US economy ended 2025 on weaker footing than previously thought
Revised figures show GDP rose at a 0.7% rate in fourth quarter, down from earlier reading of 1.4%
The dangers of doing business while Deutsche
Europe’s favourite high-beta bank stock strikes again
Cuba confirms talks with US to find ‘solutions’ to energy blockade
President of crisis-wracked island affirms discussions while insisting on respect for Havana’s sovereignty
Mandelson mess and Middle East U-turns
The Mandelson appointment scandal deepens; plus Farage and Badenoch’s U-turns on Iran war
Oscars 2026: the nominees, the movies, the ones to watch
Interviews with leading contenders, reviews of all 10 Best Picture hopefuls — and more to come — ahead of the Academy Awards on March 15
The best books of the week
From David Willetts on liberalism to Gisèle Pelicot on audio — plus saving woodland, an Alan Bennett interview, Howard Jacobson’s angry new novel and a tale of Iran’s brave women
Hegseth says Iran leader ‘likely disfigured’ as US vows to intensify strikes
EU hits back at Trump administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil
Dubai’s financial district rattled by Iranian drone attacks
Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre suffer damage but most drones and missiles are intercepted
Bored of peace
The idea of making difficult trade-offs is alien to Trump
How Iran’s fightback surprised the US
Tehran has done ‘more with less’ as it hit major targets around the Gulf, but its firing has begun to wane
France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut
UK and Ireland pledge joint exercises to protect cables from Russian spy ships
Update to defence and security pact will see countries ‘tackle hostile threats and crack down on the shadow fleet’
China’s BYD takes on Porsche and BMW with 5-minute ‘flash charging’
Carmaker’s technology means EVs can be ready almost as quickly as filling a fuel tank
Editor Margaret Busby: ‘You choose your battles’
Britain’s first Black female publisher on reshaping the literary landscape, why editing is like midwifery — and her roll-call of authors, from Roy Heath to James Ellroy
Gentleman Jack — Northern Ballet’s lesbian love story has a real sexual charge
The company gives a lively, sympathetic take on the life of 19th-century landowner and Casanova Anne Lister
FT Weekend Magazine Crossword Number 784
King Charles’s green Davos in a Tudor palace
Hampton Court CEO summit reflects the shifting shape of the corporate climate conversation
Is Paris ready for the super-rich?
The upcoming launch of the city’s first elite branded residence is riding on a wave of super-prime sales. But amid calls for new wealth taxes, tensions are high
Home recording studios are hitting design’s high notes
Elevated aesthetics alongside state of the art tech is giving these spaces a high-frequency chic
FT Weekend Quiz: Laetisaria fuciformis, androgenetic alopecia and Monopoly
Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!
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‘We’re past the $200mn threshold’: the rise of super-super prime property
How much of this new benchmark is mere showboating listing — and how much higher can prices for single private homes be pushed?
Cancelling the UK national debt, £1.7mn at a time
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