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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Iran needs to help itself and change course
Facing mounting domestic protests, the Islamic regime should seek an off-ramp

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Investors in US drillers go all in on the ‘Donroe doctrine'
Optimistic shareholders need to apply some sort of probability to this oil sector revenue actually materialising

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Versant's stock market debut makes dismal viewing for Netflix
Cable company spin-off from US media giant Comcast saw its shares fall 13% on Monday

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Europe doesn't need driverless cars
The roadways are already safe and robotaxis risk increasing traffic

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Greenland could be next
Emboldened by the Venezuelan operation, Trump is seeking a foreign balm for domestic pain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Ukraine's military holds lessons for its postwar future
In building a new country, we need to deploy the approaches that have enabled us to resist invasion

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

China's humanoid robots come out fighting
Chinese robot makers have made significant advances in motion control

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

2026 predictions, part one
A strong economy, a bubble that doesn't burst, and a bit of AI sanity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

The problem with AI and ‘empathy'
If technology redefines what our language means it could also change our perceptions of ourselves

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Threatening to strip someone of their citizenship is no joke
That this Labour government seems to find Alaa Abdel Fattah's predicament a laughing matter is unconscionable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Railways are a fast track to the soul of India
Accounts of train travel across the country convey what happens when promise meets reality

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 06, 2026

Showdown in Brussels over competition policy is nearing
The EU's rewrite of merger guidelines has become a battleground for how much leeway companies should have on M&A

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Britain's prime ministerial carousel
Flip-flopping leadership is economically damaging and a sign of a deeper malaise

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Interpath sale suggests there's still a case for making the Big Four smaller
But the risk of working for a smaller firm might mean new hires demand higher pay

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Has India truly entered a higher growth phase?
There are reasons to be optimistic — but weak job creation and private investment warrant caution

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

The Chinese way of death
In a society where speaking about mortality is thought to bring misfortune, one company is trying to confront it head-on

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Brussels' misguided beef with veggie burgers
Banning plant-based products with meaty names is exactly the kind of red tape the EU said it had left behind

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine
A world order built around great power spheres of influence is a recipe for instability and conflict

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Trump's Venezuela punt could turn into an oil-drilling own goal
US companies have reason to be less keen on tapping the country's vast reserves

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Trump, Venezuela and the limits of the Taco trade
Plus, banks and activist investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

The AI debt boom does not augur well for investors
The surge in investment may end up looking more like previous cycles of over-optimism and heavy capital spending

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

In finance, there can be too few reasons to leave
Perverse incentives and fear of the unknown keep senior bankers stuck in lucrative but unsatisfying jobs

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 05, 2026

Why the melt-up is still on
As 2026 begins, optimists are talking down bubble anxiety

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

Donald Trump's reckless intervention in Venezuela
Few will mourn Maduro's ousting, but its manner sets a dangerous precedent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

America's drone dilemma
The US has fallen behind China in manufacturing but targeted import restrictions could help it catch up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

Africa's growth could outpace Asia's this year
There are reasons to both hope for — and doubt — that the continent could finally gain some Asian-style momentum

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

Insomnia: the productivity hack for 2026
Welcome to the 3am club, where we learn to stop worrying and embrace some extra time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

Junior lawyers want their pound of flesh — or two pounds in a good year
Big US law firms have been giving out year-end holiday bonuses as high as $315,000

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 04, 2026

Bin the bucket list in 2026
It's the spontaneous moments that make life rich and exciting, not the ones for which you have sky-high expectations

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

Trump now owns Venezuela
The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

Maduro is out but what comes next for Venezuelans remains unclear
A cast of characters in Caracas may have a role but none so much as the US president

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

Maduro is gone but it's not clear what comes next in Venezuela
The end game now belongs to Donald Trump

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

Please don't talk about my generation
The debate around age divides has peaked. Let's make it stop

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

The battle for the right's post-Trump future has begun
Conservatism is a big tent, but there should be no room in it for those who deny the dignity of all human beings

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Jan 03, 2026

Tesla loses ground to China, but the battery war isn't over
Its electric vehicles have been overtaken but the US group has its eyes on the giant batteries for grid operators

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

The red flags investors should look for in private lending
Recent credit blow-ups underline the need to pay attention to practical warning signs

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

What should a wine lover drink when they're not drinking?
De-alcoholised wine is a poor substitute for the real thing. But Jancis Robinson has some palatable alternatives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

The messy art of escapism
Britain's relationship with alcohol is complicated. It was too simple to heap blame on the young and calculatedly reckless

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

How to unclog our cities
Instant deliveries take their toll on urban centres but rewarding a few minutes' delay can help

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 03, 2026

How punk icon Dr Martens' shares got trampled underfoot
Miscalculation over bootmaker's growth rate has cost investors dear

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

What a Soros theory can tell us about the AI boom
So much of bubble activity is driven by feedback loops, dubbed reflexivity by the well-known investor

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

Pouches give Big Tobacco a shortlived pick-me-up
Smoke-free products have plenty of fans, but they should carry a health warning for investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

A year that will dictate Starmer's fate as prime minister
This government behaves as if it is being run as a riposte to Nigel Farage rather than because it believes in anything

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

Urban foxes — friend or foe?
Removing or deterring these garden trespassers is a lifetime vocation. But should they even be considered a problem in the first place?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

Three questions AI needs to answer
Evaluation of use cases and business models will dominate 2026

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

What are politicians talking about?
The UK government keeps putting out messages but no one is listening because they are incomprehensible

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

Why we should know what we don't know
Cognitive blind spots are undermining our ability to see the world as it is, rather than as we would like it to be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

A pragmatist's guide to growing box, yew, cotoneaster and myrtle
Evergreens are the backbone of a beautiful year-round garden — if you know how to nourish and protect them

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 02, 2026

Are you sure you want to leave the UK to avoid inheritance tax?
Advisers say increasing numbers of clients are taking advantage of residency rules

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 01, 2026

Japan's ‘Goldilocks crisis' is a make-or-break moment
The curious surge in the shares of retailer Aeon underlines the pressure building in the country's economy — and politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 01, 2026

The plot against London
Distorted attacks by the populist right are really about demography

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 01, 2026

Trump's momentous second year
2026 will test his limits and the extent of America's pushback

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 01, 2026

China's wall of cash could prop up its lagging stocks
Local banks stand to benefit most from the country's large pool of savings

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jan 01, 2026

AI podcast presenters are here — but I'm not one of them
The question of my authenticity highlights the confusion felt in this age of media distrust

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

A garbage-strewn planet may find a friend in fungi
Several start-ups are betting on mushrooms to break down materials that defeat traditional recycling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

The winners and losers of trading stocks around the clock
Brokers and small investors stand to benefit most from overnight US trading

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

How should the UK celebrate 250 years of American independence?
Reiterating the liberal ideals behind the revolution may be tricky when they are out of favour in the White House

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

Year in a word: ‘Peace'
Despite ceaseless Trumpian talk of ending the world's wars, it's not quite that easy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

Will I be responsible for unpaid tax on my late mother's estate?
I am the executor and have discovered my sibling did not declare a gift from our mother

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

European investors must brace for a year of geopolitical instability
Menaced by Russia and bullied by America, a potential Ukraine peace deal is not guaranteed to usher in prosperity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

‘What will happen to house prices next year?' — it's a tricky question
For all their faults, house price predictions are not as useless as you might expect

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

Forecasting the world in 2026
FT writers' predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 31, 2025

Zipcar's business model is an evolutionary dead end
The problem for car clubs is that most of the costs are fixed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Creativity thrives with constraints
Even the most successful of directors benefit from strong editors and margin-cutting suits

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Politicians and the romance novel: a love affair
The world of romantic fiction is a strange one — that of political erotica even more so

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Best of Banx 2025
The 12 most notable cartoons of the year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Why big online retailers are setting up shop in the real world
It remains to be seen who will best juggle the concrete with the digital

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Reasons for youthful cheer
Despite the gloom, there are many advantages to being young in the 2020s

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Games Workshop's galactic conquest starts with UK market
It takes a brave — or foolish — fighter to bet against Warhammer's space marines

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines about the UK's economic potential

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Is accounting still a profession?
The industry seeks to defend itself after Trump administration proposal to redesignate its status

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

The liquidity curse for investors
Instant ability to trade tempts many to make bad decisions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 30, 2025

Year in a word: cockroaches
Jamie Dimon's deft summary of the bankruptcies that have rattled finance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

The human cost of a world without rules
International humanitarian law and the rights of civilians are being eroded

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Why people love neurotic robots
Our preference to engage with robots that take on human characteristics threatens genuine social interaction

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

The events that defined world politics in 2025
From Vance's shock Munich speech to the release of the Epstein files, Trump's return to power has shaped the year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Delivery start-ups finally get the K-shaped economy they need
Now could be the ideal environment for a service pandering to wealthy urbanites and in need of gig workers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Mini nuclear reactors are already losing their glow
Several studies suggest SMRs will produce higher levels of nuclear waste than traditional plants

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Ukraine and the battle for Trump's mind
Talks about ending the war are really about securing US punishment of the other side

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Why don't companies target over 55s as consumers more?
Age group accounts for a rising share of spending but only a fraction of advertising budgets is aimed at it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Why don't UK banks lend more? Ask their customers
Some small businesses would like to boost borrowing but are struggling to do so

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Year in a word: Taco
In spite of the erratic nature of Donald Trump's decision making, a distinct pattern has emerged

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

The AI boom is not a bubble
Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there's exuberance there is no mania or irrationality

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

The rise of the side hustle
Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 29, 2025

Should you have a library in your loo?
Like much of what goes on behind closed doors, it raises some controversial questions — from position to hygiene to title selection

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

Why dealing with past trauma is crucial for leadership
For some executives psychological burdens are hard to manage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

The ugly memes driving crypto sales
A grotesque set of manufactured characters have emerged on social media to inflate memecoin prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

Santa's good and bad economies list
It has been a very mixed year for reforms and sensible governance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

‘Wellness' culture is empty without service to others
Volunteering has declined along with religion — it needs a revival

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

Why your AI companion is not your friend
First, tech companies usurped the meaning of ‘friends' and ‘connection' — now they are coming for ‘companionship'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

Year in a word: Tipping point
Global warming risks setting off a series of self-propelling shifts across the natural world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 28, 2025

Is Ozempic shaping the workplace?
Offering staff weight-loss drugs can improve productivity and reduce time lost to sickness

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

The curious signal sent by HSBC
Scrapping of international manager programme comes despite need for long-term employees schooled in bank's culture

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

The gift that cannot be bought
We can find peace and beauty in the quiet moments between Christmas and New Year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

The political weaponisation of sleep
Tireless dynamism has been fetishised by the likes of Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

Noodles worth getting weird about — Jay Rayner reviews Maneki Ramen, Birmingham
A restaurant that takes the essentials seriously — and remembers the desserts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

Aldi's cut-price Napa Cab is a bad omen for northern California wine
Very little is going right for the region's winemakers, but it does mean there are bargains to be had

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

Year in a word: Stablecoins
In spite of efforts to bring it into the mainstream, the cryptocurrency remains one step removed from money

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

Weight-loss drugs come for Fluffy and Fido
If semaglutide can shrink a human waistline, why not a canine or feline one?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 27, 2025

What makes a perfect holiday film?
It's the season of male vulnerability, 10-bed mansions and a ‘fantasy of goodwill'

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