Lex: Pfizer’s weight-loss drug confines it to sidelines of crowded market—The problem with playing catch-up in the crowded and hotly competitive field of obesity medicine is that there are few bargains to be found. www.ft.com/content/c161... Pan Yuk @financialtimes.com

When it comes to tech, Britain must avoid becoming Nebraska—No government in its right mind could be upset about billions being spent on infrastructure. But… www.ft.com/content/fe5a... Tim Wu @ox.ac.uk @financialtimes.com

Are we on course to become a Little Brother society?— Of course most people aren’t creeps or stalkers, but once the tech is out there it could have a chilling effect on how people feel and behave in public spaces… www.ft.com/content/9fca... @sarahoconnorft.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Putin is playing a dangerous game with Nato– It would be a reckless gamble for Putin to test the will of the Nato countries to defend the alliance’s eastern frontier. Unfortunately, as the world discovered… www.ft.com/content/2ee2... @gideonrachman.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

On climate, America is more than Washington—Hundreds of corporations have pledged membership to co-operative initiatives independent of the Paris agreement, making commitments to lower CO₂ emissions and… www.ft.com/content/a3d9... @evlieb.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

@warwickching.bsky.social "Ask an Expert" sounds good! But the time of day doesn't work for everyone! Thanks again.

RIP to safe havens—signs of failure of standard safety procedures in markets today are a reflection that everything investors hold dear… www.ft.com/content/2ad5... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com

The FT View: The overdue recognitions of a Palestinian state-This is no time to give up on peace. www.ft.com/content/407a... @financialtimes.com

Italian Parmigiano bets on US football to sell ‘all’Americana’-can pungent Parmigiano Reggiano become a new stadium staple — or a popular game-time snack for spectators at home? It’s all to play for. www.ft.com/content/9765... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Can the UN save itself from irrelevance?-The major faultline is whether to focus on peace and security and cut back on humanitarian initiatives; or whether to hold fast to commitments to sustainable development and…   www.ft.com/content/ef26... @hauslohner.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

DR Congo to end cobalt export ban in favour of quotas-The government said on Sunday it wanted more cobalt processing to occur in the country, as opposed to the mined metal being shipped abroad to be processed. www.ft.com/content/8929... Camilla Hodgson @financialtimes.com

Canada’s $63bn lumber industry hit by Trump’s trade war— At current market prices “there’s basically no Canadian producers that are making money right now”, said Dustin Jalbert, senior economist for wood products… www.ft.com/content/b346... Susannah Savage @financialtimes.com

Exxon and Chevron beef up energy trading to take on European rivals—Exxon and Chevron are focusing on LNG, which consultants at McKinsey believe, together with gas and power, will soon… www.ft.com/content/7d10... Malcolm Moore @financialtimes.com

Warburg Pincus looks to sell business services firm for more than $3bn—Warburg Pincus has also kicked off the process of offloading several other investments, including… www.ft.com/content/43d1... @mroliverbarnes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Porsche profit warnings pile pressure on Oliver Blume to give up dual CEO roles—“Porsche is still a very complex case for the next few years so the sooner the better that they have a full-time CEO,” said UBS analyst Patrick Hummel. www.ft.com/content/ce1b... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com

Can Tokyo tempt finance workers to manage its trillions?— According to people in the industry, the two busiest flights for New York bankers right now are to Abu Dhabi and Tokyo… www.ft.com/content/2a3b... @davidkeo.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Executives found guilty of fraud in Singapore Wirecard case—The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s financial regulator, has also fined several banks and an insurer for anti-money laundering breaches connected to Wirecard. www.ft.com/content/8c51... Owen Walker @financialtimes.com

Trump urges pregnant women to avoid paracetamol over unproven autism links—Scientists have condemned the claims as untrue and potentially damaging, and the UK regulator continues to recommend paracetamol in pregnancy. www.ft.com/content/24d6... Zehra Munir @financialtimes.com

TikTok algorithm to be overseen by Oracle in Trump deal— The White House official said the deal would bring TikTok’s algorithm under the control of the US joint venture… www.ft.com/content/d27e... @rafeuddin.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Indian IT shares fall over fears from Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee—Trump on Friday ordered the imposition of a $100,000 fee on skilled foreign worker visas. The move is set to affect… www.ft.com/content/cdb9... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Tony’s Chocolonely boss says investing in farmers is good for business—While the futures price in New York has risen to about $7,800 per tonne from below $3,500 two years ago — having peaked at more than $12,000… www.ft.com/content/ed2d... Susannah Savage @financialtimes.com

BBVA raises offer for Sabadell to €17bn—A combination of the two banks would leapfrog Santander to become Spain’s second-biggest lender by assets after CaixaBank. www.ft.com/content/66f1... @barneyjopson.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pfizer seals up to $7.3bn takeover of weight loss drugmaker Metsera—The acquisition, which was first reported by the Financial Times, was announced on Monday. It offers Pfizer a shot at competing in the battle… www.ft.com/content/aee4... @hannahkuchler.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

North Korea sets conditions for renewed talks with US— Kim’s overture to Washington came three weeks after he attended a military parade in Beijing, standing alongside… www.ft.com/content/2c78... Song Jung-a @financialtimes.com

A woman or the next generation: is Japan ready for a different sort of leader?—Japan’s Liberal Democratic party is poised to make political history next month by… www.ft.com/content/4f52... @urbandirt.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Egypt pardons prominent activist from 2011 revolution— Under Sisi, a former defence minister who overthrew his elected Islamist predecessor… www.ft.com/content/b0af... Heba Saleh @financialtimes.com

Israeli ministers call for West Bank annexation after recognition push—The landmark move by the UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal is set to be replicated at the UN on Monday by France and several other countries, in what… www.ft.com/content/c86c... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

UK and US task force to explore co-operation on digital assets regulation—The move comes as the UK seeks to revitalise its capital markets after a prolonged downturn that has seen several companies… www.ft.com/content/5685... @nikasgari.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Friedrich Merz picks new German investment tsar and railways chief—a bid to revive Europe’s largest economy after years of under-investment and stagnation. www.ft.com/content/0e3e... @chassnews.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Luxury billionaire Bernard Arnault joins French outcry over ‘deadly’ wealth tax proposal—More than half a million people marched through the streets of Paris and other French cities last week… www.ft.com/content/5e1f... Leila Abboud @financialtimes.com

Donald Trump pushes World Bank to finance more fossil fuel development—The US president, who has promised to unleash American fossil fuels and has railed against green energy, has torn up many of former president… www.ft.com/content/24c6... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

US offers financial lifeline to Argentina’s Javier Milei—The peso has plunged to the lower limit of its exchange rate band, and the central bank was forced to spend $1.1bn in three days last week to defend it. www.ft.com/content/731a... @jsphctrl.ft.com @financialtimes.com

The EU should see public anger at Trump as an opportunity—First, admit that Europe was forced to accept humiliating terms but that it is now imperative to build up the strength to resist. Then, be honest… www.ft.com/content/11b9... @martinsandbu.ft.com @financialtimes.com

How New York became a political laboratory—Its extreme inequality, diverse population and economic dynamism create conditions that are a test for every political strategy. www.ft.com/content/c58c... Richard Florida @kresge.org @financialtimes.com

Trump’s war on America’s schools—It’s also likely that the president may be worried about the power that teachers, and public schools, could play in fighting the disinformation and polarisation that his politics thrive on. www.ft.com/content/fc50... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

How ‘Safe China’ sells its security strategy to the world—If China can successfully make its case, Beijing’s bid to rewrite global security governance may… www.ft.com/content/5c42... @sheenagreitens.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The FT View: The unfortunate EU foot-dragging on the Draghi plan—For all the efforts to bolster resilience in the face of Trump’s tariffs and demands for Europe to fund more of its own defence, Draghi warned… www.ft.com/content/1b21... @financialtimes.com

Nvidia to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI—Should Nvidia commit the full $100bn, it would be the largest-ever investment in a private company, reflecting the vast resources the $4.5tn chip giant wields as the world’s most valuable company… www.ft.com/content/d3ca... @tim.fo @financialtimes.com

The shadow economy behind the international student boom-Student migration to Britain peaked in 2022, with 484,000 sponsored study visas issued—double the number in 2018. The bulk of growth was driven by countries outside the EU. www.ft.com/content/3f49... @georginaq.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc: ‘The word relentless will have been used about me’-Moving fast has become characteristic of Blanc’s style at Aviva, where she has been chief executive for five years. Early in the role she came under pressure… www.ft.com/content/636a... @leeharris.ft.com @financialtimes.com

The US workers escaping for a career overseas-Relocation companies and immigration lawyers have reported a surge in enquiries, particularly in anglophone countries, such as the UK and Canada, and in western Europe. www.ft.com/content/64a3... @stephistacey.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Private equity groups warn of mis-selling as sector opens up to individual investors-A partner at a leading alternative asset manager said smaller intermediaries often lacked the knowledge needed… www.ft.com/content/5125... @alexandraheal.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Europe’s first production plant for rare-earth magnets opens-In an interview, Neo’s chief executive Rahim Suleman said the current demand for rare-earth magnets was “incredibly large”.  www.ft.com/content/6b16... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com

Airlines fear carbon tax as flagship climate scheme develops holes—Governments cannot use credits to meet national climate goals once these have been used by airlines, creating a disincentive to sell them.  www.ft.com/content/0ad1... @kenzabryan.ft.com @financialtimes.com

CATL willing to help European EV battery start-ups despite China controls—Europe has struggled to build an independent battery industry, with Northvolt filing for bankruptcy in March… www.ft.com/content/496f... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com

Aspiration Partners’ collapse leaves trail of losses from Hollywood to Wall Street—Aspiration described its business as “sustainability-as-a-service”, offering banking, payments and investments that offset climate change. www.ft.com/content/ec3e... @sindap.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Brunello Cucinelli chief hits back at short seller over alleged sanction breach—In 2022 the EU imposed a ban on the export of luxury goods valued at more than €300 to Russia, in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/ece2... Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli @financialtimes.com

Chinese tech stocks surge past Nasdaq on the back of AI advance—The soaring share prices mark a triumphant comeback for a sector under siege for years from a regulatory crackdown and… www.ft.com/content/db28... William Sandlund @financialtimes.com

Novo Nordisk’s new boss wins cautious backing after sweeping cuts—One person close to Novo’s decision-making process said that knowing the organisation well would be a huge advantage in trying to overhaul it… www.ft.com/content/c5ef... @hannahkuchler.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Pentagon places restrictions on reporters in return for access—The US defence department is demanding journalists pledge not to publish unauthorised information as a condition of their continued access to the Pentagon… www.ft.com/content/bc33... @antoinegara.bsky.social @financialtimes.com