Canadian pension funds to exit UK’s biggest port operator in £10bn deal
CPPIB and Omers appoint Morgan Stanley to explore sale of stakes in Associated British Ports
Why KKR is buying Arctos for $1.4bn
The private equity pioneer is making its foray into sports and secondaries
There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade
Donald Trump’s inept tariff campaign hasn’t yet derailed globalisation
Nearly 70 English councils say they face insolvency over special needs debt
Plea illustrates dilemma facing government as it attempts to overhaul increasingly expensive system
Software sell-off threatens to delay London’s €19bn Visma float
Buyout group Hg weighs pushing back blockbuster IPO until second half of the year
Transcript: Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?
Andrew England speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House
Lloyd’s insurers must be ‘risk-on’, says chief
Investment flooding into defence, energy and AI means industry must be ‘brave and ambitious’, Patrick Tiernan told the FT
KKR to buy sports investment group Arctos for $1.4bn
The acquisition will also propel the private capital firm into so-called secondaries investments
Chinese provinces set lower growth targets for 2026
Economists say Beijing likely to trim national goal for GDP increase to 4.5-5% this year
On South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’, a former leper colony is reborn as a dreamy retreat
A road trip through the Eastern Cape takes Sophy Roberts far from the tourist trail — and to a former leper colony reborn as a dreamy retreat
The controversial plan to set ‘Buy European’ rules
Are the EU’s proposals to encourage manufacturing to stay in the region pragmatic or protectionist?
Companies House should probe origins of £200,000 gift to Reform, senior MP says
Liam Byrne’s intervention comes after London-based company is linked to Iranian-born billionaire Sasan Ghandehari
Kevin Warsh channels Alan Greenspan in AI productivity bet
Donald Trump’s pick for Fed chair believes boom will grow the economy and allow for swift rate cuts by the US central bank
For Thailand’s election favourites, winning is the easy part
Past victors have been blocked from taking power despite public support for reform
The beauty of friction
We are conditioned to treat resistance as a defect, but suppressing it comes with its own risks
China has seized Sony’s television halo
The company’s planned joint venture with TCL marks a historic global shift
Bonfire of the Murdochs — the rise of one of our age’s most powerful plutocrats
Gabriel Sherman’s rollercoaster account exposes the ruthless building of a ‘Succession’-like dynasty and media empire
Where is AI showing up in the productivity data?
Signs of its effects are already starting to peek through
Has USS’s investment strategy worked?
High-profile losses prompt questions over transparency at UK’s biggest private pension fund
How to beat insomnia
How much sleep do you need? And how can you improve it? Our longevity columnist seeks help
The truth about the ‘blue-collar boom’
Skilled manual work offers some bright spots but may not be enough to turn a tough job market around
Greener getaway: a sustainable wine retreat in Piedmont’s Gavi hills
Just an hour from Milan, biodynamic meets la bella vita at La Raia — think an organic winery, chic locanda, Michelin-honoured farm-to-table kitchen and site-specific art trail
Patrick Drahi shifts assets worth billions away from creditors
New filings reveal the full extent to which the tycoon has weakened the position of lenders to his telecoms business
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