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Live reader Q&A — Where are the biggest market risks?
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Sense and Sensibility — Jane Austen remake reaches for the rizz
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles lead a clever, tasteful new take that firmly targets Gen Z audiences
Global bond sell-off deepens as oil climbs back to $105
Rising yields strain public finances after brutal sell-off in US Treasuries market
Trump says he wants to leave AI ‘exactly where it is’ ahead of Xi meeting
The leaders are expected to discuss trade war truce and AI risks before a state dinner with American business leaders
The risks of calling an early election for Burnham
Speculation has grown that the new prime minister might roll the dice in a bid to secure a fresh mandate
The King Under the Mountain: In Search of JRR Tolkien by DJ Taylor — the reluctant wizard
A witty, irreverent study revisits the Oxford don whose private languages, losses and procrastinations helped to create modern fantasy fiction
What can Victorian bootmakers tell us about AI disruption?
The industry transformed when sewing machines took off — but widespread unemployment wasn’t the outcome
You want honesty, Andy? Britain is out of easy options
The prime minister must tell voters that Labour’s manifesto has been superseded by world events, both economic and military
Data centre boom emerges as wedge issue in Texas midterms
Developers face uncertainty after state’s governor froze permits for projects weeks ahead of elections amid voter backlash
Russia could attack Nato country within months, Denmark warns
Intelligence service cites ‘low but growing risk’ of troop movement into neighbouring country or attack on infrastructure
UK bank tax receipts jump 20% following surge in profits
Industry is bracing for a possible raid in next month’s Budget
FirstFT: OpenAI ‘agent’ hacks Australian government website
Also in today’s newsletter: Treasury yields surge above 5% and judge orders Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access for news outlets
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Notes on living in a dangerous world
Central banks and state-directed capital; Europe and great power rivalry
Private equity could revolutionise US lawyer pay, law firm bosses say
Massumi + Consoli executives bet new ownership model will allow them to lure partners with equity incentive plans
Rate rise ‘increasingly likely’ if energy price shock persists, says BoE official
Clare Lombardelli says there would be limits to companies’ ability to absorb high energy prices
Tencent launches payments app for ‘China-maxxing’ foreign tourists
Rival to Alipay will help overseas visitors navigate country’s largely cashless economy
Ethiopia on the brink of civil war after rebel offensive
Fighting between Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front and government forces threatens to restart brutal conflict after four years of fragile peace
Anti-migrant protest leader arrested after posting video stabbing a dinghy
Rightwing activist who calls himself Danny Tommo was also one of the organisers of a recent blockade of Dover
Delivery Hero chief reverses exit plan after Uber secures takeover deal
‘Teflon’ Niklas Östberg to guide German food delivery group through asset sales and a new future under its US rival
UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China, new modelling shows
Study finds efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese investment, trade and other links have produced only ‘modest’ results
Flattering the forecast should not be Healey’s priority
Labour should aim to run a day-to-day surplus sooner rather than seeing how little fiscal headroom it can get away with
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