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Elon Musk orders Twitter staff to work 24/7 on ‘blue tick’ charge

New owner said to want paid subscription as a condition of having verified profile on social media platform

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Elon Musk has taken on two seriously difficult problems with Twitter

Richard Waters

Musk moves quickly to shake up Twitter with plans for job cuts

Military briefing: Russia and Ukraine prepare for rigours of winter war

Military briefing: Russia and Ukraine prepare for rigours of winter war

Editor's picks

Egypt and the IMF: Will Sisi take the economy out of the military’s hands?

The Big Read. Egypt and the IMF: Will Sisi take the economy out of the military’s hands?

The nuclear threats that hang over the world

Gideon Rachman

Top stories

Live news updates: Norway increases armed forces readiness

Live news updates: Norway increases armed forces readiness

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Markets Briefing. European stocks slip on corporate earnings fears

Lula wins Brazil presidential election in historic comeback

Brazilian politics

Lula wins Brazil presidential election in historic comeback

Leftwing former president defeats Jair Bolsonaro by narrow margin after bitterly divisive campaign

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Instant Insight. Brazil’s deep divisions pose immense challenges for Lula

Michael Stott

Tesla held discussions over taking stake in Glencore

Tesla held discussions over taking stake in Glencore

Talks over buying up to 20 per cent of miner reflect carmakers’ concerns over supplies of battery metals

Britishvolt set to enter administration

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Eurozone inflation hits record high of 10.7%

Eurozone inflation

Eurozone inflation hits record high of 10.7%

October figure puts ECB under pressure to continue raising interest rates despite slowdown

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Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices

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Meta shareholders vent anger at Zuckerberg’s spending binge

CEO seems intent on using majority control to push ahead with big bet on metaverse despite Wall St scepticism

Meta shareholders vent anger at Zuckerberg’s spending binge

We must prepare for the reality of the Chip Wars

We must prepare for the reality of the Chip Wars

The question of how far decoupling will go depends on China’s next move as well as the extent of new US rules

Rana Foroohar

News

US to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia as tensions with China mount

US foreign policy

US to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia as tensions with China mount

Washington and Canberra forge closer links to counter Beijing in the Indo-Pacific

Republicans fire up base with tough stance on immigration

US midterm elections

Republicans fire up base with tough stance on immigration

Polling shows issue is low in voters’ priorities despite stunts to draw attention to border crisis

US Supreme Court to consider use of race in college admissions

Blackstone braves frigid debt financing market with $7.7bn Emerson unit deal

Blackstone Group LP

Blackstone braves frigid debt financing market with $7.7bn Emerson unit deal

Private equity firm teams with sovereign wealth funds in buyout of US conglomerate’s climate tech arm

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Lula wins Brazil presidential election in historic comeback

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How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine

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Russian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic’ for poor nations

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Workers flee Covid restrictions at China’s largest iPhone factory

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More than 150 dead in crush at Seoul Halloween celebration

iPhone assembler Foxconn shifts production from China Covid-hit plant

Foxconn Technology Group

iPhone assembler Foxconn shifts production from China Covid-hit plant

Company prepares ‘back-up’ at other sites as worsening outbreak affects main Zhengzhou factory

Investors urge US Treasury to boost bond market liquidity with buyback scheme

US Treasury bonds

Investors urge US Treasury to boost bond market liquidity with buyback scheme

Fed’s aggressive monetary policy has added to volatility in the normally boring $24tn market

Interview. Investors hunt for returns outside US, says SuMi Trust chief

More than 130 dead after bridge collapses in Modi’s home state

More than 130 dead after bridge collapses in Modi’s home state

Indian authorities warn death rate could rise after cables on newly restored bridge snap

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US drops rate-rigging charges against ex-Citi and UBS trader Tom Hayes

US drops rate-rigging charges against ex-Citi and UBS trader Tom Hayes

Prosecutors abandon case after appeals court overturns Libor convictions of two former Deutsche Bank traders

Japan spent $43bn in October to defend the yen

Japan spent $43bn in October to defend the yen

Government intervened after currency tumbled to 32-year low against the dollar

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Ukraine ships grain despite deal collapse

War in Ukraine

Ukraine ships grain despite deal collapse

Moscow’s decision to suspend Black Sea agreement expected to hit poorer nations

Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps

Task to build new EU gas benchmark will be ‘demanding’, admits regulator

Task to build new EU gas benchmark will be ‘demanding’, admits regulator

Search for more ‘representative’ way to track prices to reflect replaced Russian gas proves tricky

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OECD tax chief warns of trade wars if global deal is not implemented

News in-depth. OECD tax chief warns of trade wars if global deal is not implemented

Pascal Saint-Amans says last year’s accord on taxing multinationals unlikely to enter rule books soon

Opinion

Markets Insight. BoJ’s inevitable pivot looms as a risk for markets

Central bank faces a tricky but necessary exit from its ‘yield curve control’ policy

Mohamed El-Erian

Mohamed El-Erian

BoJ’s inevitable pivot looms as a risk for markets

The FT View. The tricky balancing act for central banks

Beating high inflation is vital, but risks of tighter policy are mounting

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Unhedged. How to be bullish

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Inside Business. Slick lawyers test the limits in distressed debt machinations

Sujeet Indap

Scholz must send a clear message on his visit to Beijing

In praise of swearing and its many glorious benefits

Pilita Clark

It’s time to plan for the metaverse. No, we don’t know what that means either

Rutherford Hall

Japan’s empty villages are a warning for China

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The Big Read. How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine

Documents and photos reveal a complex shadow operation managed by private companies and arms of the Russian state

How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine

Russian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic’ for poor nations

Europe Express. Why Ukraine tariffs cause friction in EU-US talks

N Ireland’s power-sharing system is ‘not fit for purpose’, says Irish PM

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German workers fire warning shot with pay strikes

Denmark’s Social Democrats urge voters to keep faith despite mink cull scandal

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The White Lotus returns for a second season of luxury hotel-based lust and mystery

Review. The White Lotus returns for a second season of luxury hotel-based lust and mystery

Heinrich Schliemann: adventurer, thief — hero?

Heinrich Schliemann: adventurer, thief — hero?

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FT readers — what is your favourite book of 2022?

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The regulator has helped guide the agency through its early turbulent days and a pandemic, but her greatest challenge lies ahead

Esma’s Verena Ross: safeguarding the EU’s financial markets

Dear Jonathan. I work at a big tech group but have an attractive offer from a start-up. Should I take it?

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Faith at work: the entrepreneurs who connect the spiritual and professional

News in-depth. ‘The big problem is unknown risk’: the insurance worry of self-driving cars

The Big Read. How the DRC became the battleground of a proxy war over precious resources

No ‘adults in the room’: Xi catches global investors off guard

Hijab re-emerges as flashpoint with Iranians demanding change

Technology

Moral Money. Can Elon Musk muzzle tech ESG?

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Dear Jonathan. I work at a big tech group but have an attractive offer from a start-up. Should I take it?

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India’s ban on Chinese video games proves to be a double-edged sword

‘Mischief and delay’: How Musk and Twitter finally sealed the deal

Interview. US-China decoupling ‘expensive’, warns Japan chipmaker executive

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