From culture war to class war: US Democrats ditch woke politics
The newly emboldened party shifts gears after its sweeping midterm election victory
Congress moves to pass tighter AI chip export rules following Nvidia scandal
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with Chinese spy ‘increases momentum’ to crack down on US hardware reaching China
Iran attacks Bahrain in escalation of Gulf hostilities
Bahrain says it has intercepted two Iranian barrages this week after months of relative calm
The rich find ways to escape climate change. Their emissions have not.
Growing body of research shows the contribution to greenhouse gases between wealthy and poor varies greatly even within nations
Pension funds raise alarm on systemic risk from climate events
Asset managers, insurers and central bankers gather at COP31 to discuss financial stability concerns as temperatures rise
School geography class: Tourist taxes on the march
Tourism
School politics class: Democrats need to use the power of the purse
US Congress
School IB economics: Uber picks up pace in robotaxi race
Competitive market equilibrium
What will Nvidia’s post-Huang era look like?
The chip company has only itself to blame for a long list of adversaries
EU banking watchdog veers away from single deposit insurance scheme
Chair of European Banking Authority working on alternative ways to free up more cross-border lending
How Infantino flew his way out of a Fifa rebellion
Footballing president tours the world to shore up support for re-election after backlash to stake sale plan
Sadiq Khan backs keeping City of London police independent from the Met
London mayor opposes merger backed by Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Trump loses. European populism lives on
The FT’s chief economics commentator speaks to Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European Studies emeritus at the University of Oxford
‘Low fire, low hire’ job market hurts US and UK productivity
Sluggish rates of hiring, resignations and job-switching may lead to long-term damage, say economists
France’s once best hope of stopping Marine Le Pen is losing ground
Former prime minister Édouard Philippe struggles in a crowded field as the far-right candidate leads race for the Élysée
The long and winding road to Dubai’s supermarket shelves
The United Arab Emirates’ shipping woes stemming from Iran war stoke dreams of farming in the desert
Brookfield and KKR vie over $700mn deal for Gulf retailer Eyewa
Private capital firms in advanced talks to acquire majority stake in eyewear chain after Middle East deal drought
We must make parliament’s historic buildings safe — but not like this
Soaring costs and delays should be tackled with a swift review and clearer objections
When human judgment is not all it’s cracked up to be
The quality that sets us apart from machines has been absent during implosion by former Nvidia boss Jensen Huang
Samsung conquered AI chips. Now it wants to build data centres
South Korean conglomerate hopes to replicate success with semiconductors across its sprawling portfolio of businesses
HSBC’s bet on bots could reshape the wealth wars
The UK bank ventures into a high-stakes experiment
European energy groups hire security experts after wave of sabotage
Rise of so-called hybrid warfare brings greater focus to grid and refinery protection
Data centre construction stocks lose $4.2tn as boom in AI trade unravels
Shares in AI ‘picks and shovels’ companies hit hard by tech sell-off
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