Tate & Lyle shares leap after £2.7bn Ingredion takeover bid
London-listed ingredients company confirms approach from US peer
US audit regulator weighs deep staff cuts to unit overseeing accounting firms
PCAOB is taking less confrontational approach as it downsizes Enron-era mandate to scrutinise industry
Trump’s China trip melds corporate interests and communist pomp
President touts his friendship with Xi Jinping and future opportunities for his entourage of US business titans
Turkey scraps inflation target as economic strains deepen
Central bank increases target to 24% from 16% due to accelerating rise in prices triggered by Iran war
Angela Rayner: powerbroker or future prime minister?
Former deputy PM weighs her political options after being cleared by tax authorities
Saudi Arabia floats Middle Eastern non-aggression pact with Iran
European nations swing behind idea discussed with Riyadh to model agreement on 1970s Helsinki process
UK halves funding to flagship global climate fund
Cut of more than £800mn to UN’s Green Climate Fund likely to undermine developing nations’ response to global warming
China’s Weichai ousts management at Italian yachtmaker
Vote on competing board slates caps months-long fight between two largest investors at Ferretti
Renault’s European manufacturing better than China’s, chief says
François Provost claims superior ‘efficiency’ as carmaker speeds up research and development
US Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair
Also in today’s newsletter, the importance of independent voters ahead of this year’s midterm elections
1536 is a cracking new play about turmoil in Tudor England
Ava Pickett’s drama follows the impact on three ordinary women of Henry VIII’s actions
The confident performer with a mixed record of reform
The health secretary’s ambition to succeed Keir Starmer was well known, but his time overseeing the NHS has proved trickier than expected
UK first-quarter growth ‘probably part illusion’, analysts warn
Budget-related uncertainty has made it harder to estimate GDP, top statistician says
Klarna breaks even for first time since blockbuster New York IPO
Shares in European fintech have plunged 70% since September
Wes Streeting resigns from government
Health secretary says he has ‘lost confidence’ in Starmer but stops short of launching leadership challenge
China warns UK over nationalisation of British Steel
Beijing says it will take ‘strong measures’ to protect rights of owner Jingye
NHS hospitals hit key target on waiting times in boost for Streeting
Cut in waiting lists in England revealed ahead of health secretary’s expected bid for Labour leadership
Paul Simon continues his magnificent return from retirement at London’s Royal Albert Hall
The 84-year-old delivered a stirring set that ranged from Simon and Garfunkel classics to the mini-masterpiece that is his latest album
What is the future of UK politics? You asked, we answered
The FT’s Stephen Bush, Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley, replied to reader questions
Uprising — Tahmima Anam’s novel of rebellion is her finest to date
Seen through children’s eyes, this fable of oppression draws on one of Bangladesh’s real-life exploitative brothels as well as its revolutions
Revolut prepares to launch private bank as it woos wealthy
Europe’s largest fintech awarded licence to provide complex financial instruments to clients
US-China relations depend on Taiwan, Xi warns Trump
Chinese president tells US counterpart there are ‘no winners’ in trade war
AI desperately needs more adult supervision
The critical challenge is to build institutions that protect us from tech companies and the state
Palestinian president Abbas moves to tighten grip with role for son
Proposed elevation of Yasser Abbas to senior position comes despite pressure to reform father Mahmoud’s administration