Ewan McGregor struggles to animate My Master BuilderNews Feed
Lila Raicek’s play is a wooden and contrived take on Ibsen’s drama at Wyndham’s Theatre, London
UK preparations for flooding and extreme weather ‘inadequate’News Feed
Climate Change Committee report warns of threats to farming, infrastructure, health and homes
Private acquisitions strip more than $1tn from European equity marketsNews Feed
Trend poses ‘much bigger threat’ to region’s capital markets than defections of listed groups to Wall Street, says report
Top Trump adviser struggled to soothe investors in talks after market tumultNews Feed
Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil
FirstFT: China steps up global propaganda push against US trade warNews Feed
Also in today’s newsletter, Canada’s Carney prepares to take on Trump, and China’s copper stockpiles set to run out
Starbucks’ profit slumps as costs mount from turnaround effortNews Feed
Revenue at the coffee chain edges up but store operating expenses rise
Bad shipping newsNews Feed
Will empty containers mean empty shelves?
Trump set to announce new car tariff climbdown in MichiganNews Feed
Latest softening follows lobbying by industry concerned that US trade war will raise its costs
UK took control of British Steel before assessing costs to taxpayers, letters showNews Feed
‘Ministerial direction’ raises questions over the price of saving country’s last two blast furnaces
Chess: Ukraine’s Vasyl Ivanchuk, 56, sets new landmark for chess veteransNews Feed
Puzzle: Black to move and win