Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.US private equity group TPG is nearing a €7bn deal to acquire the German metering company Techem, in a takeover that would rank among the largest such transactions between buyout groups in…

If longshore workers at East and Gulf Coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the supplies of many popular products that flow over those docks. But not necessarily right away. Businesses have been nervously watching the 12:01 am Tuesday strike deadline approaching with…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel has launched a wave of air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, dramatically widening its offensive against Iranian-backed militants just two days after assassinating Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. The…

Chicago, America’s third-biggest city, is on the verge of losing its only intercity bus terminal, jeopardizing access for many low-income, elderly and minority travelers with few other transportation options. It’s part of a nationwide trend. Greyhound’s lease for its terminal in Chicago expires next month. Not only would that mean…

The blasts could be heard throughout Beirut, an earth-shaking thunder that rolled across the city on Friday evening. For Doctor Jihad Saadeh, director of Lebanon’s largest public hospital, it was the beginning of a sleepless night full of carnage. Saadeh’s private clinic was just a few hundred metres away from…

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Hoda Kotb, the co-host of NBC’s morning show, “Today,” is leaving her position early next year, she announced Thursday. Kotb, one of the most famous faces on NBC, has co-hosted the program with Savannah Guthrie since 2017, taking over from Matt Lauer, who was fired following allegations of inappropriate sexual…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.KKR’s top dealmakers landed in Denver on Wednesday for a presentation revealing the $1bn payout they had earned on the sale of an engineering firm. But the audience wasn’t the usual assortment…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Flutter expects to more than double its core profit by 2027, as the FanDuel and Paddy Power owner bets that most Americans will eventually engage in sports betting as more states liberalise…