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Thirty years ago, investment management was largely a boutique business where fund managers graciously agreed to pass on their wisdom to clients in return for a hefty annual fee. These were great days for star managers. I interviewed Jeff Vinik back in 1995, then running the world’s largest mutual fund, Fidelity Magellan. He let slip

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has signalled he will throw his support behind the Chagos Islands deal negotiated between the UK and Mauritius, in a significant win for Sir Keir Starmer. Trump’s comments came as he

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has specialised in heaping scorn on America’s traditional allies since arriving in the White House, but on Thursday he adopted a strikingly new approach: lavishing praise on a “fantastic” Britain and

Donald Trump said he is working on a trade deal with the UK and suggested that Britain could escape tariffs if the countries secure one, but the allies failed to agree on US security guarantees for Ukraine. During a warm joint press conference at the White House on Thursday, the US president said his UK

European leaders arrived at the Munich Security Conference this week beset by challenges from both east and west: the looming threat of an aggressive Russia, compounded by sudden confirmation of some of their worst fears about the direction of the US under Donald Trump. In a double blow to Ukraine on Wednesday, Trump announced he

The US has asked European capitals to provide detailed proposals on the weaponry, peacekeeping troops and security arrangements they could provide Ukraine with as part of any security guarantees to end its war with Russia. The request was sent to capitals this week, four western officials briefed on the document told the FT. It came

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a US bid to take ownership of around 50 per cent of the rights to his country’s rare earth minerals and is trying to negotiate a better deal, according to several people familiar with the matter. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered Zelenskyy the deal during a visit to Kyiv

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Activist investor Bill Ackman has taken a stake of more than $2.3bn in the ride-share company Uber, snapping up shares that he said were priced at a “massive discount”. Ackman announced the new stake after

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has launched another attempt to reboot his ailing UK government at a six-hour cabinet meeting, held against a bleak economic backdrop and crumbling public support. The prime minister admitted his administration had

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The EU will offer to cut tariffs on US car imports as part of a deal to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump, according to a senior lawmaker. Bernd Lange, who heads

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump announced Nippon Steel had abandoned its plan to buy US Steel but would “invest heavily” in the iconic Pittsburgh producer. At a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

Donald Trump’s plans for the US to assume control of Gaza have been met with anger across the Arab world, and raised fears of reigniting conflict in the region. Saudi Arabia, considered Trump’s closest ally in the oil-rich Gulf region, was quick to denounce the US president’s plans after he announced on Tuesday evening that

Last October, less than three months into perhaps the hardest job in corporate America, Boeing’s chief executive Kelly Ortberg sent a memo to the aerospace company’s staff.  He warned them to brace for further cuts in the face of losses, a costly strike, recurrent quality problems and the continuing shockwaves from fatal crashes of two

A new wave of economic nationalism has swept across Canada as Donald Trump’s tariffs inspire anger but also a patriotic campaign to “Buy Canadian”. ‘Made in Canada’ signs have popped up in grocery stores, lists of Canadian alternatives to US products are being circulated and comedians are devoting skits on national television to how best

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The EU has said it regrets US President Donald Trump’s decision to hit Canada, Mexico and China with sweeping tariffs, and said it would respond firmly if a threat to expand the trade

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico sparked panic and condemnation from the US’s top trading partners, who said the levies would devastate North America’s economy and overturn decades of integration. Politicians, business leaders and trade associations in all three countries reacted with disbelief, warning the tariffs would bring inflation, supply chain disruption and

Donald Trump has long declared himself a “tariff man” willing to impose sweeping levies on imports from countries that have hurt America. But on Saturday, the 78-year old US president took the first dramatic step of his second term towards putting that vision into practice — placing trade wars and economic nationalism at the top

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has said Ottawa should retaliate to any US tariffs by adding huge levies on Tesla vehicles to punish Elon Musk, one of Donald Trump’s “billionaire buddies”. Freeland,

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US will go ahead with plans to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs, the White House has said, heightening the risks of a trade war. Washington will hit Canada and

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple revealed quarterly results that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, but iPhone sales were flat on the previous year as the company battles rising competition from local device makers in China. Apple on Thursday reported