OpenAI investors question its valuation
A key UK government official says Britain’s leaders have shown a “corrosive complacency” towards defence, OpenAI’s $852bn valuation is under increasing scrutiny from its own backers and fixed-income t...
14 Apr 11min
Hungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán concedes, US President Donald Trump says America will launch a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed, and Wall Street banks ar...
13 Apr 12min
US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, sales of used electric vehicles are surging in the US, and the International Monetary Fund is warning that the war’s shocks will be felt ...
10 Apr 12min
The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire
The Middle East ceasefire is strained, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains how the uncertainty is hitting oil markets and Pakistan has become a mediator between the US and Iran. Plus, the data chief of the ...
9 Apr 11min
US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks
US President Donald Trump said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, hedge funds made record bets against European...
8 Apr 12min
China lends Cuba a helping hand
The US and Iran rejected each other’s peace proposals, EU officials are urging governments to avoid excessive support to offset surging energy prices, and the value of buyouts by private equity groups...
7 Apr 10min
Counting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown
In a special edition of the FT News Briefing, reporter Guy Chazan explains the cost of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. We hear from business owners and people affected by the polici...
6 Apr 12min
Swamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’
America’s tariff regime affected all aspects of life from the global economy to the day-to-day of average business owners. In this special episode, the FT’s US Economics Editor Claire Jones explains w...
4 Apr 11min
