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Semiconductor chip by Mykola Pokhodzhay via iStock Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) is off to a strong start in 2025, with TSM stock climbing around 18% year-to-date (YTD). Surging demand for artificial…

It is no surprise that Steve Bannon has picked Butterworth’s. In spite of opening only last year, the quirky French-style bistro is already the Maga crowd’s preferred watering hole. Bannon,…

Nearly every day, another business luminary makes a gloomy prediction about job security in the AI era. Well-known venture capitalist Vinod Khosla recently said artificial intelligence could wipe out 80%…

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S&P 500 futures and dollar dip as Trump revives tariff tension

Markets generally rise over the long term, but does the political affiliation of presidents matter to your stock portfolio? Be Aware: Trump Isn’t Ruling Out a Recession This Year —…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fundraising from initial public offerings in London has tumbled to…

Stock indexes hit a fresh record on Thursday heading into the long weekend after a jobs report showed a stronger hiring picture in June than Wall Street had feared. The…

Here at FT Alphaville we love exploring “black hole” companies: those ultra-private businesses that must largely be observed by the influence they exert on others. But even within that category,…