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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. When the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London next year, the British Museum will no doubt be showing it in near-darkness, a light level appropriate for the 900-year-old embroidery. The Victoria and Albert Museum, however, which … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sometimes an investment looks so terrible even Warren Buffett can’t fix it. Kraft Heinz, the maker of sauces and convenience foods, is poised to break itself up after years of faltering sales and a falling … Read more
The history of political slogans reveals words are not enough
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. After decades during which pensions in many parts of the world have been de-risked — spurred by scandal, accounting changes and other policy tweaks — the pendulum is fast swinging the other way. In many … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 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 … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wealthy entrepreneurs are a mobile bunch, and countries are jostling to woo them. Some 70,000 people are said to have registered interest in Donald Trump’s proposed £5mn “gold card” US visa. Many are lured by … Read more
The markets are signalling a clear winner in the Middle East
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is winter in the southern hemisphere but Argentines are flocking to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro anyway, highlighting a problem for President Javier Milei and his crusade to make Argentina great again. The … 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 former cabinet secretary Like many of his predecessors, Sir Keir Starmer is discovering that many obstacles to delivering the meaningful change that the electorate has asked for are hidden deep in … 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 What is the meaning of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist who might become New York City’s next mayor? I’ve been pondering this question since Mamdani bested the well-connected and deep-pocketed (albeit scandal-tainted) establishment … Read more