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Netanyahu delays judicial reforms after day of turmoil

Backtrack by Israeli government comes after mass protests bring much of the country to a halt

‘Injured and hurting’: Israel roiled as Netanyahu is forced to retreat

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Tensions inside Netanyahu government exposed during chaotic week

Scottish National Party

Scotland’s incoming first minister has a daunting in-tray

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China, Japan and the Ukraine war

Final salary pensions have been uniquely horrible for UK plc

Top stories

Live news: Italy to wait an extra month for decision on €19bn tranche of EU Covid aid

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Markets Briefing. US bank stocks advance on mixed day for broad indices

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Fruit and veg shortages push UK food inflation to new high

Annual price rise hits 15% in March as cost of living crisis shows no sign of letting up

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Financial turmoil will not affect Bank of England’s push to curb inflation, says Bailey

Artificial intelligence

Generative AI set to affect 300mn jobs across major economies

Technology could boost global GDP by 7% but also risks creating ‘significant disruption’

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Belt and Road Initiative

China grants billions in bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters

New study attempts to capture total rescue loans from world’s biggest bilateral creditor

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Spotlight

Succession is painful but it doesn’t need to be

If CEOs didn’t define themselves so completely by their work, retirement would be less frightening

Margaret Heffernan

Pay transparency laws in US stir worker discontent

Companies face ‘upset’ employees who are learning what new recruits will earn

News

Russian business & finance

Western groups leaving Russia face obligatory donation to Moscow

Move raises pressure on companies that have not made a complete exit since Ukraine was invaded

First German Leopard 2 tanks delivered to Ukraine

Further boost for Kyiv after recent tank consignments from Poland, Spain and the UK

Hungary approves Finland’s Nato membership in westward pivot

Money pulled from eurozone banks at record rate in February

Outflows indicate difficulties in retaining deposits even before this month’s banking turmoil

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Labour Party UK

Humza Yousaf SNP win seen as ‘great opportunity’ for UK Labour party

Rishi Sunak’s allies believe Kate Forbes would have offered more constructive relations with the UK government

Yousaf wins SNP leadership election

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Saudi National Bank

Saudi National Bank chair resigns following Credit Suisse comments

Swiss lender’s shares fell this month after Ammar Alkhudairy’s remarks

Saudi Aramco strengthens China ties with two refinery deals

Lyft founders step back as ride-hailing company names new chief

Former Amazon executive David Risher will take over as the company tries to make up ground lost to rival Uber

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Gopuff turns to rival Uber for rapid delivery help

Banks

Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’

Michael Barr said US central bank’s board had been briefed on troubles at California lender in mid-February

First Citizens shares surge after Silicon Valley Bank deal

Burkina Faso suspends France 24 news channel over terror leader interview

Giving air time to the head of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb legitimises ‘hate speech’, says west African nation

Crypto exchange Binance accused by CFTC of illegally serving US clients

Chief executive Changpeng Zhao also named in regulator’s complaint that seeks fines and an injunction

Cineworld Group PLC

CVC and Elliott table bids for part of struggling Cineworld chain

Investors interested in cinema group’s Israeli and eastern European businesses

Elliott scraps plans to nominate directors to Salesforce board

World Bank warns global economy at risk of lost decade of growth

Fallout from pandemic and war in Ukraine could be exacerbated if financial turmoil sparks recession

Investors slash expectations of global rate rises after banking turmoil

Opinion

Humza Yousaf should beware the SNP’s new infighting habit

The loyalty and discipline the party was famed for has broken down of late

Inside Business. There are signs wages in Japan are finally on the rise

Inflation and the risk of employees being poached by rivals are prompting a shift to pay workers more

The latest bank failures show the dangers of aiming too high

The FT View. Scotland’s new first minister should govern for all Scots

The editorial board

German regions debate cost of a liberal refugee policy

The Met could learn from Northern Ireland’s police reforms

Inside Business. Credit Suisse’s demise: a new twist on the ‘Swiss finish’

Patrick Jenkins

A new technology boom is at hand

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UK News

Teaching union urges members to reject UK government’s new pay offer

NEU say DfE deal of average 4.5% rise in next academic year plus £1,000 one-off cash payment is ‘insulting’

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Daily Mail publisher asks High Court to strike out Prince Harry hacking lawsuit

‘Full investigation’ promised into UK wildlife haven oil spill

Gupta’s Liberty Steel thwarted as rival snaps up Aartee Bright Bar

Martha Lane Fox warns UK policymakers of fragile business confidence

European human rights body urges UK to reject migration bill

EU and UK ramp up talks on defence co-operation

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Highlights

Nikkei Asia. China to slash foreign researchers’ access to academic database

China National Knowledge Infrastructure is critical tool for scholars seeking to study the country

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To Istanbul, by train

The Big Read. Rebellion in Iran: how far will the regime go?

The Big Read. The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech

Interview. China’s economic rebound weaker than expected, warns Maersk

Why five days in the office don’t add up

The Henry Mance Interview. Matthew Desmond: ‘America does so much more to subsidise affluence than alleviate poverty’

Technology

Nikkei Asia. China to slash foreign researchers’ access to academic database

China National Knowledge Infrastructure is critical tool for scholars seeking to study the country

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Live news updates from March 27: Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul, First Citizens buys much of SVB

Lex. Twitter: at $20bn, the social media company is overvalued

FT Alphaville. Surrender your desk job to the AI productivity miracle, says Goldman Sachs

FT Swamp Notes. Building The Post-Neoliberal World

Jack Ma returns to China as Beijing seeks to lift confidence in tech sector

Twitter takes legal action over source code leak

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