BUSINES

Can Nintendo’s Switch 2 revive a stagnant gaming industry?

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Arctic sea ice hit a record low for the end of the region’s winter last month, in a stark sign of how climate change is opening up the North Pole to a geopolitical race for … Read more

This article is an on-site version of the India Business Briefing newsletter. To receive it in your inbox regularly, sign up if you’re a premium subscriber, or upgrade your subscription here. Good morning. Stock markets around the world are still struggling to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Indian markets are also waiting for … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The number of wildfires in the UK has soared above the historic average as firefighters battle blazes across Scotland and Northern Ireland. A fire in Galloway, so intense it could be seen from space, started … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Extraordinary springtime temperatures in Central Asia have coincided with drought and extreme floods in vast areas of Australia greater than the size of Texas and fires in South Korea. Researchers at the World Weather Attribution … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A court has confirmed for the first time the existence of a legal battle between Apple and the UK government, which has demanded the iPhone-maker provide access to its most secure cloud storage systems. The … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s agency for “high impact science” is setting its sights on fighting emerging biological threats and extending people’s healthy lifespans among its latest targets for research. The two-year-old Advanced Research and Invention Agency has … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Greenpeace has raised the prospect of a fresh legal challenge to two planned UK oil and gasfields after the government signalled support for the projects, despite a court revoking their consent because of … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. New Mountain Capital is nearing a deal to buy a large stake in healthcare software provider Office Ally from rival private equity group Francisco Partners that values the business at about $1.8bn, according to people … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fintech myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK-based market maker XTX has reported a 54 per cent rise in profits in 2024, driven by positive investor sentiment about the economy and enthusiasm about generative AI. Filings last week to UK regulators and a … Read more