Managing Contracts and Invoices

More than $10.5mn has been wagered on contracts seeking to predict when the US will ‘invade’ Venezuela View the full article

FT analysis identifies 12 accounts on platform that made large well-timed wagers just ahead of start of conflictView the full article

Billions in ‘Snap’ nutritional assistance programme benefits are stalled despite court orders View the full article

Vatican announces death of Argentine pontiff on Monday morning after 12 years at head of Catholic churchView the full article

Progressive Catholics, including some in Vatican, felt church had allied too closely with Republican partyView the full article

Bank of England governor tells officials to challenge populist leaders ‘in deeds more than just words’View the full article

Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayorView the full article

Ireland’s president-elect Catherine Connolly caught the anti-establishment tideView the full article

New chief Michael Leiters is seeking ways to revive carmaker after 93% plunge in profits last yearView the full article

German sports-car maker hit by lack of petrol variant for best-selling Macan and weak demand in ChinaView the full article

Announcement comes as luxury-car maker warned of lower profitability, well below its long-term targetView the full article

Proposed carve-out of Everllence has also attracted preliminary interest from private equity firms including EQTView the full article

Finance minister says Lisbon will not let rearmament costs threaten budget surplus secured after years of austerityView the full article

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro likely to lose confidence vote on Tuesday over consultancy he transferred to his familyView the full article

Investors fearful of political turmoil following a period of relative calm in UK marketsView the full article

Central bank chief vows to ‘focus on the data’ rather than get dragged into political debatesView the full article

Letter seen by FT appears to undermine claims that chair of US central bank misled Congress over renovation View the full article

Federal Reserve chair says inflation expectations are close to central bank’s 2% goalView the full article

Powell testimony live: Senate panel to quiz Fed chair on monetary policyView the full article

Also in today’s newsletter, political violence in the US isn’t just rising — it’s broadeningView the full article

Spiralling electricity demand threatens to hold the US back in its technological race with ChinaView the full article

Loyalty has worn thin because of the PM’s lack of interest in making the difficult decisions his job requiresView the full article

Tremors felt hundreds of miles away in BangkokView the full article

Medical equipment company linked to Michelle Mone breached state contract during pandemic, judge saysView the full article