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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. The US dollar store — and its UK cousin the pound shop — is a place for cash-conscious shoppers to get cheap-as-chips basics. But sometimes it’s the store itself that comes at a knockdown price. … 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 a former US deputy assistant secretary of defence for east Asia For decades, the US has relied on a policy of strategic ambiguity to deter conflict across the Taiwan Strait. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. “France cannot be France without grandeur,” wrote Charles de Gaulle, but the country somehow managed without for decades. As it leaked power, only the decor remained grand. Many French officials (including the president) work … Read more
This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Greetings, and happy Signalgate week. Given the ever more extraordinary news coming out of Donald Trump’s America, Rachel … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sleeping on the job! That was one reaction to a report by The Sunday Times that Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye knocked off at 12.30am last Friday morning to go to bed, leaving his deputy … Read more
Dolphins whistle. Whales sing. Fish croak, chirp, grunt, hum and growl. But in the chatter of the sea, one voice has been missing — until now. Sharks have long been seen as the silent killers of the water. But scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently recorded a rig shark, or Mustelus … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. Yesterday afternoon US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, to go into effect … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Last week I attempted what some condemn as the “sanewashing” of the Trump administration’s international economic policies. In other words, I asked whether there might be logic and evidence underlying what members of … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is living up to his “tariff man” brand. On Monday, he appeared to invent a new one altogether. Secondary tariffs — a mash-up of secondary sanctions and tariffs — will be … Read more
