Activist investor takes aim at Warner Bros deal with Netflix
Ancora Holdings accused WBD board of failing to give proper consideration to rival bid from Paramount
How a ‘zombie’ chipmaker became Nvidia’s vital AI ally
Once unloved SK Hynix is enjoying 58% operating margins amid a global shortage of memory chips
After 17 years in exile, dynastic heir looks to lead Bangladesh
Tarique Rahman faces coalition of mainly Islamist parties in first nationwide elections since 2024 uprising
Letter: A former PM offers a cure for Thailand’s economic ills
From Srettha Thavisin, Former Prime Minister of Thailand and founder of Sansiri, Bangkok, Thailand
Letter: Badenoch rejects centrism for a new common ground
From Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Letter: At stake is our institutional capacity to do big projects
From Ben Phillips, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Landmark US trial begins over concerns for young people and social media
Letter: Reasons that Americans pay high electricity bills
From Leonard Hyman, Economist and Financial Analyst specialising in energy, utility regulation and finance
Co-founders of Musk’s xAI join exodus from start-up’s tech team
Jimmy Ba will be the sixth member of the founding team to depart
Letter: Trump’s Fed chair pick shows bond market’s clout
From Vic Miller, Washington, DC, US
Letter: A Labour white knight?
From Samya Beidas-Strom, Battle, East Sussex, UK
Letter: What the ICJ actually said about the Gaza ‘genocide’
From William Stockler, London NW3, UK
Letter: FT climbing stories mustn’t be the peak of its ambitions
From Hira Verick, Munich, Germany
Disclosure rules for ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders diluted by UK regulator
FCA says regulation, due to take effect in July, is designed to boost consumer confidence
UK first-time buyers too pessimistic about securing a property, study says
Building Societies Association finds many are gloomy about their prospects of financing a purchase
FT Crossword: Number 18,291
Mattel shares plummet 31% after toymaker’s holiday sales falter
Tepid US December shopping month and forced reduction in prices send stock falling in after-hours trading
Ford’s EV woes continue to plague carmaker despite writedown
Group posts full-year net loss of $8.2bn owing to $19.5bn charge it disclosed last month
Spotify triples profits after raising prices
Biggest music streaming site adds record 38mn users in December quarter
US brokerage shares slide in latest sell-off driven by new AI tool
Schwab and ETrade parent Morgan Stanley among those hit on worries about tax-planning platform
FirstFT: China steps up dangerous air manoeuvres near Taiwan
Also in today’s newsletter: Indonesia prepares to deploy troops to Gaza and Nikkei Group names Tsuyoshi Hasebe as chair
UK electricity will cost more in 2030 than after invasion of Ukraine, warns Centrica
Investment in British energy system is happening at a time of soaring costs for new equipment, says CEO Chris O’Shea
Transcript: What Takaichi’s win means for global markets
Robert Armstrong speaks to Katie Martin and Hakyung Kim
Tesla files criminal complaint against German union representative
Carmaker accuses IG Metall member of trying to secretly record a works council meeting at its factory near Berlin