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Trump’s return to war with Iran offers no clear path to victory
Gamble on resuming hostilities raises prospect that conflict will overshadow president’s second term

Oil hits $85 as battle for Strait of Hormuz alarms energy markets
Stocks and bonds hit by higher oil price as fears rise over renewed inflation shock

Global stocks fall as Asian memory chipmakers hammered
Oil jumps as US-Iran hostilities escalate and investors go into ‘risk-off’ mode

US launches more strikes on Iran as ceasefire teeters
Fighting escalates as Trump insists Strait of Hormuz remains open while Tehran says it is closed

Jane Fraser’s ruthless remake of Citigroup
The bank has sold assets, cut jobs and made controversial new hires while cultivating a closer relationship with…

Deutsche Bank and UniCredit sue Linde over Russia sanctions losses
Test case will determine whether lenders can recover hundreds of millions of euros seized by courts

Dimon pressed over whether he lobbied UK government on Epstein’s advice
US Senator Elizabeth Warren demands JPMorgan boss explain any links with paedophile over proposed tax on bankers’…

Companies turn to Chinese AI models to cut costs
DoorDash, Siemens and Airbnb are among those seeking to curb ballooning bills and reduce reliance on US technology

AI is not enough to arrest China’s decline
There are other, more powerful forces weighing on the country’s economy

Wall Street feasts on fees from SpaceX IPO and mega-mergers
Top US banks benefit from revival of large deals as AI optimism and strong consumer fuel market rally

‘Trump accounts’ and how to spread America’s wealth
Political stability in the US requires it — the question is, pre-distribution or redistribution?
Nippon Paint offers €7.5bn for AkzoNobel unit in attempt to gatecrash rival deal

Traders braced for won volatility after blockbuster SK Hynix listing
South Korean chipmaker set to repatriate more than $26bn from share sale over the next month

US senator Lindsey Graham dies aged 71
South Carolina politician was one of the most influential and hawkish Republicans

US strikes again after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed
IRGC hits commercial ship transiting through waterway, with Centcom saying a crew member was missing from vessel

Trump says US has agreed to continue talks with Iran
President calls on Tehran to declare they will stop any attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

Apple sues OpenAI alleging theft of top-secret information
Lawsuit marks collapse of relationship between two of the biggest names in Silicon Valley

European heatwave damps sales growth at clothing retailer Uniqlo
Hot weather forces some stores to close temporarily

China’s factory gate prices jump as Iran ceasefire hangs in balance
Producer price index rises for fourth straight month as Strait of Hormuz closure roils supply chains

US carries out second day of strikes against Iran
Donald Trump claims Iran ‘called’ to negotiate but casts doubt on the prospects of a deal

The great AI data centre cover-up
Tech companies need to come clean about the mounting environmental fallout of their race to build more hubs
Trump ‘completely committed’ to Nato, Rutte says

US launches new wave of Iran strikes after attacks on tankers
Trump administration also revokes licence allowing Islamic republic’s oil sales, sending crude prices higher

S&P Dow Jones joins chorus of warnings on Indonesia downgrade
Index provider puts south-east Asian market on watchlist for reclassification, citing issues with shareholding…

Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 30-year high on debt fears
Worries over long-term spending plans help push bond yields to highest since 1996

Trump signals reversal of Turkey F-35 ban
US president strikes friendlier tone with Turkish counterpart than Nato allies

Nato backs Ukraine’s push to hit Russia harder, says Finnish president
Alexander Stubb tells FT that long-range drone strikes have changed US views on the war and put Kyiv in ‘best’…

Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate
Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades

Returning to pre-Trumpian politics won’t save America
The opening of the Obama presidential library set off a wave of nostalgia for an era that is not coming back

How Bending Spoons built a $23bn tech empire from struggling brands
Nasdaq listing caps more than a decade of deals that transformed an Italian start-up into a global internet company

Storms force evacuation of July 4 celebrations in Washington
Trump to speak at Lincoln Memorial as extreme heat and thunderstorms disrupt 250th anniversary events

Trump to kick off independence celebrations as heatwave grips US
President will speak at Mount Rushmore under a storm warning as high temperatures threaten 250th anniversary events

Trump will never back a US AI regulator, says outgoing tech adviser
Sriram Krishnan tells the FT the president is against government intervention as AI backlash grows

Investing in an age of lawlessness
Copying the investments made by Trump and other political elites is one potential tactic but it carries risks

World Cup goals spree by star players proves costly for gambling companies
Performance of top strikers and victories for popular teams have cost DraftKings as much as $50mn

Anthropic moves to close loopholes that allow Chinese access to Claude
Engineers are still finding ways to use AI models despite stringent restrictions

Exxon’s comeback
Darren Woods has become the most powerful oil industry chief executive for a generation by testing the limits of…

Albania’s flamingos meet the Trump family bulldozers
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump plan a luxury residential complex that locals say will threaten a natural reserve

Iran readies mega-funeral for slain supreme leader
Six-day ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei anticipated to be largest of its kind and provide clues of regime’s strength

Gymshark founder in talks to buy back stake from General Atlantic
34-year-old Ben Francis is seeking to cement his control over fitness brand after a rocky period for the business

Surging Wall Street profit forecasts fuel fears of ‘earnings bubble’
Analysts’ expectations for S&P 500 earnings are rising at fastest rate since the rebound from Covid pandemic

Russia unleashes huge bombardment of Kyiv
Attack of 74 missiles and nearly 500 drones follows Zelenskyy’s warning that Moscow is preparing ‘massive strike’

Trump made up to $1.4bn in stock purchases in 2025
FT analysis shows US president declared more than 22,000 share transactions last year

Eurozone inflation falls more than expected to 2.8% in June
Price growth remains above central bank’s target for fourth month

White House lifts ban on Anthropic models
US government move allows AI start-up to re-release Mythos and Fable models

EY employee charged with accessing Australian prime minister’s bank details
Treasurer Jim Chalmers describes situation as ‘incredibly concerning’

Heavy corporate AI spenders add staff faster than peers
Study of 22,000 US companies challenges fears that generative AI will trigger broad job losses

Elliott’s acolytes: how Paul Singer’s hedge fund became a spinout factory
The vaunted investor has spawned a small army of new firms mirroring Julian Robertson’s ‘Tiger cubs’

What would multilateral ‘AI arms control’ look like?
Given the competition, it’s debatable whether a US-China safety deal is even possible
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