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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Over the top” and “energising” described the leadership style of Asda executive chair Allan Leighton in one recent profile. The UK business veteran, who revived privately owned Asda during his first stint at the grocer … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Work & Careers myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. At one minute past seven o’clock last Tuesday morning, I received an email alerting me to the plight of “billionaires in distress”. A new foundation had been launched to channel donations to embattled billionaires … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Well, at least we now know what Donald Trump will do with tariffs, until he is seized by another whim. Perhaps it was better when we didn’t. The “reciprocal” tariffs announced on so-called … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is the director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Last week’s US-Russia talks on a Black Sea ceasefire with Ukraine confirmed Moscow’s interest in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a managing director at legal recruitment firm Major, Lindsey & Africa Just days after Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January, a seasoned enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange … Read more
The past two weekends, while sitting at my desk, I’ve found myself staring eagerly out of the large window of my study. There’s a small courtyard outside and a tree that stands in the middle of it. And as the days slowly grow longer and full of more sunlight, I keep watching this tree for … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s going to be a busy year for Britain’s mortgage industry. More than a million households are in for a serious payment shock as they refinance loans taken out at rock-bottom rates during the coronavirus … Read more
Is California’s Zinfandel the most underrated grape variety in the wine world? It’s certainly underpriced compared with the state’s other dominant red-wine varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. According to the official 2024 crop report just published, the average price paid per ton of the French imports was $2,162.29 and $1,694.62 respectively. The equivalent for … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Humour is no laughing matter in Turkey, it is a mechanism for coping with stress and suppression. It carries a deep well of melancholy. One of our running jokes these days goes like this: … Read more
