Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world “You get what you pay for” has a nice ring to it. But it does not accurately describe the situation of those buying prescription pharmaceuticals in the US. President Trump, who has vowed … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some companies are counting tens of millions, or even billions, of dollars of IOUs from the taxman as assets on their balance sheets, even though the taxman says it doesn’t “O” them anything. The result … 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 director of British Future, a think-tank Is immigration just a numbers game? It shouldn’t be. The white paper expected on Monday offers the government the chance to change the UK’s debate. But … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For sale: a giant heap of a much-used and politically strategic metal bouncing back from historically low prices, wrapped in a listed company. While it may sound like an odd pitch, the case for Cobalt … Read more
The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England The World Snooker Championship concluded this week at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, its home for the past 48 years. This year’s was the biggest ever, attracting nearly 200mn viewers globally to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rise of remote working is transforming office markets, but not in the way investors might have expected. During the coronavirus pandemic, stark images of desolate city centres prompted warnings of a hollowing out, with … 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 an author of fiction, cookery books and poetry anthologies. Her latest book is ‘The Dinner Table’, a collection of food writing Too many cooks spoil the broth, but what about the baklava? … Read more
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 Good morning. After two days meeting with Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng, Scott Bessent said “the talks were productive.” He Lifeng … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is the author, most recently, of ‘Homelands: A Personal History of Europe’ A poem bequeathed us by the epically gloomy Canadian seer-singer Leonard Cohen ends with the words: “oh and one more thing / … 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 author of ‘Hitler’s Pope’, ‘The Pontiff in Winter’ and ‘Earth to Earth’ What was he thinking? Leo XIV! A tribute clearly to Leo XIII, pope from 1878 to 1903, a major pin-up … Read more