FTAV’s further reading
America; stablecoins; trillionaires; Bessent; Kayne West; boredom; television
Trying to change our minds about gold
It’s not easy to rationalise the rally
School geography class: The cost of America’s nuclear revival
Energy supply
EU set to clinch long hoped-for trade deal with India
Also this newsletter: Should laggard financial reform capitals be punished?
Snowstorm knocks out power and grounds US and Canadian flights
More than half a million people remain without electricity, with Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana hardest hit
FirstFT: Big Tech debt spree raises AI risk fears in US bond market
Also in today’s newsletter: Ukraine security guarantees and EU-India trade
The ECB will hold until it is pushed away from its ‘good place’
Read the central bank’s January forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
Business School Sustainable Education
Can a social enterprise tackling child malnutrition balance purpose and profit as it expands? See the latest of our series of business-school-style teaching case studies on sustainability. Read selected FT articles and see how you would address similar challenges
UK politicians call for competition review of Netflix bid for Warner Bros
Watchdog has come under government pressure to be less interventionist and to support growth
Private capital’s consolidation fever
CVC is buying Marathon in the latest tie-up of private capital groups
Transcript: US and Japan flirt with joint currency intervention
Sonja Hutson talks to Ian Smith and Michelle Chan
Private credit firms sell debt to themselves at record rate
Private lenders struck continuation deals worth $15bn last year to generate cash amid deal drought
Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Leaders don’t need to write every word themselves, but they do need to make sure it clearly represents their vision
UK launches £20mn fund for military tech start-ups
Defence secretary John Healey wants to help small and mid-sized defence companies win government contracts
Government plans to tighten scrutiny of Chinese influence in UK
Sir Keir Starmer seeks to bolster registration scheme while still deepening Sino-British relations
Europe is finally waking up to the Trump threat
Across the political spectrum, politicians are uniting in the face of an ally’s betrayal
What does it take to complete a Mahler cycle? Vladimir Jurowski has the answer
The Russian conductor achieved the feat with the London Philharmonic last weekend — and can trace a musical line back to the composer himself
Next’s coming challenge is life after Simon Wolfson
The UK clothing and furniture chain keeps outperforming rivals but its veteran chief executive must one day leave
KPMG partners jostle for top UK job as boss seeks elevation to global role
Executives discussing succession as British chief Jon Holt vies to lead Big Four firm’s global operations
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory
Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks
Israel hosts antisemitism conference with European far-right parties
Netanyahu’s government invites members of groups including France’s Rassemblement National and the Sweden Democrats
Israel to seek new security deal from US, official says
Billions of dollars at stake as Israeli military looks to wean off aid from Washington
Big Tech’s borrowing spree raises fears of AI risks in US bond market
So-called hyperscalers set to dominate US investment-grade corporate credit
Football regulator vows to look ‘very closely’ at debt-funded takeovers
Watchdog is seeking financial information from clubs for its first ‘state of the game’ report, due next year