Business
Goodbye to the good guy
Donald Trump is the first US president to voice a pessimistic worldview
European stocks outpace Wall Street since Trump took office
Surprise outperformance driven by lack of day-one tariffs on EU and prospect of end to Ukraine war
Vitamin D may improve your energy levels. Here’s how much you need each day
Here’s what to know about vitamin D benefits and risks, particularly when it comes to ending fatigue. Read More
IRS plans to lay off 7,000 recently hired workers starting immediately
The layoffs affect probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely include workers ...
In Trump’s first term, his orders often went ignored—not this time
“We’ve never had a president come into office with such a deep desire for revenge,” said Timothy Naftali, a Columbia ...
Bucking the ‘retail apocalypse,’ Dollar Tree and Five Below snatched up nearly 150 defunct Party City stores in auctions this month
The party supply store auctioned off 250 locations this month as part of its ongoing bankruptcy process. Read More
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
It was not immediately clear which parts of the Pentagon’s spending on diversity and equity programs, or its spending to ...
Trump says he might buy used planes to serve as Air Force One as Boeing delays turning out 2 presidential jets
Speaking to reporters aboard one of the two nearly 35-year-old Boeing 747-200 aircraft in current use, Trump said, “We’re looking ...
How do you survive a plane crash? It helps to have skilled crew, strong seats and detachable wings
Aviation experts said it was not surprising that all 76 passengers and four crew walked away from the Delta Airlines flip in ...
Hamas hands over remains of four Israeli hostages including infant
Exchange under shaky ceasefire deal includes three deceased members of Bibas family
One tech company has a simple plan to lure employees back to the office: Give them $10,000 raises
Amid the RTO wars, Cameo’s CEO wants the office to induce FOMO. Read More
White House will celebrate Black History Month even as some government agencies skip it on Trump’s anti-DEI order
On Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced his department “will no longer ...
Lloyds sets aside another £700mn after car finance probe
UK bank had already booked a £450mn provision last year
Kentucky Fried Chicken now technically Texas fried chicken after moving south to a state with lower taxes
It’s the second time the company moved its headquarters out of Kentucky. Read More
Paying off debt with debt: How a balance transfer will save me over $1,000
Running the numbers showed that a balance transfer card was right for me, but that’s not the case for everyone. ...
Grab points to potential of ‘undertapped’ Southeast Asia market—but a disappointing forecast sends shares plunging over 10%
CEO Anthony Tan said Grab is currently serving just one out of 20 people in Southeast Asia despite hitting an ...
Orcel says Ukraine breakthrough could unlock sale of UniCredit’s Russia unit
Italian lender is one of the few large western banks still remaining in the country
Londoners are paying $12 for the chance to switch off their phones and ‘connect with the real world’
Since the “Offline Club” launched at the end of October, more than 2,000 people have taken part. Read More
Luxury homebuilder says more than 70% of business is from wealthy move-ups and empty nesters with years of home price appreciation. The rest are rich millennials
“Demand for our homes continues to be supported by our affluent customer base,” Toll Brothers chief executive and chairman Douglas ...
Politico’s owner praises JD Vance for ‘inspiring message’
Mathias Döpfner says many Europeans had ‘intentionally misunderstood’ the US vice-president’s speech that caused widespread horror
British Business Bank told to refocus lending on priority sectors
Ministers want financial firepower targeted at areas highlighted in industrial strategy
Trump’s freewheeling disruption could extend to the dollar
The president’s conviction that US currency strength gives trading partners an unfair advantage is well known
Do not let Great British Railways crush competition
Labour will damage growth and innovation by curbing independent regulation of the rail network
Russia’s executions of Ukrainian prisoners point to systematic policy
FT documentary investigates rise in cases of Russian soldiers executing Ukrainian POWs
Microsoft claims practical quantum computing could be ready in ‘years rather than decades’ with new computer chip
“We took a fresh approach and basically reinvented how quantum computers could work,” said Chetan Nayak, a senior scientist at ...
Trump says new China trade deal ‘possible’ despite tensions
“The relationship I have with President Xi is, I would say, a great one,” President Donald Trump told reporters on ...
The 45 companies on the MAGA anti-DEI hit list
From Amazon.com to Yum! Brands, companies with a combined market value of almost $10 trillion have been attacked for their ...
Trump offers mixed praise on Elon Musk — ‘seriously high IQ individual’ who has his faults
The president and the Tesla CEO weren’t always friends. Read More
Trump executive order aims to seize control from independent watchdogs — SEC, FTC, and FCC
The move generated criticism that it could ultimately lead to abuses by the Trump administration. Read More
After Trump claimed millions of dead people were getting social security checks, Trump’s pick to lead the agency disputes the statement
“The reported data are people in our records with a Social Security number who do not have a date of ...
