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Carlos Ghosn
Renault urges Nissan to call shareholder meeting over Ghosn

Japanese carmaker’s indictment ‘creates significant risks’, says French partner’s chairman

The Big Read
Italy: pinning the blame on Brussels
Brexit
Pressure mounts for MPs’ vote on Brexit options

Fox first Brexiter minister to call for parliament to have say as May stands firm

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High yield bonds
US credit markets dry up as volatility rattles investors

December on course to be first month without junk bond sale since Lehman crash

Bank bonuses
Tough fourth quarter casts doubt on Wall St bonuses

Banks’ earnings hit by worries about China growth, trade wars and Brexit

Climate change
Exxon pushed to list emissions targets in annual reports

Investors led by New York state and Church of England demand tougher climate action

Edward Luce
Liberals make a risky bet on a Trump recession
How to Lead
Eurozone bank supervisor Nouy: building a team

The outgoing head of the eurozone banking watchdog had to overcome national antipathy

Pilita Clark
The job interview of the future is here

Companies are drastically reshaping the way they measure people’s abilities

US politics & policy
US court puts healthcare back on political frontline

Texas ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional poses dilemma for both parties

US retail
US retail stocks on track for biggest sell-off since 2008

Investors turn negative in spite of bullish Christmas sales forecasts 

Godiva Chocolatier Inc
Godiva indulges global coffee craving with café rollout

Chocolatier joins caffeine craze in ambitious bid to increase revenues fivefold

Private equity
UK toppled as Europe’s biggest private equity market

Brexit uncertainty sees Netherlands record highest deal value in past year

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
Jaguar Land Rover set to cut thousands of jobs

Up to 5,000 positions to go as Britain’s largest carmaker rolls out £2.5bn cost savings plan

Life & Arts

Weekend long reads
Travel discoveries and disappointments of 2018

From a boutique retreat in Nairobi to the streets of downtown Nuuk, FT writers pick their best destinations of the year

Weekend long reads
What I learnt from a year of reading only books by women

Alice Fishburn set herself a challenge for 2018 to only read female authors. Here’s what she discovered

Weekend long reads
How we lost our ambitions for the tech-enabled home

Mid-20th century designers offered bold visions. What changed? 

US News

Petroleos Mexicanos
Pump more oil! López Obrador’s tall order to Pemex

New president’s plan to make Mexico self-sufficient in fuel is attacked as unrealistic

Agricultural trade
US farm groups plead to add agriculture to EU trade talks

Pork lobby warns Brussels would get ‘enormous tactical victory’ if issue is excluded

Virgin Galactic LLC
Branson says Virgin Galactic flight opens space to tourism

Founder sees promising business in putting communication satellites into low-earth orbit

Technology
Scooter start-ups Lime and Bird fly south for winter

Wind, rain and snow in some markets threaten to damp rapid growth

Opinion

Rana Foroohar
Year in a Word

The reputation of big tech faltered as scandals emerged over the past months with regularity

Video Brexit
Brexit: why business in England's most deprived town is divided over leaving EU

Andy Bounds talks to companies in Oldham in northwest England and finds out why some back Leave
Video Brexit
Brexit: why business in England's most deprived town is divided over leaving EU
Video FT Markets video
Oil price volatility – in three charts
Video The Week Ahead
Bank of England interest rate decision, EU-Japan trade deal
Video Travel & Leisure
Virgin Galactic reaches for the sky

Highlights

FT Appeal for Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers’ stories: helping Habitat for Humanity change lives

In a series of moving accounts, four people share their experiences of building homes for those in need

Weekend long reads
The fight for survival in China’s abandoned rural towns

As the young migrate to cities, nature is reclaiming villages inhabited only by the old and poor

Due Diligence
Buyouts at risk as leveraged loan market wobbles Premium

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Markets News

Market Questions
Fed’s Powell poised to set rates policy tone for 2019

Investors will also be watching a key China economic conference, the pound and Brexit

The Long View Michael Mackenzie
Why the fate of European stocks lies with China

Fiscal rules and still-loose monetary policy mean the region has to look elsewhere for stimulus

Global Market Overview
Stocks sink as global growth worries intensify

Markets spooked by weak data in China and eurozone; dollar strengthens

Technology

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Bird and Lime migrate to warmer climes

Another Facebook data leak, Starbucks calls an Uber, Branson reaches for stars

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Rana Foroohar
Year in a Word

The reputation of big tech faltered as scandals emerged over the past months with regularity

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Huawei continues global push despite setbacks in west

Chinese company inks telecoms deals despite security concerns raised by US

Life & Arts