Category 1 hurricane brings torrential rain to Texas
Research presented at Jackson Hole symposium opens up scope to stave off downturns
Polls show the chancellor’s conservative Christian Democrat-led bloc is far ahead of its rivals
World’s most valuable alcohol group builds training school to counter skills shortage
Consumer goods groups are cutting costs amid slowing growth – the advertising industry is first to feel the pinch
Ireland’s king of mixed martial arts sets his sights on the boxing ring
Government white papers are welcome, but companies need clarity on the short term
Production and exports increase on back of higher gas prices but outlook still cloudy
Beijing censors step up summer’s crackdown on internet speech
Latino organisations slam president’s decision over former Arizona police officer
Belgian national of Somali origin attacked patrol with knife in centre of Brussels
US bars institutions from trading in several bonds issued by Caracas authorities
Macron attacks Warsaw’s refusal to drop opposition to overhaul of rules
France has proved reluctant to surrender citizens in prior rate-rigging cases
Carles Puigdemont says Spanish government has underfunded local police
Anna Kinberg Batra’s resignation plunges centre-right into crisis a year before elections
Attacking China, even metaphorically, will do nothing for America’s middle class
Michael Pooler reports on the rise of automation in UK warehouses
He changed Britain, but how much did Britain change him? The story of the Australian mogul is more complex than the popular myth suggests
Over pork ribs in New York, he talks about his taste for works made with gunpowder — and why the Russians have cancelled his firework performance in Red Square
The FT editor visits an African country determined to go its own way as its steely president marks another landslide election victory
Oil prices rise as Hurricane Harvey heads for Texas
Provident Financial, Carillion, WPP and Dixons hit by bad news and profit warnings
Redemptions come as markets turn cautious ahead of Jackson Hole gathering
Real winners of the smart speaker wars in China will be those controlling big data
The challenge is picking out the long-term winners from the pack
