The impact of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
What will and won’t change with a resolution to the war
FTAV’s further reading
Washington Post things; crypto; robots; Calibri; Bluerock; more robots; ‘cozy lit’; and musicals
One step forward, two steps back for the EU and its Ukraine loan scheme
Also in this newsletter: EU finance ministers crack down on cheap small packages
FirstFT: Jan Marsalek’s missing millions
Also in today’s newsletter: FT Person of the Year and HSBC shuts manager programme
Former ANZ CEO sues over axed $9mn bonus
Australian bank had cut incentives after scandals under Shayne Elliott’s watch
Transcript: Disney and OpenAI team up
Victoria Craig speaks to Ciara Nugent and Christopher Grimes
The electrification of everything
Many countries are moving away from fossil fuels by turning to electricity produced from renewable sources. However, the electrification of areas such as transport, heating and industry will cost billions of dollars in new infrastructure and is technically challenging
Apollo’s 125-page manifesto on private credit
Plus, how UK oil majors attempted green transitions and then backed off
Apollo moves fast-growing lending unit out of storied buyout division
CEO Marc Rowan has said private equity is no longer the $900bn group’s growth driver
Rivals eye options as bidding war for Warner Bros escalates
Pressure mounts for Netflix and Paramount as hostile battle could push deal price higher than expected
Trump takes the culture wars across the Atlantic
US president’s attacks on America’s allies extend his campaign to dismantle the pillars of liberal power
The Serbian mining town where copper is everything
How one city in the Balkans has ridden boom times and economic declines thanks to its mines
EU plans special parking rights for ‘Made in Europe’ small cars
New EV class with lighter rules and subsidy arrangements aims to help European carmakers battle Chinese competition
FT Person of the Year: Jensen Huang
The Nvidia chief executive has been the driving force behind the massive AI boom which has the capacity to reshape the global economy
Wifredo Lam — the Cuban modernist who bridged Europe and the Caribbean
The artist’s bountiful retrospective brings dreamlike forests and Picasso-like figures to New York’s MoMA
L’Oréal shows building stakes in a rival might just be worth it
Galderma shareholders’ best case is that French group’s stakebuilding is prelude to full takeover
Help! My children have got opinions about where to eat
Surely a restaurant critic has earned the right to decide on dinner?
MPs pension scheme makes ‘mockery’ of Reeves investment push
Fund has lower than average weighting to UK stock market
The whale oil lesson markets shouldn’t ignore
As the transition from harpoons to hydrocarbons showed, shifts in energy systems take time and prices can be volatile
Is silver the new gold?
The surge in the precious metal’s price could have ominous implications for the markets
Plants are for life — not just for Christmas
Many foliage decorations will be lost to central heating — or to frost if replanted. Here are some enduringly beautiful alternatives
The GoFundMe CEO on Henry V, Yorkshire Tea and how to raise $30bn for charity
Tim Cadogan talks taste
School runs and shopping: how Nigeria’s police were co-opted by VIPs
Amid a security crisis, president plans to reassign officers used to escorting elites for fighting Islamists and gangs
Why Europeans need to learn more about money
In many countries, financial knowledge is poor and savings are held in low-return products, slowing the continent’s economy