Vale’s corporate governance battle intensifies as chair steps down
Daniel Stieler leaves Brazilian mining group amid warnings of possible political interference in boardroom process
French far-right leader Le Pen cleared to run for president
Appeals court shortens sentence for embezzlement but electronic monitoring could hinder her ability to campaign
SpaceX wins bullish recommendations from Wall Street banks
Morgan Stanley gives Elon Musk’s AI and rocket stock $300 price target as quiet period ends following record IPO
Monaco bombing suspect shot dead in Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities say intelligence officer confessed to paying and killing Anastasia Berezovska
Rise of non-compete clauses blamed for harming productivity
Increase recorded by OECD, with restrictions extending to lower-paid roles despite moves to curb clauses in some countries
Nigel Farage to make statement on his ‘future in public life’
Reform UK leader under scrutiny over revelations about relationship with convicted fraudster
The space bit of SpaceX is worth $8 a share, says Morgan Stanley
You miss all the moonshots you don’t take
Nigel Farage to make statement on his ‘future in public life’
Reform UK leader under scrutiny over revelations about relationship with convicted fraudster
What markets, Mervyn and Maradona tell us about Fedspeak
Everyone is trying to work out what Kevin Warsh really thinks, and it is proving difficult
How to Get Filthy Rich — Gary Stevenson’s lively documentary fails to persuade
The ex-trader argues for a tax on the rich in this Channel 4 doc, but his YouTube-honed style is hard to take
Trump and the Fifa debacle
The US president is the first leader since Benito Mussolini in 1934 to intervene publicly in his team’s favour
London IPO candidate CFC hires ex-Direct Line chief as new boss
Private equity-backed business is exploring strategic options including a potential listing on the LSE
Energy transition or energy addition? What the latest data shows
Ten takeaways from the Energy Institute’s 75th annual Statistical Review of World Energy
Explosions shake Damascus as Macron visits
French president is first EU leader to travel to Syria since fall of Assad regime
Bank of England plans to ease bank capital rule
Officials say move is intended to boost lending and support financial markets in a crisis
Has the Iran war changed the world order? You asked, Gideon Rachman answered
FirstFT: How Europe would fight without America
Also in today’s newsletter: HSBC’s private credit exposure and Platner takes ‘time to reflect’
Dissecting the death of overnight drift
RIP 1998–2020?
Burnham warned of ‘unsustainable’ public finances by UK fiscal watchdog
Office for Budget Responsibility’s annual report says urgent action is needed to cut spending
The flower almanac – a year in jewels
Handpicked gems for every calendar month
Advantage, Wall Street? Why finance firms seek sports stars for advice
Novak Djokovic is the latest of many athletic recruits to financial services
Ai Weiwei — what do we do with bad art by good people?
The artist-activist’s new exhibition ‘Button Up!’ at Aviva Studios in Manchester is curiously underwhelming
Japanese wages continue to rise, boosting BoJ normalisation policy
Uptick in wages alongside inflation is what central bank wants to see to persist with lifting interest rates
Top banking watchdogs issue stark warning over AI-driven cyber attacks
IT weaknesses could be exploited by frontier models in a ‘matter of minutes or hours’, say ECB and ESRB