Honduras election heads for photo finish with top two rivals tied
Nasralla whittles down Trump-backed Asfura’s lead to just 515 votes as both claim they will win
FirstFT: Global bonds slide after BoJ governor hints at rate rise
Also in today’s newsletter: Hong Kong preliminary fire probe cites role of construction netting and India’s biggest labour law shake-up in decades
Zipcar to exit UK car sharing market
Industry expanded during the pandemic but companies have struggled to find profitable business model
Flood death toll rises rapidly across south-east Asia to more than 1000
Large parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka reeling after being hit by rare cluster of storms
Starmer urges UK business to boost trade with China despite security threats
PM aims to give companies ‘the confidence, clarity and support’ to make deals with Beijing
Bitcoin champion Strategy launches ‘dollar reserve’ amid crypto sell-off
Shares slide as group warns of loss of up to $5.5bn if digital asset prices do not rebound
Global bonds slide after hawkish Bank of Japan comments
Bitcoin also sells off as rising yields push traders out of risky assets
Samsung turns to M&A in its fight for an AI edge
South Korean group creates acquisition unit to compete in race to supply advanced memory chips
Head of UK fiscal watchdog quits after Budget leak
Office for Budget Responsibility chair Richard Hughes resigns following critical report
How Britain’s ‘fiercely independent’ fiscal watchdog came undone
Tensions with ministers predated the Budget data leak that cost Richard Hughes his job — and there was relief at his exit
Barrick looks for gold in North American asset IPO
Elliott hasn’t said publicly what it wants from the gold miner but the math supports the case for a partial listing
Doctors in England to strike for five days in run-up to Christmas
Wes Streeting hits out at British Medical Association’s planned stoppage later this month
Ukraine launches restructuring of controversial growth-linked bonds
Kyiv presents offer to holders of $2.6bn of warrants seen as key to financing its war effort
India’s blockbuster labour reforms
The government’s changes promise to liberalise the country’s vast jobs market
Starmer accused of creating new welfare trap by scrapping two-child benefit cap
Labour warned larger families now have ‘substantial’ incentive to claim sickness benefits in order to gain fully from the change
BP scraps plans for Teesside hydrogen and carbon capture scheme
Move by oil major paves way for data centre at former steel site in northern England
Blackstone, Apollo and KKR sign up to UK stress test of private credit
US private capital groups to take part in Bank of England review amid concerns over systemic risks
Steve Cohen moves closer to gaining lucrative New York City casino licence
Hedge fund manager wins approval from key regulatory board to build gambling complex
BNP’s Sudan scandal presents investors with a valuation puzzle
Seemingly large scandals can translate into unexpectedly small impacts
Airbus warns of quality issues on some A320 aircraft panels
Latest challenge facing European planemaker comes as it seeks to deliver ambitious jet delivery target
When will we reach economic singularity?
Perhaps AI’s lack of impact on productivity is the normal lag of any new technology
Daring to be Free — a revelatory history of enslaved rebellion
Sudhir Hazareesingh’s powerful account of enslaved resistance in the Americas places the rebels and fighters front and centre
Nine theatre shows to see in London and beyond
A Midsummer Night’s Dream recast as disturbing winter psychodrama
Staging at London’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse dives into the play’s darker recesses