Mandelson and the money that never sleeps
This is truly grim for Keir Starmer, raising questions about his ethics as well as his judgment
Starmer apologises to Epstein victims
Prime minister addresses appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador amid furore over links to disgraced financier
Gilts and sterling hit by Starmer leadership speculation
Investors worry about political turbulence amid backlash over PM’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson US ambassador
FirstFT: Tech stocks hit by AI concerns
Also in today’s newsletter: More questions about Goldman’s Ruemmler and her links to Epstein and the return of Dr Zhivago-style hats
Private credit group Ares defies market jitters with record inflows
Concerns about private capital groups’ exposure to software investments have weighed on sector
Syria courts energy majors as it takes control of oilfields
Recapture of north-east from Kurds has given President Ahmed al-Sharaa a chance to revive decrepit sector
Bringing euros to a weaponised currency fight
In monetary matters, the EU must live up to the current geopolitical moment
Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet
Lack of a common foe enfeebled Europe — but not any more
Argentina’s homegrown companies lead oil and gas boom
Production accelerates as domestic producers fill gap left by international majors
Bed down in London’s finest quilt emporium
Antique Textiles Company assembles three centuries’ worth of patchworking
Maersk fears first loss in a decade after rise in container shipping capacity
Arrival of new vessels ordered during boom times and the reopening of Red Sea route hits freight rates
BT stems customer losses as broadband competition abates
Chief executive Allison Kirkby says she tends to ignore ‘noise’ of short sellers betting against company
Money, power and the play that scandalised Sixties London
Terence Rattigan’s ‘Man and Boy’, a fearless study of a ruthless financier, is getting a rare revival at the National Theatre
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Syngenta prepares to revive plans for IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese-owned company previously scrapped plans for listing in Shanghai
The Peninsula Hong Kong: heritage minus the hush
Hong Kong’s oldest and grandest hotel moves gracefully with the times — a masterclass in distinction without airs and graces
Trying to gauge BNP Paribas’s legal risk
Nothingburger, wipeout, or something in between?
Starmer engulfed in leadership speculation as he backtracks over Mandelson papers
Prime minister agrees to parliamentary oversight of release of documents about peer’s appointment as ambassador to US
Every doomed prime minister has a moment — this is Starmer’s
This end phase of his leadership requires a crisis or resignation to tip things over the edge
Who are you calling PIGS now?
... but already it was impossible to say which was which
Pandora to shift to platinum jewellery in move to decouple from silver price
Danish group looks to ‘stop being so linked’ to silver after near quadrupling of metal’s price
Anglo American warns of third De Beers writedown in three years
Miner is looking to sell or list diamonds business as it completes mega merger with Teck Resources
China’s memory boost and Apple’s iPhone shuffle
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Shell to return further $3.5bn to investors and boost dividend
FTSE 100 oil major’s move comes despite lower oil prices