‘C-Reit’ gives global investors a route out of Chinese property- The strategy highlights an attractive trade: shifting stagnant Chinese property assets from a disillusioned global investor base to yield-hungry onshore buyers. www.ft.com/content/4ab4... Owen Walker @financialtimes.com

German ‘city of peace’ wrestles with weapons pivot to save VW jobs-the talks…also symbolise the seismic shifts taking place in Germany as the EU’s biggest economy battles… www.ft.com/content/492f... Laura Pitel @financialtimes.com

Apple supplier Murata starts US-China rare earths decoupling-Murata’s business in China accounted for nearly 48 per cent of revenues in the last financial year to the end of March, due in part… www.ft.com/content/4225... @davidkeo.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Eli Lilly wins US approval for weight-loss pill-Lilly’s new pill is different from Novo’s in that people can take it with food. Novo’s pill is supposed to be taken 30 minutes before eating. www.ft.com/content/a64c... Patrick Temple-West @financialtimes.com

Intel strikes $14bn deal with Apollo to reclaim Irish chip plant- Wednesday’s deal to buy back the private investment group’s stake in the Fab 34 semiconductor factory, which it sold for $11.2bn, follows… www.ft.com/content/5049... @tim.fo @financialtimes.com

BP should be ‘simpler, stronger and more valuable’, new CEO tells staff-O’Neill joins as BP’s first female chief executive and the first outsider to be appointed directly into the role, in a break from… www.ft.com/content/5510... Malcolm Moore @financialtimes.com

POD O CLOCK Me and FT energy ed Malcolm Moore, who I can't find on here, on crunch time Featuring - energy rationing - which countries feel the most pain? - how long does this go on for? - coal - gullible people open.spotify.com/episode/5mnc...

Airlines in crisis mode as Iran war hits jet fuel supplies- Asian airlines have proved particularly vulnerable to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz given their reliance on imports of Middle Eastern oil… www.ft.com/content/c7bb... @sylviapfeifer.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Oil and gas companies seize the chance to lobby for Arctic drilling-The Arctic region is believed to hold significant reserves of undiscovered oil and gas but exploration would come with… www.ft.com/content/1bb7... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

SpaceX filing kicks off largest IPO process in history– SpaceX was seeking to raise about $75bn and was targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75tn, said people familiar with the matter… www.ft.com/content/c212... @georgehammond.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Will $100 oil speed up the EV shift?—For EV adoption to reach the mass market, the payback period must shrink to the point where the advantage is immediate. That means… www.ft.com/content/bc95... June Yoon @financialtimes.com

Nike shares tumble 15% on unexpected forecast for sales decline—Fuelling the disappointing outlook, Nike also warned of a drop in revenue during the current quarter, as tough conditions… www.ft.com/content/7e36... Peter Wells @financialtimes.com

Europe must pay more for medicines, says Bayer— Bayer has warned that Europeans will have to pay more for medicines if the region is to remain an attractive market… www.ft.com/content/3c8e... Florian Müller @financialtimes.com

Giorgia Meloni hit by business backlash over botched support scheme—The revolt adds to the pressure on Meloni, who suffered an embarrassing setback with losing a referendum on her proposed overhaul of… www.ft.com/content/7d4b... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Judge halts construction of Donald Trump’s $400mn White House ballroom—The decision from district court judge Richard Leon, a George W Bush appointee, is the first setback for the president’s 90,000 sq ft white and gold project… www.ft.com/content/8c36... Alex Rogers @financialtimes.com

US Supreme Court signals doubts over Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship challenge—Donald Trump is believed to be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the country’s highest court. His presence… www.ft.com/content/2de2... @joemillerjr.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft—Now, amid strains in the transatlantic alliance and alarm at Trump’s threats towards Europe, local officials also see… www.ft.com/content/95bd... Laura Pitel @financialtimes.com

German minister urges nuclear rethink as energy prices soar—Alongside France, countries including Sweden and Poland are either investing in new nuclear stations or extending reactors’ lifespans because… www.ft.com/content/9667... @chassnews.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

UAE curbs entry by Iranian nationals—Emirates’ website says there are exemptions for Iranian residents who are spouses of UAE nationals or children of female UAE nationals… www.ft.com/content/513a... @simeonkerr.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Saudi Arabia bridles at Donald Trump’s way of waging war—Trump singled out Prince Mohammed during a speech at a Saudi-hosted investment conference in Miami on Friday. Initially, he praised… www.ft.com/content/dcbd... @hauslohner.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine—Critics point to the lack of any genuine diplomatic initiative that holds the promise of a more enduring regional settlement, and warn… www.ft.com/content/6d0e... @nerizilber.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

France probes Iran links in thwarted attack on Bank of America—Since the war began, Iran has warned that US and Israeli companies could be targeted in retaliation, including financial institutions and technology groups. www.ft.com/content/4fe3... Leila Abboud @financialtimes.com

‘Desperate’ Asia turns to Russian oil amid Iran energy shock—“These are very desperate countries right now and they want to maximise the US sanctions waiver,” said June Goh, senior oil market analyst at… www.ft.com/content/c6d9... Owen Walker @financialtimes.com

Taking the data at face value, the US labor market appears to have transitioned from a period of sustained, stable growth into a phase of significant volatility Per the FT chart below, recent reports are characterized by sharp swings between job gains and contractions. Data issues or economic shift?

Leading UK climate scientists warn against new North Sea drilling— @drgilbz.bsky.social the climate scientist and campaigner who co-ordinated the letter, said renewables already offered a cheaper alternative… www.ft.com/content/5059... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Iran launches recruitment drive after US invasion threats-But even some Iranians with little love for their rulers said they could be motivated to join if the US follows through on President Donald Trump’s threats to… www.ft.com/content/d952... Bita Ghaffari @financialtimes.com

Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition-Another official said that Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte, in a call with France, Germany and the UK, explained… www.ft.com/content/d304... @a-mackinnon.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Keir Starmer signals major UK pivot towards EU after Donald Trump’s taunts–weeks of taunts from US President Donald Trump over the UK’s stance on the war in Iran. www.ft.com/content/9f3d... @georgewparker.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Record number of megadeals agreed in first quarter of the year…companies shrugged off war in the Middle East and a shakeout in the software sector to propel mergers and acquisitions to $1.2tn globally. www.ft.com/content/4c00... @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Crypto has no place in UK political donations–Regulators cannot currently confirm the origin or ownership of digital assets, making crypto donations an obvious vehicle for corruption. www.ft.com/content/a6b0... @oliverbullough.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

A blueprint for Chinese global leadership–In a world as messy as ours, playing the role of adult is hard. It is far easier for Beijing to bide its time and to wait out the crisis, allowing the US to destroy… www.ft.com/content/cf2e... @adamtooze.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The EU doesn’t have an Iran war strategy either—The real lesson for Europe is for the long term; but decisions need to be made now. If it wants to be respected by old allies and win new ones, it must do so… www.ft.com/content/d845... @constelz.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf—Polls show a big shrinkage of working-class support for Trump, particularly among non-white voters. Men under 45 of all races have also turned against him. www.ft.com/content/1a36... @edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The global economy turns out to be more resilient than we had feared—Let us hope that it continues to show that quality. It seems that we are going to need it, in spades. www.ft.com/content/8727... Martin Wolf @financialtimes.com

Silent cells could mean no more scars—Now, scientists at Harvard University experimenting on mice have uncovered a method that could one day allow wounds to heal without scarring… www.ft.com/content/db8c... @anjahuja.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The FT View: Price controls make a troubling return to the mainstream—Efforts to rein in market prices are a quick and visible way for politicians to display support for stretched households. But they are a misguided policy measure. www.ft.com/content/d272... @financialtimes.com

Apple at 50: the roots of a tech revolution—Success had been a terrible teacher to the young Jobs, but the big failures at NeXT and quality problems at Pixar helped him evolve into a visionary leader. www.ft.com/content/0800... Patrick McGee @financialtimes.com

Lex: Ploughshares to swords: a call to arms for industrial Europe—But without any changes in the trinity of woes underpinning Europe’s industrial demise — high energy costs, rife competition and weak demand — changing focus is worth… www.ft.com/content/5ac8... Louise Lucas @financialtimes.com

Nvidia invests $2bn in chipmaker Marvell to boost AI networking—The two semiconductor groups would work together on silicon photonics as part of an effort… www.ft.com/content/e23b... @tim.fo @financialtimes.com

Reasons to be bullish on gold—But there are a host of reasons that support the argument that gold prices should be higher. Gold is not currently pricing in recession risks. It tends to rise 15 per cent on average… www.ft.com/content/daf2... Suki Cooper @financialtimes.com

Trump to take first steps in opening retirement funds to private markets—Senator Elizabeth Warren, a prominent critic of the finance industry, criticised the rule and effort to open retirements to private assets. “As cracks… www.ft.com/content/f385... @antoinegara.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

US audit regulator pledges to rewrite oversight rule after industry backlash—The rules were put on hold after Donald Trump’s administration ousted… www.ft.com/content/bea2... @stephenfoleyft.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Foreign central banks sell US Treasuries in wake of Iran war—Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, who studies foreign holdings of Treasuries, said oil importers… www.ft.com/content/1c41... @kateduguid.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Qatar-backed US LNG plant starts production as Iran war hits global supply—The first of three LNG units at the Golden Pass facility has begun operating and will ship its first cargo… www.ft.com/content/318b... @jamiesmythft.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Lessons from history on how to survive a fuel crisis as.ft.com/r/0de85215-9...

Something good to start the month: writing that will make you want to abandon your plans for the day and spend it cooking. And as a special treat, @nigella.bsky.social’s first column is free to read www.ft.com/content/4819...

Buckling up for the stagflation trade—The problem with all this is that everyone knows that, on the geopolitical side of things, no one knows anything. We remain at the whim of a US president… www.ft.com/content/86ae... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Tesla reports weaker than expected 6% rise in global deliveries—Tesla lost market share to BYD and other Chinese rivals last year following a consumer backlash against chief executive Elon Musk’s political activism. www.ft.com/content/c83d... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com

A grim subject for most, but a pleasure for me to chat with the excellent @soumayakeynes.ft.com on the Economics Show of @financialtimes.com about three centuries of economic warfare and sanctions www.ft.com/content/2404...

The Iran war has laid bare a growing global battle to secure supplies of chemical elements crucial for industrial uses from car-making to computer chips. Here the FT tells the story of the intensifying contest for the critical materials ft.trib.al/mHaYeeT