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Las empresas ponen topes a la IA ante la explosión del gasto
Apenas transcurridos cuatro meses de 2026, Uber ya había alcanzado su límite anual de gasto en IA. “Elaboramos presupuestos basándonos en lo que sabemos, pero las cosas cambian rápidamente en este espacio”, afirma Praveen Neppalli Naga, director de tecnología de Uber. “Cada semana se produce un cambio sísmico”. Uber no era la única empresa en esta situación.
Cold beer and cash only — Chicago’s dive bars are the real deal
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to Chicago While there is a time and place for the tourist attractions of the Loop,...
Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party?
If you are reading the digital version of this story, you have just used a small piece of software from a project called cURL.
Trump tariff tracker: US trade, markets and the economy
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Alan Smith and Oliver Hawkins and Martin Stabe and William Crofton and Eva Xiao and Haohsiang Ko and Sam Learner and Jonathan Vincent The Trump administration has reimposedtariffsof 10 per cent on US trading partners by invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. This followed a Supreme Courtrulingthat Trump exceeded his authority in using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on dozens of countries.
By Sam Learner Verified, Eva Xiao Verified, Alan Smith Verified, Jonathan Vincent, William Crofton Verified, Oliver Hawkins
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Transcript: The ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘The ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets’ Marc Filippino Good...
Ultra-short-term bets add ‘even more mania’ to crypto trading
Upgrade to get full access to all premium news on Yahoo Finance and get more great articles like this free preview. Ultra-short-term cryptocurrency bets have surged in popularity with amateur traders on prediction markets, creating “even more mania” in digital tokens and new arbitrage opportunities for high-speed trading firms to exploit.
Iran hits Amazon data centres in jolt to Gulf AI drive
The rapid expansion of American-owned data centres in the Middle East has opened up a new front for Iran’s retaliation against the US,...
How LA’s neighbourhoods fit together, mapped by locals for visitors
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to Los Angeles How to make sense of Los Angeles geographically?
Prediction markets take a bigger bite of US sports gambling pie
Sports wagers on Kalshi, the prediction market start-up whose popularity has surged since the 2024 US presidential election, are now...
ICE Agents Hate Being Filmed
Trump administration accused of trampling First Amendment by targeting Americans recording immigration raids One freezing day in January, Ryan Ecklund, an estate agent from Woodbury, Minnesota, was grabbed and handcuffed by federal agents and detained for nine hours. His alleged offence: filming and following ICE.
ICE agents hate being filmed
One freezing day in January, Ryan Ecklund, an estate agent from Woodbury, Minnesota, was grabbed and handcuffed by federal agents and...
From ‘Taco’ to the ‘Donroe doctrine’: a year of Trump 2.0
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
From ‘Taco’ to the ‘Donroe doctrine’: a year of Trump 2.0
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency. The past year has been marked by a reordering of the Upgrade to read this Financial Times article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles.
Can Mark Carney Trump-proof Canada's economy?
After decades of closer ties with the U.S., Canada's prime minister is pushing large infrastructure projects and looking for new markets Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, France on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. After winning the federal election in April last year, Mark Carney told a crowd of Liberal supporters, "President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us.
Can Mark Carney Trump-proof Canada’s economy?
Hours after he won a remarkable election campaign in April, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a stark warning about how the...
Kalshi and Polymarket race to crack ‘parlays’ as stakes rise in sports betting
Kalshi and Polymarket are racing to build enough liquidity to offer lucrative multi-leg sports bets, as the fast-growing prediction...
Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets
Trading groups are expanding into the rapidly evolving realm of prediction markets, hiring traders to arbitrage fleeting price...
Prediction markets barely make money; sportsbooks make money
Imagine a 30-minute interview with the CEO of OnlyFans where adult content is never mentioned.
Donald Trump’s affordability problem: in charts
On the eve of Thanksgiving, the start of the US holiday spending period, most Americans think Donald Trump is making a national...
The surreal 45-day trek at the heart of Nato’s defence
US general Ben Hodges was overseeing a military exercise in Europe when an unexpected incident occurred at a Polish railway station.
How sports gambling took over prediction markets in the US
Prediction markets are rapidly evolving into sports gambling behemoths from their quirky origins for political election wagers, amid a...
How prediction markets are shaking up sports gambling in America
Little in the 2024 US presidential election was predictable, certainly not the withdrawal of incumbent Joe Biden and his replacement on...
Donald Trump y sus ganancias con los migrantes en EU
En abril, el director interino del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos, Todd Lyons, le dijo a una sala llena de empresas militares y tecnológicas cómo quería el gobierno de Estados Unidos (EU) que fuera el sistema de deportación de su país. Debe ser como “Amazon, intentando conseguir tu entrega Prime en 24 horas”, pero aplicado a “seres humanos”, declaró en la Expo de Seguridad Fronteriza de 2025.
Zohran Mamdani stuns Democratic establishment in New York mayor race
Zohran Mamdani, the leftwing Democrat feared by Wall Street, has declared victory in the party’s mayoral primary for New York City,...
Why Wall Street fears a 33-year-old political outsider
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Wall Street has a new enemy: a little-known 33-year-old democratic socialist who is standing for mayor in New York City.
By James Fontanella-Khan Verified, Sujeet Indap Verified, Amelia Pollard Verified, Sam Learner Verified
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Andrew Cuomo’s Wall Street backers for New York mayor look beyond his past
Top Wall Street dealmakers are aligning with Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for New York City mayor, hoping the disgraced former governor can...
The Hell’s Kitchen room that monitors every subway train in New York
Ride In early April, Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, rode the New York City subway for a reported 12 minutes.
The battle over New York’s congestion toll
In January, New York City’s long-planned congestion pricing programme finally began collecting tolls.
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised record-breaking $240mn
Donald Trump raised more than $239mn for his second inauguration, federal filings showed, a record-breaking sum as some of the most...
The Chinese goods Americans most rely on, from microwaves to Barbies
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Donald Trump has excluded smartphones, laptops and other consumer electronics from his “reciprocal” tariffs, but 46 of the 50 items the...
By Sam Joiner Verified, Nassos Stylianou Verified, Dan Clark Verified, Sam Learner Verified, Irene de la Torre Arenas
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First US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic
New Yorkers are cruising much faster along Manhattan’s bridges and tunnels since their city implemented its long-debated congestion...
US election results: How Trump won in maps and charts
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Donald Trump increased his vote share across the US in his election triumph, claiming the battleground states of Michigan, North...
By Eva Xiao Verified, Sam Learner Verified, Oliver Roeder Verified, Clara Murray Verified, Sam Joiner Verified, Jonathan Vincent Verified
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Candidatos a la Casa Blanca gastaron US$ 3.500 millones en la presidencial más cara de la historia
La demócrata Kamala Harris y el republicano Donald Trump gastaron US$ 3.500 millones en su carrera por la Casa Blanca, lo que convierte esta campaña presidencial en la elección general estadounidense más cara de la historia.
Early indicators point to bumper turnout across US swing states
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Initial signs from polling stations across the US’s critical swing states pointed to a bumper voter turnout as the White House race...
By Myles McCormick Verified, Steff Chávez Verified, Joe Miller Verified, Sam Learner Verified, Oliver Roeder Verified
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris spend $3.5bn in most expensive presidential election
Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump have together spent $3.5bn in their race for the White House, making the 2024...
Transcript: US election betting is on a roll
This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘US election betting is on a roll’ Michela Tindera Hey there, it’s...
Battle of the billionaires: the mega rich spending to swing the US election
A small number of billionaires could help swing the result of the US presidential election, as many of the world’s wealthiest spend...
Kamala Harris raises nearly $1bn to surge past Donald Trump in US election money race
Kamala Harris raised nearly $1bn in the past three months and surged past Donald Trump in the money race to amass a huge campaign war...
Take political betting markets literally, not seriously
US election betting markets have been having a moment.
Burst of trades inflates Trump’s margin in election prediction markets
A small group of anonymous traders has propelled a dramatic surge in Donald Trump’s perceived chances of winning the US presidential...
Trump and Harris campaign donations: four key takeaways
Federal filings show Kamala Harris raised $500mn more than Donald Trump in the third quarter as the two candidates head into the final...
Elon Musk gives $75mn boost to Donald Trump’s presidential run
Elon Musk has given nearly $75mn to help Donald Trump’s bid to win back the White House, as the world’s richest man tries to influence...
Transcript: Money surges into the Harris campaign
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Money surges into the Harris campaign’ Kasia Broussalian Good...
Kamala Harris raised four times as much cash as Donald Trump in July
Kamala Harris raised four times as much as Donald Trump in July, as individual donations poured into her campaign after she replaced Joe...
Kamala Harris gastó 10 veces más que Trump en bombardeo publicitario d
Kamala Harris ya gastó 10 veces más que Donald Trump en publicidad digital desde que se convirtió en la candidata presidencial de los demócratas, una señal de que las campañas están diferenciándose en sus tácticas para llegar a los votantes y a los pequeños donantes.
Kamala Harris spends 10 times as much as Trump on digital ad blitz
Kamala Harris has spent 10 times as much as Donald Trump on digital advertising since becoming the Democrats’ presidential candidate, a...
Donald Trump overtakes Joe Biden in campaign fundraising
Donald Trump has raised more cash than Joe Biden thanks to a surge in donations that has reversed his fundraising deficit at a time when...
Donald Trump’s donations surge by $400mn to tighten money race with Joe Biden
Fundraising groups aligned with Donald Trump raised more than $400mn for his presidential election campaign between April and June — a...
Donald Trump taps Texas oil tycoons in bid to close cash gap with Joe Biden
Donald Trump swept through Texas on Wednesday seeking to bolster his campaign war chest with donations from oil barons and moguls...
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