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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

Are we all narcissists now?
We have grown fond of pathologising normal behaviour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

Britain won't rejoin the EU for decades — if ever
The sensible approach for the UK is to seek a closer and more co-operative relationship with Brussels

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

Green air travel: why synthetic fuel prompts genuine excitement
The technology remains years away from commercialisation but it has industry backing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

Do me a favour: if you help someone at work, don't expect payback
Assuming deals are reciprocal can get us into trouble — and make us prowl the office like a mafia don

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

There is still no justice for conflict-related sexual violence
It is easy to condemn the crimes allegedly perpetrated in Israel and Ukraine. But that is only the start

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 10, 2023

The flawed carbon credit trade needs fixing
A more rigorous market would be a boon for developing countries — and the climate

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 09, 2023

US market distortions put spotlight back on 30-year mortgage debate
Americans love long, fixed-rate loans but they can make homes less affordable for low income earners

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 09, 2023

Auction houses: fees hit by competition for blockbuster lots
Business models are nowhere near as plush as their carpets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 09, 2023

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to get early years education right
This government — or the next — must make sure the one-off childcare investment delivers high-quality provision

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 09, 2023

Jancis Robinson picks the best red wines for Christmas
Cheap bordeaux, reasonable burgundies and lots of pinots, from £7 and up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

How to win an argument
The holidays are nearly here. Let the bickering begin

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Finding delight amid the despair
As seasonal festivities kick off, it's important to recognise our need to reaffirm social connections

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Finding meaning amid the whirl of party season
As seasonal festivities kick off, it's important to recognise our need to reaffirm social connections

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

There's no satisfaction to be found at the internet's vinyl frontier
When collecting platters, it's the journey that matters

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

How a Mexican garden became a Surrealist concrete jungle
When a freak snowstorm destroyed thousands of orchids planted by the English poet Edward James, he made sure it would never happen again

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Central banks and the return of the unreliable boyfriend
Their rhetoric is starting to lack credibility as powerful economic headwinds emerge

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

‘Number go up': bitcoin's startling surge is inexplicable as ever
Rally from out of crypto winter shows how speculative the tokens still are

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Lessons from an international school report
Worrying global trends belie valuable guidance for education policy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

RH: luxury furniture retailer seeks growth not profit
High-end group will have to resort to more discounting amid a ‘frozen' housing market

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Metaverse aside, Zuckerberg has had a surprisingly good year
Interest in virtual reality remains tepid — but his AI experiment proved more successful

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

The Lex Newsletter: science is where the magic happens
Plus, Sanofi, Roche, Merck KGaA, China biotech, US healthcare, Airbus

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Marex: commodity dealer tests London's mettle
A deeper pool of specialist investors adds to the list of reasons why a New York ticker makes sense

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Apple suppliers: bets on Vietnam will pay off
Companies that have already invested in production facilities are set to have an edge

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Chanel decamps to Manchester in search of a bit of northern grit
The high-end fashion brand came to a city backstreet for a rainswept runway show

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Public inquiries are one of Britain's only growth industries
This week's Covid hearings are the latest example of a political culture that tries to postpone and evade accountability

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

When I grow up I want to be president
What happened to the America that once insisted that its candidates had youth, vigour and a good head of hair?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

What makes a good prophecy?
For a forecast to be useful, it is neither necessary nor sufficient that it be accurate — here's why

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

The best way to invest in gold
An insider secret for non-criminals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Does the American dream foster inequality?
New research shows US citizens are alone among wealthy western nations in being largely unmoved by income disparities

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Finding good investment returns in ill winds
The best bargains are often to be found in debris

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 08, 2023

Central bankers are worried about you getting a raise
Are they right to be?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Chewy: pet supply retailer could be leashed by an acquirer
Expansion into animal healthcare make sense for US group

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Rishi Sunak is in a hole over immigration policy
Dubious Rwanda plan to ‘stop the boats' recalls the Johnson and Truss eras

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Google pins its hopes on Gemini to leapfrog GPT-4
Top-of-the-range Ultra is the search group's best weapon in the race to turn generative AI into a useful everyday tool

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

The beauty of art is in the eye of your wealth manager
Collectors increasingly cite financial value as their main motivation for buying pieces

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Art's beauty is in the eye of your wealth manager
Collectors increasingly cite financial value as their main motivation for buying pieces

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

AJ Bell: investment platform shakes off fears of bloated cash balances
The group's success comes down to the low fees it charges for execution-only services

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Sanofi: chief must prove he can win R&D game
Paul Hudson needs to convince investors that pharma group's new blockbuster drugs will be successful

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Digital advertising is still far too murky
Platforms must open up and let marketers see where their ads are being placed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

The longer the Israel-Hamas war drags on, the harder peace will become
As the rhythm of war sets in, many regional flashpoints are at risk of heating up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

This is a moment of renewed danger for the Middle East
The longer the Israel-Hamas war goes on, the harder it will become to utter the word ‘peace'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

CATL/Duke Energy: too wired into markets to become the next Huawei
Finding alternatives to Chinese suppliers could mean added costs for US buyers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Workers and bosses opt for Christmas payments over parties
After lockdowns cancelled festive get-togethers, companies are reassessing seasonal traditions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

We must boost affordable finance for the poorest states
Climate is just one of the crises that require donors to increase contributions to the International Development Association

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

The IMF would like the EU to please get a move on
The fund's number-two policymaker talks to Free Lunch

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

As God is my witness, gluttony is not a sin
We've cast off our shame around the enjoyment of sex. Let's do the same for food

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Paris, city of the future
There's a decidedly optimistic air in the French capital

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Italy's veto on French deal shows EU defence consolidation is a distant dream
Rome's decision to block Safran's acquisition of Microtecnica is latest shot in an often strained security relationship

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

Why export controls are failing to cripple their targets
Diverse geopolitics, smart researchers and resourceful traders are undermining attempts to control critical products

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 07, 2023

The peculiar market divide on the rate outlook
Investors should beware of disregarding the signals emitted by the Fed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Tech lay-offs: expect revenue per employee to climb next year
Headcounts remain above pre-pandemic totals even after job cuts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Death, the taxi and the Tokyo pigeon killer
To many, the legal pursuit of an avicidal driver will look like a sign of gross fiscal indiscipline

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Tesla meets the European social model
Elon Musk should adapt to the Swedish system, not the other way around

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

US oil production: record output at low prices a troubling combination
Consolidation may force greater discipline, reining in excess investment and operating overheads

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Merck KGaA: MS drug failure is a sour note for growth hopes
Evobrutinib would have more than compensated for falling sales from German group's existing medicines

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Tui: tour operator has good reason to head for London's departure lounge
Three-quarters of shareholders and share-trading volumes are in continental Europe

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

BAT: Camel's broken back is last straw for investors
Company's trading update on Wednesday cast its traditional business in poor light

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

The Conservatives cannot get off the immigration hook
MPs' fear of Reform UK, and the scale of the numbers, have led to tougher measures without political relief

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

The Lex Newsletter: Amazon battles Shein's shoo-in potential
China's fast-fashion upstart brazenly parks itself on US ecommerce rival's turf ahead of blockbuster listing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

The world cannot hedge against Donald Trump
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

A new calendar hopes to revive the real spirit of advent
As Christianity wanes, the Church of England is issuing its own festive almanac — without a chocolate in sight

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Sorry America, China has a bigger economy than you
Measures that show the opposite have absurd implications and dangerous policy prescriptions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

How much money can I give my grandchildren?
I want to help them build up decent savings pots

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

Is radical transparency the best weapon in companies' cyber war?
Governments have been too slow to insist on information sharing and to offer non-judgemental support

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 06, 2023

COP's love-hate relationship with business
The ballooning presence of executives at UN climate talks has prompted a rethink about their role

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

GitLab: AI tools are key to raising net retention rates
The technology can help software development company expand the range of services clients buy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

South Korean display industry still paying a heavy price for Chinese deal
Court battle over tech leakage puts spotlight on rise of Chinese company that gained from a Hyundai unit acquisition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Against the odds, China's push to internationalise its currency is making gains
Geopolitical concerns help support the use of the renminbi despite weak foreign investment trends

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

US healthcare: the Medicare gold rush is on
New approach is driving a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Bitcoin's bounceback déjà vu
The buy-and-hold case for crypto remains largely a fiction

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Airbus: political kite flying not needed to get new plane aloft
Numbers suggest project could proceed without state support

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Thames Water: for honesty, disclosure is the best policy
UK utility must simplify its financial structure

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

The route to AI regulation is fraught but it's the only way to avoid harm
France, Italy and Germany are opposing EU plans to impose curbs on artificial intelligence foundation models

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Britain needs a way out of economic stagnation
Without a solution, it will be impossible to solve the country's other social and political problems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

China biotech: investors fear a negative reaction from the US
Wuxi Biologics is likely to miss its original sales target for the year by about $400mn

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Voters don't want to hear the fiscal truth
For trying to do something about public debt, Emmanuel Macron is the politician of the year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

US Supreme Court cases risk weakening standards
Efforts to curb regulators will be destabilising for government and business

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

For true AI governance, we need to avoid a single point of failure
Society is not ready to respond if we bridge the gap to human general intelligence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

CBDCs still have not found their raison d'être
Any problem on payments is better solved through more practical alternatives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

Take refuge in the gossip of the gilded age
Memoirs of the socialites and swells of an earlier era offer perfect festive reading — without today's celebrity spin

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 05, 2023

How to cope with Argentina's economic absurdities
As President Javier Milei faces a Herculean task, citizens share informal strategies to navigate spiralling inflation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Quantum computing: IBM timeline could power up funding
The tech group may be a leader in the sector, but progress is slow-moving

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

China's accelerating rise in consumer defaults
Bankruptcy procedures need fixing to support Beijing's economic ambitions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

US airlines: Alaska-Hawaii regulators may have antitrust objections
Collapse in would-be buyer's share price suggests the market thinks this deal will stay grounded

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Origin/Octopus: tentacular pricing makes a sucker of Brookfield
Takeover saga reveals a staggering lack of consensus on what Australian utility might be worth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Roche: fat fighter drugs buy must precede trial wins
The Swiss pharma group needs to settle investor jitters with its latest acquisition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

The surprising resilience of Christmas cards
‘They remain a curious, fleeting form of uninvited interior decoration. We have no power over the tastes they express'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Strait of Hormuz/oil: sanguine markets belie growing risk
The world is less reliant than it was on Middle Eastern hydrocarbons, but disruption in the strait would still push up prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Why Modi is cruising to a third term
State elections show that the Indian prime minister keeps benefiting from the failings of the opposition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Migration crackdowns won't help Europe's moderate right
Recent electoral inroads for the far right reflect public dislike of government cuts in public services

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Evergrande: liquidation would leave China with 1.5mn angry homebuyers
Offshore creditors have shown little enthusiasm for the group's debt restructuring proposals, and one cannot blame them

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

America and a crumbling global order
Political division and turmoil at home are undermining US leadership overseas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Trivial concerns threaten big decisions on Europe's future
EU leaders must display political will at this month's summit and push ahead on aid to Ukraine, enlargement and budget

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

Gold's weird rally
And private equity's insurance trade

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

How to deal with Europe's zombie banks
Some 73 per cent of the region's banks are trading below book value

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

How to exorcise Europe's zombie banks
Some 73 per cent of the region's banks are trading below book value

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 04, 2023

US deficits are testing investor patience
There little room for complacency as the Treasury is likely to need to issue $20tn of debt in the coming decade

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 03, 2023

Why staff loyalty is not always a good thing
Faithful workers are inclined to invest more time and effort in their jobs. But it's not all rosy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 03, 2023

EU must stand up for Taiwan at China summit
A mild line on Beijing's threats to the island democracy would lead to far greater risks in the future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Dec 03, 2023

Europe's business schools must prepare for a turbulent future
Current trends raise questions about how far the European model needs to be rethought

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