Berlusconi family company steps up campaign against Germany’s ProSieben
MediaForEurope’s stake in German broadcaster is a fraction below the 30% threshold for making a mandatory takeover offer ...
ECB cut rates to avoid damage to economy, meeting minutes show
The European Central Bank cut interest rates last month to avert unnecessary damage to the economy, with policymakers taking ...
Disney-Reliance Indian media giant says TV ‘is not dead’ following $8.5bn merger
Head of newly formed Jio Star says traditional linear format is still important in the country during streaming era ...
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Italy holds dozens and freezes €520mn over ‘mafia tax fraud’ against EU
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Italian authorities and their ...
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China borrows almost as cheaply as US in return to dollar bond market
Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. China has borrowed almost ...
Matt Gaetz: the radical Trump loyalist handed US law enforcement
In the early stages of the pandemic, he appeared on the House floor in a gas mask to ridicule public safety measures. When ...
Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices
Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says ...
The furniture designers foraging for Alpine inspiration
The project faltered and Perriand — a French designer who created some of the most groundbreaking Modernist furniture of the ...
Booker winner Samantha Harvey: ‘Orbital’ is ‘more about Earth than about space’
The 2024 prize winner talks about setting her novel aboard the orbiting ISS to observe the beauty of our planet — and warn of ...
ECB’s October minutes show hawks’ opposition to early cut
Growth concerns have grown stronger since the minutes, but the ECB will take a reactive approach to cuts in 2025 ...
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EU backs ‘loophole’ for member states facing deforestation law
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. EU lawmakers have voted to in effect exempt most member states from a contentious law banning commodities grown ...
Britain desperately needs a proper industrial strategy
The UK chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves recognises the need for growth. Her budget was mainly about fixing ...