European stocks lag US by record margin as ‘Trump trade’ bites
The Stoxx Europe 600 is up only marginally this year in dollar terms, and trails the S&P 500 this year by the widest margin ...
Tech investor Xavier Niel urges Europe’s AI start ups not to cash out
French billionaire warns that if region misses AI boom it will be ‘a very small continent abandoned for a few generations’ ...
Orbán turns to China to boost recession-hit economy
Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into the main home for Chinese capital in Europe, capturing more than a quarter of all ...
‘They don’t understand business’: Corporate Britain cools on Labour
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of industry group UKHospitality, said business engagement with Labour had not broken down but ...
High-style hotel restaurants for holiday feasting
Because superchef and guerrilla philanthropist José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen have done so much for so many in ...
Novo Nordisk readies trial results for next-generation weight-loss drug
The headline trial results will be closely monitored by pharmaceutical industry experts. Shares in Novo Nordisk, which ...
JPMorgan files £21.5mn lawsuit over precious metals warehouse flaws
Wall Street bank sues UK construction company in High Court for ‘extensive losses’ on east London storage unit ...
Bernard Arnault’s son steps up in new chapter of LVMH succession saga
Reshuffle at wines and spirits business comes as luxury sector deals with slowing growth and possibility of US tariffs ...
Thames Water’s £3bn loan will hit customers, warn experts
Thames Water could incur more than £800mn in interest and other costs on its planned £3bn emergency loan that analysts warn will hit customers by depleting cash for key infrastructure improvements.
American luxury deal’s collapse leaves Michael Kors in limbo
Hours after the $8.5bn deal between the parent company of his fashion brand and the owner of Coach collapsed on Thursday, Michael Kors chief executive John Idol pulled together a last-minute call.
China’s smartphone makers head upmarket in European push
Xiaomi, long the continent’s best-selling phonemaker behind Apple and Samsung, also increased its share of the premium market to 4.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, up from 2.7 per cent in the ...
Behind the Money: Wall Street, tech and energy during Trump’s second term
Who will corporate America's winners and losers be under four more years of Donald Trump? This week, the FT’s Brooke Masters, Stephen Morris and Jamie Smyth explain what changes a second Trump ...