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FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 26, 2026

British unicorn Humanoid points to way forward for European tech
London-based company shows that while the continent is industrialising, it still has manufacturing clout

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 26, 2026

Maga's creepy baby obsession won't solve the fertility crisis
But neither will pretending that it's merely an economic issue

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 26, 2026

Why workers are nostalgic for life before AI
Many white-collar professionals worry about the tech inhibiting creativity and making errors

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

Who owns shares?
Household exposure to stocks varies dramatically across countries

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

India's ‘Cockroach' Gen Z has had enough
The irreverence of the country's youth brings to light the contrast between government promises and economic reality

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

In a glum moment for budget airlines, Ryanair may have the last laugh
Investors underestimate how balance-sheet strength might be a differentiating factor in what happens next

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

What the City needs from the Burnham government
Unlike the 1970s, there is a conversation to be had here

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

What's your drink of the summer? Mine's a cup of cynicism
Working out the difference between what we like and what we are told to like is becoming a harder task

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

Dropping quarterly company reports in US may not be a bad thing
Despite backlash against SEC, it could be beneficial if done in the right way

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

AMC's balance sheet quest would make Odysseus tremble
Its market capitalisation of $2bn is overshadowed by a Laestrygonian-sized debt pile of $7bn

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

Andy Burnham's regional privilege
Reflections on an under-scrutinised prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

Banquet 88, London: the big light is on, and so is the cooking — restaurant review
Flavour tops flair with quality dim sum and crisp roast meats at a new Cantonese venue in St Katharine Docks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

The clay, the grapes and the politics of Georgian wine
As some producers focus on qvevri, skin contact and indigenous grapes, others are chasing a more polished international style and distance from Russia

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 25, 2026

The rise of cosy femicide in novels should alarm us all
The ubiquity of violence against women in popular fiction has largely gone unnoticed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

The return of monetarism
Former Fed governor Stephen Miran is trying to bring the money supply back to central banking

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

The Victorians have some lessons for Burnham on radical devolution
Britain needs the social and economic glue of local power

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Carmakers are the rare example of tariffs as the least bad option
Protectionism is rarely cost-free but the profitability of US auto groups shows why the allure of tariffs persists

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

In praise of the free flow of human ingenuity
Apple is suing OpenAI for alleged theft but Silicon Valley is founded on the exchange of ideas

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Trump's trade war shifts from shakedown to lock-in
The administration wants to ensure the US ‘gets paid' for the superpower services it provides to the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Where are all the ‘Odyssey' spin-offs?
This could be a franchise of epic proportions

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

What Manchester can't tell you about Burnhamism
His governing record in the city tells us what he would like to do but how it scales nationally remains uncertain

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

In the rates drama, oil is a minor character
Plus, Japanese stocks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

BNP Paribas shows there is life beyond Mars
French bank's results relied on more sustainable trends than the SpaceX IPO

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Air taxis are nearing route to economic viability
Electric vertical take-off and landing machines are starting to offer practical uses that are growing nearer to realisation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

When will Andy Burnham tackle the ‘cost of working' crisis?
Early measures to target the cost of living ignore looming tax problems as workers are squeezed

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Welcome to the era of financial candyfloss
The value of real assets in the US is shrinking as financialisation soars

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 24, 2026

Thank the gods: Nolan steers clear of Homer's epic gardens in The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's blockbuster movie may do many things well but it can't match the original's horticultural prowess

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Universities should arm students with AI ‘eval' powers
Organisations will need people with the skills to test models constantly against what they actually need

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Trump's dubious nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
An accord lacking ‘gold standard' safeguards on enrichment would carry proliferation risks

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

The US needs a new Manhattan Project for fusion energy
If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

The Nestlé supertanker's turnaround is in train — under the surface
Consumer goods group has made headway in the task of ditching sleepy brands for more lively ones

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

The US may find it hard to shrug off Moonshot's AI shockwaves
The latest Chinese models such as Kimi K3 look set to bring greater price competition

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Europe could help get Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table
Only diplomacy will end this war — and Kyiv's backers should seek to kick-start talks while the US is mired in Iran

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Trump administration's dealing in companies is on shaky ground
Clearer rules are needed for when the US government takes equity stakes

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

The return of the political professional
After years of duds and dilettantes, true operators have returned to Downing Street — but that won't guarantee success

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Will Burnham go big or go home?
Reasons to be sceptical about the UK's new prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

My life as a columnist is divided in two: before Brexit and after
The events of 2016 revised my worldview and taught me how to be shouted at

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

A stealth fighter jet could blow a hole in Healey's budget
To fly, Tempest and the GCAP need to defy the history of failed joint national projects

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

How to be a bull on the S&P 500
Start by focusing on earnings

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Is Trump winning the tariff wars?
Time to tot up the scores

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

The Connaught bar is in a class of its own
‘Landmark hotels often run their bars similarly to how couture houses use fragrance ranges'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Stressed private credit funds are an opportunity for secondary investors
Buyers can pitch themselves as liquidity providers to fund managers

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 23, 2026

Ask a Stylist: What to wear at summer weddings as a man
As ceremonies become increasingly ‘curated', male guests are suffering from dress code confusion

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

How long can China defy history and logic with its imbalances?
The country is demanding far too much of a world fixated on cheap consumer goods

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Why the US is losing Chinese AI stars
More entrepreneurs from China believe there are now greater opportunities at home than in Silicon Valley

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Taiwan's drone ambitions play to its tech manufacturing strengths
Scaling up brings economies of scale, and the island is taking another lesson from China's playbook: dual-use technology

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The real barrier to Africa's solar energy boom
Reducing the cost of capital is the only way to ensure the expansion of renewable energy across the continent

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

India should listen to its frustrated youth
Gen Z protests reflect young people's growing anxiety about their future

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The battle over America's War Powers Act
Trump, like Nixon before him, believes Congress should not constrain his belligerence

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The Lucid dream can continue on a bed of Saudi money
With Riyadh's backing, the electric-car maker could get through this crunch period

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The deed thieves targeting New York brownstones
As property values rise, more titles are being stolen from homeowners without their knowledge

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

How the West Country became the UK's most dysfunctional property market
Unsold homes are piling up as locals can't afford to buy properties at a price that homeowners are willing to sell for

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The West Country: the UK's most dysfunctional property market
Unsold homes are piling up as locals can't afford to buy properties at a price that homeowners are willing to sell for

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Burnham can be the failure that Britain needs
Big government must be tested to destruction for serious reform to finally happen

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Warsh's balance sheet consultants
Plus, tariffs force trading down, not price cuts

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Who will win the war of neo-mercantilists?
China's high degree of self-sufficiency also reduces its vulnerability to coercion by others

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Investors could do with their own ‘Number 10 North'
Those willing to venture outside London should find they have less competition for good companies

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

How shifts in capital flows could change the dollar's role
The push and pull of capital is setting up a long-term battle for the US currency

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

How a simulator won the office sweepstake
A maximalist World Cup made it harder than ever to predict outcomes — so I built a model

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

The high price of insider information
Without tough enforcement, prediction platforms provide fertile ground for manipulation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 22, 2026

Should I change my financial adviser?
I'm getting divorced and am worried our adviser is too close to my husband and won't act in my best interests

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Japan's trains are getting much faster as moonshot policy takes hold
505km per hour rail project has taken on symbolic importance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Japan's trains are getting much faster as the country embraces moonshots
505km per hour rail project has taken on symbolic importance

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Meta's unwinding of Manus shows even forced deals have merits
Disposal of Chinese agentic AI start-up has left the Facebook owner better off than it might seem

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctions
Cost of trying to protect domestic interests may be to embolden Moscow

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Should testosterone be in Hegseth's build-your-own-warrior playbook?
The US administration sees scientific evidence as an optional, flexible handmaid to the more vital business of masculinity

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

The bear hug is an increasingly sensible way to play UK M&A
Negotiations are being played out in public — no bad thing given boards and investors may see things differently

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Six foolish mistakes for the new chancellor to avoid
John Healey will be under pressure on many fronts, but bear-pits are lurking?.?.?.

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Six foolish mistakes for the UK's new chancellor to avoid
John Healey will be under pressure on many fronts, but bear-pits are lurking?.?.?.

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Why the world trusts China more than America
Countries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Continuity and change in Burnham's new cabinet
Chancellor from Labour's ‘old right' is experienced but unlikely to meaningfully diverge from previous set up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

A break with the Starmer era — except at the Treasury
Chancellor from Labour's ‘old right' is experienced but unlikely to meaningfully diverge from previous set up

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Brazil faces unforgiving economics after election
Whoever wins the presidential race will have to face up to the need for fiscal consolidation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Broken valuation metrics?
Maybe stocks are not that expensive after all

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Psychedelic drugs are going mainstream
Commercial success is looking less theoretical for treatments based on mushrooms and LSD

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

The wealthy Londoners betting on a luxury retirement
Riverstone is pioneering club-like housing schemes for asset-rich over-65s

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Pointers for Burnham on what Britain really wants
The new prime minister can learn from 40 years of polling the UK population

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Rich people hate giving up control, even if it means paying more tax
‘Should they hand over assets now or leave everything to be sorted out on death?'

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Canada isn't listening to American whining in the wine wars
Donald Trump's tariffs have taught us an important lesson in the value of retaliation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 21, 2026

Why Canada isn't listening to American whining in the wine wars
Donald Trump's tariffs have taught us an important lesson in the value of retaliation

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Big Tech's AI backstops risk ignominy
Big benefactors offer their balance sheets as an emergency ‘deep pocket', enabling unproven AI companies to borrow cheaply

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Andy Burnham's tenure begins with troubling signals
Britain needs to revive animal spirits, not return to a statist past

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Labour has handed Burnham a blank cheque
The new premier's MPs think they have backed a winner but have no idea what his programme will be

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Don't blame colonialism for Africa's trade woes
The continent's growth is being hemmed in by blocked trade arteries, not arbitrary borders drawn in Berlin in 1885

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

The Middle East needs its own Helsinki Act
Trust is not a prerequisite for peacemaking — and Iran and its neighbours should follow the example of cold war détente

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

How I got into Berghain, Berlin's notoriously selective club
The mystique of its intimidating door policy still convinces people to fly in from all around the world

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Trump is slipping into an Iran quagmire
America cannot achieve its aims by negotiation. So regime change is back on the agenda

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Bad cabinet appointments will steal Burnham's precious hours
Incoming leader would do well to take Rishi Sunak's advice on maximising your time as prime minister

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

How the UK can be cleverer about stamp duty
Complaints about stamp duty are as old as the tax

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Portfolio construction in the shadow of the AI bubble
Hard choices on all sides

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Burnham must remember the first rule of government
The biggest mistake of all would be to imagine the country enjoys a free fiscal lunch. In fact, it only has hard choices

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 20, 2026

Training AI models might be the chance for a workplace power play
It is becoming clear that the knowledge they require is currently locked inside employees' heads

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

UK must focus on insiders vs outsiders not north vs south
Economists and politicians want to boost growth, but it must include people on the periphery of hotspots

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

It's time for Europe to embrace air conditioning
More frequent hot summers will harm productivity and claim lives

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

India's rupee problem has been misdiagnosed
Currency weakness reflects subdued private investment and uncertainty over the business climate

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

Burnham should pursue a devolution ‘big bang'
If done right, radical decentralisation could boost UK productivity growth and living standards

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

AI should have senior lawyers sharpening their hunting spears
More adoption of artificial intelligence will lead to more calls to cut fees

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

The art of knowing when to step down
Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 19, 2026

Why ‘rightwing' is no longer such a dirty word in Britain
When words like fascist and Nazi are thrown around, being merely conservative seems mild by comparison

FT.com - Comment & Analysis
Jul 18, 2026

Chips are nearly five times as volatile as the broader market
Semiconductor stock roulette

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