Combination would bring together two of the industry’s largest companies as copper demand soars
https://www.ft.com/content/9141eee7-825a-41d7-913d-49e8c12e76db
First-quarter earnings decline 13% but beat analysts’ expectations
https://www.ft.com/content/7e573a2d-8c2a-4e25-bd16-0c13554b0050
Maker of Birkin bags beats expectations with strong sales of leather goods and jewellery
https://www.ft.com/content/75033288-8e69-42e1-b4cf-5457a9c129a9
First quarter net income increased by 10% from a year earlier to €1.45bn
https://www.ft.com/content/c00ba63a-6277-40bd-a1c8-533ba8b8b1e1
Seventh successive quarter of declining volumes dashes hopes for revival as high interest rates continue to bite
https://www.ft.com/content/7ad47537-f74c-4bce-9d94-248e25ffb15f
Yen’s 34-year low against dollar complicates task for BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda a month after ending negative rates era
https://www.ft.com/content/da95c3ed-733d-4f2a-be24-003331fc7e44
Many middle-income countries show reserves of pragmatic tolerance that Europeans do not necessarily deserve
https://www.ft.com/content/d6766577-7549-4d36-ab3d-c8cc6e09a407
Elon Musk seeks to appease the market after 40% stock slide
https://www.ft.com/content/2b744e36-8b24-4825-96cb-9d67e1ae0567
The company’s global plans range from solar modules and electric buses, trucks and trains to complex transport systems. But is it trying to do too much?
https://www.ft.com/content/b8bde0b5-7484-45bf-a1e0-475a3ac91bd6
Trend-followers profit from bets on rocketing cocoa price and against sinking yen
https://www.ft.com/content/e2275dd9-77d3-4d1a-a695-8e168c14693f
Dissent against Islamist group increases after six months of gruelling conflict with Israel
https://www.ft.com/content/c529a37b-abfe-4532-af97-21475048b9c9
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin tells the FT fresh military aid will help Kyiv reshape ‘difficult’ land fight against Moscow
https://www.ft.com/content/06a48bab-2eb6-4cc4-9d9f-e72a22ba5d7e
Security equipment supplier’s machines are widely used at borders around the continent under public contracts
https://www.ft.com/content/b72069ec-e748-46f8-a936-de22a7446238
Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of Indian IT group
https://www.ft.com/content/149681f0-ea71-42b0-b85b-86073354fb73
Artificial intelligence is a multibillion-dollar project with no clear timeline for revenues
https://www.ft.com/content/698c79e0-0b0b-401d-8132-99a42f236b92
Parent of Facebook and Instagram reports better than expected quarterly revenue but raises capex guidance
https://www.ft.com/content/6f00608a-8392-4062-b1f2-fb63910ac2dd
Purchase shines light on wealth accumulated by longtime chief executive Rich Handler
https://www.ft.com/content/6ac8c763-e14d-49d5-b762-43ae35acecb3
News, data and opinions on market-moving economics from the Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/df08445b-c568-4473-85f5-4d7efd2cfa6a
Grand jury set up to hear evidence on consulting for drugmakers tied to addiction epidemic
https://www.ft.com/content/d88492df-238d-4ff1-b8a4-1b4c9b117c6c
Anti-Israel slogans echo across Ivy League quad as protests spread across the country
https://www.ft.com/content/40323594-873a-409f-8ad9-f4dabb0f5196
Pedro Sánchez says he will announce decision on his political future next week
https://www.ft.com/content/0844ee97-9e73-4e8f-850a-9b24dea9c9f7
Tangen finds US investments more attractive due to weaker regulations and more risk-taking
https://www.ft.com/content/58fe78bb-1077-4d32-b048-7d69f9d18809
Biden had previously held back Atacms system out of fears of escalating war with Russia
https://www.ft.com/content/fa50b132-ac92-4fc9-9bae-8127a92eb09c
Voters start to punish AfD in opinion polls ahead of European parliament elections
https://www.ft.com/content/12c3c2d7-f972-4614-9367-45e2ccb87a03
Huge bullish bets on Shanghai exchanges show growing clout of Asian traders in market for precious metal
https://www.ft.com/content/caefcd1a-3223-4cf4-bc80-349c5745b7ea
McKinsey’s mid-year reviews are the latest attempt to increase ‘attrition’
https://www.ft.com/content/8c3679c4-b34a-41d0-93c9-af96ea6f90e2
Mining M&A is back with copper driving deals as cash-rich companies anticipate shortfall of the metal later this decade
https://www.ft.com/content/b2f6ec18-3d0f-4d27-bb76-c78d027e205f
Mike Henry says world’s biggest mining group is looking at exploration and increased productivity to raise output
https://www.ft.com/content/a9e4b1b1-fcc6-4f76-a026-669683e890ee