The US is in the middle of college graduation season, which has forced administrators at several elite universities to grapple with whether they should leave pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses in place, clear the protesters out — or cancel commencement ceremonies entirely.It has also renewed a parallel debate over why,…

Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant’s retail employees to unionize, made history again by voting late Saturday in favor of authorizing a strike. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the union representing the workers, said in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel has fought fresh battles with Hamas in northern Gaza and ordered tens of thousands more people to flee Rafah as it expands its assault on the densely populated southern city despite…

McDonald’s and other fast food chains are charging more. So much so that you may want to consider going for a slightly slower burger. Or at least, that’s what Applebee’s wants you to think about. “You can get our burger for $9.99,” John Peyton, CEO of Applebee’s parent company Dine…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Russian forces have launched an attack on Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region as Moscow aims to take advantage of its superior weaponry and manpower before the arrival of more US military aid.Kyiv’s…

The good news is your child got into college and is preparing to enroll this fall. The bad news is that you’ve just learned the aid package your child’s school is offering is much smaller than you’d hoped. That means your share of the total cost of college may be…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has put his former defence chief and outspoken Russia critic in charge of the interior ministry amid heightened concerns about Moscow-backed spying. Announcing his first government reshuffle since…

The first test subject for Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip implant startup, has developed a problem just a few weeks after it was inserted. In a blog post, the company revealed that a number of the chip’s connective threads retracted from the subject Noland Arbaugh’s brain, which hindered the implant’s…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Bank of England signalled it would cut rates this summer if inflation stays low, even as it kept borrowing costs at a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent.Andrew Bailey, governor,…

Tesla will shut its factory near Berlin to all employees Friday when protesters are expected to gather outside its gates to protest against a planned expansion. A stoppage of the plant’s production lines this Friday was announced back in January, CNN affiliate RTL reported late Tuesday, quoting a Tesla (TSLA)…