Americans deliver stunning rebuke to Trump as blue wave sweeps country
Democrats take Congress as Republicans defeated in midterm races from Texas to Georgia
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Who are the new faces in the US Senate?
The new intake includes several winners who are seen as future presidential candidates
Live coverage: Trump admits Iran war a factor as Republicans routed
President’s party defeated in battleground races from Kansas to South Carolina
Novo sales boosted by Wegovy weight-loss pill
Drugmaker raises forecasts for the year as demand for GLP-1 products is higher than expected
Stocks recover as investors digest Democrats’ sweep
US futures rebound from early losses as resounding victory makes contested results less likely
Corporate America braced for Democrats to unleash investigations
Probes could uncover communications between officials and executives after alleged corruption emerged as campaign theme
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The great humbling of Donald Trump
Midterm elections defeat marked a savage rejection from across the country of the president, his allies and his second-term agenda
Five takeaways from the midterm results
Democrats record broad gains from almost all demographic groups
BMW steps up restructuring plans as profits slide
German carmaker downgrades financial targets for second time since June amid China sales slump
Transcript: The Democrats’ moment of truth
Marc Filippino speaks to Brooke Masters, Hakyung Kim and John Paul Rathbone
Democratic governors elected on promises to stop data centre building
Gubernatorial wins in Texas, Georgia and Ohio and local ballot measures show depth of discontent with Trump-backed infrastructure spree
Live US midterm elections results — in charts and maps
The latest updates on the races that will shape the balance of power in Washington
Seriously, stop worrying about market concentration
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Europe seeks to stay the course and avoid backlash from wounded Trump
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How demographics can distort economic narratives — redux
Per capita perspectives
The Democrats’ moment of truth
Democrats poised to win control of Congress
Transcript: France’s colonial battle to control African money
Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth speak with Ndongo Samba Sylla
James Talarico’s historic Texas Senate victory deals blow to Elon Musk
Billionaire had ploughed $47mn into bankrolling Republican Ken Paxton’s campaign while fuelling conspiracy theories about his opponent
FirstFT: Blue wave sweeps US
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The views of the frontrunners to succeed Lagarde at the ECB
Monetary Policy Radar looks at the leading candidates’ voting history and views on the central bank’s broader toolkit
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