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Belt and Road Initiative

China grants billions in bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters

New study attempts to capture total rescue loans from world’s biggest bilateral creditor

Interview. China’s economic rebound weaker than expected, warns Maersk

Saudi Aramco strengthens China ties with two refinery deals

‘Injured and hurting’: Israel roiled as Netanyahu is forced to retreat

Editor's picks

Military briefing: why Ukraine wants to neutralise Russia’s bases in Crimea

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Top stories

Live news: Asian equities rise as confidence mounts over banking turmoil

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Artificial intelligence

Generative AI set to affect 300mn jobs across major economies

Technology could boost global GDP by 7% but also risks creating ‘significant disruption’

A new technology boom is at hand

Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

Frenzy of activity across the region contrasts sharply with Europe’s moribund market

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Electric vehicles

Tesla cars lose value faster than rival models after price cuts, data shows

Reductions have caused second-hand vehicles to depreciate more steeply

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Spotlight

Scientific research

The Big Read. China’s fake science industry: how ‘paper mills’ threaten progress

The country has become a prolific publisher of academic research but fraudulent studies risk serious real-world consequences

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How family-controlled First Citizens became a top-20 US bank

Lender has grown rapidly under CEO Frank Holding by acquiring distressed rivals

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News

US and Japan strike trade deal on critical minerals for electric car batteries

Move comes as Biden administration prepares guidance on qualifying for tax credits under IRA

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FTX Trading Ltd

Cheap FTX crypto tokens were offered to Genesis executives

Major lender was able to invest at a discounted rate before tokens were issued to public

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Embracer: gaming ‘roll-up’ battles claims of aggressive accounting

Lars Wingefors created Europe’s biggest gaming company with an acquisitive strategy that has attracted short sellers

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French politics

Global Insight. The jilted ally behind Macron’s pensions crisis

No French president has passed reforms by ignoring Laurent Berger’s CFDT union

Money pulled from eurozone banks at record rate in February

Outflows indicate difficulties in retaining deposits even before this month’s banking turmoil

Saudi National Bank chair resigns following Credit Suisse comments

Investor activism

New generation of activist investors smokes out South Korea’s undervalued companies

Campaign at tobacco maker underlines rise of funds taking on the old guard to unlock higher share prices

Hungary approves Finland’s Nato membership in westward pivot

PM Viktor Orbán starts turning his back on Moscow as businesses seek to diversify

First German Leopard 2 tanks delivered to Ukraine

Silicon Valley Bank

Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’

Michael Barr said US central bank’s board had been briefed on troubles at California lender in mid-February

First Citizens shares surge after Silicon Valley Bank deal

European companies

Isar defies space tech downturn to raise $165mn in countdown to launch

Rival groups such as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit have struggled to find investors

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Russian business & finance

Western groups leaving Russia face obligatory donation to Moscow

Move raises pressure on companies that have not made a complete exit since Ukraine was invaded

Climate Capital. Italy’s shift away from Russian gas clashes with its climate targets

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

Hedge funds scale back bets against Scottish Mortgage

Investors close short positions in expectation that share price may be nearing bottom

Opinion

Humza Yousaf should beware the SNP’s new infighting habit

The loyalty and discipline the party was famed for has broken down of late

The Met could learn from Northern Ireland’s police reforms

When trust is ebbing away, action must follow

The latest bank failures show the dangers of aiming too high

German regions debate cost of a liberal refugee policy

Markets Insight. Inflation targets have left central banks in a bind

China, Japan and the Ukraine war

Inside Business. There are signs wages in Japan are finally on the rise

Lex. SVB/FDIC: favours for saviours ensure rescues ensue

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US News

Shale oil drillers left exposed after pulling back price hedges

Producer ‘optimistic we’ll see $100 a barrel’ shuns insurance despite market wobbles

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Lyft founders step back as ride-hailing company names new chief

Disney’s Bob Iger sets out timeline for 7,000 job cuts

Crypto exchange Binance accused by CFTC of illegally serving US clients

Gopuff turns to rival Uber for rapid delivery help

Pay transparency laws in US stir worker discontent

Elliott scraps plans to nominate directors to Salesforce board

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FT News Briefing. Israel’s PM Netanyahu agrees to postpone judicial reforms

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Political Fix. Rishi Sunak and the rout of Tory Eurosceptics

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Nepal was heaven for independent trekkers — so why is it banning them?

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Highlights

Nikkei Asia. China to slash foreign researchers’ access to academic database

China National Knowledge Infrastructure is critical tool for scholars seeking to study the country

To Istanbul, by train

The Big Read. Rebellion in Iran: how far will the regime go?

The Big Read. The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech

Why five days in the office don’t add up

The Henry Mance Interview. Matthew Desmond: ‘America does so much more to subsidise affluence than alleviate poverty’

Succession is painful but it doesn’t need to be

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Technology

Tech Tonic. The quantum revolution: First port of call

The Port of Los Angeles uses a quantum application. Does it work?

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Lyft founders step back as ride-hailing company names new chief

Nikkei Asia. China to slash foreign researchers’ access to academic database

Gopuff turns to rival Uber for rapid delivery help

Live news updates from March 27: Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul, First Citizens buys much of SVB

Disney’s Bob Iger sets out timeline for 7,000 job cuts

Lex. Twitter: at $20bn, the social media company is overvalued

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