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As 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders took to their feet in Omaha on Saturday in a standing ovation for Warren Buffett, Greg Abel was among those applauding the career of the world’s greatest investor. By the time they gather for next year’s annual meeting their eyes will be fixed on Abel, Buffett’s handpicked successor at the…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump said he did not know if people in the US deserved due legal process, which is guaranteed by the American constitution, as he blasted the judiciary for thwarting his plans to…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If Warren Buffett is to be believed, his announcement after Saturday’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway that he plans to step down as chief executive at the end of the year was news to all…
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Israeli army has called up thousands of reservists as it prepares to ratchet up its offensive in Gaza, the military said on Sunday. The intensification comes at a time of surging tensions across the…
When Donald Trump announced this week that American children will have to make do with fewer toys at Christmas, unflattering comparisons were drawn to noted figures from history. “It sounded like Marie Antoinette saying ‘let them eat cake’,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. Economists and businessmen have been warning for weeks that the president’s…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world “I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to reporting . . . I’m the policy-type nerd,” said a woman to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a briefing on Monday, before asking, in notably policy-nerdish…
This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Welcome back. Two themes are shaping market sentiment right now. First, Donald Trump’s policy agenda is compromising US…
Sport was created to unite people, overcome boundaries, and inspire a fair fight. However, in recent years, it has increasingly become an arena for geopolitical conflicts. Ukraine’s demands – from tennis player Dayana Yastremska to Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba – for the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes destroy the very essence of sport. Punishing…
On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, died at the age of 88. His death launched the process of electing a new pontiff, who will determine the course of the Catholic Church for years to come. According to tradition, the conclave, an assembly of cardinal electors, must…
