Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What will the Democrats do next?
Americans roundly rejected the Republican Party under President Donald Trump at the ballot box, giving the Democratic Party control of both...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
News & Politics
FT News Briefing
A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.
Episodes
20 of 2,266 episodes
Why investors soured on the Democrats
US tech stocks plunged over worries that the blue wave could slow down the AI boom, and the FT’s Joe Miller explains what stance a Democrati...
How will the Democrats’ sweep shape policy and markets?
Washington will have trouble getting things done with a gridlocked government after this week’s midterm elections, but it’s hard to tell whe...
The Democrats’ moment of truth
The Democrats score massive wins in the US midterm elections, bond investors are feeling optimistic about the make-up of the next Congress,...
Judgement day for Trump’s Republican Party
US voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide which party controls Congress and the FT’s James Politi breaks down the key Senate races to wa...
The Gulf braces for new strikes against Iran
A Democratic-controlled Congress may struggle to ease cost of living pressures and Middle East diplomats warn that renewed conflict between...
Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s the risk of political violence?
As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will...
Alphabet’s brutal day on the stock market
Alphabet’s share price fell just over 12 percent on Thursday, and UK startup Nscale is banking on a troubled US data centre project to under...
The winners and losers in the UK Budget
Chancellor John Healey has targeted banks, savers and property owners in his Autumn Budget, Benjamin Netanyahu holds the lead in Israel’s el...
What a local ceasefire means for the Russia-Ukraine war
Washington and Moscow are discussing a potential return by American companies to the Russian oil market as a localised ceasefire begins in t...
Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing
Anthropic has unveiled its long-awaited listing prospectus, Israelis have begun voting in an election that many regard as the most important...
Update: Lula pulls off election win in Brazil
The leftwinger’s victory comes after a loss in the first election round. Meanwhile, US voters are worried about corruption under the Trump a...
Serbia’s strongman leader voted out
Serbia’s former president Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday. Meanwhile, US voters are worri...
The Bethlehem Project: Voters feel anxious and uncertain as US midterms near
The FT sat down with more than a dozen voters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ahead of next week’s midterm elections. The roundtable discussion...
Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world?
As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean...
US prepared for protracted stalemate with Iran
Global stocks sold off as AI spending fears flare up, Brazilians will vote this weekend in a close presidential race, and the US is prepared...
Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge SpaceX and Tesla
Meta plans to create a new class of non-voting shares, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive and co-owner of Germany’s Axel Springer, has sought...
Israel pushes to restart strikes against Iran
The leaders of Ukraine, Finland and Norway hailed progress in talks in Oslo on Tuesday, SpaceX and Tesla are studying a merger, and Israeli...
Can Big Tech calm investors' AI jitters?
Protests across Europe over the high cost of living have turned increasingly disruptive, investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to...
French government in crisis mode after a weekend of riots
France is reeling after "unprecedented" violent riots, America’s debt-laden $10tn AI infrastructure boom is a reckoning for the data centre...