Jacinda Ardern joins New Zealand’s ‘brain drain’ to Australia
Former PM is the latest addition to a wave of emigration spurred by weak economic prospects at home
Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away
Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter
Eleven marvellous things to do in March
Where to eat, what to buy and which exhibitions to catch, as chosen by HTSI writers
Ivor Braka: ‘The best gift I’ve ever given was a fishing boat to Jerry Hall’
The art collector and pub owner loves lizard cowboy boots, Walter Sickert and curry and chips
Anti-Reform voters sidestep Labour in historic contest
Fear of Farage is mobilising voters, but frustration with government means Britons will find alternative beneficiaries
Former L&G boss Nigel Wilson to chair Brookfield’s Just Group
Canadian group taps industry veteran for private asset expertise as it pushes into UK retirement market
Americans now sympathise with Palestinians more than Israelis, poll finds
Shift in opinion comes as Gaza tries to recover from Israel’s war against Hamas in the territory
What you said about my new ChatGPT investment adviser
Plenty of readers admit to using AI already; others have major concerns
Submit your questions: Did India get a good trade deal with the US?
Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with India Business Briefing writer Veena Venugopal and South Asia correspondent Andres Schipani today at 12pm (GMT)
British Airways owner IAG boosted by ‘robust’ transatlantic demand
Airline group says travel outlook continues to be ‘supportive’ as profits rise by a quarter
New York vs Valve: the loot box ‘gambling’ showdown
Steamroller or pipe dream?
Jonathan Sorrell outlines Rathbones’ strategy to stem outflows
Asset manager’s chief to enhance business using AI to become ‘best wealth manager’ in UK
‘The worst outcome’: Green triumph creates new peril for Labour
By-election result shows split in leftwing vote which could be replicated at May local elections
FTAV’s further reading
R-star; disinflation; California; UN votes; robot hoover risk; Hendrix; vibe coding; Varoufakis; dishwaters; commenters; Allister Heath
Global stock discounts vs US stock discounts
Plus the fall in Treasury yields
China’s central bank moves to slow renminbi’s advance
PBoC makes it cheaper for traders to bet on weakening currency amid concerns about rapid appreciation
EU Commission eyes legal loophole to bypass Hungary veto of €90bn loan
Also in this newsletter: Austria’s best-known gunmaker profits from US immigration crackdown
FirstFT: Greens deal by-election blow to Labour
Also in today’s newsletter: Pentagon eyes AI tools and Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal
Bank of Japan to press on with April rate rise
Read the central bank’s February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
Pakistan bombs Kabul and Taliban strongholds
Neighbours engage in worst fighting for several months
Starmer rocked by historic Green by-election victory
Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says defeat in Gorton and Denton must be a ‘wake up call’ for Labour
Transcript: AI turns to a new type of lending
Marc Filippino speaks to Michelle Chan, George Steer and Victoria Craig
Transcript: Could common debt make the EU stronger? With Carlos Cuerpo
Soumaya Keynes talks to Carlos Cuerpo
Private equity’s problems explained in one blow-up
Business development company FSK’s latest filings offer a look at unravelling buyout deals