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The Big Read. Modi and Netanyahu: the making of an unlikely alliance

The Big Read. Modi and Netanyahu: the making of an unlikely alliance

As Israel’s isolation deepens, ties with New Delhi are growing — from drones to statues

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Indian Politics & Policy

A football manager gives the G7 a pep talk

A football manager gives the G7 a pep talk

Lessons from one zero-sum competition for another

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Global Economy

What is the point of Berkshire Hathaway?

What is the point of Berkshire Hathaway?

It can be bold — or become an index fund

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc

The FT View. The risks of borrowing from China’s economic playbook

The FT View. The risks of borrowing from China’s economic playbook

Western governments must ensure industrial policy does not turn into unchecked state expansion

yesterday 5

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Chinese Economy

To avoid backlash, tech giants must share their AI wealth before it’s too late

To avoid backlash, tech giants must share their AI wealth before it’s too late

The US cannot wait for the worst job losses to hit before moving corporate and public policy in a pro-worker direction

yesterday 6

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Technology Sector

Tech’s private subsea cables are a threat to everyone else

Tech’s private subsea cables are a threat to everyone else

By building their own data highways, American hyperscalers are creating a national security risk for other countries

yesterday 2

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Digital Economy

Beijing fights back against a catkin fluff invasion

Beijing fights back against a catkin fluff invasion

The annual airborne seed attack has prompted military intervention

yesterday 1

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Beijing

Europe’s emissions trading system is not working for industry

Europe’s emissions trading system is not working for industry

The choice is between a climate strategy that strengthens economic security and one that hollows it out

yesterday 1

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European Manufacturing

How can we know if plants or fungi have really gone extinct?

How can we know if plants or fungi have really gone extinct?

AI is helping the Royal Botanic Gardens predict — and prevent — the demise of species

yesterday 7

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Science

The Big Read. Colombia signed a peace deal. Then cocaine production tripled

The Big Read. Colombia signed a peace deal. Then cocaine production tripled

Leftwing rebels have been replaced by gangsters selling ever more drugs to Europe and Asia

yesterday 9

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Americas Politics & Policy

We have to manage the AI revolution

We have to manage the AI revolution

There must be a global agreement on how the technology is controlled

yesterday 7

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Artificial Intelligence

The FT View. The White House’s capricious controls on Anthropic

The FT View. The White House’s capricious controls on Anthropic

An opaque approach to US policy risks hampering AI development

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Artificial Intelligence

The new German military question

The new German military question

France and other countries in Europe fear that Berlin is planning to go it alone

previous day 10

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Eu Defence

Lex. Bunzl can create enough excitement to rebut Elliott’s proposals

Lex. Bunzl can create enough excitement to rebut Elliott’s proposals

FTSE 100 group looks like a poor candidate for the activist treatment

previous day 4

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Uk Companies

If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it

If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it

Wargaming the EU-China conflict warns Europe against aggression towards an opponent with superior firepower

previous day 3

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Eu Economy

This time, Trump and Netanyahu have really fallen out

This time, Trump and Netanyahu have really fallen out

Rarely has a geopolitical roll of the dice gone so rapidly wrong as the Israeli PM’s

previous day 8

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Middle East War

The Big Read. The price of risk is falling in a more dangerous world

The Big Read. The price of risk is falling in a more dangerous world

Capital is pouring into insurance because of high returns and low volatility. But some professionals are worried about mispricing

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Insurance

The human brain is not a machine

The human brain is not a machine

This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents

previous day 10

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Artificial Intelligence

Platner and Starmer remind us that character matters in politics

Platner and Starmer remind us that character matters in politics

The UK premier has a litany of broken promises behind him, while the US Senate hopeful has shown dubious judgment

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Politics

The FT View. The least bad exit from Trump’s war of choice

The FT View. The least bad exit from Trump’s war of choice

To ensure deal succeeds, the US president must contain Israel’s prime minister

monday 10

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Middle East War

Cutting access to Anthropic’s Mythos is a gift to China

Cutting access to Anthropic’s Mythos is a gift to China

Washington’s suspension just strengthened Beijing’s pitch for its own competing AI models

monday 10

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Artificial Intelligence

Me and my exoskeletons: the rise of wearable robotics

Me and my exoskeletons: the rise of wearable robotics

Lighter and more affordable devices give users a battery-powered spring in their step

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Technology

Global imbalances need not lead to trade wars

Global imbalances need not lead to trade wars

The world’s benign arithmetic will turn malign if countries do not adjust

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Global Trade

A war without victors

A war without victors

Trump’s deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

monday 10

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Middle East War

The Big Read. Can Blue Origin escape the shadow of SpaceX?

The Big Read. Can Blue Origin escape the shadow of SpaceX?

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company is rebuilding just as its bigger rival reaps $75bn from a stratospheric IPO

monday 10

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Space Industry

Britain’s return to the EU is only a matter of time

Britain’s return to the EU is only a matter of time

There are no alternatives the people would favour. Increasingly, they know it

monday 10

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Brexit

The populist case for ending easy money now

The populist case for ending easy money now

Why Kevin Warsh’s first big act at the Fed should be a rate hike

monday 10

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Us inflation

Wes Streeting: This is what progressive capitalism should look like

Wes Streeting: This is what progressive capitalism should look like

Labour must be as focused on wealth creation as we are on wealth distribution

14.06.2026 10

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Labour Party Uk

‘Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question

‘Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question

By shifting work to the consumer, AI will usher in a self-service economy

14.06.2026 10

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Ai and jobs

The FT View. Kevin Warsh enters the arena

The FT View. Kevin Warsh enters the arena

The new Federal Reserve Chair will be judged on his integrity and ability

14.06.2026 10

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Us Economy

Trump’s many unhappy returns

Trump’s many unhappy returns

No kings. No The Rock. No gratitude.

14.06.2026 10

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Us politics & policy

The Big Read. AI is revolutionising the stock market

The Big Read. AI is revolutionising the stock market

Big Tech no longer prints money; it needs it. What will that mean when confidence dips?

13.06.2026 4

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Equities

How to speak Fifa

How to speak Fifa

A user’s guide to interpreting global football chief Gianni Infantino’s most inspirational thoughts

13.06.2026 10

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Fifa men's world cup

The consequences of online race hatred are playing out on Belfast’s streets

The consequences of online race hatred are playing out on Belfast’s streets

Malign social media automates division — I saw the effects in our city this week

13.06.2026 4

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Northern Ireland

How to tame the inflation python

How to tame the inflation python

A ‘wait and see’ monetary policy strategy risks repeating the mistakes made in 2008

13.06.2026 8

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Supply chains

Luke Miels, the quiet GSK boss making a $10.6bn bet on cancer

Luke Miels, the quiet GSK boss making a $10.6bn bet on cancer

The UK pharma group has announced its biggest biotech acquisition in more than 25 years

13.06.2026 10

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Person In The News

David Hockney and the FT

David Hockney and the FT

The British artist wrote several letters to the paper

12.06.2026 10

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David Hockney

The FT View. Football will eclipse politics at this World Cup

The FT View. Football will eclipse politics at this World Cup

Goals, talent and diversity are set to drown out controversy off the pitch

12.06.2026 10

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Sport

SpaceX’s IPO is a display of Musk’s autocratic power

SpaceX’s IPO is a display of Musk’s autocratic power

His unrivalled grip on the public imagination has transmuted into Wall Street gold

12.06.2026 10

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Us companies

Sooner or later, America is going to have to reckon with the debt

Sooner or later, America is going to have to reckon with the debt

There is a bigger political constituency for fiscal consolidation than many think

12.06.2026 10

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Us politics & policy

The Palantir controversy is a block on NHS progress

The Palantir controversy is a block on NHS progress

Better patient outcomes are at risk in the backlash against American tech

12.06.2026 20

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Health sector

Sanae Takaichi: Building resilience in a turbulent world

Sanae Takaichi: Building resilience in a turbulent world

To tackle the new challenges of today, it is essential to acquire new capabilities

12.06.2026 10

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Japan

The Big Read. The quantum computing revolution is closer than you think

The Big Read. The quantum computing revolution is closer than you think

Companies are betting on big implications for pharmaceuticals, financial services and crypto. But sceptics worry about hype

12.06.2026 10

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Technology sector

The great bond and equity conundrum

The great bond and equity conundrum

Financial logic has been stood on its head as yields buck decades-long trends

12.06.2026 10

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Equity valuation

The FT View. The Iran war is testing the limits of India’s economic resilience

The FT View. The Iran war is testing the limits of India’s economic resilience

Modi will need to combine emergency measures with reforms to help the country rebound

11.06.2026 10

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Indian economy

The unlikely alliance pushing an AI sovereign wealth fund

The unlikely alliance pushing an AI sovereign wealth fund

Even some of the tech labs seem to agree that society as a whole should benefit from advances

11.06.2026 10

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Artificial Intelligence

Why Europe should not choose to go it alone

Why Europe should not choose to go it alone

A secure future depends on a revitalised transatlantic alliance

11.06.2026 10

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Geopolitics

The rise of the pro-worker conservative is changing the US

The rise of the pro-worker conservative is changing the US

Republicans helping to strengthen labour law would once have seemed an outlandish prospect — no longer

11.06.2026 4

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Unions

The business model of white victimhood

The business model of white victimhood

Rage on the right and a narrative of disadvantage changing sides is rewarded by social media

11.06.2026 3

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Populism

Artificial chocolate will show what really shapes global trade

Artificial chocolate will show what really shapes global trade

Lab-grown cocoa is the latest synthetic commodity to challenge a natural product

11.06.2026 5

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Commodities