The EU hopes to avoid a damaging trade war by finding ways to cut its trade surplus with the US, which Trump has frequently cited as a reason for punitive measures. In Trump’s first term Brussels ...

French group launches search for new investors, with approaches made to several tech companies including Apple ...

There is science and art in putting these little-more-than seedlings in the ground. And now’s the time to act, before they — and their prices — grow ...

Honeywell remained a conglomerate long after it was cool. General Electric, Danaher, Alcoa, 3M and United Technologies have all split into smaller chunks to be nimbler and more valuable. Now, the ...

Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Lulu Smyth. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and mixed by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

It’s sometimes hard to tell in advance how tough a given FT Alphaville Pub Quiz will be. Plus, last night’s quizzery in the heart of Washington DC had an added twist — rather than the smörgåsbord of ...

Policymakers will probably focus on wage and unemployment data that suggests further easing is not needed for now ...

Guesses are by email to alphaville@ft.com with “STUPID WATCH QUIZ” in the subject line. The prize, determined by which we have in the store cupboard, will either be a yellow-gold GMT Master II or an ...

Shortlisted entries will appear in our report in September, alongside our ranking of the most innovative law firms ...

This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Madhumita Murgia, and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen ...

Donald Trump has ensured a global audience for the contest between Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland to lead the Liberal Party ...

A campaign to overturn seven British investment trusts has been a “massive wake-up call” for the “complacent” £266bn industry and could lead to a more competitive sector, according to investment ...