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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The interest rate, real and nominal, on long-term safe assets is perhaps the most important price in a capitalist economy. It tells one about confidence in governments and the economy. In recent years, these prices…
<!–> There was nothing that could stop Saquon Barkley in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, some might argue that he’s tempting fate as he enters Year Two in Philadelphia. Barkley was announced as the cover athlete for “Madden NFL 26” on Monday, with his memorable reverse hurdle play being used for the…
<!–> Two European powerhouses meet as Germany hosts Portugal in a pivotal UEFA Nations League semi-final matchup. The winner of this semifinal will advance to the UEFA Nations League final, facing the victor of the Spain vs. France match. The loser will compete in the third-place playoff. Germany aims to reach their first Nations League…
Essay Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master The Russian president has abandoned real strategy for a single goal. June 3, 2025, 11:42 AM Comment icon View Comments () By Anastasia Edel, a writer and social historian. An illustration depicts Vladimir Putin holding up a hand of playing cards Federico Yankelevich illustration for Foreign…
<!–> Swimmers and officials who compete in and support a doping-fueled sports event planned in Las Vegas will be banished from the sport, the governing body World Aquatics said on Tuesday. Organizers of the Enhanced Games scheduled next May promise $1 million bonuses for athletes who beat world record times over sprint distances in the…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof has resigned after far-right leader Geert Wilders walked out of his coalition government, setting the stage for snap elections. Following an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Schoof went to the…
<!–> Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days in Nippon Professional Baseball, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed Tuesday by the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League team he helped make famous and eventually…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Meta has agreed to buy the output of a nuclear plant in Illinois for two decades, marking its first deal of this kind as it seeks to shore up electricity to power its artificial intelligence…
Analysis Big Tech Is Part of Trump’s Threat to the Global Order Silicon Valley is turning into an instrument of U.S. coercion, and that’s a danger to each and every country. By Misha Glenny, the rector of the Institute for Human Sciences. , and Robert Muggah, a principal at the SecDev Group and co-founder of…
<!–> There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to handle themselves. That’s why we’re here to help, though, by sifting through the previous days’ games, and figuring out what you missed, but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Lindor homers,…
