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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. What makes a mineral critical? Governments and markets may take different views. Vanadium, which appears on the official US list, is getting no special treatment from commodity buyers. Despite a few spikes, the benchmark price … 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 former senior US National Security Council and state department official It will be many weeks — years, in fact — before we know if Saturday’s US strikes on Iran … 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 writers are the president of France and chancellor of Germany As we head for the Nato summit in The Hague, turmoil is all around us: war rages, norms erode and old certainties … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When it comes to American exceptionalism, it’s hard to beat prescription drug TV ads. Viewers in the US are bombarded with appeals from makers of medications treating everything from arthritis to psoriasis — and more … Read more

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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The price for the property seems high. Too high; you have done your due diligence. But you are set on buying. How do you make the sellers see sense so you can achieve what … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Other than his native Tanzania, 32-year-old businessman Justice George Kaundama is interested in only one country. “China-Africa is the future,” he says, sitting on the veranda of Shamwaa, the Tanzanian restaurant he opened last year … Read more

You can enable subtitles (captions) in the video player MARTIN WOLF: I hope you’ve been enjoying these, by the way. PAUL KRUGMAN: Oh, it’s been fun. MARTIN WOLF: I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who, certainly not in his 70s, who sustained the work output that you have in the last few months. PAUL … Read more