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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

Now the UK is finally tackling ‘Londongrad', it's time the US upped its game
Spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Westminster is at long last stemming the flows of illicit wealth into Britain's capital

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

Taking an electric car on the road is still a gamble in America
The infrastructure is not ready for rapid growth, despite government promises

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

Food price inflation is proving stubbornly persistent
Falls in commodity and energy costs have not all fed through to grocery baskets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

Citizens' juries can help fix democracy
Western polities are ailing — deliberative assemblies would revivify them

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

A European People's Bond could support Ukraine's reconstruction
Canada has shown the way in connecting public support for Kyiv with investment opportunities

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

Sodium batteries: worth their salt
Sodium has a role to play at the lower end of the electric vehicle market as a substitute

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 28, 2023

What we get wrong about ageing and work
There is no consistent evidence that older workers are any less productive than their younger counterparts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 27, 2023

Weddings and divorce: the scourge of investment returns
I was calculating Sharpe ratios during my marriage vows

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May 27, 2023

UK energy suppliers: higher margins will keep up heat even as bills drop
Expect anger at the sector's finances to take a long time to burn out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 27, 2023

The ‘Chequered' record of ministers using grace-and-favour houses
Investigations into Johnson's lockdown diary spotlight the use and misuse of grand government residences

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 27, 2023

Inflation is hitting society's most vulnerable families hardest
This cost of living crisis is not a sudden emergency, but the latest chapter in a longer-term story of rising poverty

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 27, 2023

Bell Hill, New Zealand: the first vineyard visit that left me feeling sad
In North Canterbury, a wine estate with Burgundian dreams has been battered by nightmare weather

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 27, 2023

Buffett's intriguing bet on Japan
The famed investor has increased his stakes in five trading companies while funding his purchases in yen borrowing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

A stylist, yes, but Martin Amis was also right on the money
The writer's life might best be understood as one long reply to George Orwell's idea that only plainness can illuminate truth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The world wobbles; the luxury industry strides on
The imbalance between the very rich and the rest leaves the world a poorer place

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The futile pursuit of good taste
It was once the preserve of a privileged elite — now even arbiters of style don't know what it is any more

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Deficits can matter, sometimes
There is plenty of scope for future governments to get into trouble

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

US airlines: no take-offs for shares despite travel boom
Labour costs and interest expenses are holding back earnings

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The US must grasp the opportunity to stabilise relations with China
As high-level interactions increase, both sides must aim for pragmatic reconnection

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

A bureaucratic tangle has replaced the UK's industrial policy
Helping with regulation, intellectual property and infrastructure is the least the government can do

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

My personal Chelsea Flower Show gold
Our columnist is smitten by a Korean ‘masterpiece with wild flowers far more fascinating than British bindweed and buttercups'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Energy stocks: first, select your shade of green
Diversified SSE powers on despite the energy crisis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Lazard: CEO tasked with breathing new life into storied franchise
Peter Orszag to help push financial advisory through tricky global economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The Lex Newsletter: is H100 a ‘god chip' or a Doomsday device?
Plus, OpenAI, Lenovo, Meta, Greenhill, Credit Suisse

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Letter from the editor on generative AI and the FT
Our journalism will continue to be reported, written and edited by humans who are the best in their fields

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Air conditioning: record heatwaves fuel second wind for makers
A growing middle class in South Asia will stoke demand for cool air

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Unruly politicians and unchecked spending risk US debt catastrophe
Without deep structural reforms, the nation could be exposed as a deadbeat place that can't put its finances in order

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The price of flying will keep rising, even on Ryanair
A surge in demand for summer holiday flights presages an environmental squeeze on low-cost fares

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Auction hunter: how my ‘sleeper' got away
I spotted an Omega Workshops bowl probably thrown by Roger Fry himself (unbeknown to the saleroom). Alas, it was not to be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

Our time-poor lives, lived against a ticking clock
Tired of endless books on time management? An artist and a watchmaker, no less, share wisdom about this most precious resource in modern life

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

The fragile mortgage market
And when Japan activism fails to get results

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May 26, 2023

Netflix is taking a necessary risk in tackling its 100mn freeloaders
Widespread password sharing is incompatible with subscription growth in an intensely competitive market

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May 26, 2023

Britain is not America — and the right shouldn't forget it
The US brand of national conservatism fails to resonate in the UK because it is a fundamentally different society

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May 26, 2023

F-16s might not win Ukraine's war, but they promise a more equal fight
The aircraft will restore an edge to Kyiv's forces and push Moscow's pilots back into Russia

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 26, 2023

What neo-Luddites get right — and wrong — about Big Tech
Is AI the latest threat to livelihoods? That depends on society

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

China's car market has become a Darwinian battleground
Foreign makers have been caught out by speed of transition to electric vehicles and rapid rise of domestic rivals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Meta's fine has repercussions for EU-US data flows
Brussels and Washington need to find a route to a workable legal framework

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Nvidia: thanks to AI, the chips are up for CEO Jensen Huang
Group's market cap rise on Thursday was so vast that it is being measured in Intels

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Ukraine is already looking to a postwar digital future
The success of the DIIA app maps out a new path for the country's economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Business should stop griping about ‘comply or explain'
The UK's trademark self regulatory approach to governance has been aped around the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

AJ Bell: DIY investment platform runs rings round rivals
Group assets under administration hit £68.6bn, up 7% since the start of the year.

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Changing pensions regulations will not boost UK business investment
The real problem is that British companies do not want to increase capital expenditure

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Regulating artificial intelligence is a 4D challenge
Experts warn of existential threats that require a global competition for good ideas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Seven & i/ValueAct: Japan flips ‘closed' sign towards activist
Reforms suggested by low-profile US hedge fund fail to impress shareholders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

The stark ‘de-risking' choice facing economies
Nations must seek to strengthen multilateralism or they will end up embracing economic decoupling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

There are only two global superpowers left
Outside the local neighbourhood, it's every country for itself

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

The other economic security threat from China
The west could find itself held back by a Chinese economy that's too weak, not too strong

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

OpenAI: profits cap will no longer fit as capital surges in
San Francisco start-up's popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT has spawned mass interest in AI tools

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

The Fed isn't done breaking things
Or so its own research suggests

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Tech funds: Cathie Wood can't fight the Fed
Ark Innovation ETF's dependence on interest rate forecasts undermine stockpicking reputation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Why we should not be so anxious about anxiety
Some psychologists think we talk about the emotion in the wrong way

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

How much cash should you have in your rainy day fund?
Poor rates of interest and high inflation undermine the argument for a big emergency stash in an easy-access account

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Egypt must face reality and reform to build on its success stories
The need is to transform the minority of successful Egyptian companies into an overwhelming majority

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Erdogan's monetary misadventures are pushing Turkey off course
The country's vigorous export-oriented private sector is being threatened by the president's economic chicanery

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Italy keeps tight grip on boards at state-owned companies
Power plays among politicians in Rome continue to count for more than the hopes of international investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 25, 2023

Rich People's Problems: Should I cut back on my holiday spending?
Weigh up the rising cost of travel against priceless memories

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

M&S shareholders have reason to regret the Ocado tie-up
Retailer's joint venture with online food retailer is a drag on the group's recovery

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Executive pay: new formulas could fuel confusion
In theory, corporate leaders could be shown to be owing the company money

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Investors can play their part in the war on superbugs
As McDonald's is targeted, governments also need to tighten and enforce rules

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

As jobless men flee abroad, Albanian women embrace new freedoms
Facing the lowest wages and highest living costs in the Balkans, abandoned wives and mothers fend for themselves

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

The Bank of England needs to improve its communication on inflation
It needs to spell out the interest rate trajectory required to manage different risks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

European governments need to start taking defence innovation seriously
Technologies that will protect democracy should not be outsourced

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

SSE: diversity of profit sources proves a boon for utility
The chill wind of break-up calls could return, but for now SSE should have done enough to silence its critics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

We should all be worried about the ‘financialisation' of our world
When debt and asset prices have surged before, it has typically produced political implosions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Personal computers: tablets should finally take over from notebooks
Lenovo's latest earnings miss underscores the contracting market for desktops and notebooks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Don't treat crypto like gambling — even if it is largely pointless
Governments are struggling with the question of how to regulate the sector to protect investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Beware Elon Musk's warped libertarianism
The billionaire entrepreneur's AI initiative is disturbing in light of his selective approach to political and civic freedoms

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

The Lex Newsletter: Hydropower — it never rains but it pours
Reliability of renewable energy source may change as weather patterns become less predictable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Yes, Suella Braverman should go, but not for the reason you think
Breaching the ministerial code is bad, but an act of brazen stupidity is much worse

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

After the debt ceiling deal
And a scary trade in Treasuries

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Investing in AI — hype and hope
Some chipmakers may benefit — but be wary of valuations

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 24, 2023

Let's not write people off as ‘AI losers'
The idea that the outcome of technological change is inevitable is both dangerous and untrue

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

UK oil and gas workers remain sceptical of ‘green jobs' revolution
Communities that depend on North Sea worry they will suffer same fate as former coal towns

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

China is an increasingly hostile place for foreign consultancies
Raids in recent weeks have left US and British companies uneasy about the future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Giphy/Meta: the cost of doing business overseas keeps rising
The loss is not life-threatening for a company with $40bn in cash

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

HSBC/SVB: franchise value matters as much to bank rescuers as assets
The failed US bank's new owners accuse the UK lender of improperly luring away key staff

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Yelp: struggling listings group should review options that include cash sale
A better solution than a combination with Angi would be a private equity buyout

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

The government must win trust on legal migration
Rishi Sunak has to make the case for foreign workers where they are needed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

São Paulo's levels of urban misery feel higher than ever
One symptom of the city's malaise is the takeover of streets and squares by addicts and drug dealers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Property tech: home-flipping is out, mortgage services are in
Strengthening ties between property agents and home loans is key

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

MON Property tech: home-flipping is out, mortgage services are in
Strengthening ties between property agents and home loans is key

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

The G7 must accept that it cannot run the world
American hegemony and the group's economic dominance are now history

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Diamonds: war, not sanctions, has cut prices for Russian gems
Consumers have cut back on buying the stones in response to the cost of living crisis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Diamonds: war, not sanctions, have cut prices for Russian gems
Consumers have cut back on buying the stones in response to the cost of living crisis

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

New surgical procedure makes us question what it means to be alive
The organ recovery technique has provoked criticism from within the scientific community

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

BT: dealmaker Drahi's unlikely reinvention as yield investor
UK would probably block full purchase of the telecoms group by a debt-heavy foreign buyer

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

In defence of the sellside analyst
It is hard to justify this research as a revenue generator nowadays — it is more likely a marketing expense

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

China industry: PV CV points the way in EVs
The effectiveness of Chinese policy in solar cells should send a chill through western electric vehicle companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Starmer must wait before breaking the Brexit omertà
Voters know they made a mistake. That doesn't mean they are ready to be told so

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Mutual funds hold key to a genuine capital union in Europe
Radical reform of current EU markets will give investors more choice for their money, at lower cost

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

How do I check I'm complying with HMRC rules?
I've received a letter from the tax office suggesting I may not have abided by IR35 laws

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Employers must do more to keep menopausal women in the workforce
Now that the taboo has gone, the battle is more medical than cultural, but some companies still don't get it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 23, 2023

Google CEO: Building AI responsibly is the only race that really matters
Fulfilling the technology's potential is not something that one company can do alone

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Taking stock of the G7 Hiroshima summit
Show of unity on Russia and China needs to be followed up with concrete actions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

It's not just the equity market: insurance must be part of London's competitiveness debate
Senior executives say ‘one-size-fits-all' rules and slow regulatory approvals are holding sector back

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Liberalism's problems are problems of success
But solutions proposed by ‘national conservatives' have difficulties of their own

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Africa needs international help to avoid a lost decade
The region has been buffeted by shocks — but there are three multilateral policy shifts that can support it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Greenhill/ Mizuho: 2010s deals boom left M&A pioneer behind
Boutique investment bank's independence ends after 27 years

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Meta: Facebook fine is data pointer on EU's approach to Big Tech
Groups are still getting a resounding thumbs-down from continent's regulators

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
May 22, 2023

Meta: Facebook fine is data pointer to EU's approach to Big Tech
Groups are still getting a resounding thumbs-down from continent's regulators

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