Financial Times

Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about IPO
Millennium’s billionaire founder explores expanding ownership to top team
Barclays ex-CEO Staley claimed he would never introduce family to a paedophile
Oil price tumbles to three-year low on signs of waning US demand
North American pipeline company warns Trump tariffs will hit fuel prices
Pensions minister says schemes must invest more in UK
BlackRock’s Panama deal tracks its strategic shift
Europe has no choice but to seize frozen Russian assets
BoE plans to ease leverage rules on UK lenders
UK proposes North Sea tax plan to peg payments to oil and gas prices
German borrowing costs soar as Merz moves to ease debt brake
It’s a growth scare first and a tariff scare second
Why rare earths matter to Trump and the west
EU think-tank looks to ETFs to boost European defence companies
In a year of turmoil, diversification is paying off for investors
Private equity industry shrinks for the first time in decades
The illegal gold rush driving up global chocolate prices
Can hedge funds prosper without their star trader founders?
Norway’s oil fund to allocate billions to long-short equity hedge funds