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Q&A: Trump’s first 100 days

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Our experts answer readers’ questions

HTSI editor’s letter: in praise of the tenacious creative

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Grace Wales Bonner’s purpose, William Kentridge’s work ethic, Kirsty Wark’s Glasgow, and Sugen Gopal’s perfect roti

Barbarians at the sluice gate: KKR’s Thames Water quest

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US private equity firm is preferred bidder for UK utility trying to avert renationalisation

Investors bank on Bessent to tame the drunken dragon

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Yields on US government bonds have been thrashing around in response to Trump’s capricious policy plans

Pakistan calls for ‘neutral’ investigation into Kashmir attack

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Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across their de facto border for a second straight day.

Grief, anger and a tourist exodus follow mass slaughter in Kashmir

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Killing of 26 people in disputed region brings India to brink of conflict with Pakistan

Trump’s gripe over car ‘bowling-ball test’ dents Japan’s trade hopes

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Safety test cited as barrier to US exports is not actually carried out

UK activist group Just Stop Oil holds its last climate protest

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The group mainly campaigned for UK to end the extraction of oil and gas by 2030.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy

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Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement and seen as a potential successor to him.

Liverpool’s financial power play

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Plus, Q&A with Fanatics boss Michael Rubin

Hundreds of thousands say final farewell to Pope Francis in Rome

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Hundreds of thousands filled the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Rome to honour Pope Francis.

Russia says it has fully retaken Kursk, but Ukraine says fighting continues

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Ukraine dismisses report of Kursk loss as a ‘propaganda ‘trick’.

US Stocks Post Best Day in Two Weeks; Tesla on Tap: Markets Wrap

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US Stocks Rally as White House Signals Progress on Trade Deals
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How the US trade war is infecting the global economy

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The IMF chief warns of a ‘new and major test’ as it cuts growth projections on the back of the Trump administration’s tariffs

No crown, no glory: Pope Francis breaks with centuries of funeral rites

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Simplified ceremonies mark late pontiff’s final push to reform Catholic Church

Poland’s ‘Elon Musk’ takes aim at red tape, not politics

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InPost chief Rafał Brzoska says he admires US billionaire but denies wanting to slash public administration jobs

How the Treasury market got hooked on hedge fund leverage

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Recent turbulence was partly the result of trading strategies using derivatives. But the same investors are increasingly important buyers of US government debt

Australia’s China ties in focus as election rivals hunt for votes

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Donald Trump’s hard line on Beijing forces Canberra into uncomfortable balancing act

Will going back to basics restore BP’s fortunes?

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Once famed for daring deals and exploration success, the oil group now trails its main rivals

Everton FC hopes new stadium will accelerate Liverpool’s regeneration

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Club’s owners make pitch to government and investors on benefits of Bramley-Moore Dock development

Crypto casino takings top $80bn as gamblers bypass blocks

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Platforms now rival traditional betting groups in scale despite their services being illegal in most countries

Why US overtures to Russia are shaking up central Europe’s politics

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The rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow

How Trump is exploiting Big Law’s identity crisis

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Firms like Paul Weiss have hired star lawyers to expand in dealmaking. Fear of losing business has made them less willing to have a fight with the government

Is Iran on a collision course with the west?

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Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalation

US patients lose access to cheaper weight-loss drugs as market for replicas winds down

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Pharmacies told to stop making custom versions of Wegovy and Zepbound after shortages declared officially over

Is Trump’s drive to kill the paper cheque a ‘no brainer’?

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While other countries move online, many Americans still prefer physical payments

The big government spending Maga voters cannot live without

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In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party

Should corporate whistleblowers get paid?

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Countries including the US, South Korea and Nigeria offer hefty rewards to insiders who uncover wrongdoing. Could the UK finally join them?

‘Medical misogyny’: UK waiting list for endometriosis diagnosis hits nine years

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Delays to treatment of common women’s health condition criticised by doctors and sufferers

China’s Yellow Sea fish farms stoke anger in South Korea

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Expansion in disputed waters could open latest front in Beijing’s ‘grey zone’ tactics, experts warn

What will an emboldened Netanyahu do next?

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Many Israelis fear a constitutional crisis is looming — but the prime minister also has his sights set on Iran

Why holiday rentals are winning the battle for Europe’s city centres

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Residents of tourist hotspots have long demanded that Airbnb-style letting platforms be banned. But booking numbers in Europe — and housing costs — are still rising

How to restore trust in doctors in an age of misinformation

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Healthcare workers and officials say falsehoods and conspiracy theories cost lives and are exacerbating inequalities

‘Almost comical’: the Trump team’s first national security crisis

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The use of a group chat to discuss military attacks has called into question the competency of senior officials, despite their brazen defiance

The cost of Trump’s attack on American science

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Sweeping funding cuts threaten to undermine the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades

The Maga Catholics trying to take back control of the church

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A growing number of Americans hope that Pope Francis’s death will mark a decisive conservative shift for the papacy

Pete Hegseth under siege as Pentagon plunges into disarray

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US defence department in chaos with fallout from Signal chats and leadership purges

The little-known law firm behind the biggest case in UK history

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Pogust Goodhead is behind a £36bn claim against BHP over a Brazilian mining disaster

Poilievre, Canada’s rightwing leader, has a Trump problem

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The opposition is engaged in infighting just a week before elections

Can Nintendo’s Switch 2 revive a stagnant gaming industry?

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The new console carries the hopes of a company and a sector, but has already been thrust into a gathering trade war

Rustbelt gamble: GE Vernova rides AI power boom into uncertain future

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Shares in the turbine maker soared last year but now it must contend with DeepSeek and Donald Trump

Trump’s aggressive push to roll back globalisation

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The US president wants to unwind decades of economic integration. The risk of a 1930s-style global trade war is causing markets to panic

Trump tariffs choke vital medical device supply chain

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Industry warns that trade disruption will raise prices for hospitals

The Elliott Management maverick waging war on Big Oil

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Other activist investors now take a less confrontational approach. John Pike is in a full-blown proxy fight

US thrift stores bank on windfall from Trump’s tariffs

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Second-hand goods could be in vogue when levies lift prices for imports, analysts say

How Hollywood learnt to love video games

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While superhero franchises flag, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ shows the industry has finally cracked the formula for translating popular games into films

The rule change that could blow open US law

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Arizona is permitting non-lawyers to own legal practices, potentially unleashing a wave of private equity money

How India’s middle-class debt crisis is threatening growth

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A rise in unsecured credit among a consumer group that symbolises the country’s investment potential is hurting its economic ambitions

The risky trial of Jair Bolsonaro

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Brazilian authorities want justice over an alleged coup plot, but the case against the former president risks boosting his popularity — and dividing the country

Brian Ballard: the go-to lobbyist in Trump’s Washington

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Ballard Partners booms as companies and organisations jostle to influence the transactional president

Europeans fear growing rift with US over Ukraine talks

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Trump offer to recognise Russian annexation of Crimea alarms Kyiv and other European capitals

The Chinese factory jobs Trump wants to bring back

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Manufacturers struggle to attract young workers for physically demanding roles with long hours and low pay

Active ETFs: a lifeline for Europe’s struggling asset managers?

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Growth has been rapid, but from a low base, and big US rivals already dominate the market

Will Modi risk redrawing India’s electoral map?

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Successive governments have long avoided an issue that could inflame deep-rooted divisions between the more populous north and wealthy south

Mohsin Issa to step down as chief executive at UK petrol station chain

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Private equity-backed EG Group continues to explore potential New York listing

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

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African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

Trump’s chaos has left investors with frayed nerves

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Fund managers will have no rest for as long as he is in office with policy predictability in short supply

Directors’ Deals: Bunzl bosses snap up shares after £2bn sell-off

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Pause in share buyback hits share price

Stockpickers: Shadow of tariffs hangs over defence stocks

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European defence spending is rising, but investors need to examine companies’ underlying strengths

Zonal pricing could undermine Scottish energy sector, warns Forbes

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Deputy first minister says uncertainty triggered by electricity market reforms could deter investment

FCA under fire for belated Woodford disclosure

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UK financial watchdog only recorded planned enforcement against former star stockpicker on its register list this week

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 5, injures over 700

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The blast at the Shahid Rajaei port happened as Iran and the United States met Saturday in Oman for the third round of nuclear talks.

ESG fund outflows hit record as sustainable investing backlash grows

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European investors pull money from sector for first time in sign that US scepticism of ‘woke capitalism’ is spreading

How can platforms offer such high interest rates?

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The use of liquidity tools enables providers to beef up returns on customers’ uninvested cash

US prosecutors may end oversight tool in corporate criminal cases

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Review comes as Trump’s DoJ appointees loosen enforcement on crypto, sanctions and foreign bribery

ADRessing the dragon in the room

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Delisting dangers

Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns after falling to fifth round of NFL draft

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The Colorado star quarterback was the 144th pick in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, a stunning slide for what was considered by many a first round pick.

Milei taunts economists as Argentina’s peso defies predictions of sharp fall

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Currency is well above its lower limit after partial float but remains volatile

Uncertainty remains the only certainty for UK on tariffs

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If the dollar were to weaken further, the drag on growth and inflation would probably be larger

Markets cannot go on like this

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And bad hard data arrives

There is a viable way to finance carbon emissions reduction

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Mobilising private funds through the capital market offers practical solutions to combat the climate crisis

The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies

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The FT’s sixth annual ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth. Plus: technology and energy help drive corporate growth; US insurance plans boost healthcare boom; Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last; oil and gas industry in Canada i…