Activist investors give Japan a wake-up call
The UK’s financial watchdog has failed to remove illegal crypto adverts, and in Japan, shareholder activists are waking companies up from decades of slumber. Plus, the number of active US venture capi...
2 Jan 202512min
Biden’s departing gift to Ukraine
US stocks dropped for the second straight trading session, the Biden administration said it will unleash almost $6bn in additional aid to Ukraine, and South Korea plans to inspect all B737-800 Boeing ...
31 Dec 202412min
Should banks foot the bill for cyber scams?
Defaults on US credit card loans have hit the highest level since the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and as payment fraud rises, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer loss...
30 Dec 202411min
Swamp Notes: Listener mailbag, the election and 2025
Are the Democrats doomed? Which world leaders are happiest to see Trump back in the White House? And why are investors flooding into American stocks? The FT’s US managing editor Peter Spiegel and glob...
21 Dec 202414min
Why Microsoft needs nuclear energy
A number of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds are outpacing their rivals, the Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75 per cent, and Microsoft has partnered with a utility company to restart a co...
20 Dec 202410min
What 2024 taught central bankers
The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter-point but signals a slower pace of easing, and we look back at what central banks learned in 2024. The US Supreme Court says it will hear TikTok’s ...
19 Dec 202410min
Javier Milei scores Argentina economy win
Argentina emerged from a severe recession in the third quarter, Microsoft buys twice as many of Nvidia’s chips as any of its largest rivals, KPMG narrows the gap with the other Big Four firms, and Hua...
18 Dec 20249min
AI investors look beyond chips
Japan’s SoftBank unveils $100bn US investment plans, fervour around Nvidia cools as investors look to AI’s next winners, and Europe launches its most ambitious space programme in a decade. Plus, in Sy...
17 Dec 202411min
