Walmart pledges to use US tariff refund to cut grocery prices
Largest US retailer goes on the offensive after raising sales and profit outlook
Agrippa by Robert Harris — a triumphant return to Rome?
Harris’s follow-up to the Cicero trilogy charts the fractious aftermath of Caesar’s death — and could have done with three volumes too
FirstFT: Backlash over law firms’ ‘crazy’ early hiring
Also in this newsletter: tanker demand, and Zelenskyy fires top aide
North Korea launches missile barrage after dismissing Trump overture
Kim Jong Un’s sister casts doubt on claim of communication between Pyongyang and Washington
‘Treasury demand has become materially more valuation-sensitive’
Term premium trouble
Why Gen Z is raising a glass to cask beer
From Boddington’s to Old Peculier, heritage beers are attracting younger drinkers who search for provenance, affordability and connection
Harold Hamm launches multibillion-dollar plan to drill Argentine shale
Trump ally partners with trader Mercuria in latest move targeting South American nation’s oil
Trump-aligned oil group touts ‘sealskin diplomacy’ to win over Greenland
Texas company proposes lifting US ban on imports of seal products to appease locals in Arctic territory
Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths
Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration’s plans to stand up to China
Kat Chan: eating your way to better health
The Full Serving nutritionist and writer on bringing pleasure back into food
Lyn Harris: the secret to a sellout scent
The Perfumer H founder discusses the art of smelling, and scaling an independent brand
Dr Philippe Wolgen: the $400mn science behind the sunless tan
The Clinuvel CEO unpacks the company’s innovation in bronzing that’s been nearly 50 years in the making
The Brains of Wellbeing & Beauty 2026
In the third instalment of the talk series, HTSI speaks to the innovators, entrepreneurs and health practitioners at the forefront of the wellness industry
Dr Anna Persaud: how to get the best night’s sleep
The CEO of award-winning wellness brand This Works talks naps, nervous systems and why good sleep hygiene starts the moment you wake up
Russia launches deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv
At least 16 killed as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles
GCSE results show worsening pass rates among students who resit
Overall gap in outcomes for boys and girls in UK falls to lowest level since at least 2000
Zack Polanski remade the Greens — but at the risk of a backlash
Controversial election of Eleanora Folan to governing council points to party’s electoral vulnerability
Trump announces new drive to isolate and crush Iranian economy
UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties
Taiwan proposes record defence budget to resist China pressure
President Lai Ching-te outlines military spending plans above 3% of GDP despite opposition resistance
JD Sports warns on profits as US sales tumble at ‘King of Trainers’
Shares in UK retailer drop 15% after latest setback
Working in Starmer’s Number 10 was ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray
Former chief of staff to previous PM describes onslaught of negative briefings and says Starmer ‘lacked vision’
Travelodge chief steps down after female guest assaulted
Joanna Boydell replaced by chief financial officer Ray Reidy on an interim basis
Google’s China shift and the battle over AI models
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant given life sentence
Evergrande chair Hui Ka Yan jailed following developer’s default almost five years ago