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Mediobanca launches €6.3bn deal to acquire Banca Generali
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| Proposal comes amid wave of Italian bank consolidation |
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Shares surge as Toyota buyout move raises hopes for Japan corporate shake-up
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| Investors bet proposed $42bn take-private bid for parts unit could trigger wider deals for subsidiaries |
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Exxon poised to overtake Shell and BP on low carbon spending
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| US oil major’s $30bn plan depends on Trump administration retaining Biden-era tax incentives |
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Donald Trump remakes Washington with budget cuts and culture clashes
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| US capital in upheaval as government lay-offs pummel local economy and Maga allies embed in social scene |
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Free edibles: foraging in London with a top chef
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| As spring rolls on, the capital is abloom with edible plants — if you know where to look, what to pluck and how to cook them. Chef Chantelle Nicholson shows us the way |
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The spectre of dollar doomsday still looms
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| Whatever happens with Trump’s tariffs, investors need to prepare for a new market paradigm |
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China stockpiles oil as Trump tariff shock hits crude prices
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| Imports surged in March and continued to accelerate despite concerns global economy will weaken |
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In charts: How Britain’s banking revolution failed
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| Rules ushered in after the financial crisis have largely failed to unseat large lenders |
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The S&P 500 is still significantly overpriced
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| Investors are yet to fully factor in tariffs and hits to AI and US exceptionalism |
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LNG companies say they cannot comply with Trump rules on Chinese ships
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| Industry says administration’s levies on foreign vessels will harm US plans for ‘energy dominance’ |
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Berlin faces EU test over German electricity market break-up
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| Sweden, Belgium and Czech Republic argue country’s market restructuring could drive prices down |
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Tech firms pivot to defence in neutral Ireland as EU re-arms
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| Radar, AI and subsea surveillance are big growth areas for security technology with dual uses |
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China’s clean tech exports to emerging markets surged in 2024, data shows
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| Focus on exports to developing markets expected to rise further on back of US tariffs |
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Goldman Sachs-backed start-up buys UK sounds studio in bet on AI music making
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| Music samples group Splice will buy London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds |
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Hungary accused of illegal subsidies for pro-government media
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| Viktor Orbán faces scrutiny over his tightening grip on critical voices |
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In tough times, good policy becomes still more important
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| A country as mired in stagnation as the UK has to take risks if it is to succeed |
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Ask a Stylist: the return of the knee-length skirt — and how to wear it
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| A classic is back — but does it need heels? The FT’s new style guru is ready to guide you through this and other wardrobe dilemmas |
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Give me fractal fronds over Kindleberger’s Spiral any day
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| From the coiling patterns of ferns to the Fibonacci sequence of pine cones, the mathematical order of nature is a soothing antidote to our disordered lives |
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What makes ‘Reform-curious’ Labour voters so hard to woo back
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| Downing Street fears Starmer will lose support to Farage but imitating him will alienate other groups it needs on side |
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Trump and the art of ‘dealism’
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| His acolytes are discovering that it’s not so much about any particular policy as having blind faith in the man himself |
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