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Proof that postcode snobbery is real— as if we needed it
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. There is a London junction where late-night gay bars twinkle in the shadow of a mosque, while dirty old warehouses stare down luxury flats. Hippy houseboats float on the canal below while the A10’s … Read more
Solving for three variables with markets in chaos
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. We could all really use a calm day in markets today. As of this writing, futures markets suggest … Read more
Focus on stigma not risk to bring down the suicide rate
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 bereaved father and campaigner Every day in England and Wales, 17 people take their own lives. Five of them are in contact with mental health services and four of those five … Read more
For markets, it’s the unpredictability that’s going to kill you
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US stock market absolutely hates President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. The day after they were announced, the S&P 500 fell 5 per cent, its worst day since 2020, and the pain continued … Read more
Trump’s destruction of global alliances
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump prides himself on his unpredictability and transactional approach to life. These are tactics that might work well in the real estate business or a debt restructuring. But when it comes to … Read more
In the ethical arms industry we don’t sell weapons, we sell freedom
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Clive, When you first came last year with the notion of recasting weapons manufacturers as an ethical investment, I’ll admit I was sceptical. But I take my hat off to you, … Read more
Defence sector laggards are still waiting to be called up
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A rising tide doesn’t lift all boats. The European defence sector has risen roughly 2.5-fold since Russia invaded three years ago, buoyed by wars and expanded defence budgets. Left behind in the slipstream: a motley … Read more
Country houses turn to attic sales to pay tax bills and repair the roof
The writer is a historian and public speaker Holkham Hall, 130 miles north-east of London, is the 18th-century home to the earls of Leicester. The first earl populated his handsome, four-winged mansion with ancient Roman statues and canvasses by Canaletto, Rubens and Van Dyck. Subsequent generations have garnished this opulence. But in February it was … Read more
Why the US mortgage market is addicted to big government
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US presidents, especially Republican ones, like to champion home ownership as an essential component of the American dream. Donald Trump, too, has pushed policies in this vein. But Trump’s quixotic policymaking — particularly … Read more