Bain Capital closes largest Asia fund after raising $10.5bn
Buyout firm raised $2.1bn more from external investors than had been targeted
How Britain can tackle its mountain of unpaid energy bills
A long-term plan such as a social tariff could stop vulnerable households from running up debt
Gulf freight rates jump as shipping companies turn to trucks to move cargo
Businesses face thousands of dollars in extra costs, with lorries only able to carry a fraction of the goods
Record high Japanese yields trigger bets on repatriation
Fund managers say country’s investors will sell out of US Treasuries to invest in JGBs
EU plan to slash steel imports will hurt Ukraine, officials warn
Brussels’ proposed quota reduction could cost Kyiv up to €1bn in lost export revenue
The disintegration of British democracy
We are witnessing the fracturing of the traditional party system that glues our society together
How Tottenham went from football’s shrewdest club to the brink of disaster
As one of the world’s biggest teams battles to avoid relegation, a blame game has broken out behind the scenes
Chinese data centre spin-off plans dual IPO in Singapore and US
DayOne aims to raise $5bn using new rules intended to boost Asian listings in city-state
Birmingham braces for chaos as multi-party vote leaves council rudderless
Europe’s largest local authority has no leadership after the political scene fragmented in this month’s local elections
What Patagonia learned from hantavirus
Region where passengers may have caught rat-borne virus tightened controls after 2018 outbreak in Argentina
‘Never-ending’ AI slop strains corporate hacking reward schemes
‘Bug bounty’ programmes have seen a jump in spurious AI-generated submissions
China’s two-wheelers ride EV wave into Europe
Yadea plans factory in Hungary amid rising demand for electric scooters in Asia and South America
Europe’s leaders must stop self-censoring
White House pressure is being met with political flattery and strategic ambiguity that citizens find confusing
Chinese AI groups pull ahead of US rivals in video generation race
ByteDance and Kuaishou outshine western rivals, lifting AI video quality across advertising and entertainment
Our best asparagus recipes
Asparagus season is here. Here’s how to make the most of the seasonal vegetable that signifies spring
National Lottery CEO: ‘The scale of this transformation was unbelievable’
The UK institution, under new ownership for the first time, is battling falling sales and new rivals
The Bethlehem Project has moved to the FT News Briefing
Local congressional primary election is a microcosm of an important debate within the Democratic party
The Bethlehem Project: Democrats battle over their party’s future
Local congressional primary election is a microcosm of an important debate within the party
Global conflict pushes geopolitics up the executive curriculum
Business schools in the Middle East and beyond react to demand for guidance in troubled times
From leadership to succession, executive courses target wealthy families
Short business school programmes are helping scions prepare, moving into territory dominated by banks and advisers
Trump-backed challenger defeats two-term Republican senator in primary
President had branded Bill Cassidy of Louisiana ‘disloyal’ for voting to impeach him
The many joys of small talk
Clever people have always understood the value of pleasantries at work
Sunday Number 145: US Puzzle
Far right attempts ‘show of force’ at heavily policed London rally
Metropolitan Police estimates suggest attendance fell far short of last year’s 150,000-strong gathering