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Kyiv warns of “catastrophic consequences” as evacuations begin for thousands of residents

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Ukrainian forces step up attacks on multiple Russian positions

Serbia backs ammunition shipments to Ukraine in westward pivot

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Top stories

UK construction activity rises despite steep fall in housebuilding

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Markets Briefing. European stocks trade cautiously ahead of Fed rates decision

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Property sector

Half of big multinationals plan to cut office space in next three years

Survey shows how companies are adapting their property portfolios to changed working patterns

Investment Banking

Deal drought raises stakes for boutiques

Bankers expect more consolidation if slump in mergers and acquisitions persists

US presidential election 2024

Chris Christie to take on Trump with second presidential run

Tough-talking former governor joins growing list of contenders for Republican nomination

Spotlight

Hands on with Apple’s Vision Pro: bringing the metaverse to life

Our FT correspondent is among the first to try the tech giant’s impressive ‘mixed reality’ headset. But does anyone really need it?

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Pirelli & C SpA

‘Pirelli is in peril’: Pressure rises over Chinese grip on Italian tyremaker

Rome assesses whether to limit state-owned ChemChina’s voting rights or force it to sell down 37% stake

News

US-China relations

US prepared to address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese military

Warning comes after Beijing conducted two ‘unsafe’ intercepts of American forces

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China rebukes west over military moves after close call in Taiwan Strait

Chipmaker TSMC defends overseas expansion plans

Shareholders question strategy but chair says new foundries outside Taiwan can help it maintain global leadership

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Global Insight. Australia’s self-image shaken by disgraced war hero

Two points of national pride collided in the scandal over Ben Roberts-Smith

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Crypto exchange Binance sued by SEC in latest blow from US regulators

Platform alleged to have sent billions of dollars to trading firm owned by chief executive

Binance loses market share after regulatory clampdown

Unaoil founder negotiated bribes, US prosecutors say

DoJ alleges for first time that Ata Ahsani was involved with his sons in global corruption scandal

Sliding German butter prices spread hope of lower food inflation

Some economists believe that surging food prices in the eurozone could reverse by the end of this year

Labour Party UK

The Big Read. The Starmer Project: Labour’s surprisingly bold economic agenda

For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift

Artificial intelligence

AI risks ‘substantial disruptions’ in job markets, warns IMF official

Gita Gopinath calls on governments to craft new rules preparing for nascent technology

Generative AI’s ‘productivity revolution’ will take time to pay off

Investor activism

Activists clash with leading German chemical group over board vote

The tussle between proxy agency-backed PrimeStone and Engine and Brenntag over strategy and governance intensifies

Marshall Wace picks KKR executive to run US business

Todd Builione moves to hedge fund whose assets have tripled since alternative investment group bought stake eight years ago

Review. The Everything Blueprint — how British chip company Arm became a global powerhouse

James Ashton’s corporate drama of the extraordinary impact of the ‘Switzerland of semiconductors’ that’s more valued by foreign investors

Opinion

How America is reshaping the global economy

The Biden administration thinks it is winning the argument for a new Washington consensus. Some allies remain wary

Lex. Apple: Vision Pro headset looks good but offers no new ideas for VR

The company can afford to try out the technology without betting its future on it

Unhedged. In markets, something comes of nothing

CBI president: the outcome of vote on our future is not a given

Markets Insight. Opec+ is not on board with Saudi’s ‘whatever it takes’ message

Afghanistan’s food crisis could have been avoided

Abdul Saboor Rahmany

Lex. Bank runs: rule changes ignore root cause of bank runs

The FT View. Ukraine needs long-term security guarantees

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‘Fear of missing out’ drives retail investors to ride AI wave

Net purchases of US stocks hit highest daily level in three months, VandaTrack data shows

Hollywood actors seek new deal over use of AI ‘digital doubles’

US banks prepare for losses in rush for commercial property exit

Mexico’s ruling party wins critical regional election

Mexican mining industry under threat from sweeping new regulations

Ron DeSantis works to soften his image on the campaign trail

US cancer drug shortage forces doctors to ration life-saving treatments

Podcasts

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett. Best of Money Clinic: Investment Masterclass: Stuart Kirk has ‘skin in the game’

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FT News Briefing. SEC sues world’s largest crypto exchange

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FT News Briefing. Martin Wolf on saving democratic capitalism: the ‘democratic recession’

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Political Fix. The Boris Johnson WhatsApp psychodrama

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Gaming remakes — more than just a lucrative cash-in?

HTSI. Ask Adeela: what’s the best sunscreen?

Things to do in Melbourne

FT Globetrotter. Curator’s pick: Pierre Bonnard at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Review. The Idol TV review — HBO’s send-up of the music industry is sleazy and self-defeating

Interview. Artist Jann Haworth: ‘Sgt Pepper’s is just a record cover and I don’t think that’s very important’

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Highlights

The Henry Mance Interview. Anti-monarchist Graham Smith: The British royals are ‘tax-funded Kardashians’

Head of the campaign group Republic on why the monarchy should be abolished and the government’s protest laws revoked

Can a virtual PA turbocharge your career?

The Big Read. Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government?

Letter from the editor on generative AI and the FT

Review. FT business books: what to read this month

Dear Jonathan. How do I leave academia and move into management consultancy?

‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: the Gazprom-backed militias fighting in Ukraine

Technology

‘Fear of missing out’ drives retail investors to ride AI wave

Net purchases of US stocks hit highest daily level in three months, VandaTrack data shows

Gaming remakes — more than just a lucrative cash-in?

Apple unveils Vision Pro ‘mixed reality’ headset

Lex. Apple: Vision Pro headset looks good but offers no new ideas for VR

Sunak seeks to burnish UK’s global credentials on Washington trip

British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by cyber security attack

Lex. Viaplay: Scandi noir fails to build a profits bridge

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