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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

The US productivity-pay gap
Workers' share of output is shrinking

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

The world of one trade — AI
Investor portfolios have become alarmingly reliant on the fortunes of just one bet on the build-out of an uncertain technology

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

The narrow Tory path to power
We are now going to see a fight to the death on the right — which the Conservatives may yet lose

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Caribbean cruises are going cheap, and so are operators' shares
Cut-price holidays reflect capacity outpacing demand

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Don't panic about the plague
While the chances of a lab accident triggering an epidemic are virtually zero, the disease remains an active threat in many parts of the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Our 1990s nostalgia is far too rose-tinted
It's flattering to believe your generation could have been effortlessly cool. Spoiler alert: most of us were not

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Slowing deals are another flashing red sign for equity markets
Some deals will still squeak through, but appetite for risk has been hit by rising yields and AI jitters

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

The danger of pessimism fatigue
Too many have cried wolf about too many things and the public is now perilously nonchalant

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Are you stuck in linguistic limbo?
For the jargon of a digitally minded profession, journalese is still strangely anchored in the past

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

‘The whole operation was a bloody shambles' — Jay Rayner reviews RH London, Mayfair
Warm water, missing dishes and interminable waits: our critic found little luxury in a spectacular Mayfair dining room

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

There's nothing wrong with being a food snob
I'll eat cheap white bread, greasy-spoon sausages and microwave-baked potatoes. But caring about provenance, quality and how our food is produced shouldn't be dismissed as elitist

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Whatever happened to big, boozy wine?
For decades, wines grew more potent as hotter summers met a taste for strong, ripe flavours. Now drinkers want freshness without sacrificing character — and winemakers are finding new ways to give it to them

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 10, 2026

Hannah Arendt and why friendship matters more than truth
In a polarised age, the political theorist's notion of civic fellowship is essential

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Why OpenAI's revenue numbers really matter
Vague figures may lay the groundwork for inflated valuations when much-hyped companies finally go public

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

The remarkable resilience of the global economy
The surprising robustness of growth and trade rests on shaky foundations

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

The wisdom of prediction markets
Trades can contain valuable cues for businesspeople and investors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Get used to multi-party politics, it's here to stay
The prime minister's promise on electoral reform could entrench the complex fights between five, even six parties

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Trump and Hegseth's execution-type deal
The decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is a sign of profound moral decay

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

A very German spy scandal
The latest example of the genre involves a retired 80-year-old top spook and the foreign intelligence agency's chief of staff

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

How to shield your portfolio if AI goes ka-boom
If you still wanted to own stocks, it used to be impossible to avoid the fallout. Not any more

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

High earners are right to wail about childcare costs
Calls to remove the £100,000 earnings limit on childcare benefits show how broken our tax system really is

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Is my dog a racist?
Labradors were recently singled out as belonging to a nostalgic ‘far-right fantasy'. But all owners need to be vigilant

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Left-of-Labour vote stagnates in Holborn and St Pancras
By-election defeat is setback for Greens as party fails to make sizeable gains on its May local election results

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

The Green vote didn't really triple
By-election defeat is setback for Greens as party fails to make sizeable gains on its May local election results

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Hedge funds as systemic risks
And another word on inflation-linked bonds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

A Starbucks-Chipotle merger offers the wrong kind of synergy
The overlap between the two brands is unlikely to be enough to justify a takeover premium

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Why Starbucks and Chipotle really don't belong together
The overlap between the two brands is unlikely to be enough to justify a takeover premium

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Five ways to tell if market trouble lies ahead
The cost of credit default swaps for AI companies looking to borrow is rising

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Could The Celebrity Traitors tempt workers back to the office?
The ‘unhinged uncle' energy of actor Richard E Grant may yet achieve what free coffee and other perks have not

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

The energy crisis is changing what investors want from oil majors
Iran conflict has snarled up usually free-flowing energy markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Some much-needed American optimism on Europe
Siloed national markets, anti-competitive culture and low investment have stunted growth — but the opportunity is there

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Oct 09, 2026

Why bank stocks are falling despite surging interest rates
If funding costs rise, the expanding profit margins banks have enjoyed may start to reverse

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

Daisies to light up an October garden
A Malvern garden is inspiration for the autumnal brightness of asters — but watch out for mildew, slugs and overcrowding

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 09, 2026

F1 is shifting away from Europe. Can Britain keep what's left?
Fans mourn the loss of historic races, but they are looking at the wrong map. The one that matters shows a strip of English countryside that Britain takes dangerously for granted

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Setting up an African rating agency is the easy part
Governments should devote more effort to improving the investment climate itself

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Boots buyout proves old age can be an asset on the UK high street
A pivot to beauty products has helped. Its next opportunity may lie in offering more services, such as in-store health checks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Big Tech sets out its pitches on AI agents
Race to develop new services has moved into high gear with a series of launches

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Repeated US Treasury interventions risk an erosion of credibility
A key policy tool to stabilise stress in markets could turn into a source of moral hazard and deeper volatility

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

The UK cannot afford to waste its DeepMind dividend
A shortage of domestic capital and the lure of the US threaten the benefits of Britain's biggest AI research success

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Cyber war won't be the same in the age of AI
The old Russian maskirovka doctrine doesn't apply when non-human agents create uncertainty for both attackers and defenders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Badenoch's punchy plan to reunite the right
It was just a speech, but the Tory leader's rejection of Reform reveals a new and determined strategy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

France's far right goes woke. Or is it neoliberal?
Marine Le Pen gives a cognitive dissonance-inducing economic speech

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Irate farmers should not limit the EU's geopolitical ambitions
Resistance to Ukraine's agricultural exports is undermining the bloc's influence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Tips and Linkers
Not as safe as they seem

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Norway lays down a line for EU on AI glasses
Proposed ban will be test case for broad restrictions on the eyewear after fierce backlash over their use

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Real men don't do climate change
Research on the gender differences in how people think about global warming suggests campaigns and communications may need a rethink

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Retirement flats have been a miserable investment
To assess value sensibly, the purchaser has to balance initial, recurring and final costs against unpredictable longevity — this is difficult to do

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Japan was never normal — and it's not going to be now
The LDP needs to rethink decades of small-business policy for an era of far bigger problems

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

Japan's small-cap cull is an opportunity for AI funds
Finding needles amid haystacks is a task for AI

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

The race for Britain's car market is wide open — for now
All manner of trade barriers loom

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

What is the real price of oil any more?
Crude futures are no longer a reliable guide to the inflationary impact of fuel prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 08, 2026

What is the real price of oil?
Crude futures are no longer a reliable guide to the inflationary impact of fuel prices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Badenoch's UK Conservatives are a work in progress
Burnham's leftward shift opens space in the centre. The Tories should occupy it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

The important judgments for Healey in the coming Budget
No fancy equations or AI models will illuminate the right path for the chancellor

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Sleepy European telcos turn to data centre craze
With data centres, companies in the sector may finally be on to happier hunting grounds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

We need a US debt conversation — will the Republicans have one?
Borrowing heavily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy leaves us less prepared for emergencies when they come

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Italy's wine harvest is creeping ever earlier
Extreme heatwaves are burning grapes, accelerating the annual vendemmia

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Kemi Badenoch's European nightmare
The biggest threat to this potential prime minister is that she defends an unpopular hard Brexit

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

AI agents could cost banks $500bn — by winning savers better rates
Banks will gain from AI as well as lose

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Five things Badenoch must do to win
While Tory leader's popularity is clear, she must still neutralise areas of weakness and move closer to the Labour government

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Neat tricks to help French bonds
And why they won't work

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How tribology makes the economic world go round
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

If supermarket M&A is back, Sainsbury's is in a sweet spot
Consolidation makes sense because there are too many stores chasing a market where demand is not growing

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Bank mergers arrive in Europe with a whimper rather than a bang
More banking consolidation requires things that don't yet exist, such as harmonised regulation and acquiescent local politicians

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Why you should care about friction
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Tribology makes the economic world go round
The science of friction and wear plays a central role in making industry run more smoothly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

Can I appoint a guardian to look after my children if I die?
I do not believe it would be in their best interests to be cared for by their father

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How AI tempts the lazy mind
The real risk of generative artificial intelligence is not that we will trust it completely, but that we will stop caring enough to check

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

How much longer can the world absorb the Iran shock?
The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

What comes next with the energy shock?
The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 07, 2026

The tide of bank branch closures is starting to reverse
The business virtues of having a network are being rediscovered in the US and UK

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Pedro Sánchez's big electoral gamble
Opinion polls suggest it may be the last for the Spanish prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Silicon Valley's acqui-hire ruse may have passed its prime
Nvidia's raid on a rival's top talent has raised hackles among employees not invited to the party

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

We should call time on the ‘end times'
Narratives of looming apocalypse are a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with our politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Why are bond yields so high?
An attempt to shed some light on the big question of 2026

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

California's oligarch tax would change America
The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

How AI could scupper the dollar
Things are fine until they're not

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

BT's swoop on TalkTalk has regulators over a barrel
UK watchdog typically takes a robust view of reduced competition in telecoms market but is taking a back seat this time

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Sleep has always been a class issue
There is still a class divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

The politics of losing sleep
There is still a class divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Why accountancy firm listings don't add up
Private equity's role in consolidating the sector is raising the stakes, making partnerships less sustainable

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

How to dress like a man
As the way men and women dress overlaps, where does that leave the idea of a ‘manly' aesthetic?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry
Start-ups such as Yoti and Luciditi are meeting demand for age and identity verification as the government retreats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 06, 2026

Andy Burnham's Manchester City problem
The prime minister's economic vision looks dangerously like a game of two halves

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Brazil's Bolsonaro comeback exposes Lula's weakness
Incumbent's fading appeal has opened the door to a family revival in Brazil

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Schneider's bet on a new world clashes with finance's old rules
It is harder to be good at many things than one — and branching out into software leaves the stock exposed to AI threats

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Burnham's Budget must not be overshadowed by the OBR
Rather than being buffeted by the official forecasts, Number 10 should seek to turn them to their advantage

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The dangerous myth behind AI agent hacks
These are not simply cyber security flaws but problems with the way that models are trained

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Latino Americans are the real swing voters
The ‘moveable middle' who remain undecided could be unusually influential in next month's midterm elections

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Putin's nuclear threats no longer work
The weakening of Russian deterrence has global implications — and they are not all positive

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Trump's diesel export coercion will not strengthen the US
The demand-destroying response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo shows the risk of stopping exports

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Bond turbulence means it's time for the ECB to put QT on hold
Prudence suggests a halt by the central bank until more stable conditions are restored

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The jobs market is still fine
But the stock market is losing a lot of weight

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

The tale of the chicken who lived in a dog basket
(Or how you can plan the perfect house, but homes are best when we let them embrace colourful chaos)

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 05, 2026

Why a booming economy is not helping Trump
Anxiety about AI and affordability has turned his populist party into a popular target

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Burnham could learn a thing or two from Thatcher
Centralising power may feel like speeding things up but the rest of government actually slows down, waiting for decisions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

The US is looking more like Italy
America is not so exceptional any more — and the New World is becoming more like the Old

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

EU countries shoot themselves in the foot when they veto sanctions
A recent move by France makes talk of ‘strategic autonomy' look like hot air

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

In defence of big business
Despite the lionisation of small companies, prosperity hinges on a handful of large firms

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Oct 04, 2026

Britain's Budget needs to tame spending and boost growth
Chancellor Healey can still make a low-key fiscal event a constructive one

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