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Hurricanes and natural disasters are devastating workers across America—Here’s how to managers can show up for employee

With climate change on the rise, employers need to figure out how to support employees after a natural disaster. Read ...

Pension super-pool: the slow race to build a UK sovereign wealth fund

Reeves’ Mansion House speech will push for faster integration of council retirement schemes

Butter thefts highlight cost of Russia’s war economy

Rampant inflation of staple food prices is linked to skyrocketing defence spending

Chinese markets fall as Beijing’s stimulus package disappoints investors

Hang Seng index down 2.1% after authorities unveil $1.4tn plan to restructure local government debt but no consumer support

The British government’s Trump dilemmas

Relations with both the US and EU are now called into question

Who’s who in the Musk ‘A-team’ vying to shape Trump 2.0

Billionaire likely to push for government roles for acolytes and allies to cut regulation and protect his businesses

Trump election victory deals blow to US clean energy industry

Developers of solar and battery recycling projects put plans on hold amid concern about policy and federal funding support

Consumer anger over high prices piles pressure on politicians

Post-Covid inflation spike leaves toxic legacy for governments across rich economies

Builders face ban on gas boilers in most new homes in England

Industry demands clear guidance and fixed timeframes as concerns over delays to heating reforms mount

The delicate task of granting the right to die

MPs will soon vote on whether the terminally ill can end their lives. The decision is fraught with logistical and ...

Is Chicago’s Don Wilson the smartest man in trading?

From cleaning up after Lehman Brothers to early bets on Bitcoin, DRW has become an industry colossus

Deutsche’s private bank fires 111 senior bankers in cost-cutting drive

Frankfurt-headquartered bank has imposed demanding targets on underperforming unit

Will Friedrich Merz get Germany to abandon its fiscal fetish?

Opposition leader in pole position to become chancellor will inherit controversial ‘debt brake’

America Inc and its new CEO

Has the US now become a distressed asset?

Millennials’ midlife crisis looks different from their parents’ sports cars and mistresses—it’s a ‘crisis of purpose and engagement’

81% of millennials say they can’t afford a midlife crisis, psych study shows. Read More

Trump reportedly warns Putin against escalating war in Ukraine and reminds him of U.S. military presence in Europe

Trump spoke with Putin from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, the Washington Post reported. Read More

Netanyahu says he’s talked to Trump 3 times since the election as Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza. Read More

The housing market’s affordability crisis gave Trump a big boost at the polls

An NBC News analysis of housing and voting data show that the counties where it’s most difficult to buy a ...

Trump allies coalesce behind Florida loyalist’s bid to lead Senate

Maga’s backing of Rick Scott aims to ensure that president-elect can push his agenda through Congress

Trump says Senate’s next leader must favor recess appointments

Senate Republicans are due to vote for their next leader in a secret ballot on Nov. 13 as Mitch McConnell ...

Hedge funds shorting Tesla just lost more than $5 billion

Since the Nov. 5 election, Tesla shares have gained close to 30%, representing well over $200 billion in additional market ...

COP29 begins in Baku, Biden visits Peru and Reeves makes first Mansion House speech

Plus, US reports inflation figures while Japan, the UK and the EU publish first estimates of third-quarter GDP

Netanyahu claims his office is target of ‘organised witch hunt’

Israeli PM says mounting scandals are designed to harm country’s leadership in middle of war

Taiwan considers big US defence purchases as overture to Trump

Taipei wants to show new administration it is serious about protecting itself against China

Economic impact of growing gig economy

Winner of the FT Schools/Discover Economics Young Economist of the Year award

HMRC to hand back £700mn to top UK companies after EU tax ruling

London Stock Exchange Group, Pearson and ITV stand to gain from European court decision

Bernie Sanders doubles down on scathing rebuke of Democrats abandoning working class after Nancy Pelosi says he ‘has not won’

“The Democrats need an explanation, and that explanation is corporate greed and the power of the billionaire class,” Sanders said. ...

Elon Musk backs call to ‘#EndTheFed’ after Jerome Powell says he won’t resign early

On Thursday, Powell was asked if he would resign if President-elect Donald Trump demanded it, and Powell simply replied “no.” Read ...

Foreign firms pull more money from China’s slowing economy

Should the decline continue for the rest of the year, it would be the first annual net outflow in FDI ...