‘We made a lot of money working together’: Epstein’s in-house trader revealed

Private banker quietly became paedophile financier’s money manager in his final years

Santander’s Ana Botín gets back to the family business: dealmaking

There is an industrial logic that justifies the risk in Webster Financial acquisition

The angelic Meloni behind a fresco fiasco

A figure resembling Italy’s prime minister on a Rome church wall blurred the lines between religion and politics

Data and publishing stocks under pressure over AI threat

Media and analytics businesses have fallen sharply following release of new Anthropic tools

Chile aims for 4% growth as copper booms

Incoming finance minister eyes cuts to taxes and regulation in bid to boost activity

Reform councillor steps down as head of Kent’s cost-cutting drive

Efficiencies chief had previously told FT no services were cut in apparent contradiction of party’s claim of vast waste

Starmer admits he was warned about picking Mandelson as US ambassador

Pressure on prime minister mounts as Tories push for publication of all messages relating to appointment

Are UK consumers about to rediscover their mojo?

The pieces are falling into place, but are not quite there yet

Chinese trading firm Zhongcai nets $500mn from silver rout

Well-timed short bets make group led by Bian Ximing a big winner after recent precious metals sell-off

Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief Wael Sawan

UK oil major has consulted shareholders on boosting maximum long-term share awards to £13.8mn a year

China’s Chery to add fourth brand in UK expansion push

Carmaker targets younger buyers with Lepas marque

Monster’s Paradise opera mocks strongman rulers — but has reality outstripped satire?

Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek’s new work at Hamburg State Opera unites vampires, zombie voters and a brattish president-king

Britain can’t ignore Europe and China at the same time

Tory criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s foreign policy shows the party is unserious

Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary

Defendants had been accused of attacking UK site of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems

The juice, the squeeze and the digital euro

Finally, a question for the answer to a question nobody asked

Texas Instruments agrees to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories

All-cash transaction values deal at $7.5bn including debt

Novo Nordisk shares plunge after warning of double-digit sales fall

Danish drugmaker faces ‘unprecedented pricing pressure’, says chief executive

Brookfield steps up succession planning with new asset management head

Connor Teskey’s appointment puts him in the running to replace long-term Brookfield Corporation chief Bruce Flatt

Uber hits 200mn users as profits fall short

Ride-hailing company seeks to reassure stakeholders that its business can withstand arrival of robotaxis

Pressure grows on Starmer’s chief of staff over Mandelson ambassador appointment

Multiple MPs in Labour Party question Morgan McSweeney’s judgment as revelations shake Westminster

How central should religious buildings be to new town planning?

Architects are creating places of worship that also function as civic hubs in a bid to foster connection in the community. But it’s not the answer to everyone’s prayers

Our Better Natures — the dissatisfactions of domesticity

Sophie Ward’s inventive novel blends the world of a fictional 1970s housewife with the real lives of the activist writers Andrea Dworkin and Muriel Rukeyser

Should prediction markets welcome insider trading?

Punters are poring over platforms such as Polymarket looking for suspicious bets

Disney’s new CEO beat ‘100 rivals’ to the job. Can he win over Wall Street?

The entertainment giant has once again promoted its theme parks boss to CEO. Investors hope it will be different this time