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   NEWS: FT.COM - COMMENT & ANALYSIS
FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Meta and Microsoft pass their quarterly sanity-check
Tech giants tout real wins today to justify huge investment tomorrow. Investors are supportive, to a point

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Britain's Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects
Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Reeves has made her choice — but success is not guaranteed
The British people will hope that higher spending delivers the better services they want

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Goodbye to low-tax Britain
One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Eli Lilly's slip does not mean the weight loss drug craze is over
The misses are largely down to inventory issues, rather than weaker demand

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Why it's hard to box in the wealthy on tax
Budget measures and missed opportunities show difficulty of raising large sums from highly mobile executives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Working people will pay the price of higher taxes for employers
Increasing the burden on companies may not affect workers' payslips today, but it won't be long

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Will investors live to regret their pre-Budget actions?
Gains may have been locked in too soon in anticipation of a bigger CGT increase

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Reeves shatters manifesto ‘matrix' with blockbuster Budget
Like Keanu, the chancellor uncovered a fake reality and valiantly resolved to defeat it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Volkswagen will struggle to reverse out of this dead end
Investors are understandably concerned despite the carmaker's mooted job cuts and plant closures

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

How US campaigners are battling Black voter apathy
The number of Americans not sure how they will vote has jumped since 2020

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

A bipartisan settlement on US immigration is still possible
The stand-off on this issue has gone on for too long — a new framework is required

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Japan's unfortunate political limbo
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to call a snap election backfired

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

How Trump learnt to love big business
Nothing separates the man from his 2016 self more than his disappearing qualms about capitalism

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Erdogan has big plans, but the Kurdish problem keeps getting in the way
Turkey hopes to exploit recent setbacks for Iran but an armed attack near Ankara has thrown a question mark over his plans

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Deficits, Donald Trump and the dollar
How fiscal excess strengthens the currency

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Benjamin Button's clues for the US economy
Conditions are reverting to a time of solid, sustainable growth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Age matters when it comes to boards
There is often bias towards candidates with established records, but companies should not be afraid to take a chance on youth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Can I make my out-of-work ex-husband pay maintenance?
He lost his job midway through our divorce and has stopped paying money to me and our child

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Learn from those missed investment opportunities
How I missed the boat on OpenAI, BrewDog and BT

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

Like Michigan, the US is neither red nor blue
It is difficult to see the upcoming poll settling things definitively anywhere in the country

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 30, 2024

The cautionary tale of Goldman and Apple's credit card
Retail banking is not only harder than it looks but also heavily regulated by watchdogs who take their duties very seriously

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Google and peers weigh an AI prisoner's dilemma
Heavy investment is generating real revenue, but as returns rise, so does rivalry

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Pfizer's guidance bump will not heal deeper wounds
Starboard is right to take drugmaker to task for bingeing on overpriced deals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Philips' investors can ill-afford another jolt to their nerves
Investors in the Dutch healthcare conglomerate had until this week been enjoying a restorative patch

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Does Africa need its own credit rating agency?
A pan-continental body is not a cure-all for its debt problems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

The problem with the term ‘global majority'
Endless searching for a label to describe ethnic minority groups is ultimately futile

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Mike Ashley's Frasers goes from cheap stores to cheap valuation
The group is one of the sector's top performers partly because of an ability to learn from its mistakes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Trump is the man who would be king
Were the former president to return to the White House, it would encourage rightwing populists everywhere

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

America isn't too worried about fascism
Harris is correct that the republic is in danger but that message may not suffice to prevent a Trump victory

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

HSBC's investors should not bank on its latest overhaul
Grand global restructuring announcements have been all too familiar from the lender over the past decade

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

The Magnificent 7: place your bets
And the sustainability of US growth outperformance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

From fantasy to Freud, Bloomsbury's independence has worked
UK publisher has broadened revenues beyond its bestsellers JK Rowling and Sarah J Maas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Germany will play a pivotal role in Ukraine's future
Russia is escalating its aggression even as western leaders debate Nato membership for Kyiv and a negotiated ceasefire

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

America's foreign policy has changed — and must remain changed
Global economic power has for too long been concentrated in the hands of large corporations and state-run enterprises

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

UK banks deserve a place in the sun
Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

US realtors should grasp the importance of fee transparency
Last year's court ruling exposed the myriad issues in the property market. Now the new rules have been implemented, will the landscape change enough?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 29, 2024

Vote with your ballot, not your life savings
History shows us that markets move forward regardless of who wins US elections

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Georgia's crumbling European dream
The Caucasus republic's future is at stake. So is western credibility

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Karma comes for Boeing's shareholders
Nearly a fifth of total shares will soon be owned by participants in a giant capital raise

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

What could stop the global green energy race? A Trump victory
He could also take tougher steps to stymie decarbonisation efforts next time around

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Local government has become a chokehold for Chinese business
Beijing is promising change, but it comes at an unsettling price

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

The west underestimates North Korea at its peril
Kim Jong Un's intervention in the Ukraine war reflects a dangerous turn in Pyongyang's approach to the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Beware the tricky business of distressed M&A
Potential buyers may end up negotiating deals with the target's lenders and bondholders instead of its shareholders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Indonesia's iPhone 16 ban will hurt consumers more than Apple
Government decision to block sale of latest iPhone is far from disastrous for tech group

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Can things get worse at Boeing?
And more on rates and stock valuations

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Policymakers need a fresh approach on capital gains tax increases
Governments should consider lower rates for investment activities that drive innovation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 28, 2024

Women will decide America's future
Where female voters go, the result of the US presidential election follows

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

HSBC's overhaul: dramatic, prosaic or prey to geopolitics?
The answer may depend on the likes of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Ride-sharing robo-pods are the future of cities
We should be building fleets of these lightweight, low-cost electric vehicles

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Israel's attack leaves Iran with a difficult dilemma
Key pillars of Tehran's security strategy have been shaken by these strikes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Israel's attack leaves Iran with a painful dilemma
Key pillars of Tehran's security strategy have been shaken by these strikes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Central Asians edge into a brave new world on Russia's doorstep
The region's five states are increasingly standing up for themselves on matters of language, history and identity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Three tests for Britain's Budget
Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

The trouble with Pedro Sánchez's ‘maverick' foreign policy
Spanish premier's swerves on international stage yield dividends in domestic politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Can the hard man of Brexit fix corporate groupthink?
Steve Baker believes he and LSE professor Paul Dolan have the answer to a persistent business problem

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

Meet the salad hawkers that are valued like tech stocks
But rally for Sweetgreen and Cava may not stay fresh and valuations may prove too rich

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 27, 2024

If you're going to multitask, do it mindfully
Doing more than one thing at once can feel overwhelming — but it can also be liberating

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

Reading — the everyday luxury that opens hearts and minds
Books invite us to reflect on a multiplicity of worlds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

Jilly Cooper's Britain: world capital of bad sex
A British weakness for bawdy banter is at the heart of hit TV show ‘Rivals'. Isn't it time we grew up?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

Beware the AI bureaucrats
It's not killer robots we should be worried about, but the automated plumbers of the information network

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

I, too, would like to be chancellor of Oxford
The race for the unpaid position is a reminder that it's a bad idea to let just anyone apply for a job

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

Crocs doubled down on ugly. It is paying off
Maker of foam clogs has gone from laughing stock to good stock — and the shares do not look expensive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

The problem with the Trump trade
Speculative hedge funds are placing bets but other investors have been more cautious

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

The rewards of patience: good wine and complicated vintages
On a risky attempt to prove that Italian wines can age too

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

What ‘Monzo millionaires' can teach us about share options
If you're offered options as part of your pay package, what questions should you ask?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 26, 2024

Why it is lonely in the political centre
Genuine commitment to the middle ground is much rarer than it seems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

What a farmers' market token tells us about reform needed in US banking
Local markets should not need dollar alternatives to help farmers avoid credit card fees

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Israel's spiralling offensive
The west must restrain Netanyahu, or it will be haunted by his widening campaign

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

What if the NHS crisis is a classic management problem?
We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Modern lessons from the world's oldest botanical garden
Padua traces its history back to 1545, but it still has new things to teach us

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Don't be beguiled by the apparent calm reigning in US bond markets
The outcome of the presidential election could yet cause a crisis of confidence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Pharma's race for obesity drugs is still hotting up
Potential wider uses should maintain investor enthusiasm and fuel ongoing competition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Ask Shrimsley: Can I call you Rob?
Barely a week goes by without someone deciding it's friendly to shorten my name. This is a basic misjudgment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Ask Shrimsley: Can I shorten your name?
Barely a week goes by without someone deciding it's friendly to call me Rob. This is a basic misjudgment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

China's favourite tipple may finally shake off its hangover
Rebound in overseas sales and share buybacks could help Kweichow Moutai recover

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Yen carry and US tech
And the housing markets gets worse

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

The unfair hole in next week's UK Budget
Why will council tax remain decades out of date?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

How to give a good speech
Before you begin, what is it that you really want to say?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Peak population may be coming sooner than we think
Birth rates keep coming in below the forecasts — the models may need an overhaul

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Politics is distorting economic data
Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentiment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Reeves should embrace the freedom of disapproval
The UK chancellor and PM Keir Starmer need to dispense with the excessive caution of opposition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 25, 2024

Investment apps: are they up to scratch?
Beware the time-consuming lure of gut-reaction trading from your handset

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Kering and Hermès tell tale of luxury inequality
While the owner of Gucci and YSL brands is spluttering, Hermès has defied the slowdown

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

The mystifying, acrimonious battle between Arm and Qualcomm
A licensing dispute clouds an important chip industry partnership

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

France grapples with its budget mess
The political class needs to relearn the value of fiscal discipline

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Rachel Reeves: My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends
Britain faces a choice between investment or decline

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends
Britain faces a choice between investment or decline

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Corporate wizards out-magic the muggles
Sectors like semiconductors and AI can reshape — or, in some cases, conjure up entirely new — markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

How squeezing the rich through tax may backfire
If Britain is to have a more European welfare state, it needs a more European tax system

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

A food safety crisis is the last thing McDonald's needs on its menu
Fast-food chain may be able to contain outbreak quickly but the risk it will have already deterred inflation-weary diners

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Beefy Boys, Cheltenham: best burger I can remember
There is no better remedy for a hangover than one of these vast, unapologetic meat grenades

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

The unexamined big question around the UK Budget
Ignore the details of how Labour will raise taxes, spending and borrowing, and ask instead how much

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Trump II: the military threat to Europe
Nato without the US is a hypothetical, but it could happen as early as next year

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Tesla is not a car company but it does a good impersonation
Although its vehicles are yielding more profit, most of the $750bn carmaker's value hangs on things that are yet to exist

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Bond yields rise, stocks don't care
The discount rate is supposed to matter

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Tate & Lyle gave up sugar for ultra-processed food
Now the UK-listed ingredients company faces a potential takeover after turning its back on its sucrose origins

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Tate & Lyle's journey from sugar producer to sugar reducer
The UK-listed company faces a potential takeover after turning its back on its sucrose origins

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

The west only listens to what it wants to hear from Moscow
Putin is in no hurry to negotiate the end of conflict in Ukraine

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 24, 2024

Too many women excel at their jobs but are ignored for top roles
The struggle to overcome gender bias and be taken seriously leads many to quit prematurely

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