EU will defend borders, says French minister in response to Trump’s Greenland threats
Jean-Noël Barrot said Europe needs to ‘strengthen ourselves further’
Flutter profits hit as US gamblers win big on NFL games
FanDuel and Paddy Power owner says results were most ‘customer friendly’ since launch of online sports betting
Shell cuts production forecast for LNG
Oil major also warns of weaker results in trading business
China’s currency hits 16-month low on Trump tariff fears
Renminbi under pressure from stronger dollar and concerns about incoming US president’s trade plans
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The AI arms race costs money
And rising corporate bankruptcies
China to subsidise rice cookers and microwaves to boost consumption
Beijing earmarks $11bn for expanded home appliance trade-in scheme amid concern over weak economic momentum
Uniqlo owner hands Japan workers double-digit pay rise
LA residents flee as fire engulfs wealthy Palisades enclave
Authorities order evacuations in coastal neighbourhood as strong winds fan flames
Glorify fatherhood to make more babies, suggests Nobel laureate
Demography is destiny
Can Brussels stop Elon Musk’s political meddling in Europe?
Also in this newsletter: Is Ukraine seeking to capture more Russian territory?
FirstFT: Cheap Chinese flights to Europe undercut region’s airlines
Also in today’s newsletter, Citi expected to miss key target and Nippon Steel bets on Trump
Transcript: What crypto wants from Trump
Michela Tindera talks to Nikou Asgari and Chloe Cornish
Pentagon blacklisting of China’s EV battery maker puts US banks in bind
Involvement in Hong Kong secondary listing of CATL raises reputational risks for Wall Street groups
Nippon Steel bets on Trump to salvage $15bn US deal
Japanese company and target US Steel have also sued the Biden administration and rival Cleveland-Cliffs
The fight over robots threatening American jobs
As automation becomes a reality everywhere from retail warehouses to restaurant kitchens, the use of robots is increasingly controversial
House of Huawei — inside China’s ‘most powerful company’
Eva Dou’s authoritative account of the secretive tech company that became a flashpoint in US-China relations
Venezuela’s military could desert Maduro after Syrian ally’s fall, opposition leader says
María Corina Machado argues military chiefs fear meeting same fate as Assad’s generals
Britain’s retail ‘boomer’ chains are making a comeback
Youth is wasted on the young with 160-year-old Next showing a steady cash flow despite rising costs
Amundi to shut its original ‘multi’ smart beta ETF
The fund made returns of nearly 20% last year but has failed to retain sufficient assets to be ‘economically efficient’
Car companies have an infuriating software problem
Managing smooth updates is becoming ever important with the spread of EVs and more sophisticated systems
Dhaka police raided family home after UK journalists questioned Tulip Siddiq, says jailed man
Mir Ahmad bin Quasem says security personnel intimidated wife before TV confrontation with Labour MP was broadcast
Transcript: Canadian politics post-Trudeau
Kasia Broussalian talks to Nick Megaw and Ilya Gridneff
Arab-Israelis fear new laws turning them into ‘second-class citizens’
Rules on deportations and taking part in elections seen as deepening systemic inequality of Palestinians in the country