BUSINESS
Donald Trump’s chaos has left investors with frayed nerves
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Gauges of the market mood typically pick a point between fear and greed. What we have now is not quite either of those. It is a universe where muddling through and imminent disaster … Read more
Generali has become a little harder to shove offstage
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a dress rehearsal, minor slip-ups are easily forgiven. But the cast’s performance — sparkling or shabby as it may be — does set the tone for the main event. That is one way to … Read more
Trump is right to want to revive US maritime power
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 US national security adviser and chair of American Global Strategies On April 9, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revitalise US maritime power. The measure rightly … Read more
Trump’s move to fire us is a terrible warning for the US economy
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 former US Federal Trade Commissioners challenging their removal If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re sceptical of regulators. But you should hope we win our recently-filed lawsuit to … Read more
The memoirs of a ‘Forrest Gump’ of banking shine light on an era
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a break during a tense 2009 Citigroup board meeting, one of Wall Street’s more influential figures Robert Rubin approached the firm’s outside investment banking adviser, Scott Bok. Former US Treasury secretary Rubin, at that … Read more
Intel’s new boss starts with wafer-thin expectations
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. America is returning, its president claims, to a golden age. One company for whom that would be a dream come true is Intel. The US chipmaker had a $500bn market capitalisation back in 2000. Now, … Read more
How can platforms offer such high interest rates?
An extraordinary price war is going on in the world of investment platforms, with the interest paid on both uninvested cash and in cash Isas and self-invested personal pensions shooting up as providers seek an edge in an increasingly competitive market. Not too long ago I’d regularly complain that my uninvested cash earned next to … Read more
Markets cannot go on like this
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
