Can anything derail Anthropic’s IPO?
The start-up is forging ahead with its listing in the face of adversity for the broader AI trade
Simpson Thacher joins ranks of law firms withholding financial data
Latest withdrawal from influential industry rankings follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Weiss
Russian diesel exports double after Trump lifts sanctions, but US gets none
Boost in shipments expected to be shortlived after Ukraine resumes attacks on refineries
France signals support for Spain’s ECB presidential candidate
Pablo Hernández de Cos’s bid gains momentum as Paris and Berlin eye package deal on central bank leadership
Transcript: After the US, how should middle powers work together?
Gideon speaks to Robin Niblett
EU and UK set to delay 10% tariff on electric cars
European carmakers had warned the levy would make them more vulnerable to Chinese competition
The blue wave should target red tape
You don’t have to be a libertarian nut job to acknowledge the costs imposed by the US administrative state
Power sector executives receive a welcome at UN climate summit
Electricity providers are leading the business presence at COP31
Cunk on Cinema — Britain’s top mockumentarian investigates if film is finished
Diane Morgan’s clueless creation is as gloriously silly as ever as she ponders what AI means for the future of Hollywood
Romania offers to pay for US troops
President Nicușor Dan says his country wants ‘more American troops and more lethal capabilities’
Growth investing or gambling?
The current extreme risk-taking in equity markets might present a once-in-a-career investment opportunity
Gene therapy seeks a cure for its brittle business model
Financial backers are wary of the pioneering medical treatment as it does not have the same economies of scale as traditional drugs
Designer Tara Bernerd’s glam Gstaad take on cuckoo-clock charm
The chalet in the Swiss ski resort takes the five-star-hotel glitz that’s her professional MO and brings it home
The Highlands’ newest hideaway
At Inverlonan, a cluster of once-crumbling farm buildings reopens this week as a quietly luxurious ‘landscape hotel’
FT readers — what is your favourite book of 2026?
Give us your recommendations and pick up some tips for your own reading list
Why lunch is the most essential meal of the day
Good food, great company and the delicious thrill of playing truant from work? The midday meal beats dinner every time
Where to eat in south London, by restaurateur James Dye
The co-founder of Frank’s Cafe and Bambi shares his go-to neighbourhood spots
Why are gamers driven to destruction?
The principal activity in ‘Virtue and a Sledgehammer’ is destruction, prompting players to examine their attitudes to violence
Want to be a shipwreck treasure hunter? You’d better lawyer up
Oceans have become battlefields for salvage companies and nation states — with hundreds of sunken galleons up for grabs
‘Sad end to a UK success story’: the bet that helped undo Ovo Energy
Takeover of SSE’s retail business propelled upstart into ranks of Britain’s biggest suppliers but left it struggling as it confronted an energy crisis
The English historic buildings being left to ‘rot’
Restoring vacant properties can be a powerful way of reviving hollowed-out communities
Oxford Street turns unruly pedestrians into spectacle
London’s tendency towards the ugly demands a certain friction
How Switzerland’s rescue of a Russian bank went spectacularly wrong
A four-year saga of unpaid debts, feuding owners and legal battles
Wine: A Global History by Kathleen Burk — the drink that shaped civilisation
Following eight millennia of grape expectations, from ancient rituals and royal excess to prohibition, mass production and changing modern tastes