Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index is on track for a record year-end close, finally surpassing a mark reached 35 years ago during the country’s 1980s economic bubble.

As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?

US law firms have handed out a bumper round of bonuses to junior lawyers for 2024, as a pick-up in dealmaking lined the ...

BAE and Warton are “central to the North West’s economy and the UK’s defence industry”, said Andrew Snowden, Conservative MP for Fylde, adding that he had “repeatedly” raised concerns about the future ...

Insurers are offering pension schemes discounts amounting to tens of millions of pounds to rush through buyout and buy-in deals as they struggle to meet year end targets.

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As part of a new FT Globetrotter series celebrating the world’s permanent collections, the FT’s arts editor reveals her favourite works to seek out in this great — and at times overwhelming — Spanish ...

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