First sign of open discord between congressional Republican leadership and Trump
Departure of chief operating officer is latest from US bank’s senior management team
Beijing launches action at WTO as war escalates over flood of cheap Chinese steel
Ousted chairman urges shareholders to push for governance reforms
Disagreements over valuation and management control derail attempt to reunite empire
Investment bets being lined up with Japan on verge of joining global casino club
Pyongyang is on course to acquire a long-range nuclear weapon
Tie-up with Total shows continuing private sector push despite Trump shadow
Fears for civilians as regime squeezes remaining rebels into small patch of city
Senior officials lay bare tension with eurozone over terms of €86bn bailout
Executives at US insurer are alleged to have covered up fraudulent sales of policies
IMF chief says she was deluged by paperwork while French finance minister
US defence group’s shares hit after president-elect tweets programme ‘out of control’
Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls for congressional probe into alleged interference
21st Century Fox confident that £11bn approach will not be derailed this time
Franchise has sold 200m units in 13 years but retail figures are down, say analysts
His attitude smacks more of chaotic improvisation than strategic thinking
The weight is on historical significance
FT investigation on workers’ living standards
In the markets today
Key stories to watch for in the week
Erika Solomon reports from Beirut
Economists on higher rates and Trump
Vote in parliament follows weeks of protests
No signs of stress in UK economy, but pound has lost more than 10%
Euro slips after QE decision
Central bank seeks to bolster renminbi
As the political turmoil unfolds, all eyes are on Monte dei Paschi
How pumped storage boosts renewable power
The magic is in optimising process, computer and human, writes Joanna Perkins
The ‘bohemian-bourgeois’ class have unwittingly helped create disaffection with globalisation
Creative people can gain skills by studying the economics of streaming and royalties
Comes as dollar softens and oil prices struggle to build on gains
Yield on 10-year Treasury note rises above 2.5 per cent for the first time since 2014
All eyes are on the US central bank’s meeting and the outlook for interest rates
Teledyne would be latest overseas buyer of a British company after Brexit vote
Independent directors should back a scheme of arrangement for benefit of investors
