June 2025

Business deployment of artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point. UBS is deploying virtual research analysts to brief staff on market trends. The chief executive of Anthropic is warning that AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs in one to five years, with major lay-offs by companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Google and…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg said he was working with the Trump administration to ensure the company was not “an unintended consequence” of the trade war with China, suggesting countries buy more of its planes…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Canada’s steel industry warned of “catastrophic” job losses, factory slowdowns and supply chain disruption after US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on imports to 50 per cent. Trump’s latest tariff move sparked anger across the…

Iran has been seeking to bolster its air defences as the military prepares for the possibility of an Israeli or US strike against Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure if negotiations over its enrichment programme break down. Many of Iran’s most-advanced surface-to-air missiles and radars — including its long-range Russian-made S-300 systems — were destroyed or damaged by…

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The close relationship between US government bond yields and the dollar has broken down as investors cool on American assets in response to President Donald Trump’s volatile policymaking. Government borrowing costs and the value of…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the early days of my obsession with eBay, a comically aggressive message was often added to the description of items offered for sale: no timewasters please. What’s that all about? I said to myself….

The hacking group that pierced the online defences of UK retailer Marks and Spencer has spent months this year laying digital traps designed to trick employees at the world’s biggest brands into giving up their passwords. Scattered Spider — which cyber security experts describe as a criminal gang of male trash-talking, English-speaking fraudsters — was…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poles vote in a cliffhanger presidential election on Sunday that will determine whether Warsaw remains a staunch EU and Ukraine ally or if President Donald Trump’s Maga movement secures a rare victory outside the US….