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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. CK Hutchison’s $23bn ports sale produced the Hong Kong conglomerate’s best one-day gain in almost 10 years when it was announced in March, and was reminiscent of the swashbuckling transactions that made founder Li Ka-shing’s … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The interest rate, real and nominal, on long-term safe assets is perhaps the most important price in a capitalist economy. It tells one about confidence in governments and the economy. In recent years, these prices … 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. Europe’s patience with Benjamin Netanyahu’s war in Gaza and Israeli settlers’ aggression in the occupied West Bank may finally be running out. In the past few weeks, EU foreign ministers have triggered a review of … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is a fellow at Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and the Cyber Policy Center. She is the author of ‘The Tech Coup’ OpenAI has a new pitch for the world’s governments: … 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 White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Bill Ackman has a message for the US taxpayer: don’t be so greedy. The hedge fund mogul is an investor in Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage finance titan that, along with twin Freddie … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Richard Hadida was sailing off Antigua on his 90-foot yacht in February when his wife suggested they circumnavigate the globe with their baby son. He wanted to wait but he has “carpe diem” tattooed on … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Draconian US oil sanctions took effect on Venezuela last week after Washington refused to extend the licence of Chevron to operate in the country. The crackdown on the only big foreign oil operator in the … Read more
What should I wear to a job interview now? While we went through a dip in formality post-Covid, traditional dress codes are very much back in favour. So here are a few things to think about when entering an interview, sartorially speaking. We will start simple. Wear a jacket. Some industries are pretty clear cut: … Read more