Apple wants clearance to buy semiconductors from blacklisted Chinese company amid surging demand from AICompanies, Economy

Kaleidoscope of industries emerge as early winners from administration’s health regulation overhaul Companies

The threat of a Le Pen presidency has provided an incentive for Paris and Berlin to come togetherEconomy

Sharp increase in energy prices means next week’s US central bank meeting is ‘live’, investors sayEconomy

Belgian officials say operations have not been compromised after a Canadian national of Chinese origin is detainedCompanies

Largest ever foreign investment in the Gulf state comes as it seeks to raise capital in face of Iranian attacksCompanies, Economy

Also in today’s newsletter: the new-look Hundred returns and the Commonwealth Games fight for relevanceCompanies

Investors underestimate how balance-sheet strength might be a differentiating factor in what happens nextCompanies

Unlike the 1970s, there is a conversation to be had hereCompanies, Economy, Financials

Pitching too high can disproportionately lengthen the time it takes to agree a saleCompanies, Economy, Financials