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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Julius Baer chief executive Philipp Rickenbacher said Switzerland’s second-biggest wealth manager would review its private debt business in the wake of the crisis engulfing Austrian property group Signa. According to people familiar with the matter,

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Dating shows are all over TV but have never quite taken off in audio, despite numerous attempts. In the fascinating but shortlived It’s Nice to Hear You, created during the 2020 pandemic, we listened in to

Efforts to extend a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas depend on the militant group locating dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza by civilians and gangs, Qatar’s prime minister has said. A four-day pause in the war brokered by the Gulf state which began on Friday is due to end after Monday.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party, will next week tell Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis he will not stand in the way of a mooted loan deal involving part of the Parthenon sculptures

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During Art Basel Miami Beach, the city is transformed into a hotbed for art deals and debates. Art Basel’s Conversations programme this year brings together 30 cultural experts to discuss topics from international art markets

Not even Red Bull’s Max Verstappen could stay angry at Las Vegas for too long. As the three-time Formula One world champion crossed the finish line, he sang along to “Viva, Las Vegas” as the song played on his car radio. Wearing an Elvis Presley-inspired race suit, Verstappen’s victory in the first F1 Grand Prix

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of new tax cuts, benefits and savings measures in his Autumn Statement. But what does it mean for your money? Will you be better or worse off? The

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning Good morning. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ministers have frozen alcohol duty until next summer in a bid to encourage patrons to spend in Britain’s pubs, which have been facing closures because of rising costs. Rates on alcohol duty on beer, cider,

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Investors are pouring cash into US corporate bond funds at the fastest pace in more than three years, signalling a growing appetite for risky assets as markets call the peak in interest rates. More than

The Rishi Sunak government’s Rwanda refugee policy was always more performative than practical (“Forced repatriation fears sink PM’s plans”, Report, November 16). It was designed to make it look like the government were being tough on the boats problem. In its ruling last week, the Supreme Court simply looked behind the performative curtain to see

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US chipmaker Broadcom will complete its acquisition of cloud software company VMware on Wednesday, the two companies announced after China approved the $69bn deal. Beijing approved the merger with some “restrictive conditions”, according to a

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. November is the perfect month for end-of-year book lists — October feels too early, and by December, you’re cannoning into the roundups of What To Read Next Year. Given that we have just five weeks

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI has offered to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator under a deal to repay the debt owed by the Barclay family to Lloyds Banking Group. RedBird IMI, the investment group

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An unexpected surge in public support for the Dutch far-right could pave the way for veteran anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders to play a pivotal role in the formation of the next government after parliamentary elections

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BT is in talks to buy smartphone reseller musicMagpie, sending the Aim-traded company’s shares up more than 30 per cent on Monday morning after two years of sinking performance. The discussions come after EE, the

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Refiner’s Fire: The Academy of Ancient Music and the Historical Performance Revolution by Richard Bratby (Elliott and Thompson) Born in the heat of the period performance revolution, UK ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music is

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The picture in one’s mind of Erik Satie towards the end of his life is probably as vivid as his music. Making his way to his modest digs in the outskirts of Paris, there is