How robotaxis will reshape the ride-hailing market
Technological advances have propelled self-driving cars from small-scale testing to rapid global expansion
Meet the do-it-all denim shirt
This style staple is the hardest-working hero in your wardrobe
The flowering ambition of Sean A Pritchard
A tiny garden in Somerset is feeding the designer’s floral empire
Welsh Labour is heading into a perfect storm
Leadership upheaval and dissatisfaction with Westminster are putting pressure on the party
My Tunis, by photographer Bachir Tayachi
The creative tours his hometown’s markets, coffee shops and rooftops
NatWest profits hit £2bn as bank benefits from slowing pace of rate cuts
UK lender expects to generate more than £17bn in income for the year
Man charged with attempted murder over stabbings in Golders Green
45-year-old Essa Suleiman charged after two Jewish men were attacked in north London on Wednesday
Tata’s owner faces forced listing after rule change and boardroom splits
India’s regulatory shift means conglomerate may struggle to avoid mandatory IPO for holding company
UK house price rise defies economic impact of Iran war
Unexpected increase in April supported by relative strength in household finances
FTAV’s further reading
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South East Water’s management should be sacked, MPs say
Shareholders in utility group should also ‘take share of blame’ for failures, says parliamentary report
US GDP: still ultimately about the consumer
Plus central bank hold ’em
Shares in Japanese toilet maker Toto soar on AI-related pivot
Investors cheer after company unveils plans to boost output of semiconductor components
‘Keep your smartphone close’: Japan puts yen market on alert for golden week action
Sensitivity to the weak currency has risen since the eruption of war in the Middle East
Unemployment really sucks, exhibit MCXXVII
Unsurprising but moderately interesting news
Transcript: The Fed holds steady
Katie Martin talks to Robert Armstrong
FirstFT: Israel rushed laser system to UAE to counter Iran missiles
Also in today’s newsletter: UK terror threat level raised and the quest for Earth 2.0
Transcript: How will falling fertility rates hurt the economy? With Melissa Kearney
Soumaya Keynes speaks to Melissa Kearney
Todd Boehly’s insurance empire
The billionaire investor’s insurer is the biggest user of an unusual investment structure being targeted by US regulators
Trump vs Kimmel: inside Disney chief Josh D’Amaro’s baptism of fire
Studio’s boss has run into free speech crisis just weeks into his job
WPP boss faces pay battle after opposition from proxy shareholder groups
Investors told to vote against proposed £11mn pay deal for chief executive Cindy Rose next week
TK Elevator sale shows private equity’s elevator pitch still works
The only way is up for Cinven and Advent after their deal with Finnish lift maker Kone
Transcript: War, inflation and how central banks are handling it all
Marc Filippino talks to Sam Fleming, Kieran Smith and Victoria Craig
Greens to pledge £15 minimum wage in employment rights’ push
Insurgent party seeks to court voters and trade unions with promises on pay and secondary picketing