Submit a question: How will the midterms change US politics?
Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with the FT’s senior US columnists Edward Luce and Rana Foroohar on Friday November 6 at 1pm (ET) / 6pm (GMT)
Online betting companies wager big money on US state elections
Tuesday’s midterm polls offer an opportunity for gambling and predictions businesses to shape how they are regulated
Donald Trump’s imperial presidency faces a popular uprising
Voters have grown weary of the president’s monument building at a time of high living costs
Alstom shares tumble 28% after train maker cuts profit forecast
French group also sets out plan to cut €2bn in debt in second major profit warning under new chief Martin Sion
How Putin has split the west
Three different camps have emerged within the western alliance on how to deal with Russia
Marvell to buy data centre component maker Lumentum in $115bn AI bet
Silicon Valley companies said all-stock deal would create a ‘leader in AI connectivity’
EU and Canada seek to be friends with association benefits
Brussels and Ottawa have big ambitions for alignment but not much substance yet
Can El-Sayed win over Michigan’s Trump territory?
An expedition to explore what conservative northern Michiganders see in a progressive Democrat
Tosca — English National Opera’s political production is busy with symbolism
Fine performances from Axelle Fanyo and Christopher Purves can’t stop this interpretation from becoming unfocused
Global AI sell-off eases after Nasdaq’s worst month in over a year
US tech stocks set to start week higher helped by falling oil price
EU still ‘traumatised’ by Brexit, says bloc’s chief diplomat
Kaja Kallas warns scars left by Britain’s departure will cast shadow over future negotiations
Can we build ourselves out of a loneliness epidemic?
In Japan, 40 per cent of residents report feeling isolated. The country may be the epicentre of a global crisis, but it is also providing architectural solutions to restore community and connection
Russia’s war in Ukraine creeps into everyday life in Poland
Poles in the country’s east are hearing warning sirens and getting text alerts about Russian air incursions
Netanyahu presses Trump for renewed strikes against Iran
Israeli leader and US president talk on phone as mediation efforts led by Qatar seek to broker interim deal between Washington and Tehran
FirstFT: Donald Trump makes his final pitch to voters
Also in today’s newsletter: Binance users pull $5bn from crypto exchange and junk bond prices plunge
Bottega Veneta, Peggy Guggenheim and me – Louise Trotter has found her muse
The fashion house’s creative director on the art of self-expression
Top German bishop denounces far-right AfD as a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Heiner Wilmer, head of the country’s Catholic church, says the party is showing ‘contempt for democracy’
Canada backs a rival to Starlink but a $2bn debt battle threatens its plans
Telesat hopes to challenge Elon Musk’s satellite dominance but needs his rockets to get off the ground
At home with Beata Heuman, Alexandra Shulman on saying goodbye and a ride in the new electric Range Rover
Catch up on our most-clicked stories
Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians
Alta Bank is suspected of wiring large amounts of money out of the country after election loss of former president Aleksandar Vučić
Can the Democrats win the Senate?
The races, the money and the issues that will determine the final half of Trump’s second term
Binance users pull $5bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist
Group pledges to reimburse users whose assets were stolen in hack blamed on North Korea-linked group
And the FTAV chart quiz winner is . . .
Hat tip
European supermarket freezers hit just weeks after French cyber attack
Retailers in Sweden, Belgium and Ireland report units overheating to as high as 55°C in dozens of stores