Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison has said it plans to bring on a “major” Chinese investor for a consortium backed by US asset manager BlackRock as the company seeks Beijing’s approval for a ...

The EU’s General Safety Regulation for new vehicles, in force since July 2024, is expected to save thousands of lives over the years to come. Brussels must defend it in all trade negotiations — and ...

Edward Luce remarked that “the Vatican is no trading entity”. While modest in scale, its trading activity is evidently material enough for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to ...

The editorial “Trump’s overdue pivot on Ukraine” ( FT View, July 21) captures the excitement in Europe at the opportunity to leverage President Donald Trump’s apparent shift towards supplying Ukraine ...

Simon Kuper struck a chord in his thoughtful piece “AI is reinforcing the dominance of English in the workplace” ( Work & Careers, July 21). As a Londoner, who studied French and German, I fully agree ...

From Mu Sochua, President of the Khmer Movement for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize nominee now in exile, Providence, RI, US ...

There is, indeed, an alpha opportunity in such instances, but not necessarily a pure arbitrage. These trades are better suited to active, institutional, long-only investors who can integrate them into ...

Reading Pilita Clark’s Business Life column (“A fresh phone hell in the office”, July 21) reminded me of the training film I was shown when I started work in the 1970s. Filmed I suspect many years ...

Re Sarah O’Connor’s discovery that she is not machine readable (“Why does the internet hate my apostrophe?”, Opinion, July 22), apostrophes are not the only problem. Computers love standardisation and ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Taiwanese voters reject attempt to recall KMT lawmakers, and China proposes global body to govern AI ...

Under the framework deal struck by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Trump at his Turnberry golf resort ...

Deal announced after talks between Donald Trump with European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland ...