Anthropic is an opportunity to rethink IPO rules
To protect retail investors, we should stop permitting the deferral of stock-based employee compensation costs
Stocks rebound after Democrats’ sweep
US futures reverse early losses as analysts say divided government reduces policymaking risks
October inflation in the Eurozone keeps ECB on course for another tightening
Headline price pressures accelerate and core inflation remains well above the ECB’s 2% target
Live coverage: Trump admits Iran war a factor as Republicans routed
President’s party defeated in battleground races from Kansas to South Carolina
Gibson Dunn in talks to hire 120 lawyers from Weil as firm dissolves
Move follows unravelling of near-century-old law firm following talent exodus
Republicans turn on each other after disastrous midterms
GOP figures lash out at Donald Trump, his candidates and his staff over Iran war, cost of living and corruption allegations
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Europe hails Democrats’ US midterm victory as a rebuke of Trumpism
Leaders say result should continue moves to de-risk reliance on Washington
FirstFT: Blue wave sweeps US
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Starling Bank chief to step down after just two years
UK digital bank steps up succession planning after Raman Bhatia told board he no longer wanted to run fintech
Eurozone inflation rises to 4% in October
Consumer prices accelerate at fastest pace in three years
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James Talarico’s historic Texas Senate victory deals blow to Elon Musk
Billionaire had ploughed $47mn into bankrolling Republican Ken Paxton’s campaign while fuelling conspiracy theories about his opponent
‘A deep sense of deceit’: Young Republicans reckon with US midterms rout
President’s foreign policy and scandals blamed for crushing defeat by New York Young Republican Club members
Ahold Delhaize cuts profit forecast after cyber attack
Dutch supermarket group says last month’s hack will hit sales and profit in the fourth quarter
Copper and conflict trigger profit surge for Buffett-backed Japanese commodity traders
Mitsui chief warns geopolitical risks continue to be ‘unpredictable rather than calming down’
Giving 16-year-olds the vote is only half the job
UK needs to prepare teenagers for this new right and responsibility, but the issue is under the radar
Novo sales boosted by Wegovy weight-loss pill
Drugmaker raises forecasts for year as demand for GLP-1 products is higher than expected
Indonesia deploys 20,000 soldiers as wiretapping scandal erupts
Senior police and presidential chief of staff arrested over accusations of illegally wiretapping Prabowo Subianto
Americans deliver stunning rebuke to Trump as blue wave sweeps country
Democrats take Congress as Republicans defeated in midterm races from Texas to Georgia
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The new intake includes several winners who are seen as future presidential candidates
Corporate America braced for Democrats to unleash investigations
Probes could uncover communications between officials and executives after alleged corruption emerged as campaign theme