BUSINESS

What Tesla’s tarnish tells us about America Inc

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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. Of all the Trump trades to hit the skids, Tesla stands out. The share price of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has plummeted from a post-election high of nearly $480 to less than $282 last … Read more

It’s not all Trump’s fault

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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. The big market news over the weekend, if you want to call it that, was a Trump social … Read more

Latin America recognises the familiar ‘caudillo’ in Donald Trump

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Brash, uncouth and unpredictable. Ignores the law, quoting the will of the people. Prefers quick deals through trusted intermediaries to government policies. President Donald Trump’s iconoclastic politics and his willingness to upend long-held alliances … Read more

Private equity needs a new IPO playbook

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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. Private equity firms once had a script, of sorts. Buy an asset, load it up with debt, fix it and then flip it. But in recent years, weak M&A markets and soldered IPO windows have … Read more

Investors should be wary of analyst ratings

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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. The writer is founder and chief executive of Trivariate Research Analyst ratings on stocks are a regular feature in financial news coverage. Upgrades, downgrades and price target changes can often create volatile one-day price movements … Read more