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• 3 weeks A cross-party approach to Brexit is now required FT
  An agreement for committing the UK to a customs union with the EU must be built fast ... more
• 4 weeks Dominic Grieve loses local party no-confidence vote FT
  Prominent Tory campaigner for second referendum now faces deselection threat ... more
• 4 weeks Half of UK fund groups say gender pay gap is widening FT
  Disappointment as figures dip at Newton IM, Columbia Threadneedle and SSGA ... more
• 4 weeks March to Leave reaches London, footsore and angry FT
  Sentiments aimed at parliament on what was supposed to be ‘Brexit Day’ were vitriolic ... more
• 4 weeks UK wine sellers find themselves squeezed on all sides FT
  Industry struggles with online and supermarket competition, a less boozy public and high fixed costs ... more
• 4 weeks Lyft IPO sets the stage for Uber listing later this spring FT
  Bankers predict Uber could reach record-breaking $100bn+ valuation ... more
• 4 weeks Blackouts leave South Africa’s poor struggling for hope FT
  Power cuts cast a gloomy spell over the townships as the election nears ... more
• 4 weeks Mueller report to be delivered to Congress by mid-April FT
  Attorney-general says he will redact portions of nearly 400-page document on Trump ... more
• 4 weeks Trump renews threat to shut down US-Mexico border FT
  President tells Mexico’s government to stop illegal immigration ‘immediately’ ... more
• 4 weeks May running out of options after third Brexit defeat FT
  PM eyes one more Commons vote on her exit deal, but MPs could back alternative plan ... more
• 4 weeks The bond market shadow over Trump’s re-election FT
  While the president celebrated the end of the Mueller inquiry this week, the risk of a recession is rising ... more
• 4 weeks Brexit’s failure leaves the UK in a profound crisis FT
  The only way forward is a delay, a rethink, and a softer form of EU exit ... more
• 4 weeks May confronts Brexit choices she hoped never to face FT
  UK prime minister caught between compromise and splitting her party ... more
• 4 weeks Agnès Varda, film-maker, 1928-2019 FT
  Pioneer of the French New Wave who never lost her curiosity or creativity ... more
• 4 weeks Lyft shares surge more than 20% to $87.24 on debut FT
  Ride-hailing company lists in the largest US technology debut since Snap in 2017 ... more
• 4 weeks Brexit: what happens now? FT
  Four scenarios after May’s defeat: her deal, long delay, no-deal and cancelling exit ... more
• 4 weeks May suffers fresh defeat on Brexit plan vote FT
  MPs vote 344 to 286 against prime minister’s third attempt to win backing for deal ... more
• 4 weeks LCF’s collapse exposes confusion over shadow savings rules FT
  Investors find FCA authorisation means little when regulated firms can sell unregulated products ... more
• 4 weeks Alok Sama to leave SoftBank in latest management upheaval FT
  Japanese technology group has seen several reshuffles of top leaders ... more
• 4 weeks Why the car industry’s big consolidation dream remains elusive FT
  Talk is stirring of long-awaited mergers but the obstacles are deep-rooted ... more
• 4 weeks Scandal-hit LCF was technically insolvent in 2017 FT
  Accounting experts say savings firm had negative net assets two years before collapse ... more
• 4 weeks Next Tory leader faces a challenge to save the party FT
  As Theresa May prepares to bow out, the Conservatives’ reputation lies in tatters ... more
• 4 weeks Brexit is not a disappointment — yet FT
  Leavers are poised to get much more than they hoped for in 2016 ... more
• 4 weeks Editing in an age of outrage FT
  Ian Buruma lost his job at the NYRB after publishing a controversial article. Here he reflects on what went wrong ... more
• 4 weeks Independent Group renamed ‘Change UK’ as it eyes poll bid FT
  Former Tory MP Heidi Allen appointed as interim leader ahead of conference in September ... more
• 4 weeks BP chief Bob Dudley paid $14.7m for 2018 FT
  Remuneration cut by $2.7m amid persistent shareholder concerns ... more
• 4 weeks Lina Khan: ‘This isn’t just about antitrust. It’s about values’ FT
  The legal wunderkind on the monopolies hiding in plain sight — and bringing Big Tech to heel ... more
• 4 weeks Grayling tries to sell ferry capacity due to Brexit delay FT
  UK attempts to recoup millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money spent on no-deal plan ... more
• 4 weeks Financial Times chief has pay cut after staff revolt FT
  John Ridding’s reduction in remuneration comes as media group reports stable profits ... more
• 4 weeks The fall of a falcon smuggler FT
  Jeffrey Lendrum has been caught smuggling birds of prey five times on three continents. Why does he do it? ... more
• 4 weeks Embattled retailer Debenhams agrees £200m financing deal FT
  Store group holds out olive branch to Sports Direct ... more
• 4 weeks Theresa May asks MPs to vote for a ‘blind’ Brexit – latest news FT
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• 4 weeks UK consumers keep economy growing amid business caution FT
  Britons spent more than they earned for a record ninth consecutive quarter, says ONS ... more
• 4 weeks May faces uphill battle to sway MPs on Brexit deal FT
  Prime minister to ask parliament to approve withdrawal agreement in a vote set for 2.30pm ... more
• 4 weeks Tui warn over profits after 737 Max grounding FT
  Hanover-based company warns on 2019 earnings if aircraft do not resume flights in July ... more
• 4 weeks Lira resumes slide in face of Turkey’s bid to prop up currency FT
  Currency drops as much as 2% just two days before key elections ... more
• 4 weeks Lighthizer and Mnuchin resume trade talks in Beijing FT
  Officials warn resolution to US-China tariff war still ‘months’ away ... more
• 4 weeks Diagnosing the NHS pensions problem FT
  Senior doctors stung with hefty tax bills for busting pension limits ... more
• 4 weeks Violence and intrigue at a North Korean embassy FT
  Report on February’s events sheds light on activists working to bring down the regime ... more
• 4 weeks The lure of life on a London boat FT
  Whether for economic or lifestyle reasons, some 15,000 people live on the UK’s waterways ... more
• 4 weeks AstraZeneca in $6.9bn cancer deal with Daiichi Sankyo FT
  Pharma companies to share development and commercialisation costs of drugs as well as profits ... more
• 4 weeks Huawei’s profit soars despite battle with US FT
  Chinese telecom group weathers criticism from Washington with strong overseas growth ... more
• 4 weeks GAM executives nervous over slipping repayment deadlines FT
  Insiders losing hope of early bond repayment by industrialist Sanjeev Gupta ... more
• 4 weeks ‘Brexit day’ in Middlesbrough: ‘We are the forgotten parts’ FT
  People of Northern town less worried about crashing out of EU than finding ways to hold politicians to account ... more
• 4 weeks EU faces big Brexit question: should UK stay or go? FT
  Some in the bloc favour Britain’s early departure, others hope for second referendum ... more
• 4 weeks How the woes of Danske and Swedbank are rippling out FT
  A seemingly small affair rapidly expanded into one a massive money laundering scandal ... more
• 4 weeks Megadeals prop up M&A market despite slowdown fears FT
  The $927bn of deals in quarter marks second strongest start to year since millennium ... more
• 4 weeks Barclays traders ponder future without bullish boss FT
  UK’s last investment bank with global ambitions set for another period of uncertainty ... more
• 4 weeks Wirecard’s problem partners FT
  Half of the German company’s revenues come from partners but at some of them there is a mismatch with the reality on the ground ... more
• 4 weeks Facebook’s political ad rules criticised by EU parties  FT
  Move to counter foreign interference will hit pan-European election campaigning ... more
• 4 weeks Morgan Stanley’s number two executive steps down FT
  Colm Kelleher’s successor as president will become heir apparent to chief James Gorman ... more
• 4 weeks Tim Sloan steps down as Wells Fargo CEO FT
  Banker struggled to contain scandals that led to calls in Congress for his departure ... more
• 4 weeks Lyft prices at $72 a share for $24bn valuation FT
  Ride-hailing company is first of several Silicon Valley unicorns set to excite public markets ... more
• 4 weeks Third vote on May’s Brexit deal to go ahead on Friday FT
  Vote passes Speaker’s test and will not include political declaration ... more
• 4 weeks May’s Faustian pact to save a wretched Brexit FT
  Never mind Britain’s prosperity or security, nothing matters except the Tory party ... more
• 4 weeks Mueller report revealed to be more than 300 pages long FT
  US attorney-general has released only 4-page summary, raising questions about full contents ... more
• 4 weeks New York sues Purdue Pharma and Sackler family FT
  State files ‘nation’s most extensive lawsuit’ against a raft drugmakers and distributors ... more
• 4 weeks Second ex-Barclays banker found guilty of Euribor rigging FT
  Colin Bermingham convicted by London jury days after fellow employee Carlo Palombo ... more
• 4 weeks Pound takes a hit as political confusion over Brexit deepens FT
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• 4 weeks Probate fees increases delayed by Brexit FT
  UK government’s failure to find time to adjust the law means charge will not rise on April 1 ... more
• 4 weeks US funds pull out of China groups involved in Xinjiang detention FT
  Washington ratchets up scrutiny of how capital markets are used to fund crackdown on 1m Uighurs ... more
• 4 weeks Deutsche eyes raising up to €10bn for Commerzbank deal FT
  Proposed equity raising would aim to end debate over lender’s capital levels ... more
• 4 weeks Wimbledon serves up £30,000 rise in price of debentures FT
  Sales of fully tradeable instrument offer good returns for wealthy tennis fans and All England Club ... more
• 4 weeks Turkey’s lira slides almost 5% as reserves drop FT
  Fears that country is burning through dollars to stem plunge sparks further falls ... more
• 4 weeks Swedbank CEO fired over money laundering scandal FT
  Three shareholders of Swedish bank planned to vote against Birgitte Bonnesen at AGM ... more
• 4 weeks What’s behind the big bond rally? FT
  Dovish central bankers and lukewarm economic data have driven debt markets higher ... more
• 4 weeks Kazuo Hirai steps down as Sony chairman FT
  Former chief executive credited with turning round Japanese group ... more
• 4 weeks UK cyber security watchdog ramps up warnings over Huawei risks FT
  Damning report doubts Chinese telecoms company’s ability to fix problems ... more
• 4 weeks Theresa May to make last-ditch effort to save Brexit deal FT
  UK prime minister yet to win support of Democratic Unionist party as she considers third vote ... more
• 4 weeks Icelandic budget airline Wow Air shuts down FT
  Low-cost group tells stranded passengers to seek out flights on other carriers ... more