FirstFT: Iran and US agree Hormuz deal
Also in today’s newsletter: Ukraine’s drone campaign and BBC job cuts
Transcript: US, Iran agree ceasefire deal as Trump heads to G7 summit
Victoria Craig speaks to Leila Abboud and Eric Platt
Europe’s Climate Leaders 2026: interactive listing
Annual list highlights companies making progress on cutting carbon emissions*
Europe’s Climate Leaders
EU climate policy rollback highlights challenge of green transition, with early movers facing uncertainty. Plus: AI promises efficiency gains, but at a cost; and the annual FT-Statista list of companies making progress in cutting carbon emissions
Australian pharmacy group pulls out of $10bn talks to buy Boots
Sigma Healthcare says deal for UK retailer would not meet its strategic objectives
The best of TV and streaming this week
Chaotic age-gap comedy ‘Alice and Steve’, maddening documentary ‘Brexit: A Very British Civil War’ and more. Reviews by Rebecca Nicholson
Ukrainian drone campaign chokes Moscow’s lifeline to Crimea
Fuel shortages are plaguing Russian-occupied peninsula that is ‘very easy to capture and very hard to keep’
Milanese magic: how UniCredit won support for its lowball Commerzbank bid
Tender offer tactics used by investment banker Andrea Orcel deliver latest twist in 21-month takeover battle
Anxieties over inflation risk mount ahead of Bank of England rate-setting decision
Central bank likely to keep interest rate at 3.75% despite demands for immediate increase
The inescapable return of an old financial framework
Understanding both the ‘sources and uses’ of investible capital will become paramount as competition for funds rises
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album proves pop can still surprise
Drawing on post-punk and new wave, ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ is a tightly executed tale of heartbreak
BBC news teams to lose hundreds of jobs in radical downsizing
Cuts likely to affect specific radio shows as part of corporation plans to reduce costs
Lessons from Ireland’s Revolut revolution
The fintech’s model is proving more suitable for international scaling than the often outdated systems of legacy rivals
SFR’s €20bn break-up can win watchdog approval, says Bouygues
Lead bidder for French telecoms operator hopes EU’s competitive drive will offset regulatory concerns about merger
Legal AI start-up Legora to double headcount
Company with $5.6bn valuation has seen 900% more website visits since its Jude Law-fronted campaign
Britain’s return to the EU is only a matter of time
There are no alternatives the people would favour. Increasingly, they know it
Asian stocks soar with ‘risk on’ rally after US-Iran peace deal
Investor euphoria following Friday’s record SpaceX IPO helps propel Japanese and Korean markets
Can Blue Origin escape the shadow of SpaceX?
Jeff Bezos’s rocket company is rebuilding just as its bigger rival reaps $75bn from a stratospheric IPO
The populist case for ending easy money now
Why Kevin Warsh’s first big act at the Fed should be a rate hike
eToro exploring acquisitions amid push into traditional banking services
Digital trading platform could apply for banking licence
Call for entries: UK’s leading management consultants 2027
Clients and peers are invited to rate advisory firms on their expertise
The winners of Brexit
Even in a decade marked by economic damage, some players have thrived from the disruption
James Perse made the perfect T-shirt. Now he’s selling the lifestyle to match
From Chelsea boots to dog beds, the designer’s got you covered
‘Time kills a deal’ more than ever in a slow housing market
In prime London, the ratio of homes under offer to fall-throughs has not been this high since the 2008 financial crisis. Imminent conveyancing reform needs to be radical