CEO: SoftBank is a golden-egg-laying goose

It's fun — plus maybe a sign of rising animal spirits during a bubbly moment.

A new wave of $5mn-a-condo cruise ships hopes to turn the tide

Residential liner The World launched almost 25 years ago. After decades of development, no ultra-luxe vessel hoping to emulate its success has made it to the water — yet

The new place to advertise your celeb-filled Series A funding round is ... a NYC bodega?

There's a Coachella-like ad in NYC for the Series A round raised by Phoebe Gates' startup, Phia. It's a wall of celeb-investor names.

Anthropic salary data reveals technical staff can make over $1 million

See how much Anthropic pays in 2026, with some members of technical staff earning over $1 million. Salary data shows pay ranges across 80 roles.

Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive

Restructuring would remove close to one in six workers and rank among biggest corporate lay-offs of all time

The AI price shock is here: Apple, Microsoft hike prices

AI is driving up the price of working and playing.

The leadership change in US stocks

A market seeking direction

How Rheinmetall gambled on Germany’s doomed warship project

Arms company’s €15bn frigate blow tests faith among investors

The shrinking arguments for degrowth

Economic growth isn’t everything for everyone, but it turns out it’s pretty close

Jamie Dimon upends succession race at JPMorgan again

Longtime lieutenant Marianne Lake recently informed she was no longer a CEO contender as new top deputies are named

How AI is powering new law firm structures

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Micron Shares Jump as Blockbuster Results Spark Wall Street Tech Shake-up

Apple’s stock slides after company unveils price rises linked to ‘unprecedented’ cost of memory chips