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   NEWS: FT.COM - COMMENT & ANALYSIS
FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Britain needs a Labour contest, not a coronation
Andy Burnham should be tested on his policies against other leadership contenders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

‘Beware small states': why Lebanon endangers the unfinished Israel-Iran war
The country carries the seeds of escalation that could undo Trump's tenuous deal with Tehran

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

The Knicks' victory points to the value of scarcity
The NBA team's value continues to rise as investors chase a limited number of assets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Andy Burnham will need to play a new card now
His winning campaign in Makerfield was long on hope but a vague prospectus won't be enough in Number 10

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Medallia's collapse turns private credit into a private equity problem
Private lenders that once fancied themselves as ‘coupon clippers' had better be prepared to run companies as equity owners

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Don't blame passive investors if SpaceX is mispriced
Index funds don't misallocate capital — that's what stock pickers do

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Why don't we take Father's Day seriously?
Even dads don't care about it — so they say…

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Reaching a nuclear deal with Iran will be much harder than in 2015
Tehran's position has hardened and trust has declined in the years since the JCPOA

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

A reprieve for gilts
Plus Asian inflation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Burnham's win should worry Farage
Fear of a Reform victory led Makerfield voters — including some 2024 Conservatives — to tactically vote Labour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Nigel Farage should be worried
Fear of a Reform victory led Makerfield voters — including some 2024 Conservatives — to tactically vote Labour

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

AI is turning Nintendo and Sony products into accidental luxury goods
With component-makers busy supplying data centres, console prices are rising as demand outstrips production capacity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Are insurers becoming dangerously addicted to private credit ratings?
We should worry about what happens when regulatory arbitrage goes unchecked

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 19, 2026

Newby Hall is a glorious lesson in restoring a rock garden
It seemed beyond repair but this grand mountain scheme in Yorkshire has been revived after decades of decline

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Asics could run faster if it unshackled Onitsuka Tiger
Sportswear group is separating out its coolest brand but a sale or proper spin-off might be a better fit for shareholders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

South Africa's anti-migrant backlash
The country would benefit more if it stuck to its pan-African principles

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

The world may not like Trump's Gaza plan — but there is no alternative
If even I, an implacable opponent of the president, can accept this as the best option, then surely others can too?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Robinhood is well placed for the casino-ification of everything
If even I, an implacable opponent of the president, can accept this as the best option, then surely others can too?

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Is Tesla destined to be folded into SpaceX?
Wall Street simmers with the idea of a merger of Elon Musk's companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Trump is taking a page out of China's sovereign AI playbook
Governments have long protected strategic industries — what is new is their willingness to become shareholders

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Is the world becoming more predictable?
Bigger and better data sets and powerful AI models are allowing us to spot previously undetectable patterns

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Andy Burnham and the search for hope in a hopeless Britain
The alternative is despair and the uglier politics that heralds

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Europe lacks a geopolitical strategy for digital money
It's a poor goal to make a world of fast technological change safe and cuddly for banks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

China's tribute system and the new world order
Exercising power without resorting to war could be Beijing's ultimate show of strength

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

The unusual experience of watching the World Cup at home
For the first time in decades, I didn't see the tournament kick off in the stadium

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

Kevin Warsh's debut
Hawkish overtones, dovish undertones

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

BMW sounds the alarm as China squeezes Europe's carmakers
Chinese manufacturers have grown their market share in Europe while gaining share at home

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

A football manager gives the G7 a pep talk
Lessons from one zero-sum competition for another

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 18, 2026

What is the point of Berkshire Hathaway?
It can be bold — or become an index fund

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

The risks of borrowing from China's economic playbook
Western governments must ensure industrial policy does not turn into unchecked state expansion

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

To avoid backlash, tech giants must share their AI wealth before it's too late
The US cannot wait for the worst job losses to hit before moving corporate and public policy in a pro-worker direction

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Tech's private subsea cables are a threat to everyone else
By building their own data highways, American hyperscalers are creating a national security risk for other countries

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Huntsman and Olin struggle to crack the formula for persuasive M&A
Mergers of equals come with execution risk

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Beijing fights back against a catkin fluff invasion
The annual airborne seed attack has prompted military intervention

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Europe's emissions trading system is not working for industry
The choice is between a climate strategy that strengthens economic security and one that hollows it out

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Buying Cursor could be SpaceX's Instagram moment
Elon Musk can learn from Mark Zuckerberg by refraining from too much meddling

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Bosses must master the detail without losing the vision
Paying more attention to nitty-gritty policy can help top bosses in business and politics

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

As stubborn Starmer digs in, Streeting risks becoming biggest loser
Former health secretary was refreshingly sharp in UK economy speech but faces a formidable set of obstacles

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Three is the new two
A dispatch from the FT Global Bond Summit

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Tech Exchange
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry's leaders, innovators and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Luciana Lixandru, global co-lead of Sequoia's early-stage investment business, talks about why it is time for ‘act two' for Europe's tech sector

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

How can we know if plants or fungi have really gone extinct?
AI is helping the Royal Botanic Gardens predict — and prevent — the demise of species

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Defence not likely to be a panacea for European carmakers
An expansion into a surging industry might create buzz but it is not likely to have a big impact

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

How will a judge value my business?
I'm getting divorced and I'm really concerned about my finances

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

The oil shortage is ending — and now comes the glut
Once flows resume properly, there will be a lot of extra oil in the system

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

We have to manage the AI revolution
There must be a global agreement on how the technology is controlled

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Can you keep a trade secret?
The balance between protecting ideas and shackling employees is a delicate one

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 17, 2026

Now is not the time to weaken the UK's bank rules
We should be clear about who is likely to benefit from an easing in the leverage ratio

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

The White House's capricious controls on Anthropic
An opaque approach to US policy risks hampering AI development

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

Adobe paints a vivid picture of investors' software pessimism
Maker of creative software is hardly in crisis but it does risk losing its edge

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

The new German military question
France and other countries in Europe fear that Berlin is planning to go it alone

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

Bunzl can create enough excitement to rebut Elliott's proposals
FTSE 100 group looks like a poor candidate for the activist treatment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

This time, Trump and Netanyahu have really fallen out
Rarely has a geopolitical roll of the dice gone so rapidly wrong as the Israeli PM's

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it
Wargaming the EU-China conflict warns Europe against aggression towards an opponent with superior firepower

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

Treasuries shrug at the ceasefire
Plus, tech sells bonds because they can

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

UniCredit's knack for clever deals proves unexpectedly costly
Andrea Orcel has taken an unhelpfully circuitous route to acquiring Commerzbank

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

Will there be a peace dividend for markets?
An end to the Iran war will boost confidence in the resilience of the global economy and corporate earnings

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

The human brain is not a machine
This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

The darts business scores with the Luke Littler effect
A cottage industry run by family companies is attracting private equity as it expands globally

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 16, 2026

Platner and Starmer remind us that character matters in politics
The UK premier has a litany of broken promises behind him, while the US Senate hopeful has shown dubious judgment

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Murdochs' aversion to big buyouts meets its match in the streaming age
Fox's shares dip following news of $22bn acquisition of Roku

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

The least bad exit from Trump's war of choice
To ensure deal succeeds, the US president must contain Israel's prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

AI giants are learning a hard lesson about pricing power
Anthropic, until Friday's White House move, looked like one of the more rationally valued companies in its peer group

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Cutting access to Anthropic's Mythos is a gift to China
Washington's suspension just strengthened Beijing's pitch for its own competing AI models

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Me and my exoskeleton: the rise of wearable robotics
Lighter and more affordable devices give users a battery-powered spring in their step

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Me and my exoskeletons: the rise of wearable robotics
Lighter and more affordable devices give users a battery-powered spring in their step

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Global imbalances need not lead to trade wars
The world's benign arithmetic will turn malign if countries do not adjust

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

A war without victors
Trump's deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Social media ban reveals Starmer's coherence problem
If 16-year-olds are old enough to vote, they should have access to the same information environment as adults

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

SpaceX: no crying at the casino
Plus, Magnificent 7 RIP

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Lessons from Ireland's Revolut revolution
The fintech's model is proving more suitable for international scaling than the often outdated systems of legacy rivals

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

Britain's return to the EU is only a matter of time
There are no alternatives the people would favour. Increasingly, they know it

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

The inescapable return of an old financial framework
Understanding both the ‘sources and uses' of investible capital will become paramount as competition for funds rises

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

The populist case for ending easy money now
Why Kevin Warsh's first big act at the Fed should be a rate hike

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

‘Time kills a deal' more than ever in a slow housing market
In prime London, the ratio of homes under offer to fall-throughs has not been this high since the 2008 financial crisis. Imminent conveyancing reform needs to be radical

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 15, 2026

AI holds the key to faster battery tech development
Opportunity to transform materials discovery could outweigh risks of high energy consumption

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Don't ask Burnham what he'd do as PM. I'm not sure he's in the loop
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

‘Can a machine do this job?' is the wrong question
By shifting work to the consumer, AI will usher in a self-service economy

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Manchester is a triumph of private enterprise
‘Soft left' Labour MPs backing Andy Burnham might have learned the wrong lessons from the city's revival

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Kevin Warsh enters the arena
The new Federal Reserve Chair will be judged on his integrity and ability

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Wes Streeting: This is what progressive capitalism should look like
Labour must be as focused on wealth creation as we are on wealth distribution

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Trump's many unhappy returns
No kings. No The Rock. No gratitude.

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

Tabletop game titans offer two ways to play the nerd economy
While Games Workshop investors have tripled their money, Hasbro shareholders have seen barely any increase

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 14, 2026

How will history judge today's chief executives?
Leading through the AI storm is shaping up to be a test for the ages

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Europe's fighter jet fiasco
The collapse of Paris and Berlin's joint venture raises the question of whether either country can do defence alone

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Chart of the Week: US headline inflation matters to consumers
The headline annual inflation rate hit 4.2%, the highest since April 2023

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

AI is disrupting investment
The technology is leading to a fundamental shift in the way investors allocate funds and diversify risks across every asset class

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

How AI is disrupting investment
The technology is leading to a fundamental shift in the way investors allocate funds and diversify risks across every asset class

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Frasers is better at making headlines than creating shareholder value
Mike Ashley's penchant for stake-building is not that well suited to the public markets

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

How to tame the inflation python
A ‘wait and see' monetary policy strategy risks repeating the mistakes made in 2008

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Taming the inflation python
A ‘wait and see' monetary policy strategy risks repeating the mistakes made in 2008

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

The consequences of online race hatred are playing out on Belfast's streets
Malign social media automates division — I saw the effects in our city this week

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

How to speak Fifa
A user's guide to interpreting global football chief Gianni Infantino's most inspirational thoughts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Forget the football — Grand Theft Auto can unite the world
Thirteen years in the making, the game's next instalment promises to be the biggest entertainment product in history

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

European tech sovereignty: a doubtful goal but a good investment
Given the continent's weak starting point, its modest ambitions could have a big impact on local companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Is privacy the latest luxury?
Why being offline and unseen is becoming a status symbol

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

Little Baobab, London: ‘A place you want to be' — restaurant review
At this Senegalese restaurant in the Africa Centre, every element — from mood and service to comforting, powerful food — combines to soulwarming effect

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

It's time to celebrate Chenin Blanc
The wines are appetising, versatile partners for food and rarely overpriced

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 13, 2026

‘Rivals' may be racy — but ITV's real-life franchise wars were stranger still
For veterans of Britain's broadcast licence battles, the Disney Jilly Cooper adaptation paints a recognisable picture

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 12, 2026

Football will eclipse politics at this World Cup
Goals, talent and diversity are set to drown out controversy off the pitch

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jun 12, 2026

SpaceX's IPO is a display of Musk's dominance
His unrivalled grip on the public imagination has transmuted into Wall Street gold

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