Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel has said that it would be willing to delay a long-planned assault on Hamas’s last stronghold in the Gaza Strip if a deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages can…

One of the core demands over the past week by the pro-Palestinian student groups at Columbia University has been for the school to withdraw investment funds from what they describe as companies profiting from Israel’s military action in Gaza. Columbia’s endowment is worth $13.6 billion and is managed by a university-owned…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Automobiles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The head of Chrysler has warned that tampering with the US-Mexico trade agreement risked making pick-up trucks unaffordable for Americans, after a suggestion from Donald Trump that he could curtail imports across the…

Inflation remained stubbornly high last month, but it hasn’t stopped Americans from spending. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — a closely watched inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve — accelerated to 2.7% for the year ended in March, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. That…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Do you fancy becoming immortal? Me neither. Silicon Valley titans who lust after “escape velocity from death” leave me cold. But most of us would love to stay younger for longer —…

In its earliest days Buick had a reputation for engineering innovation and raw speed. Swiss-born race driver Louis Chevrolet made his name, in part, driving Buicks on race tracks around the country. In the 21st Century, though, Buick, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, has been a quiet spot…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The US economy grew less than expected for the first quarter of 2024, at an annualised rate of 1.6 per cent, but price pressures were more than expected.The growth figure from the…

European Union officials have raided the offices of a Chinese company as part of a probe into subsidies, exposing rising tensions between the bloc and one of its biggest trading partners. The European Commission said Tuesday that it carried out “unannounced inspections” at the premises of a company making and…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.KPMG has revoked job offers to some foreign graduates in the UK after the government tightened visa rules for overseas workers in an effort to cut record immigration. The Big Four firm,…

Shares in Chinese bubble tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao failed to pop during their market debut Tuesday, tumbling as much as 38% from their listing price. The company, also known as Chabaidao or ChaPanda, had priced its shares at $17.50 Hong Kong dollars ($2.23) apiece, but they plunged as low…