No clear winner in Israeli parliamentary election, exit polls suggest
Benjamin Netanyahu urges rivals to join Jewish coalition and shun Arab parties as neither bloc set for majority
SK Hynix profits soar amid roaring AI chip demand
South Korean group posts better than expected operating profit for third quarter and announces stock buybacks
In his first Budget, chancellor Healey promises cheaper gherkins
‘We’ve stockpiled cheap gherkins’
Letter: Ending the stand-off over Russia’s frozen central bank assets
From Hugo Dixon and Lee Buchheit
Letter: Tasty headline
From Johan Enegren, Stockholm, Sweden
Letter: International gas markets still have vulnerabilities
From Thijs Van de Graaf, Energy Fellow, Brussels Institute for Geopolitics; Associate Professor, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Letter: The secret to British power in the Napoleonic era
From Grahame Aldous KC, Author of ‘Prize Money in Nelson’s Navy’, London SW20, UK
Letter: Europe’s task is to own the next tech breakthrough
From Jano Costard, Head of Challenges at SPRIN-D, Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, Leipzig, Germany
Letter: Why ‘tax burden’ is such an unhelpful descriptor
From Michael Jacobs, Former Treasury adviser (2004-07), Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield, London NW1, UK
Letter: Let’s see Labour’s Energy Wealth Fund for what it is
From Paul McIntyre, London N19, UK
Letter: Amnesia is a good ploy for starting salary negotiations
From Gary Ransom, Yorba Linda, CA, US
Letter: FRC probe of Man City hardly inspires confidence
From Bernadette Young, Chief Executive, Indigo Governance, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, UK
Sizewell nuclear plant is ‘terrible deal’ for British taxpayers, MPs conclude
Parliamentary inquiry says consumers are carrying ‘extraordinary’ financial risk and footing most of the £40bn bill as private investors ‘cash in’
Healey puts UK energy reform at centre of his ‘do no harm’ Budget
Chancellor to pledge extra support for businesses, entrepreneurs and households during ‘difficult moment’
FT Crossword: Number 18,517
Healey to reverse cuts to cash Isa allowance
Chancellor will use Wednesday’s Budget to maintain tax-free limit at £20,000 a year, reversing plan by predecessor Rachel Reeves
UK aims to establish if Poundland owners are trying to force its collapse
Business secretary wants to know whether Gordon Brothers is unnecessarily seeking to push discount group into administration
FirstFT: Israeli exit polls show no clear winner in parliamentary election
Also in today’s newsletter: US and Russia discuss potential oil deals and law firm Weil prepares for possible wind-down
Washington to issue Flávio Bolsonaro US visa after election loss
Defeated rightwing presidential candidate is under investigation by Brazilian police over alleged corruption and money laundering
Transcript: How much is Anthropic really worth?
Robert Armstrong speaks to John Foley
Tech stocks gain as AI trade revives
Wall Street rises as tech industry reports third-quarter earnings
How much is Anthropic really worth?
Anthropic’s initial public offering is shaping up to be the largest ever.
Elite consulting firms raise starting salaries for first time since 2022
McKinsey, BCG and Bain have boosted offers for candidates as jobs market heats up
Israel election turnout highest in decades
First vote since October 7 2023 attack pits Netanyahu’s far-right coalition against opposition bloc in knife-edge contest