Burnham storms to by-election victory in challenge to Starmer
Greater Manchester mayor tells Labour Party it has ‘final chance’ to change following Makerfield win
Transcript: A complicated World Cup for Iran’s diaspora
Marc Filippino talks to Lee Harris and Saffeya Ahmed
A reprieve for gilts
Plus Asian inflation
FTAV’s further reading
Commodities; vaccinations; Brexit; forecasting; trade; cyberbullies; survival
Burnham’s win should worry Farage
Fear of a Reform victory led Makerfield voters — including some 2024 Conservatives — to tactically vote Labour
Rich EU states ‘not an ATM’, Austria warns as budget battle begins
Also: Kaja Kallas won’t ‘fight shadows’ in row over Israel ‘apartheid’ comments
Donald Trump made Iran’s stocks great again
Not the enriched uranium kind of stocks
FirstFT: Labour’s Andy Burnham wins crucial UK by-election
Also in today’s newsletter: Russia’s absent central bank chief and Palantir’s UK foes
Transcript: Kevin Warsh’s first remarks
Robert Armstrong speaks to Katie Martin
Sports Exchange
This series features insights from some of the most influential figures in sports ownership and leadership. In this instalment, Mark Donovan, Kansas City Chiefs president, explains what hosting World Cup matches means for the city and why the team wants to play more games overseas
German electricity grid equipment maker SGB-SMIT in early IPO talks
Company’s valuation could top €4bn as investors focus on AI and data centre boom
The tech giant mining Wall Street for AI cash
Former Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick is helping Meta find ways to finance its AI ambitions
Iran’s ships head homeward to Gulf for ‘business as usual’ after US deal
Tracking data shows cargo vessels departing from Malaysian waters as Washington reaches agreement with Tehran
Russian central bank chief’s absence stirs succession talk
Elvira Nabiullina has been a no-show at several recent high-profile events, sparking speculation about a shake-up
Blavatnik’s DAZN overhauls structure for potential new equity or IPO
Lossmaking sports streamer restructures business to make it easier to raise new money
Inside Palantir’s fight over the future of the NHS
Software touted as the cure for chronic waiting lists in Britain’s public health service has become a sore point for the US tech group
Stockpickers: Castings, Tatton Asset Management, Boohoo Group
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Are insurers becoming dangerously addicted to private credit ratings?
We should worry about what happens when regulatory arbitrage goes unchecked
Netflix open to more deals with traditional TV
Chief executive Greg Peters said tie-up with France’s TF1 could be a model for the future, but denied bidding against Fox for Roku
AI is turning Nintendo and Sony products into accidental luxury goods
With component-makers busy supplying data centres, console prices are rising as demand outstrips production capacity
PwC UK boss Amitrano wins bigger role in international shake-up
British head to speak for Europe and Middle East on global body as new Germany boss misses out
Graham Coxon clings to the reliability of rock on Castle Park
The Blur guitarist displays a formidable musicianship on a collection of previously unheard recordings from 2011
Tower Research muscles in on fast-growing fixed-income ETFs
New York-based trading firm has expanded quickly in funds investing in huge and fragmented debt market
Insurers seek to define ‘war’ as risk rises of global power clashes
Trade body considers updating Five Powers exclusion to incorporate hostile drone incursions and subsea attacks