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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. A potential £300mn hit to profits; a month without online orders; gaps on the shelves; stolen customer data and now the chance the upheaval could last until July — this is the M&S cyber meltdown. … Read more
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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. With successive waves of on-off tariffs battering stock portfolios, investors the world over are looking for sheltered spots. Industrial gases, used in construction, manufacturing and hospitals, fit the bill. Companies in this space, with €87bn … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is a professor at Harvard University and former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers I believe in staying in my lane and limiting myself to economic arguments and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I was brought up with a few simple principles. One was some version of love thy neighbour. Another is often attributed to Voltaire: “I don’t agree with what you say, but I will defend your … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global boardrooms are deep into the experimentation phase of adopting artificial intelligence in their businesses. Many cost and time-saving applications of the technology, from customer service chatbots to nimble data analysis tools, will endure. On … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. NatWest’s imminent return to private ownership will be a milestone for the British government. But for chief executive Paul Thwaite and the rest of the bank’s staff, it is just another day at the office. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Work & Careers myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Messages from the archive of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist WhatsApp to Stephen: I’ve got to fly out to Riyadh. The Saudis are furious that Qatar stole a march on them with the $400mn … 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 John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Would you step off the kerb at a busy intersection without scanning for … 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 Welcome back. The notion that China needs to rebalance its economy towards greater consumer spending is now well … Read more