officials have also expressed more concern about demand for US debt than normal in those calls, said two of the people briefed on the matter. The ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 20, 2025


The culture war roiling one of Turkey's top universities
... declined to be named for fear of reprisal. “But there were never any prayer rooms, unlike Oxford where I have also studied. How hard would it have been for ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 19, 2025


Ukraine summit live: Trump says US will arrange meeting between ...
The maps illustrate the 1,300km frontline, the Russian occupied territories, and the current battlefield situation, according to a person close to the Ukrainian ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 18, 2025


'I almost fell off my chair': Investors lose billions on meme stocks as ...
One large Wall Street trading firm — which also utilises InvestorLink's platform and asked not to be named — has repeatedly warned the Securities and ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 18, 2025


Switzerland's bid to scrap 'marriage penalty' tax ignites family values ...
A couple in Zurich, who declined to be named, said they held a wedding ceremony with friends and family — but chose not to legally register the marriage.

Financial Times  ∙  August 18, 2025