US air travel chaos exposes system held together by ‘string and duct tape’
Decades of bipartisan neglect have left America’s aviation infrastructure unfit for purpose, say experts
SpaceX catches returning Starship rocket in breakthrough for Musk
Successful landing of upper stage is key to founder’s aim of sending reusable manned rockets to Mars
Passengers face widespread disruption after US air traffic control outage
Thousands of flights delayed or cancelled as political blame game mounts
Trump Media group stares down $1bn debt crunch as bitcoin bet fades
Plunge in shares and cryptocurrency prices could force Truth Social owner to sell assets or take on costly new debt
How Trump’s midterm gerrymandering flopped
Republicans’ unprecedented redistricting drive failed to overcome the tidal wave of Democratic votes
US floats Nato membership for Donbas withdrawal deal, Zelenskyy says
President says he will take proposal to Ukrainian people as Washington explores terms for ending war
Argentina’s Milei clashes with his government’s most popular leader
Tensions between the libertarian president and his senate chief test rightwing unity ahead of 2027 elections
Makers of obesity drugs hit back at claims of negative side effects
Novo and Eli Lilly respond to concerns that their blockbuster GLP-1 medicines can lead to problems including poor nutrition
Europe Express: opening a security can of worms
Initiating a discussion about changing Nato before a ceasefire in Ukraine gives Moscow additional leverage
Nvidia exposed to possible lawsuits after Jensen Huang’s downfall
Chip group lacks full insurance coverage for damages stemming from the conduct of executives
Germany suffers setback in joining fighter jet project
Rome rejects push to explore inviting Berlin to enter UK-Japan-Italy next-generation aircraft programme as equal partner
Chart of the Week: The great market rotation
Defensive sectors are the new winners
Hawkward timing
Federal Reserve policymakers have floated the idea of a bigger rate increase in December following strong jobs, growth and inflation data
Manchester United: a fate worse than debt
Also in today’s newsletter: a big shake-up in US college sport angers fans
House & Home Ski Living Special 2026
A slalom across the buzziest ski resorts, from Big Sky, Montana, to Åre, Sweden. Which has the edge, Verbier or Val d’Isère? Does a home below 1,500 metres have hidden highs? How to get Gstaad glam — and more
Transcript of an interview with Huw Pill
Bank of England chief economist talks to the FT
Milburn review to call for tens of thousands of further education places
Plan to be targeted at under-25-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training and could cost more than £1bn a year
BoE chief economist says further rate rises needed to combat inflation
Huw Pill calls last week’s quarter-point increase to 4% a ‘significant step’ but that there was ‘further to go’ with borrowing costs
Hedge fund woes expose the dangers of hot money once again
Recent stumbles have come about as a result of the pursuit of heady growth without the risk management capability and structures to deal with it
Transcript: Martin Wolf on the US midterms — Trump loses. European populism lives on.
Martin Wolf speaks with historian Timothy Garton Ash
Record polar vortex breakdown raises cold weather risk
The early collapse of wind system that traps Arctic air is latest extreme atmospheric event
A Vinted ban would sell young entrepreneurs short
Selling online is a great opportunity for teens to learn, earn and spend their money
The Nvidia board’s artificial independence
Bored of governance
Treat prediction markets like futures trading
Critics say these sites are just a form of gambling — but they said that about the Chicago Board of Trade too