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Live news: Banks up usage of Fed’s new lending facility to $65bn

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Markets Briefing. Wall Street stocks notch back-to-back gains boosted by tech

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China envoy warns EU of ‘peril’ from following US on trade curbs

Ambassador to bloc urges resistance to ‘unwarranted’ pressure and says Beijing will not be ‘trampled’

EU strikes back against China’s ‘divide and conquer’ tactics

Lawyers for Leon Black accuser seek to quit sexual assault case

Wigdor had represented Guzel Ganieva in rape lawsuit filed against former Apollo chief

Financial services

Wall Street bonuses tumbled 26% last year amid dealmaking slump

New York state comptroller blames higher rates and Ukraine war for biggest drop in payouts since financial crisis

Boutique adviser Centerview beats Wall Street banks in deal rankings

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FT Magazine. What happened when I bet on the horses exactly how the AI told me to

How computer-assisted betting took over the sport of kings

Inside Business. ‘Succession’ triumph may mark bookend for ‘peak TV’ era

A production spree came to an abrupt halt last year as the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates

News

Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of spying

Evan Gershkovich, a US national, is accused of a crime that carries a 20-year sentence

Bankers found guilty of helping to hide Putin’s millions by Swiss court

Finland cleared to join Nato as Turkish parliament backs accession

Sweden still waiting for Turkey and Hungary to approve own bid to enter alliance

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US economy

Biden calls for tougher rules for large regional banks

Push to unwind Trump-era rule changes comes as policymakers consider long-term response to recent crisis

Fed’s Susan Collins signals she expects one more quarter-point rate increase

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Illumina chief’s pay nearly doubles ahead of clash with Carl Icahn

Francis deSouza was awarded $26.7mn in total pay last year despite drop in genome sequencer’s market value

Carl Icahn says Illumina directors demanded extra insurance for Grail deal

Electric vehicles

Ford gambles on $4.5bn Indonesia nickel plant with Chinese partner

US carmaker’s teaming up with a Chinese miner comes as the Biden administration tries to build domestic battery industry

Interview. Indonesia business presses US over green subsidies for EV minerals

Brazilian politics

Bolsonaro summoned in Saudi jewel probe on return to Brazil

Rightwing former president’s homecoming is complicated by multiple investigations against him

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi ruler projects stability by naming eldest son as crown prince

Sheikh Mohammed ends succession speculation after choosing Sheikh Khaled amid string of changes to the leadership

Ultranationalist Israeli minister outlines plans for new national guard

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposal for armed unit under his ministry’s direct control has alarmed civil rights groups

Battle to curb Israel’s court unites Netanyahu’s coalition

EU energy

Energy price falls spark drop in German and Spanish inflation

Headline pressures ease but investors bet ECB will have to raise interest rates in May

EU agrees compromise on nuclear energy amid French pressure

Alibaba may cede control of new businesses if they list after break-up

Restructured Chinese tech group also plans to continue divestments in portfolio companies, says finance chief

Alibaba bets on split to survive Chinese tech’s new battlefields

Ecuador’s president faces impeachment trial over corruption charge

Court allows hostile congress to proceed with case against unpopular conservative leader Guillermo Lasso

Opinion

FT Magazine. It’s morally repugnant, but isolationism on Ukraine makes some sense

Giving in to Putin would have horrific consequences, but the US would prosper regardless

Multiple red flags are not yet slowing the generative AI train

Critics claim the technology carries alarming risks and needs better governance

Fox News’ populist mask has slipped

Trade Secrets. US Congress shares the blame for its own impotence over trade

Free Lunch. Sanctions on Russia need constant strengthening

Markets Insight. The risks of China’s regulatory shake-up

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Lessons from a big bet on poverty statistics

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US News

Disney ousts Marvel chair after he clashed with CEO Iger

Move is part of efforts to eliminate 7,000 roles, say people briefed on the matter

Bernie Sanders accuses Starbucks’ Howard Schultz of ‘illegal union-busting’

Yellen says she expects Ajay Banga to be elected World Bank president

‘Hard to fluster’ adviser lands central role in US bank mess clean-up

Musk and other tech experts call for ‘pause’ on advanced AI systems

Big tech companies cut AI ethics staff, raising safety concerns

Brazil braced for Jair Bolsonaro’s return to energise the far right

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