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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. 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
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If political rhetoric were a weapon, the UK would be close to impregnable. The verbal resolve of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to put Britain in a state of “warfighting readiness” is admirable. Since the … 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 an FT contributing editor, chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, and fellow at IWM Vienna It is an old debate: is it power that corrupts, or the fear … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Biotechnology companies do two things, in an ideal world: make drugs that improve patient’s lives, and sell themselves — in whole or in part — to Big Pharma. This second element has been difficult to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. You hardly need to be a body language expert to see something’s up. A male referee, his back to the camera, has his hands outstretched in a gesture that says: “Look, that’s the way it … 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 the Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View and sits on the House of Commons defence committee The UK seems unable to modernise its military. Even while spending billions arming Ukraine with the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Airlines the world over love forming partnerships. United Airlines and rival US carrier JetBlue announced one last week that gives each something it has craved. History suggests investors — and passengers concerned about upgrades and … 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