UK must focus on insiders vs outsiders not north vs south
Economists and politicians want to boost growth, but it must include people on the periphery of hotspots
EU faces crumbling support for new Russia sanctions
National capitals refuse to support measures that could hurt big companies
It’s time for Europe to embrace air conditioning
More frequent hot summers will harm productivity and claim lives
Burnham to maintain ban on North Sea exploration licences
Decision criticised by oil and gas industry as well as trade union
India’s rupee problem has been misdiagnosed
Currency weakness reflects subdued private investment and uncertainty over the business climate
Burnham should pursue a devolution ‘big bang’
If done right, radical decentralisation could boost UK productivity growth and living standards
UK steel quota concessions to seal India deal pose risk to Welsh plant, say insiders
Union leaders say quotas for galvanised steel particularly harmful for Tata Steel UK’s Llanwern plant in Newport
How will the ECB respond to the latest rise in oil prices?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
China’s Jingye demands payout over British Steel nationalisation
UK government accused of disregarding group’s investment and offering ‘almost zero compensation’
US day traders flock to ‘the most dangerous product in crypto’
Trump administration has opened American markets to highly leveraged perpetual futures
US strikes Iran after American troops killed in Jordan
Iran accuses Washington of attacking under-construction nuclear plant and retaliates against countries around region as conflict escalates
GameStop extends pursuit of eBay despite Wall Street scepticism
Video game retailer doubles stake in online marketplace as chief executive Ryan Cohen presses ahead with quixotic deal
Is Fifa’s hyper-commercialised World Cup here to stay?
Dynamic ticket pricing and hydration breaks were unpopular with fans but the boost in revenues could be irresistible
No longer grim up north for UK banks as Burnham comes to power
NatWest and Lloyds push regional lending credentials as they look to finance new Labour leader’s devolution agenda
How Maga fell hard for the gender binary
Pete Hegseth’s championing of testosterone for troops is the latest manifestation of the rightwing movement’s aesthetic
Chinese leaders zero in on need for stimulus for economy
Policymakers expected to prioritise spurring high-tech rather than ‘big bang’ for consumption, analysts say
Heroes, villains and clowns: Simon Kuper’s World Cup awards
With Fifa a bit short on credibility, the FT columnist has stepped in to create his own prizes
Xpeng says China close to building ‘killer’ rival to Tesla Model Y
Elon Musk’s SUV remains top-selling electric vehicle in many parts of the world as well as second most popular in China
Can an ‘unelected’ prime minister succeed?
Andy Burnham will take power without winning an election. So have most other recent British prime ministers
Defence giants to maintain grip on weapons market despite drone boom
Report finds industry’s ‘primes’ will still account for 80% of global sales well into the next decade
Diamonds and Rust — the mournful folk ode that became a metal anthem
Joan Baez’s reflection on her time with Bob Dylan had an unlikely resonance with hard rockers
Why ‘rightwing’ is no longer such a dirty word in Britain
When words like fascist and Nazi are thrown around, being merely conservative seems mild by comparison
AI should have senior lawyers sharpening their hunting spears
More adoption of artificial intelligence will lead to more calls to cut fees
The art of knowing when to step down
Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all