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Japanese conglomerate has been snapping up options in huge amounts over past month
Unusual options trading by SoftBank and others gave a clue to risks building in the market
Carmaker met eligibility criteria on profits but index provider adds three smaller companies instead
President furiously denies report that he called war dead ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’
Bars, nightclubs and beach venues are filling up after months of pandemic controls
Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga all but assured of replacing his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Investors have made gains in the past four years, but many of them are worrying about the threat to democratic institutions
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His investment company Berkshire Hathaway now owns just 3.3% of a once-favoured US bank
FT investigation finds suspicious behaviour by 9 of top 10 UK contributors on feedback
Midwest feared to be at risk of higher infections as outbreaks fall in sunbelt states
Republicans revel in House Speaker’s predicament after video emerges of her inside a salon without a mask
Hollywood actors and A-list stars battle for shot at developing next big drinks brand
An interior can have elegance, and taste — but it takes flair and a singular point of view to really make a room work
The Talking Heads frontman opens up about US politics and his new film with Spike Lee
How the passionate creativity of the Romantics helped us to reimagine politics — and why we need their spirit now more than ever
Betting markets have moved dramatically in Donald Trump’s favour despite Joe Biden’s stable lead
Move by retired basketball legend points to growing market for US sports betting despite pandemic
Employers added 1.4m jobs in August but pace of rehiring slowed, figures show
Man shot during attempt to arrest him in connection with killing of pro-Trump supporter
The carmaker’s valuation may seem crazy but bears have been wrong before
Why the Tories are at war again over taxes, and the Foreign Office is expanding
Toby Ord talks to Gideon Rachman about his book The Precipice
Intimidation, surveillance and conspiracy theories: inside the FT’s five-year investigation of a billion-dollar fraud
This week in the business of sport: Michael Jordan takes stake in US sports betting outfit DraftKings, fund manager Lindsell Train backs on sport stocks, and more
Some businesses are applying the lessons of lockdown to introduce new ways of organising and overseeing work
Lofty valuations take a knock after breathtaking rallies for Apple, Tesla and others
Sell-off continues for second day although Apple finds late buyers
Record-breaking equity rally encourages company executives to cash in
While ‘creative’ misspellings fall out of favour, the problem is how to stand out
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