Business
Warren Buffett slashes Apple stake as he boosts cash to new record
Berkshire’s stock selling spree extends for eighth quarter, with Buffett dumping $166bn over the period
UK bike-makers hope quality will steer them round market potholes
Niche manufacturers from Moulton to Atherton follow low-volume, high-price strategy amid wider industry crisis
The burrito king in coffee land: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s most important job is fixing the bad vibes
The former Chipotle leader has big staffing and operations challenges at the coffee company. Read More
Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative party leadership
Former business secretary takes 57 per cent of the vote to beat Robert Jenrick and become party’s first Black leader
ChatGPT releases a search engine, an opening salvo in a brewing war with Google for dominance of the AI-powered internet
For decades, Google had an ironclad grip on internet search. Now OpenAI, the startup synonymous with AI, senses an opening. ...
Disaster restoration company Belfor cleaned up after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina—and its billionaire CEO says it’s ‘ready’ for post-election civil war
“Of course, we would first hope nothing happens, but we are prepared to do whatever we’re called upon to do,” ...
Nvidia’s stock performance has been ‘staggering.’ But recent buyers of the stock are taking a far greater risk than they realize
A close look at the data suggests long-term investors who buy Nvidia stock at recent prices are unlikely to get ...
Trump victory bets and strong US economy power dollar gains
Greenback enjoys strongest month in two years ahead of presidential election
The French ‘whale’ who made massive pro-Trump bets is only doing it for the money and could win $80 million, report says
The trader told the Wall Street Journal he has no political agenda and that he thinks polls are understating Trump’s ...
Steve McQueen on his second world war epic ‘Blitz’: ‘I just wanted to tell the truth’
His blockbuster shows wartime London in a new light — and might be his most personal film yet
Henry Mance: Is homeswapping the answer to overtourism?
Home exchanges allow tourists to visit without squeezing locals out of the property market
Boris Johnson and the bestseller trick
His memoir may have hit the charts but things are not quite how they seem
Where should we place our faith?
At a time of deep uncertainty, we should anchor our confidence in the young people who represent the next generation
We will be living in Trumpland for decades
The protectionism that Trump brought back into fashion now has a momentum of its own
The Gazan teenagers defying war for competitive maths
Palestinian youngsters study on phones for Maths Olympiad and dream of attending MIT amid the ruins of shattered enclave
Tim Harford’s epic, 40-year Dungeons & Dragons odyssey
How the world’s most influential roleplaying game changed my life and millions of others’
Autumn Budget 2024: where will you feel the pinch?
FT reporters review this week’s £40bn tax-raising measures
Election anxiety and the problem with polarisation
In the US presidential campaign and beyond, politics is taking a heavy psychological toll. Can we raise the tone?
Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown
Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estates
You might be overdoing it on protein and not getting enough of another vital nutrient, dietitians say
If you’re eating enough during the day, you’re likely meeting or exceeding your protein needs, experts say. Read More
Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...
Don’t avoid the end-of-life talk with your aging parents. Here’s how to start the conversation
Expert advice on how to approach a difficult, but necessary topic. Read More
Keir Starmer: Reform is needed to make Britain a great place to do business
If we want the country to grow again, then we need to get it working and building again
Starmer vows tough reforms and seeks to calm markets
UK prime minister writes in FT that Labour government will not become addicted to tax and spend
Boeing marked up soap dispensers by 8,000% amid $1 million in overcharges for Air Force, audit says
The Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General said it reviewed the soap dispenser prices after getting a hotline tip. Boeing disputed the ...
Nvidia will replace Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average in historic changing of the guard in chip sector
The addition of Nvidia will take effect on Nov. 8, marking a historic moment for the industry, as rival Intel ...
Green levies on UK electricity bills set to climb by more than a fifth
Increase driven by rising costs of keeping power stations on stand-by for when renewables produce less
Israeli secret services make arrests in leak probe in PM’s office
Stories alleging what Hamas was planning in Gaza appeared in British and German newspapers, sparking the investigation
Exclusive: Jack Dorsey’s Block plans more layoffs just days after cuts at Tidal
The company behind CashApp, Square, and Tidal has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs over the last year. Read More
Tomasz Tunguz’s Theory Ventures has raised a $450 million second fund, filings say
Theory Ventures has raised $450 million for its second fund, according to securities filings viewed by Fortune. Read More
