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FT analysis of official data points to impact of cost of living crisis on consumption
Ajit Jain, 72, leads the insurance arm that underpins the conglomerate but presents his own succession challenge
Spanish group Puig is aiming for top-of-the-range €14bn valuation when it lists this week
Conservative MPs await voters’ verdict in more than 2,600 council seats and eleven mayoralties in England and Wales
Clashes come after rare appearance by ruling party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili criticising the west
Russian forces could attempt a pincer movement to capture more land as Kyiv admits frontline situation ‘has worsened’
Ten countries need new impetus after reaping early benefits of enlargement wave
Taxi drivers now obliged to join other professions in accepting card payments
Mike Henry has positioned world’s largest miner for a big deal and was prepared for initial rejection by UK-listed target
Ex-baker holds keys to senior government roles but her growing prominence worries politicians and business leaders
iPhone maker has also created a secretive Zurich lab as it prepares fightback against rivals
Far-right party’s popularity hit by flurry of allegations about spying and foreign influence
The UK-listed miner has rejected an approach from BHP, but other bidders could emerge
Yousaf successor is expected to pivot towards a pragmatic, economy-focused agenda after social issues split party
Pedro Sánchez widens political chasm by blaming right-wing opposition for attacks on his wife
Leading Japanese and Korean carmakers follow VW with moves to match domestic rivals
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
Battle for El-Fasher encapsulates a multi-layered conflict that analysts say is spiralling out of control
Figure represents a fourfold increase on prewar levels and comes as profits jump at European lenders still in the country
Internal probes in the spotlight following high-profile cases as legal regulator prepares new guidance
Noisy movement highlights how scheme has become a key battleground for Tories and Labour ahead of the local elections
George Arison says users should be careful after Tory MP who shared intimate images was caught in ‘honeytrap’
Success of Rotterdam project would help assuage concerns over CCS technology
Sergei Shoigu’s fortunes seem to be turning after deputy is detained on corruption allegations
Anant Bhalla turned a life insurer into a play on private assets. Now he wants to build a ‘merchant bank’ for the industry
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