Boodles in the pink with Argyle diamond haul
The UK jeweller has boosted its long-term prospects after securing a cache of scarce pink stones from the defunct Australian mine
An optimist’s guide to the bond market
It could be a lot worse. Really!
FTAV’s further reading
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Global bond sell-off deepens as Asian yields jump
Japanese and Australian sovereign debt costs mount despite oil price dipping
Indian Flydubai pilot praised after disaster averted
Captain Smit Machchhar fought off attack by co-pilot with help from crew and passengers
France and Germany inch towards grand bargain on EU car regulation
Also in this newsletter: Migration as a ‘political tomb’
FirstFT: Big Tech’s heavy Brussels lobbying
Also in today’s newsletter: US bond rout and warming UK-EU ties
Transcript: Could AI really end humanity?
Gideon Rachman talks to researcher and author Toby Ord
Boots set to get carved out of private equity
Buyout firm Sycamore is nearing a $9bn deal to sell the chemist to the billionaire Weston family
Why we can thumb our noses at AI
Our sense of smell helps us to keep a few shreds of privacy intact and maintains a dividing line between real and virtual worlds
Transcript: US Big Tech gets the most face time with EU
Marc Filippino speaks to Andrew England, Laura Dubois and Thomas Hale
OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches
New findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks
Manchester City chair shielded by diplomatic immunity
Khaldoon al-Mubarak was granted immunity six years ago, protecting him from potential legal proceedings in the UK
How three young restaurateurs revived London’s oldest chophouse
Simpson’s Tavern served City diners for more than two and a half centuries. After months of delays, difficult discoveries and a £1.3mn renovation, the opening of Cloth Cornhill has brought the historic site back to life
EU steel exports hit by high energy costs, tariffs and China oversupply
Shipments abroad have fallen by a fifth with production at historic lows
The smoky, savoury side of maple syrup
From sticky pork ribs and chicken to a punchy nuoc cham and an autumnal Old Fashioned, Nigella Lawson reveals how the sweet stuff can transform far more than breakfast
King’s bank Coutts hit with new lawsuit after ‘debanking’
Shipping executive Philip Adkins sues lender over claims it kept dossier of inaccurate information that sparked US probe
UBS should make the positive case for staying Swiss
Too much doom-mongering may be bad for the bank’s business
East of Eden — Florence Pugh is unleashed in a pungent retelling of Steinbeck
The actor leads Netflix’s handsome and largely faithful adaptation of the author’s sprawling family saga
Louvre boss promises ‘culture of security’ after heist
New director Christophe Leribault is on a fundraising push while seeking to turn the page after the theft of historic crown jewels from the Paris museum
Korea at the British Museum — a broad-brush survey of two millennia of creativity
Joseon porcelain and illuminated manuscripts dazzle in an ambitious show that often overlooks the complexities of modern Korean history
EU questions Binance over continued operations despite wind-down order
Securities regulators looking at use of legal exemption by world’s biggest crypto exchange
How Europe can stall Russia’s hybrid war
Enhancing domestic security, using new technologies and negotiating guardrails could lessen the risk of mass-casualty events
FT ranking: The UK’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Online wellness retailer Healf tops this inaugural list