Warner Bros gives Paramount a week to make ‘best and final’ offer
Netflix grants weeklong waiver to rival bidder in high-stakes battle for control
Reform UK names Jenrick as ‘shadow chancellor’
Nigel Farage unveils members of his top team as he sets out his pitch to voters
Canada’s oil industry pivots to Asia as US trade tensions simmer
Sales to China more than quadrupled last year and Ottawa is now looking to India
No queuing please! How to keep art world VIPs happy
Fairs need to strike a balance between offering a buzzy affair and a pleasant experience to satisfy these collectors
Who’s who in Reform UK’s top team
Senior jobs for Jenrick, Braverman, Yusuf and Tice as Farage hopes to convince voters that his party is ready for power
US investment grade credit markets care about the tech wreck, just not very much
Less tech to wreck
German population set to shrink 5% by 2050
Europe’s largest economy faces steeper demographic decline than previously estimated, says Ifo
Investors expect ‘Warsh trade’ to weaken dollar, BofA survey shows
Majority of fund managers think Trump’s nominee to run Federal Reserve will spark further declines for US currency
FirstFT: Fed set to loosen bank rules to boost mortgage lending
Also in today’s newsletter: Big Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson dies
Holiday Inn owner predicts World Cup will reverse US tourism decline
US business of InterContinental Hotels is struggling as Trump’s strident foreign policies hit visitor numbers
Brussels investigates Shein for sale of childlike sex dolls
EU probes platform for sales tactics and offering illegal products
HR teams are drowning in slop grievances
Employees can now effortlessly create complaints using AI, leaving firms with the time-consuming job of responding
It’s Gavin Newsom’s show for now
But America’s Democratic voters will be a much tougher sell for the California governor than foreigners
US and Iran hold talks in Geneva
Second round of negotiations comes as Donald Trump threatens ‘consequences’ if Tehran fails to agree deal
Global regulators fret about banks’ rising use of credit risk transfers
Barclays among biggest users of transactions that pose new dangers for financial system
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 1941-2026
Baptist minister who made two bids for the presidency after working with Martin Luther King
The limits of age-based policymaking
Focusing on the rights of children has merit, but it also avoids politically harder decisions about adults
UK wage growth cools further as unemployment hits post-pandemic peak
Youth joblessness surges to highest in over a decade
UK private sector pay growth close to target levels in December
A decline in private sector pay growth and rising unemployment are fuelling March rate cut chances
Bank probe reveals Adani associates’ secret investments
People close to Indian conglomerate accused of market manipulation held billions of dollars’ worth of shares
FTAV’s further reading
Stablecoins; yield curve inversion; AI; pubs; and colour memory
Japan’s largest toilet maker is undervalued AI play, says activist investor
Toto should invest more in its sideline in the chip supply chain, Palliser urges
The housing market is not getting much better
And neither is inflation
Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift
Also in this newsletter: EU cyber chief warns that criminals increasingly are copying state actors’ tactics