Are leveraged loans securities?
The SEC refuses to say
Financial & markets regulation
US battery start-up bets on Germany amid fears over Chinese dominance
Porsche-backed Group 14 plans to produce silicon-based technology in Germany
Electric vehicles, Batteries
The cost of living crisis is no reason to buy now, regulate later
BNPL can be useful but it should be monitored alongside other forms of consumer credit
Fintech, Financial & markets regulation
The Federal Reserve needs to stay put on rates
With inflation falling, further tightening of monetary policy only heightens the risk of recession and financial instability
Central banks
The rise of AI forces us to reinterpret our human intelligence
We will need better guides to teach us how to navigate a world built on the patterns we didn’t know we had created
Artificial intelligence
‘Barbenheimer’ drops year’s biggest opening weekend at N American box offices
Movie pair boosts cinemas in lacklustre summer despite not fitting ‘blockbuster mode’
Travel & leisure industry
European central banks could speed up bond sales, say economists
Vast bond portfolios bought via quantitative easing under scrutiny
Central banks
Will the Federal Reserve signal it has finished lifting rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Central banks
Hot tub sales cool as well-off Americans stop splashing out
High-income households rein in discretionary spending as inflation and a soft housing market take their toll
Consumer trends
Elon Musk says he plans to drop Twitter’s bird logo
Potential rebrand by billionaire owner comes as social media rival Meta steps up pressure
Social Media