BUSINESS

How to do without the Donald

We face a looming rice crisis

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dramatic market moves make the value of a theoretical crystal ball that much higher. Sadly for investors in US companies, the next best thing — regular guidance from company executives on the near-term path of … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world For a week, Silicon Valley’s bet on Donald Trump looked to be turning very bad, very quickly. The hit to complex electronics supply chains made Apple, Nvidia and Tesla among the biggest casualties … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Amid markets’ relief rally following President Donald Trump’s trade climbdown, one country mustered a more muted reaction: China. That’s understandable, since the US leader raised tariffs on the People’s Republic even as he lowered them … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Tariffs are bad for companies that move goods across borders. But what about those whose cargo consists of holidaymakers and business travellers? Clues from the airline world suggest things are getting bumpy. Having … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is professor of law and economics at Harvard Law School American business is under attack. Headlines focus on the immediate pain of tariffs, but over the past few weeks, President Donald … Read more

It falls to Congress to unravel Trump’s reckless tariffs

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 former prime minister of Sudan Sudan is at a breaking point. The war that has consumed our nation has displaced millions, destroyed our institutions and left our people in a state … Read more

Flicking through the latest issue of The Lady magazine is not an invigorating experience. The cover is a grainy stock image model shot, and the opening advertisement urges readers to pledge a gift in their will to the Stroke Association. It’s not a bouncy start to what looks likely to be the final edition of … Read more