Elisabeth Stöppler’s staging in Düsseldorf for Deutsche Oper am Rhein is problematic, but Shostakovich’s music wins out ...

For most German companies, removing the threat of a global trade war would be far more impactful than the local election result. Less than 20 per cent of revenue across the large-cap index is ...

EY identified “significant” financial and assurance weaknesses within the South Tees Development Corporation during 2023-24 ...

As well as restrictions on trade, the UK government also imposed restrictions on competition at home. This took two main ...

Private capital giant Apollo Global has agreed to buy a real estate investment group as it seeks to compete more aggressively with rivals including Blackstone, KKR and Brookfield.

Today, Europe must rebuild its defence industry, and also build a world-beating technology sector. These are big challenges, but the future of Europe — and perhaps even the world — depends on success.

. . . which picked Gregory Boggis of Lansdowne Partners. He gets the dub, the glory and the T-shirt. The charts quiz will return on Friday (by which point the FTAV team may be totally sick of charts ) ...

A Saudi Arabian state-owned investment company has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Singapore-based commodities trader Olam Agri that values the group at $4bn, as the kingdom accelerates efforts ...

UK MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for assault, triggering a process that is likely to lead to the first parliamentary by-election since the Labour government was elected last year.

It is a monumental commission; perhaps a lifetime’s work and certainly a once-in-a-generation attempt to redesign and redefine the museum. And the British Museum needs it. Mired in bad news stories — ...

Apple said it planned to hire an additional 20,000 staff in the US over the next four years as part of a $500bn American investment plan, as chief executive Tim Cook becomes the latest business leader ...

Business groups have been lobbying for more tax breaks to cut the cost of supporting their employees’ health. In the run-up to last year’s Budget, the CBI called for a widening of tax reliefs to make ...